2017

Reaching new heights

Physicists improve the vertical stability of superconducting Korean fusion device.
Physicist Dennis Mueller with image of KSTAR on screen at left.

PPPL honors Grierson and Greenough for distinguished research and engineering achievements

Physicist Brian Grierson and engineer Nevell Greenough

Microwave Power Scattering by Plasma Fluctuations

Experiments at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility measure the interaction between RF power and millimeter-scale turbulence

LLNL physicist Félicie Albert receives 2017 Edouard Fabre Prize for laser contributions

LLNL’s Félicie Albert was awarded the 2017 Edouard Fabre Prize for her contributions to the physics of laser-driven inertial confinement fusion and laser-produced plasmas. Photos by Maren Hunsberger/LLNL.

Stanford scientists discover how dense, extraterrestrial ice can form in just billionths of a second

Experimental configuration of the XFEL probe and optical laser. The shock freezing behavior of water captured in a Debye-Scherrer geometry. Inset: Schematic of target package as a cut away side view.

First Measurement of the Spectrum of an Antimatter Atom

Plasma physics research, funded by the NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science, has been the key to the success of the ALPHA collaboration’s effort to trap and study the properties of antihydrogen atoms

New γ-ray Camera Helps Scientists Detect Ultra-High Energy Electrons in Plasmas

A new gamma ray camera deployed by researchers from General Atomics on the DIII-D tokamak provides researchers an unparalleled view of how the energetic electrons evolve and interact with the fusion plasma

Progress at the ITER Site Continues

Tokamak Assembly Hall and Tokamak Pit Insert: General Atomics ITER Central Solenoid Fabrication Facility at Poway, CA

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