W7X Archives - Plasma Physics Laboratory

2025-09-05
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Visit of the Commandant of the Royal Military Academy to the Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator

On September 2nd the Commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Major General An-Roos De Potter, visited IPP Greifswald to see the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator and the ICRF antenna designed, installed and exploited by LPP-ERM/KMS. She was accompanied by the director of academic education (DEAO), Colonel Van Gyseghem. They were welcomed by several representatives of the Max […]

Event, W7-X

2023-03-02
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500000 watts, four seconds: Successful start for the ICRF heating system in Wendelstein 7-X

Great success for German-Belgian fusion research: An innovative heating system with radio waves was used for the first time in the world’s largest stellarator Wendelstein 7-X at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Greifswald. Using a new type of antenna, more than 500,000 watts could be radiated into a helium plasma for […]

Research, W7-X

2021-09-02
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Successful installation of the ICRH Antenna in W7-X

A next major milestone has been reached this week !!The world largest stellarator Wendelstein 7-X is now equipped with a high power ICRH antenna developed in the LPP-ERM/KMS!

Research, W7-X