NTU Plasma Theory

Contact:

Prof. Xavier Garbet

xavier.garbet@ntu.edu.sg

Asst Prof. Zhisong Qu

zhisong.qu@ntu.edu.sg

Asst Prof. Kyungtak Lim

kyungtak.lim@ntu.edu.sg

Climate change has become a main global challenge with countries committed to achieving carbon-neutrality by 2050. Nuclear fusion, a safe and potentially unlimited energy source, could provide the ultimate energy solution to our kind.

NTU has opened a new research area in theoretical and computational fusion plasma physics. At NTU, we endeavour to combine the power of traditional physics-based models, high-performance computer simulations and modern machine learning technologies to accelerate the realisation of fusion energy.

The group is located in Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University.

Please feel free to reach out to one of our faculty members.

Selected publications

Nuclear Fusion

Effect of Modulated Heat Source on Diffusive and Avalanche-like Transport

Y.W. Cho, X. Garbet, R. Varennes, and 4 more authors

Nucl. Fusion, Feb 2025

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@article{Cho_2025,
  title = {Effect of Modulated Heat Source on Diffusive and Avalanche-like Transport},
  author = {Cho, Y.W. and Garbet, X. and Varennes, R. and Qu, Z.S. and Donnel, P. and Obrejan, K. and Grandgirard, V.},
  year = {2025},
  month = feb,
  journal = {Nucl. Fusion},
  volume = {65},
  number = {3},
  pages = {036024},
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
  doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/adb2a4},
}

Nuclear Fusion

Frequency Chirping in the Early Stage of a Near-Threshold Bump-on-Tail Instability

Z.S. Qu, X. Garbet, and H. Hezaveh

Nucl. Fusion, Dec 2024

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@article{Qu_2024,
  title = {Frequency Chirping in the Early Stage of a Near-Threshold Bump-on-Tail Instability},
  author = {Qu, Z.S. and Garbet, X. and Hezaveh, H.},
  year = {2024},
  month = dec,
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
  journal = {Nucl. Fusion},
  volume = {65},
  number = {2},
  pages = {026010},
  doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/ad9c93},
}

PPCF

Turbulent relaxation patterns in SOL plasma

R. Varennes, G. Dif-Pradalier, P. Ghendrih, and 5 more authors

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Dec 2024

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@article{Varennes_2024,
  title = {Turbulent relaxation patterns in SOL plasma},
  author = {Varennes, R. and Dif-Pradalier, G. and Ghendrih, P. and Grandgirard, V. and Panico, O. and Sarazin, Y. and Serre, E. and Zarzoso, D.},
  journal = {Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion},
  volume = {66},
  number = {10},
  pages = {105008},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
  doi = {10.1088/1361-6587/ad705c},
}

Nuclear Fusion

The effect of shaping on trapped electron mode stability: an analytical model

X. Garbet, P. Donnel, L. De Gianni, and 7 more authors

Nuclear Fusion, Sep 2024

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@article{Garbet_2024,
  title = {The effect of shaping on trapped electron mode stability: an analytical model},
  author = {Garbet, X. and Donnel, P. and Gianni, L. De and Qu, Z. and Melka, Y. and Sarazin, Y. and Grandgirard, V. and Obrejan, K. and Bourne, E. and Dif-Pradalier, G.},
  journal = {Nuclear Fusion},
  volume = {64},
  number = {10},
  pages = {106055},
  year = {2024},
  month = sep,
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
  doi = {10.1088/1741-4326/ad6e9f},
}

HAL

Gyrokinetics

X. Garbet, and M. Lesur

Sep 2023

Lecture

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@unpublished{Garbet_2023,
  title = {{Gyrokinetics}},
  author = {Garbet, X. and Lesur, M.},
  note = {Lecture},
  type = {Doctoral},
  address = {France},
  year = {2023},
  %month = feb,
  keywords = {Magnetic fusion energy ; plasma physics},
  hal_id = {hal-03974985},
  hal_version = {v2},
}

Nuclear Fusion

Gyrokinetic simulations of turbulent transport

X. Garbet, Y. Idomura, L. Villard, and 1 more author

Nuclear Fusion, Sep 2010

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@article{Garbet_2010,
  title = {Gyrokinetic simulations of turbulent transport},
  author = {Garbet, X. and Idomura, Y. and Villard, L. and Watanabe, TH},
  journal = {Nuclear Fusion},
  volume = {50},
  number = {4},
  pages = {043002},
  year = {2010},
  publisher = {IOP Publishing},
}