2024 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
Special Lecture on Accelerator and Fusion Reactor Technology III
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Jun Hasegawa / Hiroshi Akatsuka / Tatsuya Katabuchi / Hiroaki Tsutsui / Noriyosu Hayashizaki / Nagayasu Oshima / Naoki Kawachi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- NCL.A603
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The course will provide lectures on accelerator and fusion reactor engineering mainly for doctoral degree program students so that they can deeply understand the state-of-art technologies in these fields.
Course description and aims
Students can explain the state-of-art technologies in the fields of accelerator and fusion engineering based on the extensive and deep knowledge on these fields.
Keywords
inertial confinement fusion, laser fusion, heavy ion fusion, magnetic confinement fusion, tokamak, helical, superconductivity, superconducting magnet, plasma spectroscopy, collisional radiative model, nuclear reaction, nuclear transmutation, nuclear waste management, nuclear reaction data, particle accelerators, positron annihilation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures will be delivered by the lecturers in various fields of accelerator and fusion engineering.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Inertial confinement fusion | Explain inertial confinement fusion. |
| Class 2 | Superconducting technology in magnetic confinement fusion | Explain superconducting technology in magnetic confinement fusion. |
| Class 3 | Development of radioisotope (RI) imaging methods and their application research | Explain radioisotope (RI) imaging methods and their application research. |
| Class 4 | Plasma spectroscopy - excitation kinetics in plasmas | Explain for plasma spectroscopy and excitation kinetics in plasmas. |
| Class 5 | Nuclear transmutation system and nuclear reaction data | Explain nuclear transmutation system and nuclear reaction data. |
| Class 6 | Applications of particle accelerators | Explain applications of particle accelerators. |
| Class 7 | Positron annihilation | Explain positron annihilation. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Lec. 1: S. Atzeni and J. Meyer-ter-Vehn, "The Physics of Inertial Fusion", Oxford University Press, USA, ISBN-13: 978-0199568017 (2009).
Lec. 2: G. McCracken and P. Stott, "Fusion", 2nd edition, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780123846563 (2013).
Lec. 4: T. Fujimoto, Plasma Spectroscopy. Oxford: Clarendon Press; 2004. DOI 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198530282.001.0001
Lec. 6: Y. Kimura, ed., "Kou-enerugi Kasokuki (High energy accelerators)", Kyouritsu Shuppan, ISBN: 978-4-320-03382-5 (2008).
Evaluation methods and criteria
The understanding and knowledge on accelerator and fusion reactor technologies are evaluated through mini-exams or a report given in each class.
Related courses
- NCL.A403 ： Particle Accelerator Engineering
- NCL.A404 ： Application of Accelerators and Radiation
- NCL.A402 ： Nuclear Fusion Reactor Engineering
Prerequisites
Fundamental knowledge of accelerator and fusion reactor engineering is required.