General lectures
The first week of the school focuses on general lectures covering a wide range of topics from tokamak and sub-systems, basic notions of plasma physics, plasma scenarios to tokamak operation.
Visits
Several visits including the tokamak hall, auxiliary systems, diagnostics laboratories and the JT-60SA control room allow a unique in-depth comprehensive insight into the world's largest tokamak.
Topical lectures
The theme of the 2024 edition of the JT-60SA school is "From JET to JT-60SA" with dedicated lectures organised on:
- The JET DT campaigns
- First Integrated Commissioning of JT-60SA
Practical exercises
The school programme includes 8 sessions of practical exercises, connected with the previous lectures, for which students will be divided into 5 groups of 4.
- Physics: Physics modelling of alpha particle effects related to DT plasmas
- Engineering: Paschen testing
- Engineering: How to design a tokamak from first principles
- Operations: Plasma equilibrium control
- Operations: How to design a JET pulse as a physics pilot
- Scenario: How to develop a tritium or DT pulse from a deuterium reference
- Diagnostics: Microwave diagnostics
- Diagnostics: Spectroscopy
- Diagnostics: Laser diagnostics
- Information processing: VR/AR visualization
Students' presentations
Students will have the opportunity to present their research at the end of week 1 of the school. In Week 2, students will be asked to give a short 10 minute presentation each on results obtained in the practical exercise sessions.
Social programme
The school provides multiple opportunities for students and lecturers to interact, learn about each other's cultures and spend time together.
