Welcome to the Imperial College Plasma Welcome to the Imperial College Plasma Physics Group Physics Group • Largest plasma physics group in the UK • Offering roughly 10 PhD places to start Autumn 2009 • Experimental and theoretical plasma physics • Since 2001 26 PhDs awarded, majority continue in research (UK, US, Europe)
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Welcome to the Imperial College Plasma Physics Group
Welcome to the Imperial College Plasma Physics Group. Largest plasma physics group in the UK Offering roughly 10 PhD places to start Autumn 2009 Experimental and theoretical plasma physics Since 2001 26 PhDs awarded, majority continue in research (UK, US, Europe). Research Areas. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Welcome to the Imperial College Plasma Physics GroupWelcome to the Imperial College Plasma Physics Group
• Largest plasma physics group in the UK
• Offering roughly 10 PhD places to start Autumn 2009
• Experimental and theoretical plasma physics
• Since 2001 26 PhDs awarded, majority continue in research (UK, US, Europe)
Research AreasResearch Areas
• Magnetic confinement plasmas
• High-power laser-produced plasmas
• Z-pinch plasmas
• Dusty plasmas (theory)
Magnetic confinement fusion plasmasMagnetic confinement fusion plasmas
3.30pm Prof Steven Rose Welcome and General IntroductionProf Steven Rose Plasma Spectroscopy
3.45pm Dr Darren McDonald (Culham) Modelling of JET ECE Diagnostic Data4.00pm Dr Zulfikar Najmudin PhD Opportunities in Experimental Laser
Dr Stuart Mangles Plasma Interaction4.15pm Prof Roger Evans Laser Plasma Simulations4.30pm Dr Michael Coppins Dusty Plasmas4.45pm Dr Jerry Chittenden Z-pinch and ICF Modelling5pm Prof Sergey Lebedev Z-pinch and Laboratory Astrophysics
Dr Simon Bland Experiments
5.15pm onwards - Refreshments and an opportunity to chat with the Plasma Group
5.30pm – Optional Tour of MAGPIE
We hope that you enjoy your visit
PhD Projects – Steven Rose
Plasma Spectroscopy
Conditions in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas
Al Lyman-α emission from a simple aluminium dot target
aluminium dot
Vertical Johann spectrometer view - placed at different distances from target surface
aluminium plasma
4x1014Wcm-2
nsec1.06m
Al Lyman-α emission – comparison between theory and experiment
experiment Δ theory – no line-line interaction ─ theory – including line-line interaction