Prof. Ulrich Stroth

Curriculum Vitae

Research

We represent at the TUM the wide field of plasma physics in research and teaching. The focus of our work lies on magnetized high-temperature plasmas as they exist in fusion experiments as well as in the universe. Of special interest for our research are processes relevant for developing a future energy source based on fusion reactions in magnetically confined plasmas. The experimental work is mainly carried out on the tokamak experiment ASDEX Upgrade located at the MPI for Plasma Physics on this campus but also on other international research facilities such as JET and, in the future, Iter. Of particular interest for our research are non-linear plasma processes, which govern plasma instabilities, turbulence and turbulent transport, the numerical description of transport processes, as well as the physics of plasma-wall interaction. For our experimental investigations we use optical diagnostics and different types of electrostatic probes. The experimental data we compare with results from leading simulation codes. Investigations on large fusion devices are rounded off by studies of model systems on smaller laboratory experiments.