Non-equilibrium Plasma Dynamics Section is focusing an experimentally study of non-equilibrium plasma dynamics,
which have complexity and diversity due to the electromagnetic interaction of charged particles in magnetized plasmas.
Laboratory plasmas are typical non-equilibrium systems with heat and particles flows that are spatially inhomogeneous
and vary greatly in time, and fusion, space, and process plasmas are such non-equilibrium plasmas.
We try to clarify the phenomena that appear in non-equilibrium plasmas, such as multiscale coupling and self-organization,
and nonlinear dynamics in laboratory plasmas.
・Linear Plasma Experiment
1. Experimental understanding of non-equilibrium plasma dynamics
(plasma turbulence and transport….)
2. Development of an advanced plasma diagnostics
(Ball-pen probe, LIF, 2-D microwave imaging reflectometry….)
・PLATO Tokamak Experiment
1. Startup experiment on the PLATO Tokamak
(Local helicity injection and RF heating system….)
2. Theoretical and numerical studies for the physics of PLATO tokamak startup
3. Development of an advanced plasma diagnostics
(3D tomographic systems and 3D HIBP….)