About the conference

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Scope

This American Physical Society-endorsed conference, the 21st in the series, is concerned with all aspects of electromagnetic waves in plasmas, including but not limited to applications in magnetic fusion devices, RF plasma sources, and studies of basic plasma wave physics and technology.

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Topics

• Plasma wave interactions, such as heating, current generation, other 'phase space engineering,' diagnostics and plasma control
• Applications of rf power in fusion devices such as tokamaks, stellarators, spherical tori, reversed-field pinches and other confinement concepts
• Basic plasma wave physics
• Applications to plasma sources for materials processing, space propulsion, ionospheric and space plasmas

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Language

The technical sessions are conducted in English.

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Housing

A limited number of more traditional single accommodations will be available for early registrants, as well as a number of 'deluxe' accommodations at a higher price. Details of housing options are available on the registration page.

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Special note

The venue for the 2015 conference, the UCLA Conference Center at Lake Arrowhead, is an entirely non-smoking facility. Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the property, either indoors or outdoors.

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US-Japan Workshop on RF Physics

The US-Japan workshop on RF heating physics has been held bilaterally for more than 30 years, contributing to the understanding of RF heating in fusion research through active discussion and collaboration. We expect further and effective collaboration with co-location of this workshop with the RF Topical Conference in 2015. A summary and collaboration discussion meeting is planned for Wednesday afternoon and those wishing to participate should check the US-Japan Workshop box on the registration form and pay an additional registration fee of $10. Those who participate in the workshop are requested to send copies of their RF Conference presentations to the workshop co-chairs Joel Hosea and Shin Kubo for summary use.