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Shinohara Lab
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The lab uses experimental data and computation to uncover how fusion plasmas work.
AboutAbout the lab
Securing energy for the long-term survival of humanity.
The Shinohara Lab studies plasma physics with the aim of realizing fusion energy.
Light elements such as hydrogen, which serve as fusion fuel, are found in many places in the universe, and the lab regards fusion as an essential energy source for humanity to expand its living sphere beyond Earth.
In collaboration with the Ejiri-Tsujii-Todo Lab, the lab carries out its research using experimental data from the TST-2 device at Kashiwa Campus and from devices outside the university, together with physics computation codes.
Taking a data-driven science perspective to understand how these phenomena work, the lab aims to contribute to simulators for operating fusion devices.
Key terms
- Spherical tokamak
- A type of tokamak, a device that confines plasma with a doughnut-shaped magnetic field, in which the central hole is small and the overall shape is round like an apple
- Burning plasma
- A state in which the plasma is heated by the energy produced in fusion reactions and keeps itself at high temperature
- Data-driven science
- A research approach that uses machine learning and statistical methods to find the laws and mechanisms of phenomena from large amounts of measurement data
ResearchResearch themes
In collaboration with the labs of the fusion program, the lab aims to understand the mechanisms behind various plasma physics phenomena, using experiments on devices inside and outside the university and physics computation codes. Based on this understanding, the lab is also developing operation simulator codes and measurement instruments for making new discoveries.
*Illustrative imageResearch on the Spherical Tokamak TST-2
This is a device of the type called a spherical tokamak, located in the Ejiri-Tsujii Lab at Kashiwa Campus. The plasma pressure tends to be high relative to the magnetic field pressure, and research on sustaining plasma with electromagnetic waves is carried out on this device.
*Illustrative imageResearch on JT-60SA
This device was built jointly with the EU at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture. It supports ITER research and is used to develop advanced methods for operating high-temperature, high-density, high-beta plasmas for long periods.
*Illustrative imageResearch on the Stellarator Device LHD
Located at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, this is one of the largest stellarator-type devices in the world. Stellarator-type devices are well suited to steady-state operation, in which the device keeps running without stopping.
*Illustrative imageNumerical Predictions for ITER
ITER is a device under construction in France through international cooperation, and it will be where humanity sees a burning plasma for the first time. The research subject is numerical prediction calculations that will be useful for ITER's operation and physics experiments.
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- ProfessorKouji ShinoharaPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “JT-60SA Tokamak (cropped)” Michel Maccagnan / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Research on the Spherical Tokamak TST-2: “MAST plasma image” Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Research on JT-60SA: “JT-60SA Reactor Core” Sam300292 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Research on the Stellarator Device LHD: “Large Helical Device 2014” National Institute for Fusion Science / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Numerical Predictions for ITER: “ITER construction in )” Oak Ridge National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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