Self-Heating, Transport, and Confinement at Reactor Scale

B. Dorland and W.A. Houlberg, Co-Chairs

 

Monday Dec 11, 2:00-6:15 PM

2:00-2:10 PM
Chair: Introductory comments and topics for discussion

2:10-2:25 PM
J. Snipes: H-mode threshold scaling to a future burning plasma experiment

2:25-2:40 PM
B.E. Chapman: JET: the only probable opportunity for U.S. participation in DT experiments in the coming decade

2:40-2:55 PM

F.W. Perkins: Physics of burning plasmas: physics inaccessible to present facilities

2:55-3:10 PM
D.M. Meade: Fusion science issues and plasma requirements for a next step burning plasma experiment

3:10-3:25 PM
M. Porkolab: Physics of burning plasmas under AT conditions

3:25-3:40 PM
B. Dorland: Pedestal effects and confinement in burning plasmas

3:40-3:50 PM
Break

3:50-4:05 PM
F. Porcelli Our experience in assessing the Ignitor and ITER/FEAT experiments

4:05-4:20 PM
M.G. Bell Alternative approaches to ignition in tokamaks

4:20-4:35 PM
G. Bateman: Motivation for building a high field tokamak burning plasma experiment

4:35-4:50 PM
W. Horton: Burning plasma issues for high field tokamaks

4:50-5:05 PM
A.H. Kritz: Integrated transport modeling of high-field tokamak burning plasma devices

5:05-5:20 PM
C. Kessel: Simulation of a typical discharge in a next step burning plasma experiment and associated issues

5:20-5:35 PM
M.A. Mahdavi: Density limiting processes in present and next generation devices

5:35-6:15 PM
Discussion: Draft answers to the five questions posed to the Workshop