GRK 186:  High-Temperature Plasma Physics

• Subject Area: Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 1998 to 2003
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 270535

High-temperature plasma physics is a modern topic in the field of nonlinear, complex, physical systems. The interaction between (magnetic and inertial) fusion research and basic laboratory as well as astrophysical plasma investigations is expected to lead to new understandings and findings in physics, from space physics to microelectronics. Based on the existing collaborations between universities in North-Rhine-Westphalia, and the participation of the research center at Jülich, the Graduiertenkolleg can offer a broad spectrum of research topics in theoretical, experimental and appliedplasma physics. The broad education in plasma physics (including, e.g., diagnostic methods, numerics, experimental and analytical techniques) and the collaboration with neighbouring disciplines, opens many possibilities for subsequent work.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
• Participating Institution: Bergische Universität Wuppertal; Forschungszentrum Jülich; Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Universität Duisburg-Essen; Campus Essen (aufgelöst)
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Karl-Heinz Spatschek
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Hans Frieder Döbele; Professor Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Engemann; Professor Dr. Walter Kies; Professor Dr. Hans-Joachim Kunze; Professor Dr. Hartmut Löwen; Professor Dr. Dieter Meiners; Professor Dr. F. Müller; Professor Dr. Eckhard Rebhan; Professor Dr. Detlev Reiter; Professor Dr. Ulrich Samm; Professor Dr. Reinhard Schlickeiser; Professor Dr. Henning Soltwisch; Professor Dr. Jürgen Uhlenbusch; Professor Dr. Klaus Wiesemann; Professor Dr. Jörg Winter