Ivo Furno
Adjunct Professor
EPFL SB SPC-GE
PPB 314 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
CH-1015 Lausanne
Web site: Web site: https://spc.epfl.ch/
EPFL SB SPC-GE
PPB 314 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
CH-1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 19 07
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A 1.5D fluid-Monte Carlo model of a hydrogen helicon plasma
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2022-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-8587/ac5ca2.Overview of the TCV tokamak experimental programme
Nuclear Fusion. 2022-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ac369b.RNA Sequencing of Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings after Non-Thermal Plasma-Seed Treatment Reveals Upregulation in Plant Stress and Defense Pathways
International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 2022-03-01. DOI : 10.3390/ijms23063070.Validation of edge turbulence codes in a magnetic X-point scenario in TORPEX
Physics of Plasmas. 2022. DOI : 10.1063/5.0064522.An In Situ FTIR Study of DBD Plasma Parameters for Accelerated Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds
International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.3390/ijms222111540.Analysis of proton bunch parameters in the AWAKE experiment
Journal Of Instrumentation. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/16/11/P11031.Laser photo-detachment combined with Langmuir probe in magnetized electronegative plasma: how the probe size affects the plasma dynamic?
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ac2d53.Entering the plasma agriculture field: An attempt to standardize protocols for plasma treatment of seeds
Plasma Processes And Polymers. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1002/ppap.202100152.Simulation and experimental study of proton bunch self-modulation in plasma with linear density gradients
Physical Review Accelerators And Beams. 2021-10-01. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.101301.Latest experimental and theoretical advances in the production of negative ions in caesium-free plasmas
European Physical Journal D. 2021-08-01. DOI : 10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00228-y.Vibrational excitation and dissociation of deuterium molecule by electron impact
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2021-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ac0163.Helicon wave plasma generated by a resonant birdcage antenna: magnetic field measurements and analysis in the RAID linear device
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2021-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ac0da3.Negative hydrogen ion dynamics inside the plasma volume of a linear device: Estimates from particle-in-cell calculations
Physics Of Plasmas. 2021-06-01. DOI : 10.1063/5.0044358.Millimeter-wave beam scattering and induced broadening by plasma turbulence in the TCV tokamak
Nuclear Fusion. 2021-06-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/abf43f.Transition between Instability and Seeded Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma
Physical Review Letters. 2021-04-20. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.164802.Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch
Physical Review Accelerators And Beams. 2021-01-05. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.011301.Advantages and Limitations of Surface Analysis Techniques on Plasma-Treated Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds
Frontiers in Materials. 2021. DOI : 10.3389/fmats.2021.642099.Mechanisms of Plasma-Seed Treatments as a Potential Seed Processing Technology
Frontiers in Physics. 2021. DOI : 10.3389/fphy.2021.617345.Proton Bunch Self-Modulation in Plasma with Density Gradient
Physical Review Letters. 2020-12-28. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.264801.Imaging spectropolarimetry for magnetic field diagnostics in solar prominences
Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2020-12-04. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361/202037931.Persistent random walks of charged particles across magnetic field lines
Physical Review E. 2020-11-04. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.102.053206.Development of a plasma electroacoustic actuator for active noise control applications
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2020-09-23. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6463/abafde.Influence of ion-induced secondary electron emission parameters in PICMC plasma simulations with experimental validation in DC cylindrical diode and magnetron discharges
Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 2020-09-04. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aba986.Experimental study of wakefields driven by a self-modulating proton bunch in plasma
Physical Review Accelerators And Beams. 2020-08-04. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.23.081302.Slip Ring Test Assembly With Increased Breakdown Voltage Limit for High-Voltage Bus Satellites
Ieee Aerospace And Electronic Systems Magazine. 2020-08-01. DOI : 10.1109/MAES.2020.2993388.Application of Thomson scattering to helicon plasma sources
Journal Of Plasma Physics. 2020-06-01. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377820000173.Cathodoluminescent screen imaging system for seeded blob detection in toroidal plasma experiment
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2020-05-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5123038.Negative ion characterization in a helicon plasma source for fusion neutral beams by cavity ring-down spectroscopy and Langmuir probe laser photodetachment
Nuclear Fusion. 2020-02-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab5e64.Fast ion transport phenomena in turbulent toroidal plasmas
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10135.Negative Hydrogen Ions in a Helicon Plasma Source
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7817.Characterizing time intermittency in non-diffusive fast ion transport through plasma turbulence
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2020-01-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab433b.The Influence of Microstructure on Nanomechanical and Diffusion Barrier Properties of Thin PECVD SiOx Films Deposited on Parylene C Substrates
Frontiers In Materials. 2019-12-06. DOI : 10.3389/fmats.2019.00319.Particle transport at arbitrary timescales with Poisson-distributed collisions
Physical Review E. 2019-11-22. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.052134.Truncated Levy motion through path integrals and applications to nondiffusive suprathermal ion transport
Physical Review E. 2019-11-18. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.052122.Magnetic field configurational study on a helicon-based plasma source for future neutral beam systems
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ab3705.Time intermittency in nondiffusive transport regimes of suprathermal ions in turbulent plasmas
Physical Review E. 2019-05-29. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.053208.Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaf455.ELM-induced cold pulse propagation in ASDEX Upgrade
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aaf9c3.Broadening of mm-wave beam by plasma turbulence in the basic plasma physics device TORPEX and TCV tokamak
2019-01-01. 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Granada, SPAIN, Sep 09-13, 2019. p. 882-882. DOI : 10.1109/ICEAA.2019.8879079.The role of basic plasmas studies in the quest for fusion power
Nature Physics. 2019. DOI : 10.1038/s41567-019-0622-5.Thomson scattering measurements in the divertor region of the TCV Tokamak plasmas
19th International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics , Whitefish, Montana, U.S.A., 22–26 September 2019 .Thomson scattering measurements in the divertor region of the TCV Tokamak plasmas
2019. 19th International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics, Whitefish, Montana, U.S.A., 22–26 September 2019. p. C10038-C10038. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/14/10/C10038.Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: from conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond
Nuclear Fusion. 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab25cb.A locked mode indicator for disruption prediction on JET and ASDEX upgrade
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.021.A Variable Structure Control Scheme Proposal for the Tokamak a Configuration Variable
Complexity. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1155/2019/2319560.Experiments and modelling for glow discharge plasmas applied to niobium sputter deposition in superconducting radiofrequency cavities
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9243.First B-dot measurements in the RAID device, an alternative negative ion source for DEMO neutral beams
2019. Symposium on Fusion Technology, Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy, September 16-21, 2019. p. 1140-1144. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.02.025.Gas breakdown mitigation in satellite slip rings
Aerospace Science and Technology. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.ast.2018.12.010.Two-fluid plasma model for radial Langmuir probes as a converging nozzle with sonic choked flow, and sonic passage to supersonic flow
Physics of Plasmas. 2019. DOI : 10.1063/1.5084115.Millimeter-wave beam scattering by edge-plasma density fluctuations in TCV
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae7bf.Millimeter-Wave Beam Scattering by Edge Turbulence in Magnetically-Confined Plasmas
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9092.Optically isolated millimeter-wave detector for the Toroidal Plasma Experiment
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5053991.Homogenization theory for the effective permittivity of a turbulent tokamak plasma in the scrape-off layer
Journal Of Plasma Physics. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377818000922.Cavity ring-down spectroscopy to measure negative ion density in a helicon plasma source for fusion neutral beams
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5044504.Meandering particle bunches and a link between averages of time series of particle counts and higher-order moments
Physical Review E. 2018-09-07. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.98.032111.Two-fluid solutions for Langmuir probes in collisionless and isothermal plasma, over all space and bias potential
Physics Of Plasmas. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5041496.Millimeter-Wave Beam Scattering by Field-Aligned Blobs in Simple Magnetized Toroidal Plasmas
Physical Review Letters. 2018-03-08. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.105001.Sliding Surface Based Schemes for the Tokamak a Configuration Variable
2018-01-01. World Automation Congress (WAC), Stevenson, WA, Jun 03-06, 2018. p. 253-258. DOI : 10.23919/WAC.2018.8430383.Impurity seeding for suppression of the near scrape-off layer heat flux feature in tokamak limited plasmas
Physics of Plasmas. 2018. DOI : 10.1063/1.5023201.RF bias to suppress post-oxidation of mu c-Si:H films deposited by inductively-coupled plasma using a planar RF resonant antenna
Vacuum. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.10.020.Helicon wave-generated plasmas for negative ion beams for fusion
2017. 22 Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas, Aix en Provence, 30 May - 2 June 2017. p. 03014. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201715703014.Plasma blob studies using a fluorescent probe
2017. 44th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Belfast, UK, June 26-30, 2017. p. P1.415.Experimental study of high power mm-waves scattering by plasma turbulence in TCV plasmas
2017. 22 Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2017. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201715703008.Plasma cleaning of ITER first mirrors
2017. 16th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, GERMANY, MAY 16-19, 2017. p. 014047. DOI : 10.1088/1402-4896/aa8f30.Complex image method for RF antenna-plasma inductive coupling calculation in planar geometry: II. Measurements on a resonant network (vol 24, 065015, 2015)
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aa9645.Ion heating and flows in a high power helicon source
Physics Of Plasmas. 2017. DOI : 10.1063/1.4985328.Overview of progress in European medium sized tokamaks towards an integrated plasma-edge/wall solution
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6084.Understanding and suppressing the near Scrape-Off Layer heat flux feature in inboard-limited plasmas in TCV
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa84e0.Poloidal asymmetry in the narrow heat flux feature in the TCV scrape-off layer
Physics of Plasmas. 2017. DOI : 10.1063/1.4985075.Overview of the TCV tokamak program: scientific progress and facility upgrades
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6412.Blob properties in full-turbulence simulations of the TCV scrape-off layer
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aa6276.Non-linear simulations of the TCV Scrape-Off Layer
2017. PSI 2016, 22nd Plasma Surface Interactions Conference, Roma, Italia, 30 May - 03 June 2016. p. 1205-1208. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.019.Conceptual design of the DEMO neutral beam injectors: main developments and R&D achievements
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6186.Electromagnetic, complex image model of a large area RF resonant antenna as inductive plasma source
Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aa59d6.Spectroscopic characterisation of H2 and D2 helicon plasmas generated by a resonant antenna for neutral beam applications in fusion
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa53eb.Scrape-Off Layer physics in limited plasmas in TCV
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7475.Progress in simulating SOL plasma turbulence with the GBS code
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. P4.028.3D plasma dynamics studies in TORPEX using a dual Langmuir probe array
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. P4.106.Spectroscopic measurements of hydrogen dissociation degree and H− production in resonant antenna-generated helicon plasmas
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. P4.110.Method and device for determining plasma characteristics
EP3292559 ; EP3292559 ; WO2016177740 . 2016.RF inductive probe to measure plasma complex conductivity
69th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Bochum, Germany, October 10-14, 2016.Dual Langmuir-probe array for 3D plasma studies in TORPEX
Review of Scientific Instruments. 2016. DOI : 10.1063/1.4968024.3D plasma dynamics studies in TORPEX using a dual Langmuir probe array
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. 113504.Negative ion source development for a photoneutralization based neutral beam system for future fusion reactors
New Journal Of Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/1367-2630/18/12/125005.Conceptual design of the beam source for the DEMO Neutral Beam Injectors
New Journal of Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/1367-2630/18/12/125002.A novel helicon plasma source for negative ion beams for fusion
5th International Symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources - NIBS, Oxford, UK, 12th - 16th September 2016.The physics of the heat flux narrow decay length in the TCV scrape-off layer: experiments and simulations
2016. IAEA FEC 2016<br/>26th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 17-22 October 2016.X-Point Effect on Plasma Blob Dynamics
Physical Review Letters. 2016. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.105001.Non-diffusive transport of suprathermal ions by intermittent turbulent structures
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/58/1/014023.Blob dynamics in the TORPEX experiment: a multi-code validation
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/58/4/044005.Advancing plasma turbulence understanding through a rigorous Verification and Validation procedure: a practical example
Nordita Magnetic Reconnection in Plasmas Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden, August 10-14, 2015.RF antennas as plasma monitors
Frontiers of Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, Porquerolles, France, May 24-28, 2015.Investigating the double scale length of limited plasmas with nonlinear simulations of the TCV Scrape-Off Layer
2015. 42nd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Lisbon, Portugal, June 22-26, 2015.R&D around a photoneutralizer-based NBI system (Siphore) in view of a DEMO Tokamak steady state fusion reactor
Nuclear Fusion. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123020.Complex image method for RF antenna-plasma inductive coupling calculation in planar geometry. Part I: basic concepts
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/24/6/065014.Complex image method for RF antenna-plasma inductive coupling calculation in planar geometry. Part II: measurements on a resonant network
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/24/6/065015.Superdiffusive transport in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas
Journal of Plasma Physics. 2015. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377815001117.Overview of the RFX-mod contribution to the international Fusion Science Program
2015. 25th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC), Govt Russian Federat, St Petersburg, RUSSIA, OCT 13-18, 2014. p. 104012. DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/10/104012.Verification and validation of plasma turbulence codes in scrape-off layer conditions
1st TM IAEA on Fusion Data Processing, Validation and Analysis, Nice, France, June 1-3, 2015.Industrial plasmas in academia
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/57/1/014010.Journal Articles
A 1.5D fluid-Monte Carlo model of a hydrogen helicon plasma
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2022-05-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-8587/ac5ca2.Overview of the TCV tokamak experimental programme
Nuclear Fusion. 2022-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ac369b.RNA Sequencing of Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings after Non-Thermal Plasma-Seed Treatment Reveals Upregulation in Plant Stress and Defense Pathways
International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 2022-03-01. DOI : 10.3390/ijms23063070.Validation of edge turbulence codes in a magnetic X-point scenario in TORPEX
Physics of Plasmas. 2022. DOI : 10.1063/5.0064522.An In Situ FTIR Study of DBD Plasma Parameters for Accelerated Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds
International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.3390/ijms222111540.Analysis of proton bunch parameters in the AWAKE experiment
Journal Of Instrumentation. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/16/11/P11031.Laser photo-detachment combined with Langmuir probe in magnetized electronegative plasma: how the probe size affects the plasma dynamic?
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ac2d53.Simulation and experimental study of proton bunch self-modulation in plasma with linear density gradients
Physical Review Accelerators And Beams. 2021-10-01. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.101301.Vibrational excitation and dissociation of deuterium molecule by electron impact
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2021-08-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ac0163.Helicon wave plasma generated by a resonant birdcage antenna: magnetic field measurements and analysis in the RAID linear device
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2021-07-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ac0da3.Negative hydrogen ion dynamics inside the plasma volume of a linear device: Estimates from particle-in-cell calculations
Physics Of Plasmas. 2021-06-01. DOI : 10.1063/5.0044358.Millimeter-wave beam scattering and induced broadening by plasma turbulence in the TCV tokamak
Nuclear Fusion. 2021-06-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/abf43f.Transition between Instability and Seeded Self-Modulation of a Relativistic Particle Bunch in Plasma
Physical Review Letters. 2021-04-20. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.164802.Experimental study of extended timescale dynamics of a plasma wakefield driven by a self-modulated proton bunch
Physical Review Accelerators And Beams. 2021-01-05. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.011301.Advantages and Limitations of Surface Analysis Techniques on Plasma-Treated Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds
Frontiers in Materials. 2021. DOI : 10.3389/fmats.2021.642099.Proton Bunch Self-Modulation in Plasma with Density Gradient
Physical Review Letters. 2020-12-28. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.264801.Imaging spectropolarimetry for magnetic field diagnostics in solar prominences
Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2020-12-04. DOI : 10.1051/0004-6361/202037931.Persistent random walks of charged particles across magnetic field lines
Physical Review E. 2020-11-04. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.102.053206.Development of a plasma electroacoustic actuator for active noise control applications
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 2020-09-23. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6463/abafde.Influence of ion-induced secondary electron emission parameters in PICMC plasma simulations with experimental validation in DC cylindrical diode and magnetron discharges
Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 2020-09-04. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aba986.Experimental study of wakefields driven by a self-modulating proton bunch in plasma
Physical Review Accelerators And Beams. 2020-08-04. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.23.081302.Slip Ring Test Assembly With Increased Breakdown Voltage Limit for High-Voltage Bus Satellites
Ieee Aerospace And Electronic Systems Magazine. 2020-08-01. DOI : 10.1109/MAES.2020.2993388.Application of Thomson scattering to helicon plasma sources
Journal Of Plasma Physics. 2020-06-01. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377820000173.Negative ion characterization in a helicon plasma source for fusion neutral beams by cavity ring-down spectroscopy and Langmuir probe laser photodetachment
Nuclear Fusion. 2020-02-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab5e64.Characterizing time intermittency in non-diffusive fast ion transport through plasma turbulence
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2020-01-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/ab433b.The Influence of Microstructure on Nanomechanical and Diffusion Barrier Properties of Thin PECVD SiOx Films Deposited on Parylene C Substrates
Frontiers In Materials. 2019-12-06. DOI : 10.3389/fmats.2019.00319.Particle transport at arbitrary timescales with Poisson-distributed collisions
Physical Review E. 2019-11-22. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.052134.Truncated Levy motion through path integrals and applications to nondiffusive suprathermal ion transport
Physical Review E. 2019-11-18. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.052122.Magnetic field configurational study on a helicon-based plasma source for future neutral beam systems
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/ab3705.Time intermittency in nondiffusive transport regimes of suprathermal ions in turbulent plasmas
Physical Review E. 2019-05-29. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.99.053208.Validation of the ICRF antenna coupling code RAPLICASOL against TOPICA and experiments
Nuclear Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aaf455.ELM-induced cold pulse propagation in ASDEX Upgrade
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aaf9c3.The role of basic plasmas studies in the quest for fusion power
Nature Physics. 2019. DOI : 10.1038/s41567-019-0622-5.Physics research on the TCV tokamak facility: from conventional to alternative scenarios and beyond
Nuclear Fusion. 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/ab25cb.A locked mode indicator for disruption prediction on JET and ASDEX upgrade
Fusion Engineering And Design. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2018.11.021.A Variable Structure Control Scheme Proposal for the Tokamak a Configuration Variable
Complexity. 2019-01-01. DOI : 10.1155/2019/2319560.Gas breakdown mitigation in satellite slip rings
Aerospace Science and Technology. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.ast.2018.12.010.Two-fluid plasma model for radial Langmuir probes as a converging nozzle with sonic choked flow, and sonic passage to supersonic flow
Physics of Plasmas. 2019. DOI : 10.1063/1.5084115.Millimeter-wave beam scattering by edge-plasma density fluctuations in TCV
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2019. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aae7bf.Optically isolated millimeter-wave detector for the Toroidal Plasma Experiment
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-12-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5053991.Homogenization theory for the effective permittivity of a turbulent tokamak plasma in the scrape-off layer
Journal Of Plasma Physics. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377818000922.Cavity ring-down spectroscopy to measure negative ion density in a helicon plasma source for fusion neutral beams
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2018-10-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5044504.Meandering particle bunches and a link between averages of time series of particle counts and higher-order moments
Physical Review E. 2018-09-07. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevE.98.032111.Two-fluid solutions for Langmuir probes in collisionless and isothermal plasma, over all space and bias potential
Physics Of Plasmas. 2018-09-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5041496.Millimeter-Wave Beam Scattering by Field-Aligned Blobs in Simple Magnetized Toroidal Plasmas
Physical Review Letters. 2018-03-08. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.105001.Impurity seeding for suppression of the near scrape-off layer heat flux feature in tokamak limited plasmas
Physics of Plasmas. 2018. DOI : 10.1063/1.5023201.RF bias to suppress post-oxidation of mu c-Si:H films deposited by inductively-coupled plasma using a planar RF resonant antenna
Vacuum. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.vacuum.2017.10.020.Complex image method for RF antenna-plasma inductive coupling calculation in planar geometry: II. Measurements on a resonant network (vol 24, 065015, 2015)
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aa9645.Ion heating and flows in a high power helicon source
Physics Of Plasmas. 2017. DOI : 10.1063/1.4985328.Overview of progress in European medium sized tokamaks towards an integrated plasma-edge/wall solution
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6084.Understanding and suppressing the near Scrape-Off Layer heat flux feature in inboard-limited plasmas in TCV
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa84e0.Poloidal asymmetry in the narrow heat flux feature in the TCV scrape-off layer
Physics of Plasmas. 2017. DOI : 10.1063/1.4985075.Overview of the TCV tokamak program: scientific progress and facility upgrades
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6412.Blob properties in full-turbulence simulations of the TCV scrape-off layer
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6587/aa6276.Conceptual design of the DEMO neutral beam injectors: main developments and R&D achievements
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa6186.Electromagnetic, complex image model of a large area RF resonant antenna as inductive plasma source
Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1361-6595/aa59d6.Spectroscopic characterisation of H2 and D2 helicon plasmas generated by a resonant antenna for neutral beam applications in fusion
Nuclear Fusion. 2017. DOI : 10.1088/1741-4326/aa53eb.Dual Langmuir-probe array for 3D plasma studies in TORPEX
Review of Scientific Instruments. 2016. DOI : 10.1063/1.4968024.Negative ion source development for a photoneutralization based neutral beam system for future fusion reactors
New Journal Of Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/1367-2630/18/12/125005.Conceptual design of the beam source for the DEMO Neutral Beam Injectors
New Journal of Physics. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/1367-2630/18/12/125002.X-Point Effect on Plasma Blob Dynamics
Physical Review Letters. 2016. DOI : 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.105001.Non-diffusive transport of suprathermal ions by intermittent turbulent structures
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/58/1/014023.Blob dynamics in the TORPEX experiment: a multi-code validation
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 2016. DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/58/4/044005.R&D around a photoneutralizer-based NBI system (Siphore) in view of a DEMO Tokamak steady state fusion reactor
Nuclear Fusion. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/12/123020.Complex image method for RF antenna-plasma inductive coupling calculation in planar geometry. Part I: basic concepts
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/24/6/065014.Complex image method for RF antenna-plasma inductive coupling calculation in planar geometry. Part II: measurements on a resonant network
Plasma Sources Science & Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/24/6/065015.Superdiffusive transport in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas
Journal of Plasma Physics. 2015. DOI : 10.1017/S0022377815001117.Industrial plasmas in academia
Plasma Physics And Controlled Fusion. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0741-3335/57/1/014010.Conference Papers
Broadening of mm-wave beam by plasma turbulence in the basic plasma physics device TORPEX and TCV tokamak
2019-01-01. 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Granada, SPAIN, Sep 09-13, 2019. p. 882-882. DOI : 10.1109/ICEAA.2019.8879079.Thomson scattering measurements in the divertor region of the TCV Tokamak plasmas
2019. 19th International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics, Whitefish, Montana, U.S.A., 22–26 September 2019. p. C10038-C10038. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/14/10/C10038.First B-dot measurements in the RAID device, an alternative negative ion source for DEMO neutral beams
2019. Symposium on Fusion Technology, Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy, September 16-21, 2019. p. 1140-1144. DOI : 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2019.02.025.Sliding Surface Based Schemes for the Tokamak a Configuration Variable
2018-01-01. World Automation Congress (WAC), Stevenson, WA, Jun 03-06, 2018. p. 253-258. DOI : 10.23919/WAC.2018.8430383.Helicon wave-generated plasmas for negative ion beams for fusion
2017. 22 Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas, Aix en Provence, 30 May - 2 June 2017. p. 03014. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201715703014.Plasma blob studies using a fluorescent probe
2017. 44th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Belfast, UK, June 26-30, 2017. p. P1.415.Experimental study of high power mm-waves scattering by plasma turbulence in TCV plasmas
2017. 22 Topical Conference on Radio-Frequency Power in Plasmas, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2017. DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/201715703008.Plasma cleaning of ITER first mirrors
2017. 16th International Conference on Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, GERMANY, MAY 16-19, 2017. p. 014047. DOI : 10.1088/1402-4896/aa8f30.Non-linear simulations of the TCV Scrape-Off Layer
2017. PSI 2016, 22nd Plasma Surface Interactions Conference, Roma, Italia, 30 May - 03 June 2016. p. 1205-1208. DOI : 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.019.Progress in simulating SOL plasma turbulence with the GBS code
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. P4.028.3D plasma dynamics studies in TORPEX using a dual Langmuir probe array
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. P4.106.Spectroscopic measurements of hydrogen dissociation degree and H− production in resonant antenna-generated helicon plasmas
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. P4.110.3D plasma dynamics studies in TORPEX using a dual Langmuir probe array
2016. 43rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Leuven, Belgium, July 4-8, 2016. p. 113504.The physics of the heat flux narrow decay length in the TCV scrape-off layer: experiments and simulations
2016. IAEA FEC 2016<br/>26th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 17-22 October 2016.Investigating the double scale length of limited plasmas with nonlinear simulations of the TCV Scrape-Off Layer
2015. 42nd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics, Lisbon, Portugal, June 22-26, 2015.Overview of the RFX-mod contribution to the international Fusion Science Program
2015. 25th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC), Govt Russian Federat, St Petersburg, RUSSIA, OCT 13-18, 2014. p. 104012. DOI : 10.1088/0029-5515/55/10/104012.Reviews
Entering the plasma agriculture field: An attempt to standardize protocols for plasma treatment of seeds
Plasma Processes And Polymers. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1002/ppap.202100152.Latest experimental and theoretical advances in the production of negative ions in caesium-free plasmas
European Physical Journal D. 2021-08-01. DOI : 10.1140/epjd/s10053-021-00228-y.Mechanisms of Plasma-Seed Treatments as a Potential Seed Processing Technology
Frontiers in Physics. 2021. DOI : 10.3389/fphy.2021.617345.Cathodoluminescent screen imaging system for seeded blob detection in toroidal plasma experiment
Review Of Scientific Instruments. 2020-05-01. DOI : 10.1063/1.5123038.Theses
Fast ion transport phenomena in turbulent toroidal plasmas
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10135.Negative Hydrogen Ions in a Helicon Plasma Source
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7817.Experiments and modelling for glow discharge plasmas applied to niobium sputter deposition in superconducting radiofrequency cavities
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9243.Millimeter-Wave Beam Scattering by Edge Turbulence in Magnetically-Confined Plasmas
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9092.Scrape-Off Layer physics in limited plasmas in TCV
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7475.Posters
Thomson scattering measurements in the divertor region of the TCV Tokamak plasmas
19th International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics , Whitefish, Montana, U.S.A., 22–26 September 2019 .Talks
RF inductive probe to measure plasma complex conductivity
69th Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference, Bochum, Germany, October 10-14, 2016.A novel helicon plasma source for negative ion beams for fusion
5th International Symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources - NIBS, Oxford, UK, 12th - 16th September 2016.Advancing plasma turbulence understanding through a rigorous Verification and Validation procedure: a practical example
Nordita Magnetic Reconnection in Plasmas Workshop, Stockholm, Sweden, August 10-14, 2015.RF antennas as plasma monitors
Frontiers of Low Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, Porquerolles, France, May 24-28, 2015.Verification and validation of plasma turbulence codes in scrape-off layer conditions
1st TM IAEA on Fusion Data Processing, Validation and Analysis, Nice, France, June 1-3, 2015.Patents
Method and device for determining plasma characteristics
EP3292559 ; EP3292559 ; WO2016177740 . 2016.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Physics
PhD Programs
Doctoral Program in Physics
Doctoral Program in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
PhD Students
Agus Rita, Ibba Lorenzo, Kadi Lyes Roland, Karimov Renat, Sepulchre Cyrille Joseph, Waskow Alexandra,Past EPFL PhD Students
Agnello Riccardo , Avino Fabio , Bovet Alexandre Dominique , Chellaï Oulfa , Iraji Davoud , Manke Fabian , Nespoli Federico , Richard Thibaut François Hugo , Theiler Christian Gabriel ,Courses
General physics : thermodynamics
Provide the student with the basic notions that will allow him or her to have a better understanding of physical phenomena, such as the mechanic of point masses. Acquire the capacity to analyze quantitatively the consequences of these effects with appropriate theoretical tools.
Plasma Diagnostics in Basic Plasma Physics Devices and Tokamaks: from Principles to Practice
The programme will allow students to learn plasma diagnostics and data processing methods of modern fusion experiments and to bridge the gap between diagnostics theory and experimental practice.