CMP Seminar: Sailing on Far Infrared and Submillimeter Waves Plasma Diagnostics, towards THz-TDS and beyond

13 Mar 2025
Seminars and colloquia
Time
Venue
Simpkins Lee Seminar Room
Martin Wood Complex, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU
Speaker(s)

Dr Marco Zerbini, ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development

Seminar series
CMP seminar
For more information contact

Prof Michael Johnston

Abstract

Since the early days of Fusion and Tokamak research, the optical properties of Plasmas in the Far Infrared Radiation (FIR) and submillimeter waves range (100-2000 GHz, and beyond) have provided one of the most important plasma diagnostic tool set, covering Interferometry, Polarimetry, Reflectometry and Electron Cyclotron Emission. In 2010 the FIR diagnostics world was ready to move on to THz-TDS spectroscopy applications and to this end ENEA Frascati joined forces with Oxford Clarendon Laboratory, creating a rare and successful synergy between two independent areas of research. The methods and techniques successfully applied in the study of semiconductors and materials have been transferred to the realm of plasma diagnostics. A brief contextual review of FIR diagnostics, their evolution towards THz-TDS and the perspective applications for Nuclear Fusion and other areas of plasma physics will be given in this seminar.

 

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