Joint Meeting of
28th "MHD, disruptions and control"
17th "Energetic particle physics"
ITPA Topical Group Meetings

24 - 26 October 2016
Kyoto, Japan

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Date:
From October 24 (Mon) to 26 (Wed), 2016
Venue:
Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Yoshida Campus (main),
Kyoto University,
Meeting rooms:

Kyoto, Japan

2nd floor of Clock Tower Centennial Hall

- International Conference Halls III
Opening, MHD-TG, EP&MHD-TGs combined session, refreshments- Conference Rooms III
EP-TG
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Social events:Group dinner
Date: Oct. 25 19:30
Location: “Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen”
Fee: JPY6000
Please pay your fee at the registration desk after the morning session of 24 October.
Acknowledgements:

This program is supported by a subsidy from Kyoto City andthe Kyoto Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Agenda17th Meeting of the ITPA Topical Group on Energetic Particles
24th – 26th October 2016, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Monday, 24th October 2016, Conference Room III, Chair S.Sharapov
TimeTopic

Presenter

09:15

Registration

All

09:45

Opening and Logistics

S.Murakami

ITER
10:00

ITER Progress and High Priority Needs in the Area of Energetic
Particles

S.Pinches

10:35

Status of the H&CD workflow in IMAS

M.Schneider

11:05

Break

11:35

Development of a non-steady-state OFMC code and its
applications to ITER

K.Tani

Joint Experiments
12:05

Report on Joint Experiment EP7 - Impact of localised ECH onAlfvén Eigenmode activity

M Van Zeeland

12:25

Effect of ECH/ ECCD on AEs in Heliotron J

S. Yamamoto

12:40

Discussion on closure of EP-7 and possible new JEX devoted toECRH/ECCD on TAEs

All

12:50

Lunch
Fast Particle Diagnostics

14:00

Velocity-space tomography for AUG, DIII-D, MAST, TCV andJET

M.Salewski

14:30

Discussion on possible new ITPA EP Joint Experiment devoted
to Velocity-space tomography.

M.Salewski

14:50

Break

15:20

Neutron diagnostics for energetic particle study in LHD

K.OgawaAgenda15:50

Integrated simulation of triton burn-up in the deuterium
experiment of LHD

S. Murakami

16:20The gamma-ray camera upgrade for fast ion physics studies in Dand DT plasmas at JET

M.Nocente

16:50

New observations of beam-driven AEs in TJ-II

A.Melnikov

17:20

Adjourn

Tuesday, 25th October 2016
TimeTopicPresenter

Joint EP and MHD Morning Session, International
Conference Hall III
09:15

Runaway electron generation and mitigation on the European
medium sized tokamaks ASDEX Upgrade and TCV

G.Papp

09:40

A new gyrofluid model for 3D systems and recent modeling ofrunaway electron suppression by pellet clouds

D.Spong

10:05

Break

10:35

Generation and mitigation of runaway electrons in ITER

P.Aleynikov

11:00

Influence of energetic ions on neoclassical tearing modes

Huishan Cai

11:25

Measurement of runaway electrons distribution functions whilevarying synchrotron and collisional damping

C.Paz-Soldan

11:50

Report on JEX EP6 - Fast-Ion Losses and Associated Heat Loadfrom Edge Perturbations (ELMs and RMPs)

M.Garcia-Munoz

12:15

Measurements and modeling of runaway electron suppression by
an RMP in MST tokamak plasmas

B.E.Chapman

12:50

Lunch
ITPA EP TG Meeting, Conference Room III, Chair D.Spong
Alfvén Eigenmodes and Transport of Energetic Ions

14:00Counter-propagating TAE, GAE suppression and ICE on NSTX-E.Fredrickson

AgendaU
14:40

Report on Joint Experiment EP-10 - Transport of Thermal
Plasmas and Fast Ions in Steady-State Scenarios

D.Borba/S.Sharapov

14:55

Break

15:30

Multi-phase hybrid simulation of energetic particle driven Alfven Y.Todo
eigenmodes

16:00

Critical gradient for Alfven eigenmode transport of energetic
particles derived from the TGLF model

R.E.Waltz

16:30

Radial displacement of resonating ions induced by single-nmodes: gap modes versus EPMs

S.Briguglio(remote)

17:00

Discussion on the update to the ITER Physics BasisAll (some areremote)

17:30

Adjourn

19:30

Conference Dinner at Restaurant Ganko, Takasegawa Nijoen,
Kyoto

Wednesday, 26th October 2016, Conference Room III, Chair S.Pinches
TimeTopicPresenter

09:15

Report on Joint Experiment EP-8 - Validation of Neutral
Beam current drive and projections to ITER

M.Podesta(remote)

09:45

MEGA simulations of Abrupt Large relaxation Events(ALE) in JT-60U and physics insights concerning ALE
trigger mechanism

A.Bierwage

10:15

Discussion

All

10:30

Break11:00

Report on Joint Experiment EP-9 - Assessment of Ion
Cyclotron Emission for diagnosing lost and barely confined
fast ions

D.Pace (remote)

11:30

Revisiting the damping of CAEs for ICE problem

N.Gorelenkov

Agenda12:00

Discussion on modelling needs for JEX EP-9 in view ofdeveloping ICE diagnostics at ITERAll

New Joint Experiments
12:15

Discussion on possible new JEX devoted to reciprocating
Fast Ion Loss Detector (in support of ITER)

12:40

Lunch

M.GarciaMunoz

Joint Modelling Activities
14:00

Update on the on-going benchmarking activity on fast ion
distributions

M.Schneider

14:25

Current status of modelling works for fast ion loss induced
by external magnetic perturbation in KSTAR

Tongnyeol Rhee

14:50

Break

15:10

Some applications of the fully gyrokinetic EUTERPE andGYGLES codes to tokamaks and comparison with MHD

A.Koenies

15:40

Decisions and Actions

S.Sharapov

16:15

Date and location of next Meeting(s)S.Sharapov

16:20

Meeting Ends	  28th	  Meeting	  of	  the	  ITPA	  Topical	  Group	  on	  MHD,	  Disruptions	  and	  Control	  Joint	  with	  the	  Meeting	  of	  the	  ITPA	  Energetic	  Particle	  Group,	  	  with	  the	  US	  -­‐	  Japan	  JIFT	  Meeting	  "Theory	  and	  Simulation	  of	  3D	  Physics	  In	  Toroidal	  Plasmas	  -­‐	  Comparison	  to	  Experiments"	  and	  "Extended	  MHD	  and	  MHD	  simulations	  for	  magnetized	  plasmas"	  October	  24-­‐26,	  2016	  -­‐	  Kyoto	  University,	  Kyoto,	  Japan	  	  Agenda	  	  Monday,	  October	  24th,	  2016	  Session	  1

Chair:	  A.	  Sen	  09:15

Registration

0:30

09:45

Welcome address

0:15

10:00

Gribov, Y.

ITER high priority needs in the area of MHD and magnetic
control

0:40

10:40

Lehnen.

Implementing the needs on Disruptions Loads, Detection andMitigation in the ITER Research Plan

0:25

Break

0:30

11:05
11:35

Meyers, C..

Report on working group “WG-6 Non-Axisymmetric currents
during VDEs” (REMOTE)

0:25

12:00

Lanctot, M.

Report on joint experiment “MDC-19 Error Field Control at
Low Plasma Rotation” (REMOTE)

0:30

12:30

Okabayashi, M.

Pre-emptive Electromagnetic Torque Injection Feedback for
NTM Locking Avoidance and Recovery of H-mode Edge withHigh Core Confinement

0:25

Break

1:05

12:55	  Session	  2	  Chair:	  G.	  Pautasso	  14:00

Lukash, V.

Forces on the vacuum vessel during thermal quench in theITER tokamak

0:25

14:25

Hender, T.

Report on joint activity JA-2

0:25

Break

0:30

14:50
15:20

Lehnen, M.

Report on joint experiment “MDC-01 Disruption mitigation bymassive gas jets” and discussion on its closure

0:35

15:55

Piovesan, P.

Report on working group “WG-12 3D distortion of the plasmaboundary” (REMOTE)

0:25

16:20

Granetz, R.

Report on joint experiment “MDC-23: Formation, suppression
and mitigation of runaway electrons during disruptions”

0:25

16:45

Pustovitov, V.

Sideways forces due to coupled kink modes in tokamaks

0:25

17:10

Jardin. S.

3D VDE modeling of NSTX with M3D-C1

0:20

17:30 Adjourn
Note: 25 minutes speakers should allow 5 minutes question time	  1	  Tuesday,	  October	  25th,	  2016	  	  Session	  3:	  joint	  with	  the	  Energetic	  Particle	  Group	  Chair:.	  R.	  Granetz	  09:15

Papp, G.

Runaway electron generation and mitigation on the European
medium sized tokamaks ASDEX Upgrade and TCV

0:25

09:40

Spong, D.

A new gyrofluid model for 3D systems and recent modeling ofrunaway electron suppression by pellet clouds

0:25

Break

0:30

10:05
10:35

Aleynikov, P.

Generation and mitigation of runaway electrons in ITER

0:25

11:00

Huishan. C.

Influence of energetic ions on neoclassical tearing modes

0:25

11:25

Paz-Soldan, C.

Measurement of runaway electrons distribution functions whilevarying synchrotron and collisional damping

0:25

11:50

Garcia-Munoz, M.

Report on JEX EP6 - Fast-Ion Losses and Associated Heat
Load from Edge Perturbations (ELMs and RMPs).

0:25

12:15

Chapman, B.E.

Measurements and modeling of runaway electron suppression by
an RMP in MST tokamak plasmas

0:25

Break

1:00

12:50	  Session	  4:	  joint	  with	  the	  US-­‐Japan	  JIFT	  Meeting	  Chair:	  R.	  Buttery	  13:50

Suzuki, Y.

3D physics studies in LHD

0:25

14:15

Sanpei, A.

Experimental and 3-D MHD simulation studies for Formationof Helical Structures in low-aspect-ratio Reversed-Field-Pinch
Plasma

0:25

Break

0:25

14:40
15:05

Yan, X.

Effects of Equilibrium Toroidal Flow on Locked Mode andPlasma Response in a Tokamak

0:25

15:30

Paz Soldan, C.

Measurements and modeling of multi-mode plasma response

0:25Discussion on the joint session topics	  Session	  5	  Chair:	  V.	  Pustovitov	  15:55

Pautasso, G.

Report on joint experiment “MDC-22 Disruption Prediction”

0:25

16:20

Sauter, O.

Report on joint experiment “MDC-20 Requirements for realtime sawtooth control”

0:25

16:45

Lehnen, M.

Report on working group “WG-13”

0:25

17:10

Yi, Y.

Report on recent studies of internal kinks on EAST

0:25

17:35 Adjourn

Note: 25 minutes speakers should allow 5 minutes question time	  2	  Wednesday,	  October	  26h,	  2016	  	  Session	  5	  Chair:	  Y.	  Gribov	  09:15

Rocella, R..

Modelling ITER Asymmetric VDEs through Asymmetries of
Toroidal Eddy Currents

0:25

09:40

La Haye, R..

Report on joint experiment “MDC-8 Current drive
prevention/stabilization of NTMs” (REMOTE)

0:25

10:05

La Haye, R

Forecasting ECCD Stabilization of NTMs in ITER

0:25

Break

0:30

10:30
11:00

Humphreys, D.

Report on joint experiment “MDC-18 Evaluation of
axisymmetric control aspects for ITER” and recent news ondZ/dt studies (REMOTE)

0:25

11:25

Bandyopadhyay, I.

Report on working group “WG-10 “Halo current modelling”

0:25

11:50

Granetz, R.

Disruption studies in Alcator C-mod

0:25

12:15

Yan, X..

Neoclassical Toroidal Viscosity Torque Induced by Plasma
Response in a Low-beta Tokamak

0:25

Break

1:00	  12:40	  	  	  	  	  	  Session	  7	  Chair:	  M.	  Lehnen	  13:40

Eidietis, N.

Overview of recent D3D disruption mitigation results(REMOTE)

0:25

14:05

all

Discussion on topical group scientific priorities for 2017

0:45

Break

0:20

14:50	  	  Session	  8:	  Conclusions
15:10

Hender, Martin,
Sen

Discussion on the NF TG paper0:40

15:50

Martin, P.

Meeting summary and future plans for the group

0:20

16:10

Martin, P

Date and location of next meeting

0:10

16:20 Meeting Ends

Note: 25 minutes speakers should allow 5 minutes question time	  3