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2018　Special Lecture on Accelerator and Fusion Reactor Technology III

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
Instructor(s)
Hasegawa Jun  Iio Shunji  Oguri Yoshiyuki  Akatsuka Hiroshi  Katabuchi Tatsuya  Tsutsui Hiroaki  Hayashizaki Noriyosu 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri7-8(原講523, North No.2, 5F-523)  
Group
-
Course number
NCL.A603
Credits
1
Academic year
2018
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2018/3/22
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

The course will provide lectures on accelerator and fusion reactor engineering mainly for doctoral degree program students so that they can deeply understand the state-of-art technologies in these fields.

Student learning outcomes

Students can explain the state-of-art technologies in the fields of accelerator and fusion engineering based on the extensive and deep knowledge on these fields.

Keywords

Plasma spectroscopy, collisional radiative model, high power laser, laser-driven particle acceleration, particle accelerators, inertial confinement, heavy ion beam, stopping power, magnetic confinement, nuclear fusion, tokamak, helical, superconductivity, superconducting magnet, nuclear reaction, nuclear transmutation, nuclear waste management, nuclear data

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lectures will be delivered by the lecturers in various fields of accelerator and fusion engineering.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Spectroscopic measurement of plasmas, and collisional radiative model to describe excitation kinetics of excited states as radiation source. Explain spectroscopic measurement of plasmas. Explain collisional radiative model to describe excitation kinetics of excited states as radiation source.
Class 2 Laser-driven particle acceleration Explain the principles and the latest research trend of laser-driven particle acceleration.
Class 3 Applications of particle accelerators Explain applications of particle accelerators.
Class 4 Heavy-ion inertial fusion Explain the basics of beam-plasma interaction, especially energy deposition from fast heavy ions to the hot target plasma.
Class 5 Superconducting Technology in Magnetic Confinement Fusion Explain a superconducting technology in magnetic confinement fusion.
Class 6 History of research on magnetic confinement for fusion reactors Explain the principle and research on magnetic plasma confinement for fusion reactors.
Class 7 Nuclear transmutation system and nuclear reaction data Explain nuclear transmutation system for long-lived nuclear waste, and nuclear reaction data required for its development.
Class 8 Discussion Discuss various topics in the fields of accelerator and fusion engineering with extensive knowledge.

Textbook(s)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

1) Takashi Fujimoto, "Plasma Spectroscopy", Oxford : Clarendon Press, ISBN-13: 9780198530282 (2007).
2) Andrea Macchi, "Superintense Laser-Plasma Interaction Theory Primer", Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-6125-4 (2013).
4) Stefano Atzeni and Jurgen Meyer-ter-Vehn, "The Physics of Inertial Fusion: Beam Plasma Interaction, Hydrodynamics, Hot Dense Matter (International Series of Monographs on Physics)", Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN-13: 978-0199568017 (2009).
5) G. McCracken and P. Stott, "Fusion", 2nd edition, Elsevier (2013)

Assessment criteria and methods

The understanding and knowledge on accelerator and fusion reactor technologies are evaluated through mini-exams or a report given in each class.

Related courses

  • NCL.A403 ： Particle Accelerator Engineering
  • NCL.A404 ： Application of Accelerators and Radiation
  • NCL.A402 ： Nuclear Fusion Reactor Engineering

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Fundamental knowledge of accelerator and fusion reactor engineering is required.

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