Institute for Plasma Focus Studies

 

To promote the understanding of Plasma Focus Devices

Using numerical experiments based on the Lee Model 

 in association with

Abdus Salam ICTP/OEA   AAAPT   INTI-UC   NTU-NIE Plasma Radiation Sources Lab    UM Plasma Research Lab    UTM

 

Courses:                                                                                                                            UNU / ICTP PFF Network                                                                  Downloads:

IPFS-IBC1            Completed                                                                                                                                                                                                             Lee model   Description  Code         

IPFS-IBC-DIY      On-going

IPFS-IBC2            Commencing on 29 July 2009. To enrol, click on link at left.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                IPFS 2008  2009  Papers

Research Projects                                                                                 Rationale of IPFS                                                   ICTP OAA Papers

 

Links: IWPDA 2009  International Workshop on Plasma Diagnostics & Applications,  2-3 July 2009, Singapore                                                    Plasma concepts

             Nuclear & Renewable Energy Sources with International Participation 28-29 September 2009, Ankara, Turkey                                         Useful files                                                                                          

Current waveforms of plasma focus machines from sub-kJ to multi-MJ- fitting measured to computed

                                                            PF400 0.4kJ-Chilean                                      NX2 3kJ-Singapore

                      PF1000  1MJ-Polish, ICDMP              PF25MJ- mult-megajoule Numerical experiments

 

Plasma Focus Neutron scaling laws from numerical experiments (up to 25MJ)

 

   Yn vs E0 –note Yn~E02 at low E0.  Yn~Ipeak3.8;Yn~Ipinch4.5 from kJ to 25MJ

 

A complete DIY training course, click :

Internet-based Plasma Focus Course on Numerical Experiments

 

A complete computation package, click:

Description and Code of the Lee Model RADPF

 

More details from

Universal Plasma Focus Laboratory Facility

 

 

Associates & Awardees of IPFS

 

 

List of Research Projects

 

Turkey Lecture Tour September/October 2009

 

 

leesing@optusnet.com.au      lee_sing@intimal.edu.my

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: 15 October 2009