A Workshop at Columbia University
NY, NY, USA
NOVEMBER 18-20, 2007
(Sunday 10 AM to Tuesday 3 PM)
PDFs of Workshop Talks
Sunday 9:00-9:55 Registration Coffee during registration (no morning break) 9:55-10:00 Gerald Navratil Welcome and announcements Session 1 Chair: R. La Haye Resistive Wall Mode: Experiments (I) 10:00-10:40 Andrea Garofalo Overview of recent results on RWM research on DIII-D 10:40-11:05 Jeremy Hanson A Kalman filter for active feedback on rotating external kink instabilities in a tokamak plasma 11:05-11:45 Steve Sabbagh Overview of recent results on RWM research on NSTX 11:45-12:10 Will Bergerson Observation of the RWM in a line-tied screw pinch 12:10-12:35 Holger Reimerdes Progress on understanding rotational stabilization in DIII-D 12:35-2:00 Lunch Session 2 Chair: R. Buttery Modeling, Error Field Physics 2:00-2:40 Yueqiang Liu RWM modeling with full drift kinetic damping 2:40-3:05 J. Dalessio / E. Schuster Model-based robust control of resistive wall modes 3:05-3:30 Y. Ou / E. Schuster Optimal control of the current profile during the ramp-up phase of the discharge 3:30-3:50 Coffee Break 3:50-4:30 Alan Reiman Passive stabilization of the vertical mode in tokamaks by parallelogram-shaped nonaxisymmetric coils 4:30-4:55 Morrell Chance Multi-mode analysis of RWM feedback with NMA code 4:55-5:20 Jon Menard Error field physics studies in NSTX 5:20-5:45 Mike Schaffer Error field physics studies in DIII-D 5:45-6:00 Hiro Takahashi Error fields generated by scrape-off-layer current (SOLC) 6:00-6:15 Discussion on Sunday topics 6:15-7:15 Social hour, drinks and light snacks provided Monday 8:55-9:00 Announcements Session 3 Chair: J. Sarff ELM Control, Disruptions, Tearing Modes 9:00-9:40 Mike Schaffer ELM control by RMPs: Physics basis, concepts for ITER, and advanced techniques 9:40-10:20 Egbert Westerhof Preparations for ECRH feedback control of tearing modes on TEXTOR 10:20-10:45 Mike Makowski Observation and analysis of MHD with the DIII-D fast MSE system 10:45-11:05 Coffee Break 11:05-11:45 Val Izzo Disruption mitigation, modeling and expt. highlights 11:45-12:10 Francesco Volpe Oblique-ECE-assisted alignment and modulation of ECCD for NTM control 12:10-12:35 Rob La Haye Requirements for Alignment of ECCD for NTM Stabilization in ITER 12:35-2:00 Lunch Session 4 Chair: M. Okabayashi Resistive Wall Mode: Experiments (II) 2:00-2:40 Paolo Zanca Clean mode control: beyond the virtual shell 2:40-3:05 Jim Drake RWM control on EXTRAP T2R using various controller configurations 3:05-3:30 Gary Jackson DIII-D Ohmic current driven RWM experiments with feedback stabilization 3:30-3:50 Coffee Break 3:50-4:15 Yongkyoon In Toroidal phase dependency of ELM-driven RWM 4:15-4:40 Tommaso Bolzonella Recent results on RWM research on RFX-mod 4:40-5:05 Erik Olofsson Spectrum reference for RFP RWMs and modern MIMO controller synthesis 5:05-5:30 Roberto Paccagnella Studies on externally applied m=0 modes in the RFX-mod Reversed Field Pinch 5:30-5:55 Anton Soppelsa MIMO Modeling and Design for MHD Modes Control in RFX-mod 5:55-6:10 Discussion on Monday topics 7:00 Cash bar, Le Monde Restaurant 7:30 Workshop Dinner, Le Monde Restaurant Tuesday 8:55-9:00 Announcements Session 5 Chair: G. Navratil Tearing Modes, MHD Control in Future Devices 9:00-9:40 Brett Chapman High beta and high temperature plasmas in the MST RFP 9:40-10:20 Dylan Brennan Flow Shear Effects on Resistive MHD Instabilities in Tokamaks 10:20-10:45 Amiya Sen Control of Internal MHD Modes in Tokamaks: Novel Hardware and Software 10:45-11:05 Coffee Break 11:05-11:30 Jim Bialek ITER resistive wall mode feedback with rotation: Recent VALEN modeling 11:30-11:55 Oksana Katsuro-Hopkins Modeling of active control in KSTAR 11:55-12:20 Rip Perkins Window pane vs. push-pull actuator coils in ITER 12:20-12:45 Richard Buttery Tests of n=1 and n=2 for ELM control 12:45-1:00 Ted Strait Summary of the ITPA meeting at Garching 1:00-1:15 Gerry Navratil Final discussion and perspectives on future research 1:15 Rob La Haye Next MHD Control Workshop: Theme and location 1:30 End