Category: Newsletter (EN) #1
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First homemade grid for TCV diagnosticsThe Swiss Plasma Center has produced the first entirely Swiss-made grid for Diagnostic Neutral Beam Injector (DNBI), a key component of the neutral beam injector which is used for plasma properties measurements.Originally manufactured in Russia, the DNBI on TCV faced performance issues due to a deformed grid of the ion (…)
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Collaboration with ChinaPaolo, Ambrogio, Jean-Philippe and Prof. Minh Quang Tran (for the youngsters: the SPC director before Ambrogio), traveled to ASIPP (Institute of plasma physics, Chinese academy of Sciences) in Hefei where they were warmly received. They could see the impressive advancements in the construction of BEST. Possible collaborations between EUROfusion, SPC and ASIPP were (…)
Welcome!
Riccardo Morgan, PhD StudentSome of you may remember me from last year, when I stayed at SPC for my master thesis. I can now say I’m delighted to be back for a PhD. I come from Monza, Italy (you know it if you’re a Formula1 fan) and I’m 25. I have studied nuclear engineering in (…)