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πŸ“Œ PUC-GOLEM Project πŸ”— | Database πŸ”— | Control room πŸ”— | Calendar πŸ”—
πŸ“Œ PUC-MEPhIST Project πŸ”— | Database πŸ”— | Control room πŸ”—


Research topics πŸ™² responsibilities

temas prioritariostokamakresponsablescontribuyentes
AnΓ‘lisis de islas magnΓ©ticas y estabilidad MHDGOLEMT. Reinoso
EvaluaciΓ³n de confinamiento y pΓ©rdidas radiativasGOLEMDisponible (2)C. VΓ‘squez
C. Angulo
M. YÑñez
V. SepΓΊlveda
AnΓ‘lisis y optimizaciΓ³n de operaciΓ³n remota en un tokamak esfΓ©ricoMEPHIST-0M. Guaquel
Disponible (1)
V. SepΓΊlveda
Transporte de impurezas metΓ‘licas inyectadas por LBO en plasmas H-mode con RMPASDEX UpgradeDisponible (2)
Estudio de impurezas en el density-free regimeEASTV. SepΓΊlveda
Disponible (3)

Students and research


β€’ Camila Lucero 2026-TAV Presentation
β€’ Maximiliano LΓ³pez 2026-TAV Presentation
β€’ JoaquΓ­n Bonilla 2026-TAV Presentation
β€’ Cori Angulo 2025-2 Presentation | Report
β€’ Vicente SepΓΊlveda 2025-TAV Presentation | Poster
β€’ Theo Reinoso 2024-2 Report
β€’ Catalina VΓ‘squez 2024-1 Presentation | Report



Resources


β€’Β Visual identity and templates πŸ”—
β€’Β Github codes repositories πŸ”—
β€’Β Recommended open source AI chat: Deepseek; and Qwen
β€’Β Recommended Python environment: Spyder
β€’Β Safety factor and MHD stability (CAS tutorial) πŸ”—
β€’Β NIST database for emission lines πŸ”—

References


Note: 1️⃣ Top priority; 2️⃣ Secondary priority

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Plasma Physics by Alexander Piel πŸ”—
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1️⃣ Chapter 1: Introduction (sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 and 1.6)
1️⃣ Chapter 2: Definition of the plasma state (sections 2.1 and 2.2)
1️⃣2️⃣ Chapter 3: Single particle motions in electric and magnetic fields
2️⃣ Chapter 4: Stochastic processes in a plasma
2️⃣ Chapter 5: Fluid models (including MHD)
2️⃣ Chapter 6: Plasma waves (including interferometry)
2️⃣ Chapter 7: Plasma boundaries (including Langmuir probes)
2️⃣ Chapter 8: Instabilities (sections 8.1 and 8.4)
2️⃣ Chapter 9: Kinetic description of plasmas (sections 9.1, 9.3 and 9.4)

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Curso BΓ‘sico de FusiΓ³n Nuclear by Sociedad Nuclear EspaΓ±ola πŸ”—
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1️⃣ CapΓ­tulo 1: IntroducciΓ³n a la FΓ­sica Nuclear de FusiΓ³n I
1️⃣ CapΓ­tulo 2: IntroducciΓ³n a la FΓ­sica Nuclear de FusiΓ³n II
1️⃣ CapΓ­tulo 3: FusiΓ³n por Confinamiento MagnΓ©tico
2️⃣ CapΓ­tulo 5: Retos de la FusiΓ³n Nuclear (secciones 1, 2.1, 3.1 y 4)
2️⃣ CapΓ­tulo 7: Actualidad de la FCM

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1️⃣2️⃣ Tokamaks by John Wesson πŸ”—
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1️⃣ The Science of JET by John Wesson πŸ”—
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First 3 chapters relatively brief and highly informative.

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Principles of Plasma Diagnostics by Ian Hutchinson πŸ”—
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1️⃣ Chapter 1: General introduction to plasma diagnostics
1️⃣ Chapter 2: Magnetic diagnostics (Rogowski coils, flux loops)
2️⃣ Chapter 3: Particle fluxes (probes, Langmuir)
2️⃣ Chapters 5-7: Spectroscopy
 
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Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion by Francis Chen πŸ”—
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2️⃣ Chapter 1 (fundamental plasma concepts); Chapter 10 (tokamaks – skip pinches, stellarator). 2️⃣ Chapter 2 (more fundamental concepts). Next chapters deal with plasma theories in detail.

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2️⃣ Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy by Hans-Joachim Kunze πŸ”—
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Fusion papers reading list


Note: ⭐ Key reading

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Pedestal and edge physics
edge transport barriers, divertor physics, edge radial electric fields, triangularity effects, detachment
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πŸ”— Impact of the isotope effect on divertor detachment and pedestal structure in DIII-D β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…
πŸ”— Edge radial electric field in positive and negative triangularity plasmas in the TCV tokamak β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…

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Impurity transport and control
impurity behavior (W, Fe, etc.), impurity effects on disruptions, impurity transport mechanisms
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πŸ”— Impact of EΓ— B drift on tungsten impurity transport and analysis of its instantaneous response: a particle Monte Carlo simulation β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…
πŸ”—β­ The effect of intrinsic tungsten impurity on unmitigated and mitigated major disruptions in ITER β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…
πŸ”—β­ Core impurity transport in Alcator C-Mod L-, I- and H-mode plasmas ₂₀₁₅

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Heating, current drive and MHD stability
ECRH, ICRH, NBI, NTM detection, current ramp modeling, MHD modes
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πŸ”— Observation of plasma performance improvement by edge ECRH power deposition on EAST β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…
πŸ”— Investigation of neoclassical tearing mode detection by ECE radiometry in an ITER-like tokamak via asymptotic matching techniques β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…
πŸ”— A simple model of current ramp-up and ramp-down in tokamaks β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…

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Tokamak diagnostics and data analysis
diagnostic methods, reconstruction techniques, data interpretation
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πŸ”— Fast end-to-end plasma density profile reconstruction from microwave reflectometer data on EAST β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…

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Turbulence and transport
turbulence simulations, core-edge coupling, geometry effects on turbulence
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πŸ”—β­ Full-device turbulence simulations with core-edge coupling β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…
 
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Alternative fusion configurations
stellarator/alternative geometry work
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πŸ”— Magnetic geometry effects on turbulent density fluctuations in Wendelstein 7-X β‚‚β‚€β‚‚β‚…

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Own
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πŸ”—β­ Experimental and simulation study of impurity transport response to RMPs in RF-heated H-mode plasmas at EAST ₂₀₂₁
πŸ”— Extreme Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Applied to Study RMP Effects on Core Impurity Concentration in EAST β‚‚β‚€β‚β‚ˆ