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We present the COLIBRE galaxy formation model and the COLIBRE suite of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations. COLIBRE includes new models for radiative cooling, dust grains, star formation, stellar mass loss, turbulent diffusion, pre-supernova stellar feedback, supernova feedback, supermassive black holes, and active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback. The multiphase interstellar medium is explicitly modelled without a pressure floor. Hydrogen and helium are tracked in non-equilibrium, with their contributio

Oxford University Press2026

How Is Cold, Star-forming Gas in Galaxies Affected by Magnetic Fields?

Numerical simulations provide a unique opportunity to improve our understanding of the role of magnetic fields in the interstellar medium of galaxies and in star formation. However, many existing galaxy-scale numerical simulations impose a Kennicutt-Schmidt (KS) star formation law by construction. In this paper, we present two AREPO simulations of an isolated star-forming galaxy with and without magnetic fields, using sink particles to model star formation without imposing a KS relation. We examine global d

OXFORD UNIV PRESS2026

Effect of electron cyclotron waves on plasma with runaway electrons

Runaway electrons generated during tokamak disruptions are a major concern for the safe operation of future fusion devices. The interaction of runaway electrons with waves has been proposed as a potential mechanism for their mitigation. This study investigates the effect of electron-cyclotron (EC) waves on post-disruption plasmas containing runaway electrons (REs). O- and X-mode EC waves are routinely used for plasma heating and current drive. However, these modes do not interact directly with rela

IOP Publishing2026

Advances in 3D transient plasma dynamics and control through MHD and hybrid fluid-kinetic simulations with JOREK

Transient phenomena and their control are of high relevance in magnetic confinement fusion plasmas to guarantee a stable and safe plasma operation. Interpretative simulations can maximize the insights gained from experiments on present machines and predictive simulations can help in the preparation of design, mitigation techniques and operational scenarios for future devices. In this article, we provide an overview of recent advances and novel scientific results obtained with the 3D non-linear hybrid fluid-

IOP Publishing Ltd2026

Human Body as a Model for Distributed Intelligence in Self-Driving Laboratories

Self-driving laboratories are emerging as a transformative paradigm for accelerating scientific discovery through the integration of artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics. However, the intrinsic complexity and unpredictability of experimental environments challenge the feasibility of fully centralized laboratory control architectures. In this perspective, we propose the human body as a conceptual model for the design of distributed-intelligence self-driving laboratories. Inspired by the organiza

American Chemical Society (ACS)2026

The Roadmap for runaway electron-induced plasma facing component damage in tokamaks

This Roadmap article addresses the critical and multifaceted challenge of plasma-facing component (PFC) damage caused by runaway electrons (REs) in tokamaks, a phenomenon that poses a significant threat to the viability and longevity of future fusion reactors such as ITER and DEMO. The dramatically increased RE production expected in future high-current tokamaks makes it very difficult to avoid or mitigate REs in such devices when a plasma discharge terminates abnormally. Preventing damage from the intense

IOP Publishing2026

Sodium-Metal Chloride (ZEBRA) Batteries

Sodium-metal chloride batteries, also known as ZEBRA batteries, have a proven track record for backup power applications. They also show great potential for large-scale stationary electricity storage, which is currently dominated by lithium-ion batteries. While lithium-ion cells rely on critical cobalt and lithium and are prone to thermal runaway, ZEBRA batteries are based on abundant, noncritical sodium chloride, nickel, and alumina. In the absence of a flammable electrolyte, ZEBRA cells provide a safe fai

Elsevier2025

A Systematic Review of Thermal Runaway in Li-ion Batteries: Pathways, Detection Techniques, and Early Warning Models

In the recent past, various accidents related to lithium battery fires have been reported worldwide, some of them being fatal. This emphasizes the need to improve battery systems' safety for their users. To achieve this, first, an understanding of the phenomena that take place during TR is essential. Then, such an understanding may be used to identify sensors and models that can predict TR, with sufficient anticipation. Following this logic, this systematic literature review thoroughly analyzes the state-of

Elsevier BV2025

Impact of Electrical and Thermal Abuse on the Internal Temperature Estimation of Li-Ion Cells Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Various battery-related fires have been reported in the recent years. To improve the safety of battery users, it is important to be able to predict a potential thermal runaway event well ahead of time. Since such battery fires are typically preceded by a spontaneous increase in the cells' temperature, the estimation of the cell's internal temperature could be one of the methods to predict the onset of thermal runaway. In a previous work, the present authors proposed a cell temperature estimation method usin

Elsevier BV2025

The Pandora project. II: how non-thermal physics drives bursty star formation and temperate mass-loaded outflows in dwarf galaxies

Dwarf galaxies provide powerful laboratories for studying galaxy formation physics. Their early assembly, shallow gravitational potentials, and bursty, clustered star formation histories make them especially sensitive to the processes that regulate baryons through multi-phase outflows. Using high-resolution, cosmological zoom-in simulations of a dwarf galaxy from the Pandora suite, we explore the impact of stellar radiation, magnetic fields, and cosmic ray feedback on star formation, outflows, and metal ret

Oxford University Press (OUP)2025

First Velocity-space Resolved Measurements of Relativistic Electron Losses in a Magnetically Confined Plasma

Ambrogio Fasoli, Basil Duval

This letter reports on the first direct velocity-space resolved measurements of runaway electrons (REs) losses in magnetically confined plasmas using a unique Fast Particle Loss Detector (FPLD) installed on the magnetic confinement fusion device Tokamak & agrave; Configuration Variable. Clear signatures of REs are identified via multiple distinct regions of emission appearing on the FPLD scintillator-coated plate in plasma discharges that contain no fast ions but are characterised by significant RE populati

IOP Publishing Ltd2025

A lanthanum bromide detector of runaway electrons for TCV

Basil Duval

The safe control and dissipation of Runaway Electrons (REs) generated in tokamak plasmas is vital for the operation of future fusion reactors. Measuring the evolution of RE energy in tokamaks is important for understanding their generation, transport, and termination. A new gamma ray spectrometer using a 2″ × 2″ cylindrical, cerium doped lanthanum bromide (LaBr3:Ce) scintillator coupled to a fast photomultiplier tube was developed for studying runaway electrons on the Tokamak à Configuration Variable (TCV).

AIP Publishing2025

Do old globular clusters in low-mass galaxies disprove modified gravity?

The controversy “dark matter vs. modified gravity” constitutes a major topic of discussion. It was proposed that dynamical friction could be used to discriminate between the two alternatives. Analytic calculations indicate that, with modified gravity, globular clusters (GCs) of low-mass galaxies experience much stronger dynamical friction than in the equivalent system with Newtonian gravity and dark matter. As a result, in modified gravity the old GCs of low mass galaxies should have already settled in the

Cambridge University Press (CUP)2023

The JOREK non-linear extended MHD code and applications to large-scale instabilities and their control in magnetically confined fusion plasmas

Cristian Sommariva, Sun Hee Kim, Fang Liu

JOREK is a massively parallel fully implicit non-linear extended magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) code for realistic tokamak X-point plasmas. It has become a widely used versatile simulation code for studying large-scale plasma instabilities and their control an ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2021

Measurement of Large-Signal Coss and Coss Losses of Transistors Based on Nonlinear Resonance

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera

In this letter, we present a new measurement technique to evaluate the large-signal output capacitance ( COSS ) of transistors as well as the COSS energy dissipation ( EDISS ), based on the nonlinear resonance between a known inductor and the output capaci ...

2019

Parameters affecting thermal risk through a kinetic model under adiabatic condition: Application to liquid-liquid reaction system

Thierry Meyer

Risk of thermal runaway for epoxidation is not negligible and should be analyzed and assessed. In industry, epoxidation of vegetable oils is carried out by the oxidation of Prileschajew, involving the in situ production of percarboxylic acid from hydrogen ...

2018

Comparison of runaway electron generation parameters in small, medium-sized and large tokamaks-A survey of experiments in COMPASS, TCV, ASDEX-Upgrade and JET

Basil Duval, Stefano Coda, Yves Martin, Joan Decker

This paper presents a survey of the experiments on runaway electrons (RE) carried out recently in frames of EUROFusion Consortium in different tokamaks: COMPASS, ASDEX-Upgrade, TCV and JET. Massive gas injection (MGI) has been used in different scenarios f ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2018

Losses of runaway electrons in MHD-active plasmas of the COMPASS tokamak

Cristian Sommariva, Joan Decker

The significant role of magnetic perturbations in mitigation and losses of runaway electrons (REs) was documented in dedicated experimental studies of RE at the COMPASS tokamak. REs in COMPASS are produced both in low density quiescent discharges and in di ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2017

Numerical characterization of bump formation in the runaway electron tail

Joan Decker

Runaway electrons are generated in a magnetized plasma when the parallel electric field exceeds a critical value. For such electrons with energies typically reaching tens of MeV, the Abrahamâ Lorentzâ Dirac (ALD) radiation force, in reaction to the synch ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2016

Overview of the FTU results

Olivier Sauter, Basil Duval, Duccio Testa, Holger Reimerdes, Alexander Karpushov, Cristian Galperti, Gabriele Grosso, Doohyun Kim, Dávid Wágner, Lucia Isabel Federspiel, Jonathan Rossel

Since the 2012 IAEA-FEC Conference, FTU operations have been largely devoted to runaway electrons generation and control, to the exploitation of the 140 GHz electron cyclotron (EC) system and to liquid metal limiter elements. Experiments on runaway electro ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2015

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Impact of Electrical and Thermal Abuse on the Internal Temperature Estimation of Li-Ion Cells Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Elsevier BV2025

The Pandora project. II: how non-thermal physics drives bursty star formation and temperate mass-loaded outflows in dwarf galaxies

Oxford University Press (OUP)2025

The JOREK non-linear extended MHD code and applications to large-scale instabilities and their control in magnetically confined fusion plasmas

Cristian Sommariva, Sun Hee Kim, Fang Liu

IOP Publishing Ltd2021

Measurement of Large-Signal Coss and Coss Losses of Transistors Based on Nonlinear Resonance

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera

2019

Parameters affecting thermal risk through a kinetic model under adiabatic condition: Application to liquid-liquid reaction system

Thierry Meyer

2018

Comparison of runaway electron generation parameters in small, medium-sized and large tokamaks-A survey of experiments in COMPASS, TCV, ASDEX-Upgrade and JET

Basil Duval, Stefano Coda, Yves Martin, Joan Decker

IOP Publishing Ltd2018