The course will provide the lectures mainly for doctoral degree program students on accelerator and fusion reactor engineering, students deeply understand the detail of accelerator and fusion reactor technology.
Students can explain the details of accelerator and fusion reactor engineering based on the deep understanding of this scientific field.
accelerator, fusion reactor, fusion reaction, Rarefied supersonic plasma flow, arc jet, thrusters, magnetic confinement fusion, numerical analysis, equilibrium, stability, transport, inertial fusion, heavy-ion accelerator, reactor system, inertial electrostatic confinement fusion, compact neutron source, quantum beam optics
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Lectures will be delivered by the lecturers in various fields in accelerator and fusion reactor engineering
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Inertial electrostatic confinement fusion | Explain the principle of inertial electrostatic confinement fusion and its applications |
Class 2 | Heavy-Ion Inertial Fusion I – Basics – | Explain basic concept of inertial confinement fusion driven by heavy-ion beam. |
Class 3 | Generation and analysis of supersonic plasma flow | Explain the basis of supersonic plasma flow. |
Class 4 | Nuclear physics of nuclear fusion reactions | Explain nuclear physics of nuclear fusion reactions. |
Class 5 | Introduction of quantum beam optics | Explain the principles of optical systems used for quantum (electron, positron and neutron) beam measurements. |
Class 6 | Applications of particle accelerators | Explain applications of particle accelerators. |
Class 7 | Numerical analysis in nuclear fusion | Explain a part of numerical analysis in magnetic confinement fusion. |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
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The understanding and knowledge on accelerator and fusion reactor technologies are evaluated through a small quiz or assignments of each lecture.
General fundamental knowledge of accelerator and fusion reactor engineering
Assoc. Prof. Tatsuya Katabuchi buchi[at]lane.iir.titech.ac.jp
Prior appointment is needed