News By Location

9-Jul-2018

PPPL diagnostic is key to world record of German fusion experiment

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article describes measurement by PPPL spectrometer that contributed to W7-X world record fusion product for a stellarator.

Journal

Nature Physics

Funder

Euratom

21-Jun-2018

PPPL physicists aim to unlock mysteries of fusion with Early Career Research awards

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Article describes PPPL winners of DOE Early Career Awards.

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy

7-Jun-2018

New model sheds light on key physics of magnetic islands that halt fusion reactions

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Magnetic islands, bubble-like structures that form in fusion plasmas, can grow and disrupt the plasmas and damage the doughnut-shaped tokamak facilities that house fusion reactions. Recent research at the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has used large-scale computer simulations to produce a new model that could be key to understanding how the islands interact with the surrounding plasma as they grow and lead to disruptions.

Journal

Physics of Plasmas

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy, Korean National Fusion Research Institute

29-May-2018

Scientists improve ability to measure electrical properties of plasma

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research indicates a way to more accurately measure the electrical properties of plasma when it meets a solid surface.

Journal

Physics of Plasmas

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy

11-May-2018

PPPL physicists to create new X-ray diagnostics for the WEST fusion device in France

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

A team of PPPL scientists has won a DOE Office of Science award to develop new X-ray diagnostics for WEST -- the Tungsten (W) Environment in Steady-state Tokamak -- in Cadarache, France.

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy

20-Apr-2018

New testing of model improves confidence in the performance of ITER

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article describes production of multiscale turbulence in fusion plasmas through heating of ions and electrons.

Journal

Physics of Plasmas

Funder

Department of Energy

2-Apr-2018

William Tang wins 2018 NVIDIA Global Impact Award

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Article announces PPPL Physicist William Tang's NVIDIA Global Impact Award.

29-Mar-2018

PPPL-led research enhances performance of Germany's new fusion device

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Business Announcement

Article describes use of PPPL-provided trim coils to correct error fields in W7-X fusion experiments.

Funder

DOE/US Department of Energy

16-Mar-2018

Chirping is welcome in birds but not in fusion devices

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article describes cause of chirping that signals loss of heat from fusion reactions.

Journal

Physics of Plasmas

Funder

Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Department of Energy

15-Mar-2018

Powerful new device for studying puzzling process

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Business Announcement

Article describes first plasma marking completion of construction of FLARE for studying magnetic reconnection.

Funder

National Science Foundation