Rear Admiral Yves Dupont, commander of the RMA, and study director, Colonel Bart Scheers, paid an official visit to the Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (IPP) in Greifswald, Germany, on 8 June 2023. During the visit, the Admiral and Colonel Scheers were given a detailed tour of the W7-X machine and the complex installations for the ICRH system. They were accompanied by the directors of the Max-Planck-Institut, Professors Robert Wolf and Thomas Klinger, as well as the director of the IEK, Professor Christiaan Linsmeier. Also present were Professor Michael Van Schoor, director and Dr. Jef Ongena, project leader of the ICRH antenna, of the LPP-ERM/KMS, together with all staff involved in this project.
More details can be found on the ERM/KMS website:
https://www.rma.ac.be/en/rma-visits-german-max-planck-institute (English)
https://www.rma.ac.be/fr/lerm-visite-linstitut-allemand-max-planck (French)
https://www.rma.ac.be/nl/kms-bezoekt-het-duitse-max-planck-instituut (Dutch)