This department is responsible for development, operation, experimentation, measurement instruments and modelling in all areas relating to plasma, its interactions with the tokamak environment, transport studies, confinement optimisation and plasma stability.
These activities include :
- Design and implementation of physics experiments and interpretation of experimental results;
- Operation, maintenance, data validation and development of associated diagnostics;
- Associated theory and modelling activities ;
- Technical support for IT infrastructures and applications.
This department comprises 4 groups
The High-Performance Computing and IT Infrastructures Group
The purpose of this group is to support the IRFM as a whole in the areas of high-performance computing and IT infrastructures.
This group is responsible for network administration, data backup, Linux computing clusters, Windows CAD/CAM servers and web servers. It is also involved in developing applications and optimising simulation and data processing codes.
The Experimentation, Heat Flow and Particle Control Group
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The Scenario Development and Experimentation Group
The main mission of this group is to develop plasma scenarios used on WEST and other international tokamaks (EAST, KSTAR, JET, JT-60SA, ITER, etc.). The aim is to develop an integrated approach to the operation of fusion machines, including the design of experiments, the development and maintenance of plasma measurement systems, associated data processing and numerical simulation.
Theory and Numerical Simulation Group
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