Research themes
Non-equilibrium atomic processes in plasmas, highly charged ion physics, and atomic and molecular data development for fusion and astrophysical studies.
Graduate Program / International Collaboration
Atomic physics connecting fusion and astrophysics.
Our laboratory is a cooperative graduate course in the Plasma and Quantum Science and Engineering Major of Kyushu University, working closely with the National Institute for Fusion Science. We study atomic, molecular, and photonic processes relevant to fusion plasmas, materials science, and astrophysics.
- LHD / EBIT
- Spectroscopy
- First-principles simulation
- Atomic data for heavy elements
FusionHighly charged ion spectroscopy
MaterialsTungsten and hydrogen defects
AstrophysicsKilonova opacity and r-process elements
EnvironmentKyushu University + NIFS
Database development
Professor
KATO Daiji, Professor, National Institute for Fusion Science
ORCID: 0000-0002-5302-073X
Why join our lab?
You can work across theory, computation, spectroscopy, and data science while staying close to major fusion facilities and international collaborations.
Graduate study path
Students first spend about half a year taking courses and exercises at Kyushu University, and then move to NIFS for full-scale research activities.