In the latest video, we present the contribution of researchers from the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) to the unquestionable breakthrough in nuclear fusion research at the world's largest JET (Joint European Torus) tokamak in Culham near Oxford (UK).
During the last experimental campaign (DTE2), this device set a new record for fusion energy. In December 2021, 59 megajoules of energy were obtained in a steady state lasting 5 seconds, which as a result is almost three times higher than the previous record from 1997. For more information please visit: https://bit.ly/3hBh6T4
The achievement in question is the culmination of many years of research carried out by experts from Europe, including Poland. The researchers from the IPPLM have been actively involved in this work since 2005. Their contribution to the research conducted at the JET tokamak includes:
- design and preparation of modern detectors for soft X-ray diagnostics,
- analysis and interpretation of experimental data recorded using various diagnostics,
- studies on the behavior of plasma impurities in order to control them and minimize their accumulation,
- measurements of fusion reaction products (neutrons and fast helium ions),
- calibration of the neutron diagnostics system in JET for the energy of 14 MeV,
- performing numerous reconstructions of tomographic plasma radiation based on bolometric data,
- development and application of numerical methods in plasma research.
The video features the following IPPLM researchers:
- dr hab. Monika Kubkowska – member of the Governing Board of the EUROfusion consortium, IPPLM deputy director for scientific affairs,
- dr hab. Agata Chomiczewska – national coordinator of research at the JET tokamak,
- dr hab. Maryna Chernyshova – head of the Department of Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Spectroscopy,
- dr Ewa Łaszyńska – head of the Laboratory of Neutron Diagnostics and Gamma Radiation,
- dr Piotr Chmielewski – head of the Laboratory of Numerical Plasma Modeling.
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