The winter course EMTRAIC was held at the COMPASS Tokamak. This course is similar to the SUMTRAIC summer training course, however, it is organised for the students of the Erasmus Mundus Fusion Master Programme.
The European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics (FUSION-EP) is a unique
programme in the EU by the combination of engineering sciences and a dedicated study of various
disciplines of physics (http://www.em-master-fusion.org
).
The jointness/integration of FUSION-EP is evident from multiple components during the course
curriculum, in particular the joint modules. These include for the second master year students a
two-week Joint Experimentation and Analysis Session (EMTRAIC) on the COMPASS Tokamak in December at
IPP Prague and a two-week Joint Practicum in February at
CEA Cadarache
(France).
EMTRAIC 2016 was attended by 14 students divided into 7 groups by topics. Each group was
supervised by 1-2 experts from the COMPASS staff. The training was concluded by the workshop,
where the students present achieved results. The topics were strongly related to the current
research programme of the COMPASS Tokamak such as:
- Runaway electron studies
- Measurements of heat fluxes with infrared camera
- Disruption studies
- Probe measurements
- Plasma response to Resonant Magnetic Perturbations
Photos: IPP.
5 Dec 2016
