IRAN - PPRC

PLASMA PHYSICS RESEARCH CENTER OF
ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY

Poonak, Hesarak, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University
P.O.Box 14835-159 Tehran

Telephone: +98 21 481 7198 / +98 21 481 7162 / +98 21 481 7197
Telefax: +98 21 481 7165
E-mail: pprc@safineh.net
            amirsari@hotmail.com
URL:   http://www.marquiswhoswho.net/GORANNEVISS

 Ghoranneviss, Mahmood (Associate Professor, Director)
 Anvari, Abbas (Ph.D., Research Advisor)
 Abhari, Ali (B.Sc., Electronic & Control)
 Aghamir, Farzin (Ph.D., Mathematical modeling and simulation group)
 Arvin, Reza (B.Sc., Vacuum & Control)
 Bakhtiari, Mohammad1 (Ph.D. Student, Soft X-ray)
 Borghai, Majid (Ph.D. Student, Impurity)
 Doranian, Davood2 (Ph.D. Student, Diagnostics & Analyzing)
 Hantehzadeh, M.R. (Ph.D., Head of Solid State Group SIMS Lab.)
 Hojabri, Alireza (Ph.D. Student, Diagnostics & Analyzing)
 Kashani, Mehrdad3 (Ph.D. Student, Plasma Focus)
 Khorshid, Pejman (Ph.D. Student, Control & Diagnostics & Analyzing)
 Masnavi, Majid4 (Ph.D. Student, Diagnostics & Analyzing)
 Salem, M. Kazem (Ph.D. Student, Plasma Spectroscopy & Impurities)
 Sari, Amir H. (M.Sc., Data Acquisition System & Spectrophotometry Lab.)
 Shokuhi, Ali (B.Sc., Ion Implantation Lab.)

1Now studies Ph.D. (1999-2002) in Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (Large Tokamak Experimental Division II Naka Fusion Research establishment and research on ''Disruptions and Runaway Electrons in Tokamaks'' and ''Laser Plasma Interaction''.
2Now studies Ph.D. (2000-2003) in Utsunomiya University (Japan) on ''Plasma Radiation during High Intensity Laser Pulse - Plasma Interaction''.
3Now studies Ph.D. (2000-2003) on ''Dense Plasma Focus Device, Sheet Z-pinch'' in Nihon University, College of Science and Technology.
4Now studies Ph.D. (2001-2004) and works in T.I.T. (Japan) on Plasma Fusion.



Research activities:
1. Tokamak (Magnetic Confinement Plasma)
Institute for plasma research is dedicated to developing fusion technologies through experiments on it's existing Tokamak, Iran Tokamak1 (IR-T1).
Research by the group has focused mainly on instabilities and disruption in IR-T1. Research concentrations:

Iran Tokamak1 Characteristics:  
Device Name and Type: IR-T1 (Iran Tokamak number One) TOKAMAK and
  Air Core Transformer Type
Minor Radius: 0.125
Major Radius: 0.450
Material of First Wall: Stainless Steel
Limiter Type and Diameter (m): Ring Limiter and 0.250
Toroidal Magnetic Field: 0.6-0.9 Tesla
Ripple at Plasma Edge and Number of Coils: 16
Transformer: 0.2V.s
Auxiliary Heating: NONE
Plasma Current: 40-60 kA
Discharge Duration (flat top time)(ms): 18-22
Energy Confinement Time (ms): 1-3
Average Electron Density x 1019m-3: 2-4
Electron and Ion Temperature Ratio (keV): 0.25/0.08
Operational Since: January 1995
Remarks: Helical Windings (n = 1, = 2; n = 1, = 3),
  Feedback Control System

2. MHD Project
We are going to simulate an optimum condition for inflow disk MHD generator.

3. Industrial Plasma Engineering

We have the following labs in our center that work under solid state group:

  1. SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry)
  2. Ion Implantation and Plasma Accelerator
  3. Spectrophotometry
  4. SPM (Scanning Probe Microscope)
  5. Image Analysis System
IAEA 2001
2001-10-31