Feb 17 – 18, 2025
National Institute for Fusion Science, Room 801 Building No.1
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Scientific Program

Feb. 17th
10:15 - 10:45 Registration
10:45 - 10:55 Opening

Session 1 10:55 - 12:10 Chair:Sonjong Wang (KFE)
10:55 − 11:20
"Status of LHD ECH system for next campaign and related topics", Masaki Nishiura (NIFS)

11:20 – 11:45
“Study of Microwave Transmission Mode Content in KSTAR ECH transmission line from Measured Field Intensity”, Ajay Kumar Pandey (KFE) -online-

11:45 – 12:10
“Effect of vertical space of vacuum vessel on formation of closed flux surfaces by ECH”, Masaki Uchida (Kyoto Univ.) -online-

12:10 – 13:15 Lunch Time

Session 2 13:15-14:55 Chair: Hiroe Igami (NIFS)
13:15 – 13:40
“Recent activity in dual frequency (142/208 GHz) gyrotron development and transmission line system”, EunMi Choi (UNIST)

13:40 − 14:05
"External magnetic field effect and correction coil design for the ITER gyrotrons", Satoru Yajima (QST)

14:05 − 14:30
“Non-inductive plasma ramp-up using 8.56 GHz ECH system on QUEST”
Takahiro Yamaguchi (Kyushu Univ.)

14:30 – 14:55
“Result of ECRH Operation in the integrated commissioning phase and the progress towards the initial research phase on the JT-60SA”, Hibiki Yamazaki (QST)

Break
14:55 − 15:15

Session 3 15:15-16:55 Chair: Masaki Nishiura (NIFS)
15:15 – 15:40
“Status and recent experimental results of KSTAR NBI system”, SeulChan Hong (KFE). -online-

15:40 – 16:05
“Negative Ion Production Characteristics of Two-Region Arc Plasma (TRAP) Ion Source”, Kihyun Lee (KAERI). -online-

16:05 – 16:30
“Oscillation of negative ion beamlet and effect on beam focusing for negative-NBI”, Kenichi Nagaoka (NIFS)

16:30 – 16:55
“Study of Beam Trajectory in KSTAR Neutral Beam Injector using Beamlet-Based Model”, Byoung Seung Kim -online-

Feb. 18th
Session 4-1 9:30-10:45 Chair: EunMi Choi (UNIST)
9:30 – 9:55
“Hybrid simulation of Alfvén Eigenmodes due to multiple fast ions in the Large Helical Device”, Ryosuke Seki (NIFS)

9:55 – 10:20
“Simultaneous Estimation of Edge Plasma Density Profiles and Heating Beam Properties via Bayesian Inference and Gaussian Process Regression in the KSTAR H-BES System”, Jaewook Kim (KFE)

10:20 – 10:45
“Estimation of Electron Cyclotron Plasma Heating Profiles Based on Ray Tracing Simulation Data”, Jiho Park (KFE) -online-

10:45 - 11:05 Break

Session 4-2. 11:05-11:55
11:05 -11:30
“Kinetic full wave analysis of electron cyclotron waves using integral form of dielectric tensor”, Atsushi Fukuyama (Kyoto Univ.)

11:30 – 11:55
“Observation of non-thermal RF radiations excited during external heating”, Hiroe Igami (NIFS)

11:55 – 13:00 Lunch Time

Session 5 13:00-14:15 Chair: Tetsuo Seki (NIFS)
13:00 – 13:25
“Non-inductive start-up experiment with various lower-hybrid launch scenarios on TST-2”, Naoto Tsujii (Univ. Tokyo)

13:25 – 13:50
“Development of a Lower Hybrid Fast Wave Antenna and Low Power Coupling in KSTAR Plasmas”, Jong Gab Jo (KAERI) -online-

13:50 – 14:15
“Report on the helicon current drive in KSTAR and the expected performance in Korean DEMO reactor”, Sonjong Wang (KFE)

14:15 – 14:30 Closing

14:30 – 15:30 Tour: LHD experiment hall & heating equipment room