| 09:00 |
(Invited) The physics currently limiting the thermonuclear fusion yield on the National Ignition Facility
Robbie Scott, RAL Central Laser Facility, UK |
| 09:40 |
Particle acceleration during merging-compression plasma start-up in the MAST spherical tokamak
Ken McClements, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UK |
| 10:00 |
The role of vibrational states of CO2 in the conversion of CO2 to CO using radio-frequency atmospheric pressure plasmas
Alexander Foote, University of York, UK |
| 10:20 |
Theory of the sheath and maximum ion energies in target normal sheath acceleration
Holger Schmitz, STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK |
| 10:40 |
Refreshment break |
| 11:00 |
(Invited) Physics and technology innovations for compact tokamak fusion pilot plants
Jonathan Menard, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA |
| 11:40 |
MAST upgrade: A facility to advance understanding of power exhaust in tokamaks
James Harrison, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, UK |
| 12:00 |
(Invited) Solar flares and energetic particles
Eduard Kontar, University of Glasgow, UK |
| 12:40 |
Lunch |
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MAST-U Research Forum
(The MAST-U research forum runs from Thursday afternoon and all day Friday) |
