Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG)
Prof. Fantz is Head of the Department ITER Technology and Diagnostics at MPI-IPP and Head of the Experimental Plasma Physics Group at University of Augsburg. The expertise is in low temperature plasmas physics with emphasis on the negative hydrogen ion source development for neutral beam systems of fusion devices, in particular to ITER. Focus is laid on the diagnostics of molecular low temperature plasmas for which the modelling activities are always closely linked to the experiments. Fundamental research is carried out at several laboratory experiments at the University supporting strongly the negative ion source development at IPP and the activities in the field of plasma conversion technology. The interests range from fundamentals to applications towards prototype developments combining physics with engineering issues.
Prof. Dr. Ursel Fantz supervises
Wünderlich, R. Riedl, M. Fröschle, A. Heiler, A. Navarro, D. Yordanev,A. Döring and U.Fantz, “ITER-relevant 600 s steady-state extraction of negative hydrogen ions at the test facility ELISE”, Nucl. Fusion 65, 014001 (2025), doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad8e74
Wimmer, A. Döring, T. Fellinger, M. Fröschle, A. Heiler, D. Mussini, U. Fantz, “Stabilizing long pulse D− extraction for NBI using a Cs shower”, Fus. Eng. Des. 215, 114949 (2025), doi: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2025.114949
Fantz et al., “Contributions of the extended ELISE and BATMAN Upgrade test facilities to the roadmap towards ITER NBI”, Nucl. Fusion 64, 086063 (2024), doi: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad5dcd
Fantz, “RF-Driven Ion Sources for Neutral Beam Injectors for Fusion Devices” in “Physics and Applications of Hydrogen Negative Ion Sources”, Editor: Marthe Bacal, Springer Series 2023, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-21476-9
Fantz, S. Briefi, A. Heiler, C.Wimmer, D. Wünderlich D, “Negative Hydrogen Ion Sources for Fusion: From Plasma Generation to Beam Properties” Front. Phys. 9, 709651 (2021), doi: 10.3389/fphy.2021.709651