Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP)
@plasmaphysik.bsky.social
We are investigating the principles underlying a power plant, which – like the sun – will produce energy from the fusion of light atomic nuclei.
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Are you studying a STEM subject in Germany and can you imagine working on the development of a fusion power plant in the future? Then apply here: info.bmftr-fusionsforschung.de/-lp/8PD60325...
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Are you studying a STEM subject in Germany and can you imagine working on the development of a fusion power plant in the future? Then apply here: info.bmftr-fusionsforschung.de/-lp/8PD60325...
Steht das erste Fusionskraftwerk der Welt in Deutschland? Macht China das Rennen? Oder haben die USA die Nase vorn? Der NZZ-Podcast „Quantensprung“ gibt einen Überblick über wichtige Akteure der Fusionsforschung. www.nzz.ch/podcast/kern...
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Steht das erste Fusionskraftwerk der Welt in Deutschland? Macht China das Rennen? Oder haben die USA die Nase vorn? Der NZZ-Podcast „Quantensprung“ gibt einen Überblick über wichtige Akteure der Fusionsforschung. www.nzz.ch/podcast/kern...
Die MPG hat einen wunderbaren Film über einen Messtag bei ASDEX Upgrade gedreht. Premiere am 24.9.2025 um 16 Uhr mit Live-Chat. Lohnt sich!
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Kernfusion im Tokamak: Kryopumpe, Bootstrapstrom, Dauerbetrieb – Doku
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September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Die MPG hat einen wunderbaren Film über einen Messtag bei ASDEX Upgrade gedreht. Premiere am 24.9.2025 um 16 Uhr mit Live-Chat. Lohnt sich!
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A voltage accelerates spontaneously ionised particles, they cause further ionisation. >0.06s: a ring-shaped current flows. >0.15s: the particles bound to magnetic field lines interact with cold edge layer. 0.35s: temperature in the centre >10 million degrees. >0.5s: plasma has reached final form.
September 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A voltage accelerates spontaneously ionised particles, they cause further ionisation. >0.06s: a ring-shaped current flows. >0.15s: the particles bound to magnetic field lines interact with cold edge layer. 0.35s: temperature in the centre >10 million degrees. >0.5s: plasma has reached final form.
MS Wissenschaft - wir sind mit Extraprogramm in Straubing. Es gibt Plasma zum Anfassen, ihr könnt einen Elektromagnet basteln und virtuelle Einblicke in unsere Kernfusionsexperimente bekommen. Freitag (12.09.) ab 14:00 Uhr, Samstag (13.09.) von 10-18:00 Uhr. ms-wissenschaft.de #Straubing
September 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
MS Wissenschaft - wir sind mit Extraprogramm in Straubing. Es gibt Plasma zum Anfassen, ihr könnt einen Elektromagnet basteln und virtuelle Einblicke in unsere Kernfusionsexperimente bekommen. Freitag (12.09.) ab 14:00 Uhr, Samstag (13.09.) von 10-18:00 Uhr. ms-wissenschaft.de #Straubing
We opened the vacuum vessel of ASDEX Upgrade and found a white crystal layer. It forms through chemical reactions between water and boron, introduced during the regular boronisation process. We sprayed distilled water and wiped it off with a cloth. The layer appears after each experiment campaign.
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We opened the vacuum vessel of ASDEX Upgrade and found a white crystal layer. It forms through chemical reactions between water and boron, introduced during the regular boronisation process. We sprayed distilled water and wiped it off with a cloth. The layer appears after each experiment campaign.
In the HTS4Fusion project, the IPP is working with THEVA Dünnschichttechnik and FRM II to develop robust magnetic coils for future fusion power plants based on high-temperature superconductors (HTS). The first models are being built at IPP in Garching. www.ipp.mpg.de/5548072/hts4... #fusionenergy
IPP Develops Superconducting Coil Models for Future Fusion Power Plants
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July 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In the HTS4Fusion project, the IPP is working with THEVA Dünnschichttechnik and FRM II to develop robust magnetic coils for future fusion power plants based on high-temperature superconductors (HTS). The first models are being built at IPP in Garching. www.ipp.mpg.de/5548072/hts4... #fusionenergy
Plasma beats at Expo 2025 Osaka: ASDEX Upgrade data turned into an audiovisual show. A Berlin-based artist duo used measurement pulses from ASDEX Upgrade to design a monumental sound and light show. The ITER Organisation presented it on 13 July as part of Fusion Energy Day in Osaka. #fusionenergy
July 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Plasma beats at Expo 2025 Osaka: ASDEX Upgrade data turned into an audiovisual show. A Berlin-based artist duo used measurement pulses from ASDEX Upgrade to design a monumental sound and light show. The ITER Organisation presented it on 13 July as part of Fusion Energy Day in Osaka. #fusionenergy
Last Friday, representatives of one of the most influential executive networks in German economy visited our institute in Garching. The 40 members of the Baden-Baden Entrepreneur Talks were also informed about Bavaria's high-tech agenda by Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of State for Science.
June 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Last Friday, representatives of one of the most influential executive networks in German economy visited our institute in Garching. The 40 members of the Baden-Baden Entrepreneur Talks were also informed about Bavaria's high-tech agenda by Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of State for Science.
Today, Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär visited us in Garching. After meeting IPP directors, she toured the ASDEX Upgrade fusion facility and learned about the status of fusion research.
Photo: Mrs Bär (right) & Sibylle Günter, IPP's Scientific Director
#fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
Photo: Mrs Bär (right) & Sibylle Günter, IPP's Scientific Director
#fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
June 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today, Federal Minister of Research Dorothee Bär visited us in Garching. After meeting IPP directors, she toured the ASDEX Upgrade fusion facility and learned about the status of fusion research.
Photo: Mrs Bär (right) & Sibylle Günter, IPP's Scientific Director
#fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
Photo: Mrs Bär (right) & Sibylle Günter, IPP's Scientific Director
#fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
Congratulations to the four winners of the IPP Master's Thesis Prize 2025, which we awarded on Thursday. With this prize, we annually honor the authors of outstanding master's theses written at our institute. #nuclearfusion #fusionenergy
June 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Congratulations to the four winners of the IPP Master's Thesis Prize 2025, which we awarded on Thursday. With this prize, we annually honor the authors of outstanding master's theses written at our institute. #nuclearfusion #fusionenergy
Through collaboration between European and US researchers, Wendelstein 7-X achieved a world record for the central parameter of fusion physics - the triple product. This value surpasses the previous tokamak records for long plasma durations. www.ipp.mpg.de/5532945/w7x
June 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Through collaboration between European and US researchers, Wendelstein 7-X achieved a world record for the central parameter of fusion physics - the triple product. This value surpasses the previous tokamak records for long plasma durations. www.ipp.mpg.de/5532945/w7x
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Die Sonne als Vorbild: In Greifswald erforscht das @plasmaphysik.bsky.social gemeinsam mit den Helmholtz-Zentren @kit.edu und @fz-juelich.de die Energiequelle von morgen.
Jetzt mehr erfahren: t1p.de/bbntt #Helmholtz30 #Fusion
Jetzt mehr erfahren: t1p.de/bbntt #Helmholtz30 #Fusion
May 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Die Sonne als Vorbild: In Greifswald erforscht das @plasmaphysik.bsky.social gemeinsam mit den Helmholtz-Zentren @kit.edu und @fz-juelich.de die Energiequelle von morgen.
Jetzt mehr erfahren: t1p.de/bbntt #Helmholtz30 #Fusion
Jetzt mehr erfahren: t1p.de/bbntt #Helmholtz30 #Fusion
Thursday marked the end of the experimental campaign that have been running since last fall. After tightly choreographed plasma runs at Wendelstein 7-X, our international team is leaving the control room - tired, proud, & full of enthusiasm. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion @eurofusion.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thursday marked the end of the experimental campaign that have been running since last fall. After tightly choreographed plasma runs at Wendelstein 7-X, our international team is leaving the control room - tired, proud, & full of enthusiasm. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion @eurofusion.bsky.social
Did you know that nuclear fusion plasmas are heated with waves – similar to a microwave oven, but way more powerful?
This week, 130 scientists, engineers and industry representatives from around the world meet at Schloss Hohenkammer to discuss latest advances. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
This week, 130 scientists, engineers and industry representatives from around the world meet at Schloss Hohenkammer to discuss latest advances. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Did you know that nuclear fusion plasmas are heated with waves – similar to a microwave oven, but way more powerful?
This week, 130 scientists, engineers and industry representatives from around the world meet at Schloss Hohenkammer to discuss latest advances. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
This week, 130 scientists, engineers and industry representatives from around the world meet at Schloss Hohenkammer to discuss latest advances. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
What we see glowing in our fusion experiments is just the cooler edge of the plasma with "only" 100,000 degrees Celsius. For a fusion reaction, we need more than 100 million degrees – hotter than the Sun. The radiation emitted in that inner plasma zone is invisible to the human eye. #dayoflight
May 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
What we see glowing in our fusion experiments is just the cooler edge of the plasma with "only" 100,000 degrees Celsius. For a fusion reaction, we need more than 100 million degrees – hotter than the Sun. The radiation emitted in that inner plasma zone is invisible to the human eye. #dayoflight
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European Labs Leading Fusion Research with high-intensity operational phases—an extraordinary push toward #FusionEnergy!
Read more: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n...
#EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability
Read more: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n...
#EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability
April 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
European Labs Leading Fusion Research with high-intensity operational phases—an extraordinary push toward #FusionEnergy!
Read more: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n...
#EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability
Read more: euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-n...
#EUROfusion #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Sustainability
Day 1 of the Hannover Messe: Federal Research Minister Cem Özdemir visited our stand yesterday. Physicist Humberto Trimino Mora informed him about the state of fusion research.
We will be in Hall 2, Stand 28 (BMBF joint stand) until Friday.
Photo: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel #nuclearfusion #kernfusion
We will be in Hall 2, Stand 28 (BMBF joint stand) until Friday.
Photo: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel #nuclearfusion #kernfusion
April 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Day 1 of the Hannover Messe: Federal Research Minister Cem Özdemir visited our stand yesterday. Physicist Humberto Trimino Mora informed him about the state of fusion research.
We will be in Hall 2, Stand 28 (BMBF joint stand) until Friday.
Photo: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel #nuclearfusion #kernfusion
We will be in Hall 2, Stand 28 (BMBF joint stand) until Friday.
Photo: BMBF/Hans-Joachim Rickel #nuclearfusion #kernfusion
Congrats to Benedikt Zimmermann on the PhD Research Award from EPS Plasma Physics Division. Benedikt conducted his doctoral research on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak at our institute in Garching. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
March 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Congrats to Benedikt Zimmermann on the PhD Research Award from EPS Plasma Physics Division. Benedikt conducted his doctoral research on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak at our institute in Garching. #fusionenergy #nuclearfusion
#Nuclearfusion: Milestone achieved in predicting turbulence in fusion plasmas
In a comprehensive experimental study, a team of researchers has confirmed the calculations of a leading turbulence simulation code to an unprecedented degree. www.ipp.mpg.de/5503641/natu...
In a comprehensive experimental study, a team of researchers has confirmed the calculations of a leading turbulence simulation code to an unprecedented degree. www.ipp.mpg.de/5503641/natu...
Milestone achieved in predicting turbulence in fusion plasmas
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March 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
#Nuclearfusion: Milestone achieved in predicting turbulence in fusion plasmas
In a comprehensive experimental study, a team of researchers has confirmed the calculations of a leading turbulence simulation code to an unprecedented degree. www.ipp.mpg.de/5503641/natu...
In a comprehensive experimental study, a team of researchers has confirmed the calculations of a leading turbulence simulation code to an unprecedented degree. www.ipp.mpg.de/5503641/natu...
How do we handle extreme conditions at the plasma edge? A monumental scientific review, co-authored by our institute, summarises latest advances in scrape-off layer & divertor physics—crucial for #ITER & future reactors. doi.org/10.1088/1741... #FusionEnergy #nuclearfusion Film: ASDEX Upgrade
March 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How do we handle extreme conditions at the plasma edge? A monumental scientific review, co-authored by our institute, summarises latest advances in scrape-off layer & divertor physics—crucial for #ITER & future reactors. doi.org/10.1088/1741... #FusionEnergy #nuclearfusion Film: ASDEX Upgrade
17,7 und 22 Minuten stabile Plasmaentladung: Warum die jüngsten Rekorde in den Fusionsanlagen EAST (China) und WEST (Frankreich) echte Meilensteine sind, erklärt IPP-Direktor Hartmut Zohm in diesem Video. #Kernfusion #nuclearfusion #fusionenergy
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Rekorde in der Fusionsforschung • 22 Minuten Plasmaentladung! | Hartmut Zohm
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March 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
17,7 und 22 Minuten stabile Plasmaentladung: Warum die jüngsten Rekorde in den Fusionsanlagen EAST (China) und WEST (Frankreich) echte Meilensteine sind, erklärt IPP-Direktor Hartmut Zohm in diesem Video. #Kernfusion #nuclearfusion #fusionenergy
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Good explanation by Prof.Zohm from @plasmaphysik.bsky.social regarding plasma discharge duration of W 7-X, EAST and WEST - auch mit deutscher Erklärung, Rekorde bei Plasmaentladungsdauer youtu.be/uNAu9V0dFas?...
Rekorde in der Fusionsforschung • 22 Minuten Plasmaentladung! | Hartmut Zohm
YouTube video by Urknall, Weltall und das Leben
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February 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Good explanation by Prof.Zohm from @plasmaphysik.bsky.social regarding plasma discharge duration of W 7-X, EAST and WEST - auch mit deutscher Erklärung, Rekorde bei Plasmaentladungsdauer youtu.be/uNAu9V0dFas?...
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WEST beats the world record for plasma duration 👏
🔗 Read more about CEA IRFM achievement: https://buff.ly/4b5drrs
#WEST #Record #EUROfusion #EURATOM #fusion #plasma
Photo credits: CEA
🔗 Read more about CEA IRFM achievement: https://buff.ly/4b5drrs
#WEST #Record #EUROfusion #EURATOM #fusion #plasma
Photo credits: CEA
February 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
WEST beats the world record for plasma duration 👏
🔗 Read more about CEA IRFM achievement: https://buff.ly/4b5drrs
#WEST #Record #EUROfusion #EURATOM #fusion #plasma
Photo credits: CEA
🔗 Read more about CEA IRFM achievement: https://buff.ly/4b5drrs
#WEST #Record #EUROfusion #EURATOM #fusion #plasma
Photo credits: CEA
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. And here are some of our female scientists who are driving fusion research forward.
#womeninscience #fusionenergy
#womeninscience #fusionenergy
February 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. And here are some of our female scientists who are driving fusion research forward.
#womeninscience #fusionenergy
#womeninscience #fusionenergy