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The idea of the instability of accretion disks around black holes, neutron stars and protoplanets might be revised. This is what theoretical plasma physicists Hans Goedbloed (DIFFER) and Rony Keppens (KU Leuven) argue. In a 48-page mathematical breakdown, they suggest a new paradigm for 3D turbulence in accretion disks.

Martin van Breukelen (1980) start op 1 juli als instituutsmanager van DIFFER. Hij beheerde eerder het stabiele-isotopenlab van het NFI en was de afgelopen elf jaar het aanspreekpunt van HFML-FELIX in Nijmegen. Bij DIFFER wil hij zich onder andere inzetten om de faciliteiten verder open te stellen voor gastonderzoekers.

Martin van Breukelen (1980) will be taking up the position of institute manager of DIFFER on 1 July. He previously managed the stable isotope lab of the NFI and was the point of contact for HFML-FELIX in Nijmegen for the past eleven years. At DIFFER, one of the things he plans to do is to further open up the facilities to guest researchers.

Registration is open for the 48th European Conference on Plasma Physics. The conference will be held online from June 27 to July 1 2022. Early bird tickets are available until 29 April. DIFFER's Thomas Morgan wil give a plenary talk.

“My PhD involved solving problem after problem. Luckily, I really enjoy solving problems.” Artur Perek worked on the MANTIS camera system that monitors the plasma within a fusion reactor. It helps controllers to make sure that the plasma that ends up at the exhaust - the divertor - is not too hot.