Plasmas are inherently dynamic. There are waves, instabilities, and turbulence inside plasma. Understanding these dynamic phenomenon is critical to confine plasmas for fusion energy. Our laboratory is focusing turbulent transport study and validation of turbulent transport model in Tokamak plasmas. In the future, we will expand our study to magnetohydrodynamic instabilities and waves.

• On-going Projects
  • [Study of characteristics of turbulence in KSTAR plasmas using gyrokinetic analysis and validation of turbulent transport model]
    
    The main task of turbulence research is to predict future fusion plasma performance based on an accurate understanding of turbulence in fusion plasma and to use it in the design of fusion reactors. To achieve this, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of turbulence in the fusion plasma, validate the turbulence model by comparing the predicted turbulence in the fusion plasma with the turbulence measured through experiments, and predict the future fusion plasma performance using the validated turbulence model. This study aims to understand the characteristics of turbulence in fusion plasma using KSTAR to find a turbulence model effective for KSTAR plasma, and use it to lay the foundation for validation of the turbulence model.