NETHERLANDS - FOMR

FOM-INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS ''RIJNHUIZEN''
ASSOCIATION EURATOM-FOM

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 1207, 3430 BE Nieuwegein
Street Address:
Edisonbaan 14, 3439 MN Nieuwegein

Telephone: +31 30 6096999
Telefax: +31 30 6031204
E-mail: lastname@rijnh.nl
URL:   http://www.rijnh.nl

Director:	Meijer, G.J.M. (Gerard)
Approximate budget (Institute):	5 M Euro annually
Approximate staffing (Institute):	70 permanent staff

Approximately 60% of the Institute is devoted to Fusion research, the remaining 40% to Molecular and Laser physics.

The Fusion research is done in close collaboration with FZ-Juelich and the Ecole Royale Militaire (Brussels), in the frame of the Trilateral Euregio Cluster (TEC).

Plasma Physics Division
Lopes Cardozo, N.J. (Niek) (Head)

Non-Linear Dynamics and Transport

de Blank, H. (Hugo) (Leader)

Hogeweij, G.M.D. (Dick)

Jaspers, R. (Roger)

Numerical Plasma Dynamics

Keppens, R. (Rony) (Leader)

Goedbloed, J.P. (Hans)

Instrumentation Development

Donne, A.J.H. (Tony) (Leader)
Barth, C.J. (Rolie)

Meiden H.J. van der (Hennie)
Oyevaar, T. (Theo)

Pol M.J. van de (Marc)

Electron Cyclotron Wave Physics

Schüller, F.C. (Chris) (Interim Leader)
Bongers, W.A. (Waldo)

Kruijt, O.G. (Oge)
Prins, P.R. (Rob)

Tito, C.J. (Cor)
Westerhof, E. (Egbert)

Low-Temperature Plasma Physics

Goedheer, W. (Wim) (Leader)

Groot, B. de (Bart)

Meulenbroeks, R.F.G. (Ralph)

Laser Plasma Experiments and XUV Light Sources

Bijkerk, F. (Fred) (Leader)

Louis, E. (Eric)

Large Projects in Fusion Research:

High Temperature Plasma Physics

Schüller, F.C. (Chris) (Leader)

ECRH for JET-EP

Verhoeven, A.G.A. (Toon) (Leader)

NWO Project: Self-organization and stochastization in high temperature magnetic plasma

Schep, T.J. (Theo) (Coordinator)

NWO Project: Internal transport barriers and improved confinement in TEXTOR and T-10 through inter-machine comparisons.[0.1cm]

Donne, A.J.H. (Tony) (Coordinator)

Oomens, A.A.M. (Noud) (Institute Manager)

Support Groups

Mechanical Engineering:	Amerongen, F. van (Frank) (Head)
Electronics and High Voltage Engineering:	Melissen, W. (Wim) (Head)
Software and Computer Group:	Wijnoltz, F. (Fred) (Head)

Research activities:
The fusion research at the FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics concentrates on formation and evolution of small scale structures in tokamak physics, and their role in (electron) transport processes. Three elements make up this research programme: 1. theory of electron dynamics and MHD and modelling of transport phenomena; 2. physics and technique of local heating and current drive with EC waves; 3. development of high resolution electron diagnostics. The experimental programme is largely carried out at the TEXTOR-94 tokamak in Juelich, in collaboration with the TEC partners FZ-Juelich and ERM/KMS Brussels. Part of the research programme is done at JET, under the EFDA agreement.

A new research line is being started, focussing on the - ITER relevant - issue of energy transfer from a 1 eV plasma to a material wall. This work is carried out in close collaboration with the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Apart from the fusion oriented research, the Institute is active in the field of molecular physics, laser produced plasmas and X-ray sources, plasma chemistry, and operates the FELIX free electron laser facility for infrared experiments.