This is the 4th announcement (PDF) of the 20th International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics (LAPD20).

The 20th International Symposium on Laser-Aided Plasma Diagnostics (LAPD20) is organized by National Institute for Fusion Science and Hokkaido University. LAPD20 will take place from Sunday, 10 September 2023 (evening reception) to Thursday 14 September 2023 at Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel in Kyoto, Japan. (Official Web Site of Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel)

The LAPD20 Symposium is the continuation of a biennial series that began at Kyushu University in 1983. It brings together physicists and chemists in diverse areas of laser-based plasma diagnostics including the physics of nuclear fusion, laser physics and low-temperature plasma chemistry and physics. The symposium aims to promote cross-pollination of these fields via fruitful discussion, and covers all diagnostics using electromagnetic waves (lasers and microwaves) applied to fusion plasmas, industrial process plasmas, environmental plasmas, plasmas for medical applications, atmospheric plasmas, plasmas in liquids and other plasma applications. Topics on hardware developments related to laser-aided plasma diagnostics are also welcome.

Important Dates

Abstract submission start: 1st May 2023.

Registration and hotel reservation start: 19th May 2023.

Abstract submission deadline: 16th Jun. 2023.

Abstract acceptance notify: 30th Jun. 2023.

Early registration deadline (JPY 60,000 for regular participants and JPY 30,000 for student participants): 28th Jul. 2023.

Manuscript submission deadline for JINST: 1st Sep. 2023.

LAPD symposium: 10th - 14th Sep. 2023.

Committees

International Scientific Committee

P. Bilkova (Chair), Institute of Plasma Physics, Czech Republic

J. P. Booth, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

A. Diallo, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, USA

R. Engeln, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherland

Ivo Furno, Swiss Plasma Center (SPC), Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

L. Giudicotti, University of Padova, Italy

Y-C. Ghim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Vice Chair)

J. P. van Helden, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology, Germany

H. Liu, Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

K. Sasaki, Hokkaido University, Japan

F. Skiff, University of Iowa, USA

K. Tanaka, National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan

Local Organizing Committee

K. Tanaka (NIFS, Chair)

H. Funaba (NIFS)

M. Nishiura (NIFS)

K. Sasaki (Hokkaido Univ.)

Y. Takemura (NIFS)

T. Tokuzawa (NIFS)

H. Uehara (NIFS)

R. Yasuhara (NIFS)

S. Yoshimura (NIFS)

News from: https://lapd20.nifs.ac.jp/committees.html