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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.
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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 • Magnetic confinement plasmas • High-power laser-produced plasmas • Z-pinch plasmas • Dusty plasmas (theory)
Magnetic confinement fusion plasmas JET Tokamak (Culham)
High-power laser-produced plasmas VULCAN laser
Schedule 3.30pm Prof Steven Rose Welcome and General Introduction Prof Steven Rose Plasma Spectroscopy 3.45pm Dr Darren McDonald (Culham) Modelling of JET ECE Diagnostic Data 4.00pm Dr Zulfikar Najmudin PhD Opportunities in Experimental Laser Dr Stuart Mangles Plasma Interaction 4.15pm Prof Roger Evans Laser Plasma Simulations 4.30pm Dr Michael Coppins Dusty Plasmas 4.45pm Dr Jerry Chittenden Z-pinch and ICF Modelling 5pm 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
Al Lyman-α emission from a simple aluminium dot target aluminium dot aluminium plasma 4x1014Wcm-2 nsec 1.06m Vertical Johann spectrometer view - placed at different distances from target surface
Al Lyman-α emission – comparison between theory and experiment experiment Δ theory – no line-line interaction ─ theory – including line-line interaction Renner et al, Physical Review Letters (2005)