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Plasma Physics, Lasers and Nuclear Fusion

Welcome to the webpage of the Scientific Area of Plasmas, Lasers and Nuclear Fusion of the Department of Physics of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). The faculty members of our scientific area are actively engaged in education, research and outreach programs in a wide range of topics covered by the fields of plasma physics, lasers and nuclear fusion, both from a fundamental perspective, and from a technological/engineering perspective.

The research of the faculty members is developed at the Institute of Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion, the only Physics (and IST) research unit to be evaluated as Outstanding.

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Recent News

Professor Jorge Vieira hired as Assistant Professor

Professor Jorge Vieira hired as Assistant Professor August 02 2019

As of September 2019, Professor Jorge Vieira has been hired as Assistant Professor of Physics. Professor Jorge Vieira was previously an "Investigador FCT". His research is focused on advanced computing and theoretical modelling to exploit the properties of structured, intense light and to attain the ultimate physical limits of plasma accelerators and associated light sources, envisioning beam phase spaces tailored for specific applications. View more

Professor Luís Lemos Alves and Professor Gonçalo Figueira distinguished as "Docentes Excelentes IST 2017/2018"

Professor Luís Lemos Alves and Professor Gonçalo Figueira distinguished as "Docentes Excelentes IST 2017/2018" August 02 2019

Professor Luís Lemos Alves and Professor Gonçalo Figueira have been distinguished as "Docentes Excelentes 2017/2018". This distinction, aimed at promoting teaching excellence, is based on the students' feedback to the courses taught in the academic year 2017/2018, for the courses "Eletromagnetismo e Óptica" and "Termodinâmica e Estrutura da Matéria" (Professor Luís L. Alves) and "Óptica e Lasers" (Professor Gonçalo Figueira)

Recent Publications

  • The LisbOn KInetics Boltzmann solver (2019) DOI
  • Oxygen atom kinetics in CO2 plasmas ignited in a DC glow discharge (2019) DOI
  • Oxygen (3P) atom recombination on a Pyrex surface in an O2 plasma (2019) DOI
  • A rotational Raman study under non-thermal conditions in pulsed CO2–N2 and CO2–O2 glow discharges (2019) DOI
  • Kinetic mechanisms in air plasmas (2019) DOI
  • Computed stereo lensless X-ray imaging (2019) DOI
  • Cleaning of the Eddy Current Effects From Magnetic Diagnostics (2019) DOI
  • Geodesic acoustic mode evolution in L-mode approaching the L–H transition on JET (2019) DOI
  • Simultaneous measurement of pulse front tilt and pulse duration with a double trace autocorrelator (2019) DOI
  • Radiation emission in laser-wakefields driven by structured laser pulses with orbital angular momentum (2019) DOI
  • Linear theory of electron-plasma waves at arbitrary collisionality (2019) DOI
  • Numerical Study of Inertial Kinetic-Alfvén Turbulence (2019) DOI
  • FPGA Code for the Data Acquisition and Real-Time Processing Prototype of the ITER Radial Neutron Camera (2019) DOI
  • Real-Time Data Compression for Data Acquisition Systems Applied to the ITER Radial Neutron Camera (2019) DOI
  • The Design and Performance of the Real-Time Software Architecture for the ITER Radial Neutron Camera (2019) DOI