PLASMA-2013: International Conference on Research and Applications of Plasmas (Warsaw, Poland, 2–6 September 2013)

Abstract

The PLASMA-2013 International Conference on Research and Applications of Plasmas was held in Warsaw (Poland) from 2 to 6 September 2013. The conference was organized by the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, under the auspices of the Polish Physical Society. The scope of the PLASMA conferences, which have been organized every two years since 1993, covers almost all issues of plasma physics and fusion research as well as selected problems of plasma technology.The PLASMA-2013 conference topics included: •Elementary processes and general plasma physics.•Plasmas in tokamaks and stellarators (magnetic confinement fusion).•Plasmas generated by laser beams and inertial confinement fusion.•Plasmas produced by Z-pinch and plasma-focus discharges.•Low-temperature plasma physics.•Space plasmas and laboratory astrophysics.•Plasma diagnostic methods and applications of plasmas.This conference was designed not only for plasma researchers and engineers, but also for students from all over the world, in particular for those from Central and Eastern Europe.Almost 140 participants had the opportunity to hear 9 general lectures, 11 topical talks and 26 oral presentations, as well as to see and discuss around 120 posters. From about 140 contributions, after the preparation of about 100 papers and the peer review process, only 74 papers have been accepted for publication in this topical issue. AcknowledgmentsActing on behalf of the International Scientific Committee I would like to express our thanks to all the invited speakers and all the participants of the PLASMA-2013 conference for their numerous contributions. In particular, I wish to thank all of the authors of papers submitted for publication in this topical issue of Physica Scripta . Particular thanks are due to all of the reviewers for their valuable reports and comments, which helped to improve the quality of many of the papers. International Scientific CommitteeMarek J Sadowski, NCBJ, Otwock, Poland—ChairmanDimitri Batani, Universite Bordeaux, FranceSergio Ciattaglia, ITER, Cadarache, FranceMichael Dudeck, UPMC, Paris, FranceIgor E Garkusha, NSC KIPT, Kharkov, UkraineZbigniew Kłos, CBK PAN, WarsawGiorgio Maddaluno, ENEA Frascati, ItalyAndrea Murari, EFDA JET, Culham, UKJózef Musielok, University of Opole, PolandSvetlana Ratynskaia, RIT, Stockholm, SwedenKarel Rohlena, IP CAS, Prague, Czech RepublicValentin Smirnov, Rosatom, Moscow, RussiaFrancisco Tabares, CIEMAT, Madrid, SpainLorenzo Torrisi, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyJerzy Wołowski, IFPiLM, Warsaw, PolandUrszula Woźnicka, IFJ PAN, Cracow, Poland Local Organizing CommitteeJerzy Wołowski—ChairmanPaweł Gąsior—SecretaryZofia KalinowskaEwa Kowalska-StrzęciwilkMonika KubkowskaAnita PokorskaRyszard PanfilJoanna Dziak-BemeConference website: http://plasma2013.ipplm.pl/