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Nuclear fusion

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Explores artificial nuclear reactions, their applications in various fields, and the effects of radiation on health.

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Covers the principles of thermonuclear fusion, including criteria for ignition and quality factors, discussing progress in fusion research.

Stellar Evolution: Core Collapse

Explores the evolution of massive stars, core collapse, and neutrino detection.

Thermonuclear Fusion Basics

Covers the basics of thermonuclear fusion, fusion reactions, advantages, plasma physics, and fuels, highlighting the potential of fusion energy.

Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy

Explores plasma physics, nuclear fusion, and experimental techniques for studying tokamak boundary plasmas, aiming to achieve clean and sustainable energy production.

Nuclear Fusion: Creating a Star on Earth

Explores the potential of fusion energy, emphasizing its benefits and challenges, with a focus on the ITER project.

Fusion Energy: Challenges and Solutions

Discusses the importance of energy for development, the need for alternative energy sources, and the potential of fusion energy.

Thermonuclear Fusion: Power Balance

Explores fusion power density, losses, breakeven, ignition, and engineering fusion gain in thermonuclear fusion reactors.

Nuclear Fusion: Creating Stars on Earth

Covers nuclear fusion as a sustainable energy source and its potential to create stars on Earth through advanced research and technology.

Nuclear Reactions: Basics and Applications

Explores nuclear reactions, radioactivity, energy release, and decay heat removal in reactors.

Introduction and Review of Nuclear Physics

Covers the basics of nuclear physics, including reactor physics, neutron interactions, fission, fusion, and radioactivity.

Interaction of Radiation with Matter: Cross Sections and Processes

Explores nuclear cross sections, photon interactions, neutron reactions, and fission processes in radiation detection.

EPFL Overview

Covers the main tasks and key areas of research at EPFL, including energy supply, materials engineering, and communication systems.

Excellence in Africa Ambassador: Arsène Tema Biwole Interview

Showcases Arsène Tema Biwole's inspiring journey in nuclear fusion research at EPFL.

Nuclear Fusion Research at EPFL

Follows Arsène Théma Biola's path in nuclear fusion research at EPFL, aiming to inspire young Africans in physics.

Fusion Reactor Edge Physics

Explores the physics at the edge of fusion devices, focusing on confining plasma and optimizing fusion reactor operation.

Interaction of Radiation with Matter

Covers the interaction of radiation with matter, including direct and indirectly ionizing radiation and nuclear reactions.

Fusion Materials: Structural Requirements

Explores fusion reactor structural material requirements, effects of 14 MeV neutrons, candidate materials, and the crucial role of material science in fusion energy.

Introduction and Review of Nuclear Physics

Covers the basics of nuclear physics, including nucleus composition, binding energy, mass defect, nuclear reactions, and radioactivity.

Angular Momentum: Central Forces

Covers cinematic and cemetery moments, central forces, trajectories, and examples of central forces.