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  • Breakthroughs in Fusion R&D Webinar Series: EAST, W7-X and MAST-U

    … Breakthroughs in Fusion R&D Webinar Series: EAST, W7-X and MAST-U    Attend this seminar? Use the registration form to … Ian Chapman (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, UK) First results from MAST Upgrade and status of STEP 12:30-13:00: Q&A and Panel …
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  • Research

    … Research Edge Plasma and Divertor Detachment The heat generated in the plasma core flows towards the divertor target plates. We use coupled plasma fluid and kinetic neutral particle codes (like … Edge Plasma and Divertor Detachment The heat generated in the plasma core flows towards the divertor target plates. We use …
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  • Cover article Physics Today diagnoses plasma instabilities

    … Cover article Physics Today diagnoses plasma instabilities Published on October 26, 2015 26 … temperature data of the plasma in the reactor ASDEX Upgrade in Garching (Germany), which reveal how the charged … instabilities. (Images copyright Physics Today)   Go to the News page. …
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  • Aaron Ho wins prize with plasma podcast series

    … Aaron Ho wins prize with plasma podcast series Published on June 06, 2023 DIFFER … zu Kiel), have won the Rutherford Plasma Physics Communication Prize 2023. They receive the … to each other and with guests about their experiences in plasma research. The most recent episode is about women in …
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  • An extra set of eyes on runaway electrons

    … “Fusion caught my eye when I was looking for a challenging master’s programme in applied physics. I wanted to study a … tokamaks TCV in Switzerland ( Swiss Plasma Center) and MAST Upgrade in the UK ( UKAEA ).” Image Tijs Wijkamp – photo … be funded.” Author: Gieljan de Vries (EUROfusion) Go to the News page. …
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  • EUROfusion Engineering Grant for Hari Varadarajan: “Energy sources have always been a fascination to me”

    … Journey to fusion In June 2022, Varadarajan ended his Master Energy Systems and Engineering in India. During his … a three-month engineering internship at ITER. It was his first introduction to fusion: “During my internship, I … Control group at DIFFER. Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • Magnum-PSI

    … facility in the DIFFER PSI-Lab is Magnum-PSI, a linear plasma generator that allows us to study plasma-wall interactions in a fusion reactor. A cascaded arc plasma source produces a hot, dense plasma which is guided … facility in the DIFFER PSI-Lab is Magnum-PSI, a linear plasma generator that allows us to study plasma-wall …
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  • New calculations reveal what’s happening in plasma

    … New calculations reveal what’s happening in plasma Published on May 08, 2020 Imagine converting CO 2 … many assumptions and approximations. Vialetto explains: “First, I do an MC simulation of the motion of the electrons … after my PhD.” Interview Annual Report 2019 Go to the News page. …
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  • DIFFER and Fontys University of Applied Sciences start long-term collaboration in L.INT lectorate

    … Sensoren zijn een kritisch onderdeel om het instabiele plasma van tokamak-reactoren te controleren en te … echter een bijzondere uitdaging in componenten die met fusieplasma te maken hebben, zoals de divertor. De extreme … Regieorgaan SIA. Tekst: Regieorgaan SIA, DIFFER Go to the News page. …
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  • PhD defense: Artur Perek

    … confinement devices are used to create and study fusion plasmas. A power-plant class device would have to sustain and withstand a burning fusion plasma releasing gigawatts of power to generate electricity. … Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne More information DIFFER news article : From trusting your intuition to strict …
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  • WEST tokamak in France beats world record for plasma duration

    … WEST tokamak in France beats world record for plasma duration Published on February 21, 2025 A new plasma duration record in Europe: on 12 February 2025, … (article EUROfusion) Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. … A new plasma duration record in Europe: on 12 February 2025, …
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  • PhD defense: Thomas Bosman learned to control fusion exhaust in three shots

    … careful balancing act to protect their insides from the hot plasma exhaust. DIFFER control engineer Thomas Bosman … problem. A 100-million-degree artificial star blazes in the plasma core, which needs to vent its reaction product to the … Bosman, Energy Systems & Control group DIFFER Go to the News page. …
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  • New approach simplifies fusion physics

    … approach to study the heat transport in a fusion plasma. He shook up the fusion physics field with his … Celsius, turning matter into a hot, charged gas called plasma. One of the heating mechanisms used to achieve these … article on heat transport in fusion plasmas Go to the News page. …
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  • Fusion Road Show plays at ITER open doors day

    … theatre show was designed as a memorable introduction into plasmas and fusion reactors. A great addition to the site … which the components of ITER will be put together. For the first time ever, the open doors day offered the opportunity … assembled. (credit: DIFFER / Gieljan de Vries)   Go to the News page. …
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  • From plasma to power: managing hydrogen isotopes in the walls of future fusion power plants

    … From plasma to power: managing hydrogen isotopes in the walls of … like lithium and ask themselves: “Can we have lithium in a plasma facing component?” On 9 July 2025 Maria Morbey … around you.” In 2018 she decided to move to Eindhoven for a masters in Nuclear Fusion at the Eindhoven University of …
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