Coursebooks

Magnetic confinement

PHYS-731

Lecturer(s) :

Fasoli Ambrogio
Graves Jonathan
Loizu Cisquella Joaquim
Ricci Paolo
Sauter Olivier
Testa Duccio
Tran Minh Quang

Language:

English

Frequency

Every 2 years

Remarque

Every 2 years / Next time: Fall 2018

Summary

To provide an overview of the fundamentals of magnetic confinement (MC) of plasmas for fusion.The different MC configurations are presented, with a description of their operating regimes.The basic elements of particle & energy transport, of plasma-wall interaction & of burning plasma are introduced.

Content

The plasma heating techniques are addressed. The course aims at providing both an experimental and a theoretical approach to the subjects.

The course will consist of three parts:

• an overview of the different magnetic confinement configurations (tokamaks, stellarator, RFPs, ') and of the operating regimes, with an introduction to the plasma-wall interaction and to the burning plasma physics;

• introduction to particle and energy transport in magnetic confinement devices (classical, neoclassical, and turbulent transport);

• basic principles of plasma heating and current drive, including heating due to fusion-generated alpha particles.

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

The introductory plasma physics courses are a pre-requisite.