… is the only existing facility of its kind that can operate with the high-grade deuterium-tritium fuel mix that will be … reactor wall does not become too high. Thomas Bosman, PhD student at DIFFER and involved in the experiments: … learn from many exceptional people.” Read more about this news in the Q&A with DIFFER researcher Matthijs van Berkel …
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… PhD defense: Ray Chandra DIFFER PhD researcher Ray Chandra will defend his thesis Plasma exhaust for fusion reactors: numerical simulation and comparison with plasma beam experiments. Research summary The …
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… Our research Within the Plasma Material Interactions group we concentrate on three … is currently among the key research topics in the nuclear fusion community. Here we approach this research question at …
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… Magnetic fields protect the reactor wall from contact with the fusion plasma (hot, charged gas), except at the … in international research program DIFFER opens up seven PhD positions and two postdoc positions in the research … experiments in Germany, Switzerland and the UK. Go to the News page. … FOM Institute DIFFER is starting a large …
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… 2020 By combining a deep understanding of plasma physics with machine learning techniques, DIFFER researchers … ultrafast neural network model of the turbulent plasma in a fusion reactor. The neural network can accurately predict … computational model are also freely available. Go to the News page. … By combining a deep understanding of plasma …
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… Fusion Road Show plays at ITER open doors day Published on … at a humming microwave oven. There's no food inside. And with the soot being produced as a side-effect, you wouldn't … assembled. (credit: DIFFER / Gieljan de Vries) Go to the News page. … DIFFER presented its Fusion Road Show science …
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… the hot plasma (ionised gas) in their artificial sun. PhD student Stein van Eden and his colleagues at DIFFER … T. W. Morgan, D. U. B. Aussems, M. A. van den Berg, K. Bystrov, and M. C. M. van de Sanden Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, … to connect with the European fusion research. Go to the News page. … In order to win clean and sustainable energy …
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… intuition to strict control: Heat loss control method in fusion reactors in Nature Communications Published on … Ravensbergen (DIFFER). “We measure, calculate, and control with incredible speed.” Fusion energy is a promising … Swiss Plasma Center. Credit A. Herzog / EPFL Go to the News page. … The core of a fusion reactor is incredibly hot. …
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… Successful first experiment with Upgraded Pilot-PSI Published on October 04, 2021 The … materials during exposure to the plasma conditions inside a fusion reactor. This allows the tracking of implanted … Thomas Morgan, group leader Plasma Material Interactions News item: First plasma in the Upgraded Pilot-PSI facility …
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… Plasma Material Interactions Why are plasma material … A schematic of the edge of the plasma and its interaction with the divertor. Fusion reactions in the core of the plasma create large …
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… milestone in the relocation of this unique experiment for fusion wall materials. Magnum-PSI will be fully operational … of the sun. Later this year, Magnum-PSI will be upgraded with a superconducting magnet to allow for record-breaking … more about the research results from Magnum-PSI Go to the News page. … DIFFER's facility Magnum-PSI produced its first …
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… and Innovation) subsidy, which it will use to develop plasma technology together with a new consortium. In addition to the Brightsite … feasibility, job opportunities and education. Go to the News page. … Brightsite has recently been awarded a MOOI ( …
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… Our fusion energy research The worldwide energy transition from … power stations. Fusion energy could satisfy this demand without the emission of greenhouse gases. Nuclear fusion is … confinement fusion science - group leader: Dr. Sven Wiesen Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics Investigating complex …
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… Rony Keppens (home page) Stefaan Poedts (home page) With 90% of visible matter in the Universe existing in the … as laboratory applications focused on harnessing controlled fusion energy. This introduction to magnetohydrodynamics … 2017) My home office (written for the DIFFER works @ home newsletter, 2020) Gedachten bij het boek Denken is …
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… generator of Upgraded Pilot-PSI (UPP) is operational again with greatly improved features. The machine is used to test materials to be used under the harsh conditions in fusion reactors. “Although test results are still … Research group Fusion Facilities and Instrumentation News item Successful first experiment with Upgraded …
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