Training

We offer at ISTTOK several training programs from short programs till PhDs in Physics Engineering.

Short training

The short training programs normally follow the IST PlasmaSurf summer scholl and is a 2-week internship on Tokamak Engineering and Operation. This internship take place at ISTTOK premises in IST Alameda campus, Lisbon.

Objectives

The proposed research activity is oriented to develop experimental skills in tokamak engineering and operation. It will be based on live training actions and morning courses. During the courses, the trainees will become acquainted with most diagnostics and techniques for tokamak operation and control algorithms for assisted discharges. Those courses will be complemented with practical sessions on ISTTOK, in view of the discharge set-up and plasma performance evaluation.

The course focus on engineering aspects, namely on the actuators such as the power supplies, gas inlet systems, vacuum grading and technical diagnostics. A general introduction to some popular diagnostics systems will be addressed both theoretically and practical, covering magnetic probes, Langmuir probes, spectroscopy, tomography, bolometry, interferometry and residual gas-analyzer techniques.

Those students need to provide (i) evidence to study in the field of nuclear fusion (Master or PhD), (ii) a recommendation letter from a scholar in the field and (iii) a motivation letter.

Only accommodation and travel will be granted during the training. No stipend and meals are due per participant.

Agenda

The course will take place at IST / Alameda campus, Physics department, room 2-8.11 ("Sala Formação Avançada"), second floor, from 16-27 July. Experimental activity will be carried on at ISTTOK, Mechanics I building. There will be 2 laboratory shifts grouping 5 trainees each. Besides that two groups each trainee will be member of a "paper redaction team", according to her/his particular interests.

16 to 20 July

Course Timetable

Time	Monday 16/7	Tuesday 17/7	Wednesday 18/7	Thursday 19/7	Friday 20/7
9h00 10h30	ISTTOK research activities H. Fernandes & C. Silva	How to build a tokamak I H. Fernandes	How to build a tokamak II H. Fernandes	Plasma control D. Corona	Tomography II D. Carvalho
10h45 12h15	ISTTOK diagnostics R. Gomes	ISTTOK operation H. Figueiredo	Electric Probes H. Figueiredo	Magnetic Probes B. Carvalho	Plasma spectroscopy R. Gomes
12h15	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14:00h 17:00h	Database access (SDAS) A. Duarte	Data Analysis B. carvalho	Python Course D. Aguiam	Applied spectroscopy/Electric Probes R. Gomes / H. Figueiredo	Applied spectroscopy/Electric Probes R. Gomes / H. Figueiredo
17h	Adjourn	Adjourn	Adjourn	Adjourn	Adjourn

23 to 27 July

Course Timetable

Time	Monday 23/7	Tuesday 24/7	Wednesday 25/7	Thursday 26/7	Friday 27/7
9h00 10h30	Heavy Ion Beam Probe Diagnostic A. Malaquias	HIBD on ISTTOK/MW on ISTTOK I Nedzeski/L. Guimarães	HIBD on ISTTOK/MW on ISTTOK I Nedzeski/L. Guimarães	Diagnostics installation H. Figueiredo & H. Alves	Presentation preparation H. Fernandes
10h45 12h15	Data Acquisition in Fusion J. Sousa	HIBD on ISTTOK/MW on ISTTOK I Nedzeski/L. Guimarães	HIBD on ISTTOK/MW on ISTTOK I Nedzeski/L. Guimarães	Diagnostics installation H. Figueiredo & H. Alves	Discussion All
12h15	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14h 17h	Magnetic Probes/TomoGraphy J. Fortunato/ H. Fernandes	Magnetic Probes/TomoGraphy J. Fortunato/ H. Fernandes	ISTTOK Shutdown H. Figueiredo & H. Alves	Machine restart H. Figueiredo & H. Alves	Course conclusions/Paper draft R.Gomes & H. Fernandes
17h	Adjourn	Adjourn	Adjourn	Adjourn	Course ends