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Department of Electromagnetics and Plasma Physics

The Department of Electromagnetics and Plasma Physics is part of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. We conduct research and education within the fields of electromagnetic theory, physical and technical design of electrical devices, fusion and, space and plasma physics.

Research areas

Fusion

Research in the area of fusion energy is focused on confinement physics, plasma control, computational methods, plasma heating and plasma-wall interaction.

Electromagnetism

The research is mainly on high frequency electromagnetics, including antennas, microwave devices, metamaterials, electromagnetic interference, physical bounds, and inverse problems.

Space and Plasma Physics

Our research areas cover space, fusion, laboratory, and fundamental plasma physics. We study physical processes in the ionospheres and magnetospheres of Earth and other planets, solar wind, space around comets, and planetary moons. We contribute hardware to international and national space missions, both spacecraft and rockets. We study the physics of plasma-wall interaction in fusion plasma devices, magnetron sputtering and other applied plasma physics topics.

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Recent publications

[1]
R. Chen and I. Sander, "Synchronous System Design with Quantitative Types," in Dependable Software Engineering. Theories, Tools, and Applications - 11th International Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories, Tools, and Applications, SETTA 2025, Proceedings, 2026, pp. 13-32.
[2]
C. Gai et al., "Cluster Observations of Extreme Energetic Electron Acceleration Event in the Earth's Magnetotail," Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, vol. 131, no. 5, 2026.
[3]
R. Behling et al., "Tungsten microparticle streams enable simultaneous reflective and transmissive X‑ray emission and high central image resolution," in Medical Imaging 2026: Physics of Medical Imaging, 2026.
Full list in the KTH publications portal