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A. Herrmann is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering. Within these areas, Herrmann focuses on subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics related to fusion and advanced materials sciences. These include:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Superconducting Materials and Applications
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Nuclear Materials and Properties
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

Herrmann has contributed to several recent papers addressing fusion engineering, divertor design, diagnostics, and instrumentation. Notable publications include:

  • Preliminary design of the COMPASS upgrade tokamak, 2021, Fusion Engineering and Design
  • Preliminary analysis of alternative divertors for DEMO, 2021, Nuclear Materials and Energy
  • Infrared thermography in metallic environments of WEST and ASDEX Upgrade, 2020, Nuclear Materials and Energy
  • High-heat flux ball-pen probe head in ASDEX-Upgrade, 2022, Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Design and operation of the in-vessel cryopump for the new upper divertor in ASDEX Upgrade, 2021, Fusion Engineering and Design

Their publications have appeared frequently in several venues, most prominently:

  • Fusion Engineering and Design (11 publications)
  • Nuclear Materials and Energy (6 publications)
  • Review of Scientific Instruments (6 publications)
  • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (4 publications)
  • Das Gesundheitswesen (3 publications)

Herrmann collaborates regularly with a group of researchers including V. Rohde (14 collaborations), T. Lunt (8 collaborations), M. Teschke (6 collaborations), M. García-Muñoz (6 collaborations), and J. Galdón-Quiroga (6 collaborations).

Best Publications

  • Chapter 4: Power and particle control

    A. Loarte;B. Lipschultz;A.S. Kukushkin;G.F. Matthews

  • Characteristics of type I ELM energy and particle losses in existing devices and their extrapolation to ITER

    A. Loarte;G. Saibene;R. Sartori;D. Campbell

  • Scaling of the tokamak near the scrape-off layer H-mode power width and implications for ITER

    T. Eich;A.W. Leonard;R.A. Pitts;W. Fundamenski

  • First observation of edge localized modes mitigation with resonant and nonresonant magnetic perturbations in ASDEX Upgrade.

    W. Suttrop;T. Eich;J. C. Fuchs;S. Günter

  • Inter-ELM Power Decay Length for JET and ASDEX Upgrade: Measurement and Comparison with Heuristic Drift-Based Model

    T. Eich;B. Sieglin;A. Scarabosio;W. Fundamenski

  • Key ITER plasma edge and plasma–material interaction issues

    G. Federici;P. Andrew;P. Barabaschi;J. Brooks

  • Impurity seeding for tokamak power exhaust: from present devices via ITER to DEMO

    A Kallenbach;M Bernert;R Dux;L Casali

  • Tungsten: An option for divertor and main chamber plasma facing components in future fusion devices

    R. Neu;R. Dux;A. Kallenbach;T. Pütterich

  • Energy flux to the ASDEX-Upgrade diverter plates determined by thermography and calorimetry

    A Herrmann;W Junker;K Gunther;S Bosch

  • Divertor power load feedback with nitrogen seeding in ASDEX Upgrade

    A. Kallenbach;R. Dux;J. C. Fuchs;R. Fischer

  • Type II ELMy H modes on ASDEX Upgrade with good confinement at high density

    J. Stober;M. Maraschek;G.D. Conway;O. Gruber

  • Partial detachment of high power discharges in ASDEX Upgrade

    A. Kallenbach;M. Bernert;M. Beurskens;L. Casali

  • Evolution of filament structures during edge-localized modes in the MAST Tokamak.

    A. Kirk;B. Koch;R. Scannell;H. R. Wilson

  • Characteristics and scaling of energy and particle losses during Type I ELMs in JET H-modes

    A. Loarte;M. Becoulet;G. Saibene;R. Sartori

  • Plasma-surface interaction, scrape-off layer and divertor physics:Implications for ITER

    B. Lipschultz;X. Bonnin;G. Counsell;A. Kallenbach

  • Transport into and across the scrape-off layer in the ASDEX Upgrade divertor tokamak

    J. Neuhauser;D. Coster;H. U. Fahrbach;J. C. Fuchs

  • Transient heat loads in current fusion experiments, extrapolation to ITER and consequences for its operation

    A. Loarte;G. Saibene;R. Sartori;V. Riccardo

  • Plasma-wall interaction and plasma behaviour in the non-boronised all tungsten ASDEX Upgrade

    R. Dux;V. Bobkov;A. Herrmann;A. Janzer

  • Filament structures at the plasma edge on MAST

    A Kirk;N Ben Ayed;G Counsell;B Dudson

  • The impact of ELMs on the ITER divertor

    A.W. Leonard;A. Herrmann;K. Itami;J. Lingertat

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Kallenbach
A. Kallenbach Max Planck Society
R. Neu
R. Neu Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
R. Dux
R. Dux Max Planck Society
H. Zohm
H. Zohm Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Michael Kaufmann
Michael Kaufmann University of Tübingen
Peter Lang
Peter Lang University of Bern
F. Ryter
F. Ryter Max Planck Society
Wolf-Dieter Schneider
Wolf-Dieter Schneider École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
H. Maier
H. Maier University of Hannover

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