Experimenting on a Nuclear Fusion Device

Georg KÜHNER

Magnetic fusion plasmas will be introduced together with the diagnostics
for measurement of their physical properties. The latter give rise to
special requirements on control, data acquisition and feed-back control
as well as off-line data analysis and data validation.
 
Since fusion experiments presently under construction (like W7-X) prepare
for continuous operation new requirements emerge requiring a systematic
treatment of experimental work, analysis work and complexity.
This field benefits largely from use of database techniques offering
powerful methods for the handling of large systems and for organizing
scientific work in a permanently evolving environment on the long term.