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FED3350 Fusion Plasma Diagnostics, Advanced Course 6.0 credits

About course offering

For course offering

Spring 2024 Start 18 Mar 2024 programme students

Target group

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Part of programme

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Periods

P4 (6.0 hp)

Duration

18 Mar 2024
3 Jun 2024

Pace of study

33%

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course location

KTH Campus

Number of places

Places are not limited

Planned modular schedule

Application

For course offering

Spring 2024 Start 18 Mar 2024 programme students

Application code

60981

Contact

For course offering

Spring 2024 Start 18 Mar 2024 programme students

Contact

Per Brunsell

Examiner

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Course coordinator

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Teachers

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus FED3350 (Spring 2019–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

A diagnostic method for the project is selected among the plasma diagnostics installed at the EXTRAP T2R device, which includes magnetic diagnostics, interferometer, Thomson scattering, spectrometers, bolometers, SXR camera, and electric probes.

Intended learning outcomes

When completing the course, the student should be able to

  • explain in detail the physics principle for a selected plasma diagnostic,
  • perform the setting up of the diagnostic,
  • operate the diagnostic and carry out the data acquisition during EXTRAP T2R plasma experiments,

write computer programs for analysis of the acquired data.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

PhD students in the fields of electrical engineering, plasma physics, nuclear engineering, or similar.

Recommended prerequisites

PhD students in the fields of electrical engineering, plasma physics, nuclear engineering, or similar.

Equipment

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Literature

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Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

P, F

Examination

  • EXA1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Examination is based on satisfactory completion of individual projects.

Other requirements for final grade

Handed in project report.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

This course does not belong to any Main field of study.

Education cycle

Third cycle

Add-on studies

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Contact

Per Brunsell

Postgraduate course

Postgraduate courses at EECS/Fusion Plasma Physics