Duccio Testa

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Domaines de compétences

Physique des plasmas pour la fusion nucléaire
Développement de modèles mathématiques et numériques pour l'analyse statistique des fluctuations dans des systèmes physiques complexes
Développement d'instrumentation de mesure avec procédés de microtechnique
Archéologie de l'époque romaine et préromaine

Mission

(1998-2010) Responsible Officer (RO) on the JET tokamak for two diagnostics: the Alfvén Eigenmode Active Diagnostic and the fast fluctuation measurement system
(2002-2007) Co-project leader for the first upgrade of the AEAD system at JET, co-leading staff from different institutions (EPFL, MIT, UKAEA). The project was successfully completed on schedule with the delivery to JET of the in-vessel antennas and modified plant control equipment in 2005, and the final commissioning of the system completed in 2007
(2010 to present) Principal scientific and technical advisor for the second upgrade of the AEAD system at JET, providing guidance to a team from different academic and commercial institutions (EPFL, MIT, CCFE, University of Sao Paulo Brazil, National Instruments USA and Europe). The project was successfully completed in October 2016
(2015 to present) Responsible Officer (RO) on the TCV tokamak for the high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system
(2010-2012) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the LTCC-1D sensors that have been installed on the FTU tokamak (Frascati, Italy)
(2012-2013) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the LTCC-2D sensors that have been installed on the WEST tokamak (Cadarache, France)
(2013-2015) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the LTCC-3D sensors that have been installed on the TCV tokamak (Lausanne, Switzerland)
(2010-2016) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the prototype LTCC-1D sensors foreseen for installation on the ITER tokamak (Cadarache, France)
(from 2022 onwards) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the prototype inductive magnetic sensors produced with photolithography techniques foreseen for installation in DTT and DEMO

Travail en cours

(from 2022 onwards) Leading the EPFL team designing, manufacturing and testing the prototype inductive magnetic sensors produced with photolithography techniques foreseen for installation in DTT and DEMO
(from 2015 onwards) Responsible Officer (RO) on the TCV tokamak for the high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system
(from 2015 onwards) Développement de modèles mathématiques et numériques pour l'analyse statistique des fluctuations dans des systèmes physiques complexes

Biographie

sailing instructor, Italian Navy Military Academy in Livorno
orienteering instructor, Italian & UK Orienteering Federations
basketball instructor, Italian & UK Basketball Federations
sport kids (4 to 10 years old) instructor, Jeunesse & Sport Suisse
rugby instructor (10 to 18 years old), Jeunesse & Sport Suisse
coach for various age groupes in the Ecole de Rugby de Lausanne between 2010 and 2020
coach for the Lausanne University VII's rugby team, men & women, between 2017 & 2020
coach for the RF1 basketball team of the Renens Basket (from 09/2023)

Parcours professionnel

Archaeology

Regularly working as a qualified expert contributing to the overall supervision of the work on archaeological excavations

Soprintendenza Archeologica per l’Etruria Meridionale, Rome, IT

1988 to 1995

Research Assistant

observation of extra-galactic jets

Astronomical Observatory of Pino Torinese, Torino (Italy)

10/1994 to 06/1995

Supply teacher of mathematics, physics and computing

part-time work as replacement teacher

various high schools in Torino (Italy)

09/1994 to 07/1995

Physicist

during my PhD thesis

JET – Joint Undertaking (Oxford)

10/1995 to 09/1998

Physicist

during my Post-Doc fellowship

Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA

10/1998 to 06/2002

Research & Teaching

permanent position from 1st January 2006

Centre de Recherche en Physiques des Plasmas (now Swiss Plasma Center), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH

From 07/2002 onwards

Formation

High School Diploma

60/60 marks

Liceo Classico Vincenzo Gioberti, Torino, IT

06/1988

Bachelor/Master in Physics

110/110 cum laude marks

Universita di Torino, IT

07/1994

European Community Research Training Grant

Research Fellowship

JET-Joint Undertaking, Oxford, UK

06/1995

Ph.D. in Plasma Physics

Ph.D. Fellowship

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK

10/1995 to 09/1998

Post-Doc Fellow

Post-Doc Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Boston, USA

10/1998 to 06/2002

Publications

Autres publications

1. D.Testa et al., First Developments towards Producing Inductive Magnetic Sensors using State-of-the-Art Photolithography Techniques, Journal of Instrumentation 18(2023), C06002 (proceedings of the ICFDT6 Conference); doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/18/06/C06002.
2. H.Weisen et al. (amongst them D.Testa), TCV tokamak neutron shielding upgrade for dual NBI operation, Fus. Sci. Tech. 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2209490.
3. D.Testa et al., Development of algorithms for the end-end system simulation and performance analysis for a high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system: application to TCV, JET and ITER, Fus. Eng. Des. 188 (2023), 113406; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2022.113406.
4. D.Testa, J.Charrière, The SparSpec algorithm and the application to the detection of spatial periodicities in tokamaks: from a 1D to a 2D analysis, Physica Scripta 97 (2022) 115602; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ac95dc.
5. M.Vallar et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Modelling of sawtooth-induced fast ion transport in positive and negative triangularity in TCV, Nuclear Fusion 62(2), 026028; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/ac3f18
6. D.Testa, H.Carfantan, L.M.Perrone, The SparSpec algorithm and the application to the detection of spatial periodicities in tokamaks: using memory with relaxation, Plasma Research Express 3 (2021), 025006; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1067/abf947.
7. D.Testa, H.Carfantan, L.M.Perrone, The SparSpec algorithm and the application to the detection of spatial periodicities in tokamaks: error weighting the penalization criterion to improve the performance of the algorithm, Plasma Research Express 3 (2021), 025005; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1067/abf946.
8. A.Tinguely et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Experimental studies of plasma-antenna coupling with the JET Alfvén Eigenmode Active Diagnostic, Nuclear Fusion 61 (2021), 026003; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/abc7eb.
9. H.Reimerdes et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Initial TCV Operation with a Baffled Divertor, Nuclear Fusion 61 (2021), 024022; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/abd196.
10.A.Tinguely et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Results from the Alfvén Eigenmode Active Diagnostic during the 2019-2020 JET deuterium campaign, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 62 (2020), 115002; doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aba7f7.
11.B.Geiger et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Observation of Alfvén Eigenmodes driven by off-axis neutral beam injection in the TCV tokamak, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 62 (2020), 095017; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aba19e.
12.D.Testa, Manufacturing, Installation, Commissioning and First Results with the 3D Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramic High-Frequency Magnetic Sensors on the Tokamak à Configuration Variable, Tutorial Paper in Review of Scientific Instruments 91 (2020), 081401; doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5115004.
13.A.Dvornova et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Modelling of TAE mode excitation with an antenna in realistic X-point geometry, Physics of Plasmas 27 (2020), 012507; doi: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5126171.
14.V.Aslanyan et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Gyrokinetic simulations of Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes excited by energetic ions and external antennas on the Joint European Torus, Nuclear Fusion 59 (2019), 026008; doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-4326/aaf430.
15.C.Piron et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Extension of the operating space of high-βN fully non-inductive scenarios onTCV using Neutral Beam Injection, Nuclear Fusion 59 (2019), 2019; doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ab2bb6.
16.D.Testa et al., LTCC Magnetic Sensors at EPFL and TCV: Lessons Learnt for ITER, Fusion Engineering and Design 146 (2019), 1553; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.02.127.
17.N.Rispoli et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Tracking of neoclassical tearing modes in TCV using the electron cyclotron emission diagnostics in quasi-in-line configuration, Fusion Engineering and Design 146 (2019), 666, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.051.
18.M.Vallar et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Neutral beam injector for plasma heating on the TCV tokamak – 3 years of operation: status, scientific results and technical improvements, Fusion Engineering and Design 146 (2019), 737; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.01.077.
19.S.Dowson et al. (amongst them D.Testa), The JET Upgraded Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmode Active Diagnostic System, Fusion Engineering and Design 146 (2019), 2639; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.04.064.
20.A.Pochelon, L.Curchod, D.Testa, P.Chattopadhyay, Two-post wave slaloming at a cut-off and a resonance, or how to access and heat overdense plasmas using two successive mode conversions, Communications de la Societé Suisse de Physique, vol.54, 2018.
21.H.Reimerdes et al. (amongst them D.Testa), TCV divertor upgrade for alternative magnetic configurations, Nuclear Materials and Energy 12 (2017), 1106; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nme.2017.02.013.
22.B.Geiger et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Fast-ion transport in low-density L-mode plasmas at TCV using FIDA spectroscopy and the TRANSP code, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 59 (2017), 115002; doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aa8340.
23.C.Galperti et al., (amongst them D.Testa), Integration of a real-time node for magnetic perturbations signal analysis in the TCV tokamak distributed digital control system, IEEE-Transaction on Nuclear Science 64 (2017), 1446; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2017.2711625.
24.T.Maeder, C.Jacq, D.Testa et al., LTCC and thick-film ceramic magnetic sensors for tokamak nuclear fusion, Procedia Eng. 168 (2016), 646; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.11.235.
25.D.Testa et al., Sparse Representation of Signals: from astrophysics to real-time data analysis for fusion plasmas and system optimization analysis for ITER, Topical Review paper, Plasma Phys. Contr. Fusion 58 (2016), 123001; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/58/12/123001.
26.P.Puglia et al. (amongst them D.Testa), The upgraded JET toroidal Alfvén eigenmode diagnostic system, Nucl. Fusion 56 (2016), 112020; doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/56/11/112020.
27.C.Jacq et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Solutions for thermally mismatched brazing operations for ceramic tokamak magnetic sensor, IMAPS/ACerS 12th International Conference and Exhibition on Ceramic Interconnect and Ceramic Microsystems Technologies (CICMT 2016), Denver (USA), 19-21 April 2016; http://www.imaps.org/ceramics/index.htm.
28.D.Testa, P.Blanchard, T.Panis, Measurement of the Radial Profile of the Plasma Isotopic Composition in JET Plasmas Using Alfvén Eigenmodes, Nucl. Fusion 55 (2015), 123010; doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123010.
29.E.Lazzaro et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Effects of central electron cyclotron power on plasma rotation and on triggerless onset of NTMs in the TCV tokamak, Nucl. Fusion 55 (2015), 093031; doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/55/9/093031.
30.D.Testa, A.Corne, G.Farine, C.Jacq, T.Maeder, M.Toussaint, 3D, LTCC-type, High-Frequency Magnetic Sensors for the TCV Tokamak, Fusion Engineering and Design 96-97 (2015), 989-992; doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.05.065.
31.P.Moreau et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Development of the ITER Continuous External Rogowski: from conceptual design to final design, Fusion Engineering and Design 96-97 (2015), 878-881; doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.04.047.
32.D.Testa, H.Carfantan, A.Goodyear, Implementation of a novel real-time controller for the detection and tracking of magneto-hydrodynamic instabilities on the JET tokamak, Plasma and Fusion Research 9 (2014), 1405003.
33.P.Moreau et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Prototyping and Testing of the Continuous External Rogowski ITER Magnetic Sensor, Fusion Engineering and Design 88(6) (2013), 1165-1169; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2012.12.020.
34.G.P.Canal et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Fast seeding of NTMs by sawtooth crashes in TCV and their preemption using ECRH, Nuclear Fusion 53(11) (2013), 113026.
35.D.Testa, T.Panis, P.Blanchard, A.Fasoli, JET-EFDA contributors, Plasma isotopic effect on the damping rate of Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes with intermediate toroidal mode numbers, Nuclear Fusion 52(9) (2012), 094006; doi:10.1088/0029-5515/52/9/094006.
36.D.Testa, M.Albergante, A phenomenological explanation for the anomalous ion heating observed in the JET alpha heating experiment of 1997, Nuclear Fusion 52(8) (2012), 083010; doi:10.1088/0029-5515/52/8/083010.
37.J.Rossel et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Edge localized mode control by electron cyclotron waves in a tokamak plasma, Nucl. Fusion 52(3) (2012), 032004; doi:10.1088/0029-5515/52/3/032004.
38.D.Testa, M.Albergante, Evidence for a new path to the self-sustainment of thermonuclear fusion in magnetically confined plasmas, Europhysics Letters 97 (2012), 35003; doi:10.1209/0295-5075/97/35003.
39.D.Testa, M.Toussaint, R.Chavan, A.Encheva, J.B.Lister, J-M.Moret, F.Sanchez, Prototyping conventional wound high frequency magnetic sensors for ITER, Fusion Science and Technology, 61(1) (2012), 19-50 (URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=13337).
40.T.Panis, A.Fasoli, D.Testa, Analysis of damping rate measurements of toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes on JET as a function of n: part-II, Nuclear Fusion 52(2) (2012), 023014; doi:10.1088/0029-5515/52/2/023014.
41.T.Panis, A.Fasoli, D.Testa, Analysis of damping rate measurements of toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes on JET as a function of n: part-I, Nuclear Fusion 52(2) (2012), 023013; doi:10.1088/0029-5515/52/2/023013.
42.D.Testa, H.Carfantan, M.Toussaint, R.Chavan, Y.Fournier, J.Guterl, J.B.Lister, T.Maeder, J-M.Moret, A.Perez, F.Sanchez, B.Schaller, C.Slater, M.Stoeck, G.Tonetti, Assessment of the ITER high-frequency magnetic diagnostic set, Fusion Engineering and Design 86 (2011), 1149–1152; doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2011.03.118.
43.M.Toussaint, D.Testa, H.Carfantan, N.Baluc, R.Chavan, G.Chitarin, Y.Fournier, A.Gallo, C.Hollenstein, J.B.Lister, T.Maeder, P.Marmillod, S.Peruzzo, F.Sanchez, M.Stoeck, G.Tonetti, Design of the ITER high-frequency magnetic diagnostic coils, Fusion Engineering and Design 86 (2011), 1248-1251; doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2011.03.080.
44.D.Testa, A.Fasoli, A.Goodyear, Q.King, P.Blanchard, H.Carfantan, A.Klein, P.Lavanchy, T.Panis, JET-EFDA contributors, The JET Alfvén Eigenmode Local Manager for the real-time detection and tracking of a frequency-degenerate spectrum of MHD instabilities, Fusion Engineering and Design 86 (2011), 381-392; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2011.03.053.
45.D.Testa, D.Spong, T.Panis, P.Blanchard, A.Fasoli, JET-EFDA contributors, Recent JET Experiments on Alfvén Eigenmodes with Intermediate Toroidal Mode Numbers: Measurements and Modelling of n=3 Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes with the TAEFL code, Nucl. Fusion 51 (2011), 043009; doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/51/4/043009.
46.D.Testa, Y.Fournier, T.Maeder, M.Toussaint, R.Chavan, J.Guterl, J.B.Lister, J-M.Moret, B.Schaller, G.Tonetti, Prototyping a high frequency inductive magnetic sensor using the non-conventional, low temperature co-fired ceramics technology for use in ITER, Fusion Science and Technology 59(2) (2011), 376-396 (URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=11653).
47.G.Vayakis et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Nuclear technology aspects of ITER vessel-mounted diagnostics, Journal of Nuclear Materials (2011), doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2011.01.081 (Special Issue 14th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, 2009).
48.D.Testa, H.Carfantan, A.Goodyear, P.Blanchard, A.Klein, T.Panis, JET-EFDA contributors, The JET Alfvén eigenmode local manager for the real-time detection and tracking of MHD instabilities, Europhysics Letters 92 (2010), 50001; doi: 10.1209/0295-5075/92/50001.
49.D.Testa, N.Mellet, T.Panis, P.Blanchard, H.Carfantan, A.Fasoli, JET-EFDA contributors, The Dependence of the Damping Rate of Medium-n Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes on the Edge Plasma Elongation in JET, Nucl. Fusion 50 (2010), 084010 (Special Issue 11th IAEA-TCM-EP, 2009); doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/50/8/084010.
50.T.Panis, D.Testa, A.Fasoli, A.Klein, H.Carfantan, P.Blanchard, JET-EFDA contributors, Optimization of the Active MHD Spectroscopy System on JET for the Excitation of Individual Intermediate and High-n Alfvén Eigenmodes, Nucl. Fusion 50 (2010), 084019 (Special Issue 11th IAEA-TCM-EP, 2009); doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/50/8/084019.
51.A.Fasoli, D.Testa, T.Panis, A.Klein, J.A.Snipes, J.Sears, M.Gryaznevich, R.Martin, S.D.Pinches, JET-EFDA contributors, Active excitation and damping rate measurement of intermediate-n Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes in JET, C-Mod and MAST plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 52 (2010), 075015, doi: 10.1088/0741-3335/52/7/075015.
52.D.Testa, M.Toussaint, R.Chavan, J.Guterl, J.B.Lister, J-M.Moret, A.Perez, F.Sanchez, B.Schaller, G.Tonetti, A.Encheva, G.Vayakis, C.Walker, Y.Fournier, T.Maeder, G.Chitarin, E.Alessi, R.S.Delogu, A.Gallo, N.Marconato, S.Peruzzo, M.Preindl, H.Carfantan, E.Hodgson, J.Romero, R.Vila, B.Brichard, L.Vermeeren, The magnetic diagnostic set for ITER, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 38(3) (2010), 284-294; doi: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2037226.
53.D.Testa, H.Carfantan, R.Chavan, J.B.Lister, J-M.Moret, M.Toussaint, Functional performance analysis and optimization for the high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system in ITER – part1, Fusion Science Technology 57(3) (2010), 208-237 (URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=9468).
54.D.Testa, H.Carfantan, R.Chavan, J.B.Lister, J-M.Moret, M.Toussaint, Functional performance analysis and optimization for the high-frequency magnetic diagnostic system in ITER – part2, Fusion Science Technology 57(3) (2010), 238-273 (URL: http://epubs.ans.org/?a=9469).
55.R.Chavan et al. (amongst them D.Testa), The magnetic diagnostics set for ITER, Fusion Engineering and Design 84 (2009), 295-299.
56.D.Testa, M.Cecconello, C.Schlatter, The dependence of the proton-triton thermo-nuclear fusion reaction rate on the temperature and total energy content of the high-energy proton distribution function, Nucl. Fusion 49(6) (2009), 062004, doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/49/6/062004.
57.A.Klein, H.Carfantan, D.Testa, A.Fasoli, J.A.Snipes, A Sparsity-based Method for the Analysis of Magnetic Fluctuations in Unevenly-spaced Mirnov Coils, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 50 (2008), 125005; https://doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/50/12/125005.
58.S.Sharapov et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Burning Plasma Studies at JET, Fusion Science and Technology 53 (2008), 989-1022.
59.F.S.Zaitsev et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Suprathermal deuterium ions produced by nuclear elastic scattering of ICRH driven He3 ions in JET plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 49 (2007), 1747-1766.
60.A.Fasoli et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Physics of Energetic Ions, Chapter 5 of a Special Issue on “Progress in the ITER Physics Basis”, Nucl. Fusion 47 (2007), S264-S284.
61.S.Hacquin et al. (amongst them D.Testa), X-mode reflectometry measurements in the JET plasma core region, Rev. Scient. Instr. 77 (2006), 10E925.
62.M.Santala et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Proton–triton nuclear reaction in ICRF heated plasmas in JET, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 48 (2006), 1233.
63.D.Testa, A.Fasoli, C.Boswell, Measurement of the instability threshold for toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes in JET plasmas with forward and reversed magnetic field, Nucl. Fusion 46 (2006) 829-836.
64.D.Testa, L.Garzotti, C.Giroud, The role of the radial electric field for the transition to high confinement regimes, Nucl. Fusion 46 (2006), 562-579; doi: 10.1088/0029-5515/46/5/008.
65.A.Salmi et al. (amongst them D.Testa), JET experiments to assess the clamping of the fast ion energy distribution during ICRF heating due to finite Larmor radius effects, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 48 (2006), 717.
66.A.Murari et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Burning plasma diagnostics, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 47 (2005), B249-B262.
67.S.Sharapov et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Experimental studies of instabilities and confinement of energetic particles on JET and on MAST, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005), 1168-1177.
68.D.Testa, C.Boswell, A.Fasoli, Experimental study of the dependence of the damping rate of n=1 TAEs on the on-axis safety factor and toroidal rotation shear, Nucl. Fusion 45 (2005), 907-917.
69.D.Testa, M.Bigi, Current Losses induced by Edge Localised Modes in JET Tokamak Plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 47 (2005), 733-744; doi: 10.1088/0741-3335/47/6/001.
70.S.Sharapov et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Monitoring Alfvén Cascade Eigenmodes with Interferometry on the JET Tokamak, Phys.Rev.Lett. 93 (2004), 165001.
71.L.-G.Eriksson et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Plasma Rotation Induced by Directed Waves in the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies, Phys.Rev.Lett. 92 (2004), 235001.
72.S.Pinches et al. (amongst them D.Testa), The Role of Energetic Particles in Fusion Plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 46 (2004), B187-B200.
73.C.Schlatter, D.Testa et al., Error estimation and parameter dependence of the calculation of the fast ion distribution function, temperature and density using data from the KF1 high energy NPA on JET, Review Scientific Instruments 75 (2004), 3547-3549.
74.D.Testa, A.Fasoli, D.Borba et al., Alfvén Mode Stability and Wave-Particle Interaction on the JET Tokamak: Prospects for Scenarios Development and Control Schemes in Burning Plasma Experiments, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 46 (2004), S59-S79.
75.D.Testa, A.Fasoli, A.Jaun, Measurement of the damping rate of n=1 toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes as a function of the neutral beam heating power and plasma beta on JET, Nucl. Fusion 43 (2003), 724-728.
76.D.Testa, G.Y.Fu, A.Jaun, A.Fasoli, O.Sauter, Experimental Test of Damping Models for n=1 Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes in JET, Nucl. Fusion 43 (2003), 479-482.
77.D.Testa, A.Fasoli, E.Solano, Diagnosis and Study of Alfvén Eigenmodes Stability in JET, Review Scientific Instruments 74 (2003), 1694-1700.
78.N.Gorelenkov, A.Gondhalekar, A.Korotkov, S.Sharapov, D.Testa, Mechanism of radial redistribution of energetic trapped ions due to m=2/n=1 kink instability in plasmas with an internal transport barrier in the Joint European Torus, Phys. Plasmas 10 (2003), 713-725.
79.J.-M.Noterdaeme et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Spatially resolved toroidal plasma rotation with ICRF on JET, Nucl. Fusion 43 (2003), 274-289.
80.R.J.Buttery, T.C.Hender, D.F.Howell, R.J.LaHaye, O.Sauter, D.Testa, Onset of Neoclassical Tearing Modes on JET, Nuclear Fusion 43 (2003), 69-83.
81.D.Bettella, A.Murari, M.Stamp, D.Testa, First measurements on the core and edge isotope composition using the JET isotope separator neutral particle analyser, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 45 (2003), 1893-1907.
82.F.Zonca et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Energetic Particle Modes stability in tokamaks with hollow q–profiles, Phys. Plasmas 9, 4939 (2002).
83.S.Sharapov et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Alfvén wave cascades in a tokamak, Phys. Plasmas 9 (2002), 2027-2036.
84.A.Fasoli, D.Testa et al., MHD Spectroscopy, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 44 (2002), 159-172.
85.D.Testa, C.Giroud, A.Fasoli, K.-D.Zastrow, On the measurement of toroidal rotation for the impurity and the main ion species in JET tokamak plasmas, Phys. Plasmas 9 (2002), 243-250.
86.D.Borba et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Modelling of Alfvén waves in JET plasmas with the CASTOR-K code, Nucl. Fusion 42 (2002), 1028-1038.
87.J.Pamela et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Overview of Results and Possibilities for Fast Particle Research on JET, Nucl. Fusion 42 (2002), 1014-1028.
88.D.Testa, A.Fasoli, The effect of plasma shaping on the damping of low-n Alfvén Eigenmodes in JET tokamak plasmas, Nucl. Fusion 41 (2001), 809-812.
89.C.Challis et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Effect of q-profile modification by LHCD on internal transport barrier in JET, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 43 (2001), 861-879.
90.A.Jaun, A.Fasoli, D.Testa, J.Vaclavik, L.Villard, Gyrokinetics modelling of macro-instabilities in high performance tokamak plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 43 (2001), 207-216.
91.S.Sharapov, D.Testa et al., MHD spectroscopy through detection detecting Toroidal Alfvén Eigenmodes and Alfvén wave cascades, Phys. Lett. A 289 (2001), 127-134; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(01)00588-6.
92.S.Sharapov et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Energetic particle physics at JET, Nucl. Fus. 40 (2000), 1363-1381.
93.D.Testa, A.Gondhalekar, Fast ion density measurement using high energy neutral particle analysis in JET, Nucl. Fusion 40 (2000), 975-988.
94.A.Fasoli et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Fast particles-wave interaction in the Alfvén frequency range on the JET tokamak, Phys. Plasmas 7 (2000), 1816-1824.
95.A.Fasoli, A.Jaun, D.Testa, Isotope mass scaling of AE damping rates in the JET tokamak plasmas, Phys. Lett. A265 (2000), 288-293.
96.D.Testa, W.G.F.Core, A.Gondhalekar, Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency heating of deuterium plasmas in the Joint European Torus: interpretation of measurements of minority hydrogen isotope ion distribution functions, Phys. Plasmas 6 (1999), 3498-3510.
97.D.Testa, W.G.F.Core, A.Gondhalekar, Ion Cyclotron Resonance Frequency heating of deuterium plasmas in the Joint European Torus: modelling of the resonant minority ion distribution function, Phys. Plasmas 6 (1999), 3489-3497.
98.M.Mantsinen et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Analysis of bulk ion heating with ICRH in high performance plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 41 (1999), 843-865.
99.D.Testa, C.N.Lashmore-Davies, A.Gondhalekar, L.G.Eriksson, M.J.Mantsinen, T.J.Martin, Measurement and interpretation of interaction of MeV energy protons with Lower Hybrid waves in JET plasmas, Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 41 (1999), 507-524.
100.F.Rimini et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Combined heating experiments in ELM-free H-modes in JET, Nucl. Fusion 39 (1999), 1591-1603.

Archaeology

1. D.Testa, O.Riccardi and F.Rubat Borel, Introduzione alla civiltà etrusca, published by Isola dell’Arte (Alessandria, Italy), 1999.
2. Many authors (amongst them D.Testa), Guida archeologica di Torino: la città medioevale, G.A.T. publishing, Turin, Italy, 1996.
3. Many authors (amongst them D.Testa), Guida archeologica di Torino: la città quadrata, G.A.T. publishing, Turin, Italy, 1995.
4. D.Testa, V.d’Ercole and A.Zifferero, Nuovi dati dalla stipe votiva di Ripa Maiale (Allumiere-Roma), in Preistoria e Protostoria in Etruria, Atti del III incontro di studi (Manciano-Farnese), Italy, July 1995; also in the permanent collection of the Museo Archeologico, Manciano, Italy.
5. V.d’Ercole et al. (amongst them D.Testa), Ripresa degli scavi nella necropoli proto-Villanoviana di Poggio della Pozza in Allumiere, Atti del Secondo Incontro di Studi, Centro Studi di Preistoria e Archeologia PPE II(1) (Milano, 1995), 177.
6. D.Testa et al., Alcuni aspetti della vita quotidiana nel mondo romano, G.A.R. publishing, Rome, Italy, 1992.

Enseignement & Phd

Enseignement

Physics

A dirigé les thèses EPFL de

Panis Theodoros , Stipani Lorenzo ,

(from 2021 - ongoing) Lecturer for the Global Issue Energy-A class, 1st bachelor.
(from 2013, ongoing) Tutor for the General Physics II course for the SSV faculty (PHYS-106(a), Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli, then Prof. Ivo Furno); regular tutoring activities suspended form 2018 due to a change in the tutoring structure. Occasionally replaced Prof. Fasoli or Prof. Furno when absent for a number of lectures over these years. Every year: delivered a special lecture on general relativity and a special lecture for the preparation of the final exam.
(2015 to 2020) Prepared and delivered a number of lectures for the MOOC course on Plasma Physics. 2015: this has been the first ever MOOC course in Plasma Physics, with 6’182 students enrolled worldwide.
(from 2014 to 2016) Prepared and delivered a number of lectures and exercise sessions for the Plasma Physics III (PHYS-424) course.
(from 2012 to 2021) Prepared and delivered a number of lectures and exercise sessions for the Magnetic Confinement (PHYS-731) / EDPY course (this course is held every two years).
(from 2015 to 2020) Plasma Physics I course (PHYS-325, Prof. Stefano Alberti): replaced occasionally Prof. Alberti for lectures and the related exercise sessions.
(from 2014 to 2018) Plasma Physics II course (PHYS-423, Prof. Paolo Ricci): replaced occasionally Prof. Ricci for lectures and the related exercise sessions.
(from 2013 to 2018) General Physics II course for the GM faculty (PHYS-106(d), Prof. Paolo Ricci): replaced occasionally Prof. Ricci for lectures and the related exercise sessions.
(09/1994 -- 07/1995) Supply teacher of mathematics, physics and computing in various high schools In Torino (Italy).

Significant contribution to the work of various Ph.D. students: Dr. Christian Schlatter (2009), Dr. Jonathan Rossel (2013), Dr. Gustavo Canal (2014), Dr. Matteo Fontana (2018), Dr. Pedro Molina (2019), Dr. Mengdi Kong (2020); Aylwin Iantchenko (2023).
Supervision of post-doc students: Dr. Chris Boswell (MIT-PSFC, 2002 to 2005), Dr. Alexander Klein (MIT-PSFC, 2005 to 2007).
Supervision of visiting PhD students: Yuya Wakabayashi (from January to mid-March 2017, exchange student from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan); Bhavin Patel (from April to June 2018, exchange student from York University, UK).
Supervision of Master students: Pierre Walch (spring/summer 2016, exchange student from Ecole Nationale Supérieure Cachan, France); Alessandro Tolio (from September 2016 to May 2017, exchange student from Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Jean Cazabonne (spring/summer 2018, exchange student from Ecole Polytechnique de Paris, France); Antoine Dolliou (2018); Garance Durr-Legoupil-Nicoud (2022-2023); Jamil Assaad (2023, exchange student from ENS Lyon).
Diploma/semster students, co-supervision with staff from the EPFL-LPM laboratory: Yannick Fournier (2009), Martin Stoeck (2010), Adrien Corne (2014), Benoit Ellenrieder (2015); Ambrine Douhane & Marcus Cemes (2022); Ahmor Mehdi (2023-2024).
TP4 students: Celine Blondel (fall 2014), Emile Sutter (spring 2015), Riccardo di Campli (fall 2015 and spring 2016), Aylwin Iantchenko (spring 2016, also a project work, exchange student from Chalmers University – Sweden), Lorenzo Maria Perrone (fall 2016 and spring 2017, exchange student from University of Pisa, Italy); Tristan Bossert (fall 2017); Jonathan Charrière (fall 2017, also a project work); Adrien Juhem (fall 2018); Sabine Ogier-Collin (2020-2021); Laetitia Imstepf (2023); Jan Jacub Frybes (2022 - ongoing); Florian Tanguy (2022- ongoing); Eugenie Decaux, Camille Laville (2023 - ongoing); Carlo Schmitt and Jules Mainand (2023 - ongoing).
EPFL summer students and interns: Philippe Windischofer (summer 2015, exchange student from Technical University of Wien, Austria), Laurent Michaud (summer 2016, EPFL student), Joseph Python (January and February 2016, baccalaureate Gymnase de Beaulieu, Lausanne); Lucas Fuentes (summer 2017, EPFL student); Marion Burnichon (spring/summer 2018, exchange student from McGill University, Montreal, Canada); Marianne Royer (summer 2022, exchange student fron ENSI-Caen, France).
Summer students and interns at JET: Pierre Loiseleur (Ecole Polytechnique Paris, 1999), Clement Rechatin (Ecole Polytechnique Paris, 2004), Romain Charlassier (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Lyon, 2005), Xavier Roy (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Cachan, 2006).

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Enjeux mondiaux: énergie A

Le cours offre une vision d'ensemble des questions liées à l'énergie: concepts de bases, besoins et ressources, ainsi que les implications pour la société et la politique. L'approche interdisciplinaire intègre les SHS avec les sciences de l'ingénierie et initie au travail en équipe.

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