Project Details
Projekt
GRK 1203: Dynamics of Hot Plasmas
Subject Area
Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
Term
from 2005 to 2014
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 820981
The Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHUD) in close partnership with the Forschungszentrum Jülich has started a Research Training Group in the highly topical field of dynamics of hot plasmas that will provide education and research in high temperature plasma physics, both, in laser plasmas and magnetically confined fusion plasmas.
The area of high temperature plasma physics is one of the most exciting fields of physics and technology. The investigations will include new exotic states of matter in the relativistic regime, astrophysical processes in the laboratory, ion and electron accelerators and modern topics of magnetic confinement related to the newest developments in realising a burning fusion plasma in ITER.
As the Research Training Group will cover both laser produced and magnetically confined plasmas the research will benefit from the synergies between the two modern fields of plasma physics. The availability of the local experimental facilities, a short pulse laser system in Düsseldorf and a tokamak in Jülich is excellent and in addition the two groups have access to major international and national facilities, for example JET (UK) or ASDEX-upgrade (Garching) and Large Laser Facilities including the VULCAN laser in the UK and the LULI laser in France additionally to the laser systems of the Transregio partners. Most of the participants involved in this Research Training Group are project leaders of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 18 Relativistic Laser Plasma Dynamics led by the HHUD, the Bochum-led Collaborative Research Centre 591 Universal Properties of Plasmas far from Equilibrium and the Jülich-led virtual institute ITER-relevant Plasma Boundary Physics .
The Research Training Group will provide a highly qualified education consisting of a range of specialised lecture courses, training classes and international summer schools in the experimental, numerical and theoretical areas of plasma physics that is an excellent complement to the already existing curriculum of basic education in plasma physics. With a well organised programme the collegiates will obtain a PhD degree in three years at the highest scientific and technical level including a range of soft skills such as project management and communication skills. This is of paramount importance as highly qualified scientists are required for academia, technology, industry and long-term international research projects in this area of physics.
The area of high temperature plasma physics is one of the most exciting fields of physics and technology. The investigations will include new exotic states of matter in the relativistic regime, astrophysical processes in the laboratory, ion and electron accelerators and modern topics of magnetic confinement related to the newest developments in realising a burning fusion plasma in ITER.
As the Research Training Group will cover both laser produced and magnetically confined plasmas the research will benefit from the synergies between the two modern fields of plasma physics. The availability of the local experimental facilities, a short pulse laser system in Düsseldorf and a tokamak in Jülich is excellent and in addition the two groups have access to major international and national facilities, for example JET (UK) or ASDEX-upgrade (Garching) and Large Laser Facilities including the VULCAN laser in the UK and the LULI laser in France additionally to the laser systems of the Transregio partners. Most of the participants involved in this Research Training Group are project leaders of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 18 Relativistic Laser Plasma Dynamics led by the HHUD, the Bochum-led Collaborative Research Centre 591 Universal Properties of Plasmas far from Equilibrium and the Jülich-led virtual institute ITER-relevant Plasma Boundary Physics .
The Research Training Group will provide a highly qualified education consisting of a range of specialised lecture courses, training classes and international summer schools in the experimental, numerical and theoretical areas of plasma physics that is an excellent complement to the already existing curriculum of basic education in plasma physics. With a well organised programme the collegiates will obtain a PhD degree in three years at the highest scientific and technical level including a range of soft skills such as project management and communication skills. This is of paramount importance as highly qualified scientists are required for academia, technology, industry and long-term international research projects in this area of physics.
DFG Programme
Research Training Groups
Applicant Institution
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Participating Institution
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Oswald Willi
