Magnum-PSI, Ion Beam & PLD4Energy

Magnum-PSI

Magnum‑PSI is the world’s most powerful linear plasma generator. The facility can recreate the conditions to which critical materials will be exposed in future fusion reactors.

Researchers from all over the world travel to Magnum‑PSI to study plasma-wall interactions during and after prolonged exposure. 

This essential research is needed to make nuclear fusion a viable energy source for the future (see also: ITER).  

For more information about Magnum-PSI visit the DIFFER website

Ion Beam Facility

Magnum‑PSI is linked to the Ion Beam Facility, an ion beam setup used to study materials after exposure. The Ion Beam Facility can be used for both ion beam analysis and ion irradiation. With ion‑beam analysis, DIFFER offers a non‑destructive, quantitative, fast, and cost‑effective method for elemental depth profiling, usually in solid materials. Ion irradiation allows researchers to induce and subsequently study defects in materials. This paves the way for in‑depth research into materials for the energy transition.

DIFFER researchers primarily use the ion beam facility for fusion research, but the setup has broader applications.  

For more information about the Ion Beam Facility visit the DIFFER website

Pulsed Laser Deposition Facility (PLD4Energy)

PLD4Energy is designed and built for the fabrication and characterisation of thin films on various substrates. The main facility consists of a linear transfer line that connects two pulsed laser deposition chambers (1-inch and 4-inch deposition areas), one sputtering chamber (up to 4-inch), and an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer. The PLD chambers are equipped with multiple in situ characterisation techniques, including reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and optical emission spectroscopy (OES).

For more information and contact information for PLD4Energy visit the DIFFER website

More information

Would you like to find out more about DIFFER’s facilities? You can find more information about the institute, its research and the various facilities available to researchers on site in Eindhoven on the DIFFER website.