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