IPP celebrated 60 years since its foundation
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This year the 60 years have passed since the Institute of Plasma Physics was established. To celebrate this important anniversary, a social event took place on November 18, 2019 in the Ambassador Hotel hall on Wenceslas Square.
20 Nov 2019
IPP Open Days 2019
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The traditional open days of IPP in Prague and Turnov were held on November 15 and 16, 2019.
17 Nov 2019
IBA meeting was held at IPP
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On November 11 - 12, 2019 the meeting of the International Board of Advisors was held at IPP. Up-to-date status of the COMPASS-U project and results of our research was presented.
13 Nov 2019
Director of IPP signed an agreement on cooperation in fusion research with the United States Department of Energy
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On October 23, 2019, President of Czech Academy of Sciences Eva Zažímalová and Director of IPP Radomír Pánek confirmed the beginning of cooperation between CAS and IPP with the the United States Department of Energy (DOE).
30 Oct 2019
Plasma position control using microwave reflectometry at COMPASS
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The real-time control of a plasma position by the Plasma Position Reflectometer (PPR) was successfully demonstrated on the COMPASS tokamak.
28 Oct 2019
The Conceptual Design Review of the magnetic diagnostics for the COMPASS-Upgrade tokamak was held in IPP
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The Conceptual Design Review (CDR) of the magnetic diagnostics for the COMPASS-Upgrade tokamak was held in IPP Prague in the period of October 7 - 9, 2019.
15 Oct 2019