Passive spectroscopy is used as a non-intrusive tool for the diagnostic of tokamak edge plasmas [1]: an analysis of the shape and the intensity of atomic spectral lines yields spatially resolved values of the plasma parameters ($N_e$, $T_e$ etc.), provided a suitable model is used. In this work, we report on models and codes that have been developed in our group for the spectroscopic...
The neutron diagnostics on ITER are essential for the measurement of the fusion power with high accuracy and temporal resolution. The neutron diagnostics will be equipped with a variety of detectors including fission chambers, diamond and germanium detectors and scintillators. These detectors are known for their accuracy and stability, making them suitable for high-radiation...
KATANA is a water activation facility located in the Jožef Stefan Institute TRIGA Mark II reactor in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Since its commissioning at the end of 2023, it has completed three experimental campaigns that have contributed to a better understanding of the water activation processes and their modeling, which are important in the context of research in nuclear fusion, in particular...
The KATANA irradiation facility was commissioned at the Jožef Stefan Institute in early 2024 with the aim of investigating water activation in fusion reactors such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) and the Demonstration Power Plant (DEMO). It is a closed-water activation loop designed to perform benchmark experiments to validate the newly developed fluid activation...
