IPP Summer University 2024

Sep 16, 2024, 8:50 AM → Sep 20, 2024, 2:30 PM Europe/Berlin

Hörsaal (Greifswald)

Antje Lorenz (MPPL)

The course covers the main aspects of plasma physics with emphasis on nuclear fusion: basics of plasma physics – kinetic theory and magneto-hydrodynamic description of a plasma – concepts and experimental results of tokamak and stellarator configurations – external heating and diagnostics of a fusion device – plasma wall interaction and material research – safety and environmental aspects of fusion  – alternative concepts - ITER and the next steps towards a reactor. It includes a tour to the IPP-stellarator experiment, Wendelstein 7-X.

The lectures are designed for physics and engineering students who have passed their bachelor courses or master students that have not yet decided their PhD topic.

Monday, September 16

8:50 AM → 9:00 AM Introduction

Speaker: Ralf Kleiber (IPP)

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Basics of Plasma Physics and Fusion

Speaker: Andreas Dinklage

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Magneto-Hydrodynamics (MHD)

Speaker: Carolin Nührenberg

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:00 PM W7-X Introduction

Speaker: Andreas Langenberg

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Tour W7-X

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM → 5:30 PM Diagnostics

Speaker: Kai Brunner

5:30 PM → 7:00 PM Numerical Plasma Physics

Speaker: Michael Drevlak

7:00 PM → 8:00 PM Welcome Reception

Tuesday, September 17

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Plasma Wall Interaction and First Wall

VC

Speaker: Udo von Toussaint

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Plasma Kinetics

Speaker: Roberto Bilato

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Control room

45' + 45'
HEPP and control room

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Plasma Heating

Speakers: Torsten Stange, Dmitry Moseev

Wednesday, September 18

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Tokamak. Equilibrium and Stability

Speaker: Michael Dunne

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Tokamak: Experimental Results

VC

Speaker: Matthias Willensdorfer

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 6:30 PM Excursion

6:30 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Thursday, September 19

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Stellarator: Equilibrium, Transport, Stability

Speaker: Ralf Kleiber (IPP)

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Stellarator: Experimental Results

Speaker: Golo Fuchert

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Alternative Concepts

VC

Speaker: Alexander von Müller

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee Break

3:30 PM → 5:00 PM Transport

VC

Speaker: Clemente Angioni

Friday, September 20

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM The way to a fusion reactor

Speaker: Hartmut Zohm

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM ITER: The next step

Speaker: Richard Pitts