2005 US-Japan Workshop

Physics of Sustainment and Self-organization of Compact Torus Plasmas

Objectives of the workshop New directions and results in compact toroid (CT) research. Recent US and Japan CT experimental and theoretical progress in the control and sustainment of CT’s.
Workshop location Himeji International Exchange Center (4th floor) - Egret Himeji
Contact information: USA Loren Steinhauer University of Washington, email: steinhauer@aa.washington.edu
Contact information: Japan Masayoshi Nagata, University of Hyogo, email: nagata@eng.u-hyogo.ac.jp
dates Wed 14 Sept - Fri 16 Sept 2005
proceedings distributed to all participants of the workshop, posted on the web
summary brief synopsis (pdf 87kB)

group photo CT2005 

Topical areas
  • Experiments
  • Theoretical and computer modeling
  • Plasma diagnostics
  • Technology developments
  • Upcoming research plans
  • Concepts and issues for future experiments
  • Fusion devices