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10th European Fusion Theory Conference
8-10 September 2003, Unitas Congress Centre, Helsinki, Finland

Supported by Euratom, Helsinki University of Technology, VTT,
Tekes and Academy of Finland
HUT / Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics / Advanced Energy Systems / 10th EFTC
 
Unitas Congress Centre Unitas Congress Centre, the venue of 10th EFTC, is situated east of Helsinki city centre in a beautiful location overlooking the sea.
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SUBJECT MATTER

The 10th European Fusion Theory Conference was organized by Helsinki University of Technology and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) under Association Euratom-Tekes. The conference was held at the Unitas Congress Centre in Helsinki 8-10 September 2003. The aim of the conference was to provide a discussion forum covering all areas of magnetic fusion-oriented theoretical activities in Europe. The following main topics were included:
  1. Basic plasma theory
  2. Macroinstabilities and operational limits
  3. Alternative concepts: stellarators, rfp's, spherical tokamaks, etc.
  4. Turbulent transport and structures: experimental evidence and theoretical basis (zonal flows, streamers, ...)
  5. Neoclassical transport: theory and experimental evidence (edge & core transport barriers, ...)
  6. Burning plasmas and fast particles (fusion products, runaways, ...)
  7. Heating, current drive, and wave particle interactions
  8. Edge and SOL/divertor physics
  9. Computational modelling in plasma physics.
The conference consisted of invited lectures, oral presentations and posters. The selection of the contributions and the subdivision into oral and poster presentations was made on the basis of the submitted one-page abstracts.

INVITED TALKS

F. ANDERSSON, Chalmers University of Technology,
"Runaway Electrons and Current Dynamics During Tokamak Disruptions".

A. BRIZARD, Saint Michael's College,
"Recent Developments in Gyrokinetic Theory" (TUTORIAL).

F. CALIFANO, Università di Pisa,
"Secondary Instabilities and Vortex Formation in 2D, Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection".

O. DUMBRAJS, Helsinki University of Technology,
"Chaos in ELM dynamics".

R. DUMONT, CEA Cadarache,
"Effects of Non-Maxwellian Plasma Species on ICRF Wave Propagation and Absorption in Toroidal Magnetic Confinement Devices"

T. FÜLÖP, Chalmers University of Technology,
"Controlling Edge Rotation by Localized Gas Puffing".

S.C. GUO,  Consorzio RFX,
"Study on Mode Locking and Control in Reversed Field Pinch Plasmas".

Z. LIN, University of California, Irvine,
"3D Global Gyrokinetic Simulations of Turbulent Transport" (TUTORIAL).

A. ROGISTER, IPP Jülich,
"Enhanced D_alpha Confinement Modes: A Theoretical Model".

A. SMOLYAKOV, University of Saskatchewan,
"Thresholds in Neoclassical Tearing Modes" (TUTORIAL).

A. THYAGARAJA, UKAEA Fusion Centre,
"Theoretical and Computational Issues of Global Tokamak Plasma Turbulence and Evolutionary Dynamics".

A.J. WEBSTER, UKAEA Fusion Centre,
"The Role of Flow Shear in the Ballooning Stability of Transport Barriers".

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

Each participant received a Book of Abstracts. No printed conference proceedings will be published. Please see the Scientific Programme for electronic copies of presentations.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

F. Zonca
 ENEA, Italy
M. Lontano CNR, Italy
D. Borba
 IST, Portugal
P. Michelsen Risø, Denmark
S. Cappello CNR, Italy
M. Ottaviani      CEA, France
F. Castejon
 CIEMAT, Spain
M. Tokar TEC, Germany
D. Faulconer       TEC, Belgium
O. Sauter CRPP, Switzerland
S. Günter
 IPP, Germany
K. Spatschek U. of Düsseldorf, Germany
J. Heikkinen
 Tekes, Finland
M. Vlad INFLPR, Romania
P. Helander
 UKAEA, UK
J. Weiland VR, Sweden
M. Lisak
 VR, Sweden


LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

J. Heikkinen (Chairman)
S. Sipilä (Scientific secretary)
S. Karttunen
T. Kiviniemi
T. Kurki-Suonio
S. Saarelma
R. Salomaa
T. Tala
 

MAILING ADDRESS

Ms. Auli Kajatie
10th EFTC Conference Secretariat
Helsinki University of Technology
P.O. Box 2200
FIN-02015 HUT
FINLAND

Tel: +358 9 451 3203
Fax: +358 9 451 3195
e-mail: eftc10@hut.fi

URL: http://www.hut.fi/Units/AES/eftc10

Updated 12.09.2003.