Past Events

In magnetic confinement fusion devices, the equilibrium configuration of a plasma is determined by the balance between the hydrostatic pressure in the fluid and the magnetic forces generated by an array of external coils and the plasma itself.

1:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Tonatiuh Sanchez-Vizuet and University of Arizona

The talk shows the work carried out by Juan Ortiz during his PhD.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Juan Ortiz Luego, University Carlos III de Madrid, and Spain

Plasmoids are localised regions of high plasma density that arise in both MCF and astrophysical contexts. Owing to the higher thermal mobility of electrons relative to ions, a plasmoid is associated with a localised electric potential that acts to tr

2:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Alistair Arnold, Max Planck, Greifswald, and Germany

Juhyung Kim, Korea Institute of Fusion Energy

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Juhyung Kim and Korea Institute of Fusion Energy

Laxminarayan Raja, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, UT Austin

2:00 pm

Speaker(s): Laxminarayan Raja, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and UT Austin

Simulated annealing (SA) is a kind of relaxation method, where we solve an initial-value problem derived for a Hamiltonian sys- tem so that the energy of the system changes monotonically while the Casimir invariants are preserved.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Masaru Furukawa, Tottori University, and Japan

In the presence of an inhomogeneous oscillatory electric field, charged particles experience a net force, averaged over the oscillatory timescale, known as the ponderomotive force.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): William Barham and Oden Institute and IFS UT Austin

Unphysical artifacts are ubiquitous in plasma simulation. These effects can range from “cosmetic” matters that can safely be ignored to phenomena that can lead to erroneous physical interpretations.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Brad Shadwick, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and NE

New Strategies for Dramatically Increasing Confinement

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): David Hatch and IFS UT Austin

Resonantly Interacting Quantum Plus Classical Waves

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Speaker(s): Swadesh Mahajan and IFS UT Austin