Past Events

Joshua Burby will introduce various notions of symmetry for magnetic fields that play an important role in magnetic confinement theory. Crucial to understanding the different notions of symmetry is the more general notion of differential form.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Josh Burby and UT Austin

Abstract: We will discuss class organization. In addition we will hear from William Barham and Azeddine Zaidni about their research.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Phil Morrison and UT Austin

The study demonstrates the role of ion-kinetic instabilities in the transfer of energy from fluid to dissipation scales through colli- sionless wave-particle interactions, that leads to heating and associated acceleration of the solar wind plasma.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Leon Ofman and Catholic University of America & NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center

Many important qualities of stellarators can be determined via the PoincarA© plot of a symplectic return map. These qualities include the locations of the magnetic core (good for confinement), magnetic islands and chaotic regions.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Max Ruth Cornell University

In the first part of this talk, I discuss the pedestal width-height scaling [0] for multiple tokamaks using a new kinetic ballooning mode (KBM) gyrokinetic threshold model [1].

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Jason F. Parisi Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Princeton and NJ

The Vlasov equation describes the dynamical evolution of the plasma particle distribution function (PDF) in the position- velocity phase space. When coupled with Maxwell’s equations, the system is considered the first principles model for describing

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): William T. Taitano, Applied Mathematics and Plasma Physics Group, Theoretical Division, and Los Alamos National Laboratory

The ability of calculating ideal MHD equilibria is needed not only during the design of a magnetic fusion device, but also in its normal operation.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • Virtual

Speaker(s): Gonzalo Fernandez-Torija Daza, University Carlos III de Madrid, and Spain

Bodhi Biswas, York Plasma Institute, University of York, York, UK. Predictions of Efficient Electron Bernstein Wave Current Driv

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Bodhi Biswas, York Plasma Institute, University of York, York, and UK.

Magnetic disruptions and burning plasmas are two critical problems of the fusion program involving high energy particles.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Diego del Castillo-Negrete and Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Several plasma wave phenomena play a major role in astrophysical and experimental applications, specifically wave absorption, mode conversion, and cyclotron damping.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Lise-Marie Imbert-Gerard and University of Arizona