The NEFERTARI Project consists in the substantial enhancement of technological and plasma diagnostic systems of the RFX-mod2 device. This device is included among the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures and is operated by Consorzio RFX and ISTP-Padova. RFX-mod2 is a device contributing to the studies on fusion as a carbon-free energy source. RFX-mod2 will operate both in the Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) and Tokamak configurations. Thanks to such flexibility, by contributing to the NEFERTARI project it will be possible to develop technological and scientific competencies necessary both to study the RFP as an alternative to the Tokamak and Stellarator for the future fusion reactor, as well as to contribute to the study of Tokamak physics supporting the Italian Divertor Test Tokamak DTT.
In the framework of the NEFERTARI Project, a public call for 2 PhD students at Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (DIETI) of University of Naples Federico II will be issued (call expected by the end of October). The students will be under the supervision of the Plasma Modelling and Control group, and they will work on the update of the RFXmod2 magnetic diagnostics systems, by contributing to the design of a new real-time control system.
The call is reserved to graduated Master students or to students that will graduate by December 2022 (specific admission requirements will be detailed in the call).
Perspective applicants can contact Prof. Alfredo Pironti (Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.) for more information.