Fusion at ÖAW

„It feels incredibly rewarding to know that I’m contributing – even if just a small piece – to something that could have a big impact on the future.“ – Morteza Asiyaban (Technical University of Vienna)

New PhD interview: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/fusion/news/news-1/34th-phd-interview-english

*Fusion@ÖAW-Newsletter*
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Europe advances stellarator fusion research with the launch of Project WISER 🔬🇪🇺
Spain has just launched Project WISER (WInd-tunnel for a StEllarator Reactor), a new fusion initiative supported by a public-private investment of approximately €500 million.

The project includes both the construction of the WISER stellarator and the development of enabling technologies needed for future fusion reactors. Building on decades of European stellarator research, including Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X and Spain’s TJ-II, WISER represents a further step in strengthening Europe’s leadership in optimized stellarator research and future reactor development.

Read more: https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/europe-advances-stellarator-fusion-research-with-the-launch-of-project-wiser/

The DivVUV spectrometer has arrived at the JT-60SA tokamak site in Naka, Japan.
This new diagnostic system will help researchers look at the divertor — the area where plasma interacts with the surrounding structures. By tracking light emitted by impurities such as carbon and oxygen, and seeded gases such as neon and argon, the system will support studies on power exhaust and plasma detachment.
The instrument is the result of a multi-year collaboration between EUROfusion members in Germany, Romania, Poland and Italy, with final assembly and testing completed at ENEA Frascati.

https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/a-divertor-spectroscopic-imaging-diagnostic-of-the-plasma-emission-being-installed-in-jt-60sa/

Installation is now underway, with first plasma light expected during JT-60SA operation phase 2.

Präzisionsmessung unter Beschuss – Wenn die Waage selbst zum Messobjekt wird Wie misst man mit einer der empfindlichsten Waagen der Welt? An der TU Wien zeigte man, wie die Messung nicht nur das Messobjekt, sondern auch die Waage selbst beeinflusst, und wo die absoluten Grenzen der Präzision liegen.