In-situ analysis of titanium-deuterium plasma-material interactions relevant to fusion applications

November 2026 | V. Pachchigar (UIUC) | Journal of Nuclear Materials | Paper

Wall coatings such as titanium are critical to improving performance by controlling recycling through hydrogen absorption and reducing impurity concentrations in next-generation fusion reactors.

Charge separation, azimuthal instabilities and radial transport in two-dimensional-𝑟𝑧 and three-dimensional magnetic mirror simulations

November 2026 | M. Tiushev (Univ. of Saskatchewan) | Journal of Plasmas Physics | Paper

Magnetised plasmas are central to a wide range of applications, including magnetic-confinement fusion, plasma-assisted materials processing and electric propulsion.