Scientific Programme
The draft scientific programme is presented below.

September 3, Monday
8:00 - 9:00 | Registration |
9:00 - 9:20 | Opening |
Session chair: G. Fubiani | |
9:20 - 9:50 | F. Taccogna Three-Dimensional Particle-in-Cell Model of the Extraction Region in the Surface Negative Ion Source |
9:50 - 10:15 | D. Wünderlich Modeling of the Particle Transport and ion Production in a RF Driven Negative Hydrogen Ion Source for ITER NBI |
10:15 - 10:40 | K. Miyamoto Study of Negative Hydrogen Ion Beam Optics Using the 2D PIC Method |
10:40 - 11:10 | Coffee |
Session chair: D. Faircloth | |
11:10 - 11:40 | M. P. Stockli Recent Performance of the SNS H- Source for 1-MW Neutron Production |
11:40 - 12:05 | J. A. Lettry H- Ion Sources for CERN's Linac4 |
12:05 - 12:30 | D. S. Bollinger H- Ion Source Development for the FNAL 750keV Injector Upgrade |
12:30 - 12:55 | R. Gebel Negative Ion Source Development at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY/Jülich |
12:55 - 14:25 | Lunch at Cafeteria Piato |
Session chair: R. Hemsworth | |
14:25 - 14:55 | W. Kraus Commissioning of the Negative Ion Testbed ELISE and First Operation of the Half Size ITER RF Source |
14:55 - 15:25 | Y. Takeiri Development of Intense Hydrogen-Negative-Ion Source for Neutral Beam Injectors at NIFS |
15:25 - 15:50 | G. Fubiani Modeling a High Power ITER-Type Ion Source: Effect of the Suppression Magnets and Surface Produced Negative Ions on Volume Plasma Characteristics |
15:50 - 16:20 | Coffee |
18:30 - | Welcome reception |
September 4, Tuesday
Session chair: K. Tsumori | |
9:00 - 9:30 | S. Mochalskyy Numerical Modeling of the Linac4 Negative Ion Source Extraction Region by 3D PIC-MCC Code ONIX |
9:30 - 9:55 | M. Bacal Negative Ion Production by Plasma-Surface Interaction in Caesiated Negative Ion Sources |
9:55 - 10:20 | D. B. King The Response of Surface Negative Ion Yield and Virtual Cathode Formation to the Effective Work Function of Caesium |
10:20 - 10:45 | M. Wada Effects Due to Adsorbed Atoms upon Angular and Energy Distributions of Surface Produced Negative Hydrogen Ions |
10:45 - 11:10 | Coffee |
Session chair: W. Kraus | |
11:10 - 11:40 | H. P. L. de Esch Physics Design of the HNB Accelerator for ITER |
11:40 - 12:10 | L. Popelier Successive Acceleration of Positive and Negative Ions for Space Propulsion |
12:10 - 12:35 | P. Agostinetti Benchmark of the SLACCAD Code Against Data from the MANITU Radio Frequency Ion Source at IPP |
12:35 - 13:00 | E. Surrey Neutralization Enhancement by the Beam Driven Plasma in a Gas Neutralizer |
13:00 -14:30 | Lunch at Cafeteria Piato |
Session chair: M. P. Stockli | |
14:30 - 14:55 | D. C.Weisser Injection Optics for Fast Mass Switching for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry |
14:55 - 15:20 | B. X. Han Emittance Characterization of the SNS H- Injector |
15:20 - 15:45 | Ø. Midttun A Magnetized Einzel-Lens Electron Dump for the Linac4 H- Ion Source |
15:45 - 16:00 | Photo |
16:00 - 18:30 | Coffee and poster presentations |
September 5, Wednesday
Session chair: U. Fantz | |
9:00 - 9:30 | K. Tsumori Polar Distribution of Ions and Elections in Extraction Region of a Large-Scaled Caesium Seeded Ion Source |
9:30 - 9:55 | M. Cavenago Construction of a Versatile Negative Ion Source and Related Developments |
9:55 - 10:20 | A. L. Sanin Multiaperture Negative Ion Source |
10:20 - 10:45 | T. Shibata Analysis of Electron Temperature Distribution by Kinetic Modeling of Electron Energy Distribution Function in JAEA 10 Ampere Negative Ion Source |
10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee |
Session chair: O. Tarvainen | |
11:15 - 11:45 | U. Fantz A Comparison of Hydrogen and Deuterium Plasmas in Negative Hydrogen Ion Sources for Fusion |
11:45 - 12:10 | A. Ando Plasma Production and H- Beam Extraction from a FET-Based RF Ion Source |
12:10 - 12:35 | A. A. Ivanov Development of a Negative Ion-Based Neutral Beam Injector in Novosibirsk |
12:35 - 13:00 | G. Bansal Proposal of Actively Heated, Long Stem Based Cs Delivery System for Diagnostic Neutral Beam Source in ITER |
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch at Cafeteria Piato |
15:20 - | Excursion to Varjola Farm |
September 6, Thursday
Session chair: E. Surrey | |
9:00 - 9:30 | M. Bandyopadhyay Diagnostics in Indian Test Facility for ITER Diagnostic Neutral Beam (DNB) |
9:30 - 9:55 | P. Sonato Status of PRIMA, the Test Facility for ITER Neutral Beam Injectors |
9:55 - 10:20 | R. McAdams Advanced Energy Recovery Concepts for Negative Ion Beamlines In Fusion Power Plants |
10:20 - 10:45 | J. Zacks Preliminary Results from the Small Negative Ion Facility (SNIF) at CCFE |
10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee |
Session chair: Y. Takeiri | |
11:15 - 11:40 | G. Chitarin Flexible Magnetic Design of the MITICA Plasma Source and Accelerator |
11:40 - 12:05 | M. Kashiwagi Compensations of Beamlet Deflections for 1 MeV Accelerator of ITER NBI |
12:05 - 12:30 | H. Nakano H- Density Response to Applied Bias and Extraction Voltage in Negative Hydrogen Ion Source |
12:30 - 12:55 | C. Wimmer Cesium Dynamics and H- Density in the Extended Boundary Layer of Negative Hydrogen Ion Sources for Fusion |
12:55 - 14:20 | Lunch at Cafeteria Piato |
Session chair: J. A. Lettry | |
14:20 - 14:50 | A. Ueno Over 60 mA RF-Driven H- Ion Source for the J-PARC |
14:50 - 15:15 | R. F.Welton Towards Reliable Internal Antennas, Standardizing Baseline Source Performance and Future Plans of the SNS H- RF Ion Source |
15:15 - 15:40 | T. Kalvas Recent Negative Ion Source Activity at JYFL |
15:40 - 16:10 | Coffee |
17:15 | Departure to conference banquet |
September 7, Friday
Location: Physics Department | |
9:00 - 10:15 | JYFL Accelerator Laboratory Tour |
10:15 - 10:30 | Coffee |
10:30 - 11:30 | R. Hemsworth
(Physics Department Colloquium, open to public) Ion Sources and Accelerators in Thermonuclear Fusion Research |
Program continues at the Agora Building | |
Session chair: R. F. Welton | |
12:00 - 12:30 | D. C. Faircloth Developing the RAL FETS Source to Deliver a 60 mA, 50 Hz, 2 ms H- Beam |
12:30 - 12:55 | V. Dudnikov Potential for Improving of the Compact Surface Plasma Sources |
13:00 - 14:15 | Lunch at Cafeteria Piato |
Session chair: D. C. Weisser | |
14:15 - 14:40 | J. S. Vogel Neutral Resonant Ionization in the High-Intensity Sputter Anion Source |
14:40 - 15:05 | W. H. Cho Plasma Potential Measurements and Their Influences on H- Beam Currents in a RF Negative Ion Source |
15:05 - 15:30 | M. Laitinen Development of Ion Beam Related Research Around 1.7 MV Pelletron in Jyväskylä During Five Years of Operation |
15:30 - 15:50 | Closing remarks |