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REPUBLIC OF KOREA - KAIST
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
373-1 Kusong-dong, Yusong-gu, Daejeon 305-701
Telephone: +82 42 869 2539
Telefax: +82 42 869 2510
URL: http://jplasma.kaist.ac.kr
http://tap101.kaist.ac.kr
http://w3.kaist.ac.kr/~plasma
| Name | Tel. | ||
| Chang, Choong-Seok (Prof.) | 2524 | cschang@mail.kaist.ac.kr | |
| Chang, Hong Young (Prof.) | 2526 | hychang@convex.kaist.ac.kr | |
| Choe, Wonho (Prof.) | 2539 | wchoe@mail.kaist.ac.kr | |
| Choi, Duk-In (Prof.) | 2517 | dichoi@mail.kaist.ac.kr |
Plasma Theory and Modeling Group
Chang, Choong-Seok (Key Person)
Research activities:
This group pursues theory and modeling research issues on thermonuclear fusion plasmas such as plasma confinement theory, control of plasma by rf waves, gyrokinetic simulation, and MHD control in a tokamak. It also includes microinstability and anomalous transports in tokamaks, free electron laser and microwave generation from plasmas. Excellence in the research activity is pursued through international collaborations. Presently, the international collaboration partners include Princeton University (PPPL), New York University (Courant Institute), MIT, Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute, and others. The group is actively participating in the Korea National Fusion Program, providing physics ground for design and operation of the KSTAR tokamak.
KAIST-TOKAMAK Group:
Choe, Wonho (Key Person)
Research activities:
KAIST-TOKAMAK is in operation for basic studies of high-temperature plasma physics, RF and microwave-assisted tokamak startup, and diagnostics development.
| Major Radius: | 0.53 meter | |
| Minor Radius: | 0.14 meter (circular cross-section) | |
| Toroidal Field: | 0.5 Tesla | |
| Plasma Current: | < 40 kA | |
| Pulse Length: | < 100 msec | |
| OH volt-sec: | 0.18 V-sec | |
| Plasma Species: | hydrogen |
Funding Source(s); approximate funding level;
From the Korean Government and private firm: 0.4M USD
Fusion Plasma Research Group:
Choi, Duk-In (Key Person)
Research activities:
Research area of this group is focused on the theoretical understanding of anomalous transports in tokamak plasmas caused by plasma microinstabilities such as electrostatic and electromagnetic ion temperature gradient modes and electron temperature gradient modes. In particular, parallel numerical codes are being actively developed and used for large scale numerical simulations of the plasma microinstabilities and anomalous transports. This work is jointly pursued with University of Texas at Austin (Institute for Fusion Studies) and Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI).