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New theoretical framework for improved particle accelerators

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article describes new theoretical framework for next-generation particle accelerators.

Journal: Physical Review Letters
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Research Foundation of Korea

Perspectives on magnetic reconnection

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Article describes latest research on magnetic reconnection.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Vilas Trust, University of Wisconsin-Madison for Ellen Zweibel, Masaaki Yamada

Confirmation of Wendelstein 7-X magnetic field

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Physicist Sam Lazerson of the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has teamed with German scientists to confirm that the Wendelstein 7-X fusion energy device called a stellarator in Greifswald, Germany, produces high-quality magnetic fields that are consistent with their complex design.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science, Euratom

Article proposes theory behind fast magnetic reconnection

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Theoretical description of the physics behind fast magnetic reconnection.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation

PPPL senior physicist Wei-li Lee honored at week-long symposium

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Physicists from around the world gathered at the University of California, Irvine this past summer for a symposium in honor of Wei-li Lee, a senior physicist at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL).

PPPL physicists build diagnostic that measures plasma velocity in real time

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Physicists at PPPL have developed a diagnostic that provides crucial real-time information about the ultrahot plasma swirling within doughnut-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks.

Journal: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Funder: DOE/Office of Science (Fusion Energy Sciences)

PPPL physicist receives ExxonMobil grant for plasma research

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Physicist Egemen Kolemen is sharing a grant from ExxonMobil to research whether plasma could reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with oil wells.

PPPL physicists win funding to lead a DOE exascale computing project

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A proposal from PPPL scientists has been chosen as part of a national initiative to develop the next generation of supercomputers. Known as the Exascale Computing Project, the initiative will include a focus on exascale-related software, applications, and workforce training.

R. Goldston receives 2015 Nuclear Fusion Award

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

R. Goldston receives 2015 Nuclear Fusion Award for best paper.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy
Meeting: International Atomic Energy Ageny

PPPL inventors honored for device to create isotope vital for diagnosing diseases

DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Scientists at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory have received the 2016 Edison Patent Award for their invention of an on-demand method to create a badly needed isotope used in medical imaging devices to diagnose diseases such as cancer and heart disease.

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