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.

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

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

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

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

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

2024 was an incredible year for fusion.
To be continued in 2025.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
#fusionenergy #physics #science #nuclearfusion

Tokamak+Stellarator = Hybrid! IPP scientists have developed a model combining the best of both worlds: simple design like a tokamak, continuous operation like a stellarator. Still fundamental research, but very exciting. Universities are interested in building it. doi.org/10.1103/Phys... #science

You've never seen our fusion experiment ASDEX Upgrade like this before: This is our new film about our unique tokamak and about #nuclearfusion in general. With spectacular footage, drone sequences and great animations. Watch and enjoy.
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