23–26 April 2019Holywell Park Conference Centre,

Loughborough, UK

plasma2019.iopconfs.org

46th IOP Plasma Physics Conference

Handbook

Sponsors

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Contents

Contacts 2

Disclaimer 2

Social media 2

Venue 3

Floor plan 4

Accommodation 4

WiFi 6

Travel 6

Programme 6

Registration 6

Payment 7

Catering 7

Evening meals 7

Bars 7

Social programme 7

Excursions 8

Public lecture 8

Exhibition 9

Presenter instructions 9

Safety and evacuation procedures 11

General information 12

App 12

Adverts 13

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Contacts

Please read this handbook prior to the event as it contains all the information you will need while onsite at the conference. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the organisers, Claire Garland or Joseph MacNamara.

Claire and Joseph will be on-site during registration opening hours and based in the foyer. Outside of these times and only in case of an emergency, please telephone +44(0) 7881 923 142.

General enquiries Claire Garland Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4840 Mobile: +44 (0)7881 923 142 Email: claire.garland@iop.org

Programme enquiries Joseph MacNamara Email: joseph.macnamara@iop.org Conferences Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800 Email: conferences@iop.org We hope that your time at the conference is trouble free. If you do encounter any problems, please report them to the conferences team who will make every effort to rectify the issue as soon as possible.

Disclaimer

The Institute of Physics, Holywell Park Conference Centre and their approved representatives accept no responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to participant’s property during the conference.

Social media

Follow and join the conversation at #IOPplasma2019

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Venue

The conference will be held at the Holywell Park Conference Centre, located on the University of Loughborough campus.

Holywell Park Conference Centre Holywell Way Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park Loughborough LE11 3GR

Google map Virtual tour

Please find below an overview of the location of each event.

Registration The Babbage (Low Bay) Holywell Park Conference Centre Scientific talks Stephenson Lecture Theatre Holywell Park Conference Centre Posters The Babbage (Low Bay) Holywell Park Conference Centre Exhibition The Babbage (Low Bay) Holywell Park Conference Centre Day time catering The Babbage (Low Bay) Holywell Park Conference Centre Receptions The Babbage (Low Bay) Holywell Park Conference Centre Conference Dinner Main Restaurant (Bistro) Burleigh Court Accommodation Burleigh Court / The Link Hotel

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Floor plan

Accommodation

Accommodation will be provided at Burleigh Court (4 star) and the Link Hotel (3 star) for those that pre-booked during registration. Refer to your confirmation email for the location of your chosen accommodation.

Burleigh Court www.burleigh-court.co.uk

Burleigh Court Off Ashby Road (A512) Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3GR Burleigh Court offers the following amenities:

• En suite bathroom • Flat screen TV • Free, unlimited 400Mbps Wi-Fi

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• Study desk • Hairdryer • Complimentary toiletries • Tea and coffee making facilities • 24 hour in-room dining available

Check in is from 15:00 at the main reception. Check out is by 10:00. The reception area is manned 24 hours a day.

Breakfast will be served in the dining hall from 07:00 – 09:00 (07:30-10:00 on the weekend) and includes a granola station, selection of cereals, yogurt section, fresh fruit, continental selection and full English.

Facilities:

Burleigh Court benefits from a leisure club and spa. This includes a swimming pool, sauna, steam room and spa plus a range of Life Fitness gym equipment.

Leisure club opening times:

• Monday to Friday 07:00-21:00 • Saturday 07:00-20:00 • Sunday 07:00-18:00 • Bank Holidays 09:00-19:00 • Bank Holiday Weekends 09:00-18:00

The Link Hotel www.linkhotelloughborough.co.uk

The Link Hotel Ashby Road (A512) Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 4EX The Link hotel offers the following amenities:

• En-suite bathroom • 26" flat screen Samsung television • 20 plus Freeview channels • Free, unlimited 400Mbps Wi-Fi • Large desk area • Hairdryer (found in the bottom drawer) • Tea and coffee facilities • Room service

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• Wake up call

Check in is from 15:00 at the main reception. Check out is by 10:00. The reception area is manned 24 hours a day.

Breakfast will be served in the dining room from 07:00-09:30 (07:30-10:00 on Saturday and 08:00-10:00 on Sunday). Guests have the choice of a full English or continental breakfast.

To book accommodation at Burleigh Court or the Link Hotel, please email claire.garland@iop.org to check availability. For information on rates, visit the accommodation section on the website.

WiFi

Complimentary WiFi is available. Participants will need to register their personal details and enter a 4 digit pin which can be obtained from the main reception desk.

Travel

For detailed travel information, visit the conference website. You can also find information on how to get to Loughborough via the University website. If you need any help planning your journey, please email conferences@iop.org.

Programme

The full programme is available to download from the conference website. A printed copy will be included in your welcome pack, which you will receive on arrival at the event.

Registration

The registration desk will be located at the Holywell Park Conference Centre in the Babbage (Low Bay) and will be held alongside posters, the exhibition, refreshments and lunch. The registration desk will be open throughout the conference at the times listed below. Outside of these times and only in case of emergency, please telephone +44 (0)7881 93 142.

On arrival at the registration desk, participants will receive a pen and pad, a copy of the programme and a conference badge. Participants are asked to wear there badge at all time throughout the conference to help with security and identify fellow participants. Replacement badges can be issued at the registration desk for £2.50.

Tuesday 11:00 – 18:00 Wednesday 08:30 – 13:00 Thursday 08:30 – 17:00 Friday 08:30 – 14:00

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The abstract book will be available in digital format only and can be downloaded as a PDF from the website and via the conference app. If you want a paper copy to refer to while onsite at the conference, please print a personal copy.

Payment

The organiser reserves the right to refuse admission to any participant who has failed to pay their registration fee prior to the event.

Catering

Refreshments and lunch are included in the registration fee and will be served at set times throughout the conference. Please refer to the programme for times.

Dietary requirements

Participants with dietary requirements are asked to notify the conference office by email prior to their arrival if not already done so when registering (please see your conference email). It will not be possible to provide an alternative menu unless prior notification has been received. Please email claire.garland@iop.org if you have any questions.

Evening meals

Participants should make their own arrangements for dinner as evening meals are not provided (excluding the conference dinner on Thursday). Dinner can be purchased from Burleigh Court or the Link Hotel; please visit their respective websites at www.burleigh-court.co.uk/food-drink/ and www.linkhotelloughborough.co.uk/food-drink/ for more information.

Burleigh Court offers dinner from 18:30-21:30 (bar menu is available until 22:00) and the Link hotel from 18:00-21:15. You can find menus via their websites.

Bars

Burleigh Court and the Link Hotel bars will be open throughout the conference serving a selection of spirits, beers and daily ales from local brewers and distillers, plus a range of draught beers and wines. The bar is open from 12:00 and offers a 24-hr service if credit facilities are set up on arrival.

Social programme

Welcome reception

A welcome reception will be held on Tuesday 23rd April immediately following the poster session. The reception is taking place in the Babbage (Low Bay)

Exhibitor reception

An exhibitor reception will be held on Thursday 25th April in the Babbage (Low Bay).

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Conference Dinner

The conference dinner will be held on Thursday 25th April from 19:00 in the Main Restaurant (Bistro) at Burleigh Court. The diner will consist of a three course menu with wine.

The receptions and conference dinner are included in the registration fee.

Excursions

The following excursions have been arranged for Wednesday 24th April. Pre-booking is required. Please contact claire.garland@iop.org if you would like to attend either excursion.

Woolsthorpe Manor

Visit Woolsthorpe Manor and hear the story of Newton's time at Woolsthorpe, from his birth and childhood to the discoveries of his Year of Wonders. In the 17th century manor house you can stand in the room where he used a prism to split sunlight into the colours of the rainbow, exploring the nature of light. From the window you can see the apple tree in the orchard which inspired his theory of gravity.

Coming back to the present day, you can discover Newton's science for yourself in the hands-on Science Centre and walk to the village church (not National Trust) where he was baptised. For more than 300 years people have come to Woolsthorpe, drawn by his story to find their own inspiration in this place of genius.

A coach will depart from outside the conference centre at 13:30 and collect from Woolsthorpe Manor at 16:30. The journey is approximately 60 minutes traffic permitting.

John Taylor Bell Foundry Museum

Visit the Bell Foundry, one of only two remaining bell foundries in the UK, to hear about how bells are made, repaired and altered.

Participants attending this tour, must wear strong (not fabric) fully enclosed shoes (toes, sides and back must be covered with slits or gaps in the uppers) (brogues, trainers or boots are preferable) are to be worn for the tour of the works. Participants not wearing the appropriate footwear will be refused entry on health and safety grounds.

A coach will depart from outside the conference centre at 13:45 and collect from the museum at approximately 16:00. The journey time is approximately 15 minutes traffic permitting.

Public lecture - The Path to Delivering Fusion Power

A public lecture will take place on Wednesday 24th April from 19:00-20:00. Tea and coffee will be provided from 18:30.

Room DAV0.31, Sir David Davies Building Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU

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The lecture will be given by Ian Chapman, CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Head of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. The public lecture is free to attend.

Exhibition

An exhibition will be held on Thursday 25th April. Exhibitors contribute towards the cost to operate the conference, reducing the registration fee for all participants. We would therefore encourage participants to take the time to visit the exhibitors to find out about their products and services.

AWE www.awe.co.uk @AWE_plc

AWE plays a crucial role in national defence. We have been at the forefront of the UK nuclear deterrence programme for more than 60 years. Supporting the UK's Continuous At Sea Deterrence programme and national nuclear security are at the heart of what we do. Our team of world-renowned scientists, engineers and specialists undertake critical work, providing and maintaining warheads for Royal Navy submarines – everything from design and manufacture to in-service support and decommissioning. Our unique nuclear skills and expertise means that we are also able to provide intelligence and support to the UK Government by developing innovative solutions to combat nuclear threat, terrorism and nuclear proliferation. We also have a team dedicated to providing 24/7 emergency response support.

Hiden Analytical www.hidenanalytical.com @HidenAnalytical For more than 35 years Hiden Analytical has been a global leader in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments for research, development and production applications. In vacuum, gas, surface and plasma processes our quadrupole mass spectrometers have gained worldwide recognition for their precision and outstanding performance.

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Plasma Research Express https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2516-1067

Plasma Research Express is a broad, multidisciplinary journal devoted to publishing new experimental and theoretical research covering all areas of fundamental, engineering and applied plasma science at low and high temperatures. The journal is committed to fast review and publication of research in all areas of plasma science, including interdisciplinary fields.

Teledyne Princeton Instruments www.princetoninstruments.com @Princeton_Inst

Princeton Instruments provides state-of-the-art CCD, sCMOS, ICCD, EMCCD, emICCD, X-Ray and InGaAs cameras; spectrometers; spectrographs; imaging systems; optics and coatings that are key to the success of your application. We take pride in partnering with our customers to solve their most challenging problems in unique, innovative ways.

Presenter instructions

The lecture theatre is equipped with the audio-visual aids listed below:

• Projection screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 • PC • PA system • Hand held and lapel microphones

If you require any additional equipment, please email joseph.macnamara@iop.org

• Invited talks: 30 minutes talk + 10 minutes questions • Contributed talks: 15 minutes talk + 5 minutes questions

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Instructions for speakers

• We recommend presenters bring their presentation on a USB stick to load their talk onto the PC located in the theatre.

• Your presentation should be loaded on to the PC located in the meeting room in the break preceding the start of your session. Please save your presentation file in the appropriate named folder saved on the desktop. Direct connection of personal laptops should be avoided in the interest of time.

• Presenters are asked to prepare their talks to match the allocated times in the programme which will be strictly enforced by the session chairs.

Format and technical requirements

• The meeting room is large, so speakers should use a minimum 16-point font size in PowerPoint slides to ensure legibility.

• To avoid potential problems with display fonts, please only use fonts common to both platforms (Arial, Courier, Courier New, Geneva, Georgia, Helvetica, Times, Times New Roman).

• For images in your presentations, it is preferable that the images are in jpg format. • If you have embedded video files to your presentation, they must be any of the following formats

mpg, mpeg, wmv avi or QuickTime (mov). • Do not forget to upload any video files separately in addition to your PowerPoint presentation.

Posters

Posters will be located in The Babbage alongside refreshments and lunch (daily), receptions (Tuesday and Thursday) and the exhibition (Thursday). Posters can be mounted from 11:00 on Tuesday 23 April and can remain on display for the duration of the event. Posters should be removed by 14:00 on Friday 26 April. Any poster not removed by this time will be recycled. Poster boards are 180cm by 90cm (h x w) and orientated vertically. Posters should be AO in size (118.9 x 84.1cm/ 46.8 x 33.1 inches), in a portrait format. Posters must be prepared in advance of the conference as it will not be possible to print them on-site. Fixing material will be supplied to mount your poster. Safety and evacuation procedures

If the alarm sounds, please evacuate the building immediately using one of the marked external fire routes which will lead you to the assembly point. This is located in the car park to the rear of the building and is marked Fire Assembly Point 1. DO NOT re-enter the building until instructed it is safe to do so by the fire officer in charge.

Smoking

In accordance with government legislation, smoking is not permitted in any building, temporary enclosed structure or substantially enclosed space outside of the building. E-cigarettes are also not permitted in the venue.

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First aid

If you fall ill or injure yourself during the conference, please report the incident to a member of staff who will call a trained first-aider. In case of serious injury, paramedics will be called. All members of the conferences team are also trained first aiders.

General information

• Britain's currency is the pound sterling (£). Credit cards - especially Visa and MasterCard - are widely accepted in restaurants, bars, cafés and shops. American Express and Diners Club cards are less commonly accepted. There are plenty of cash machines (also known as cashpoints or ATMs) available within walking distance of the hotel.

• Value-added tax (VAT) is a 20% sales tax levied on most goods and services except basic food items, books and children's clothing. Restaurants must, by law, include VAT in their menu prices. If you are travelling for leisure or business purposes, you may be eligible for a VAT refund. The VAT refund scheme is called the Retail Export Scheme or Tax-Free Shopping.

• Electricity – British electrical standards are 50Hz 230 volts, so some North American and European electrical devices may require converters; all require plug adapters.

• Telephone - If you're visiting the UK from abroad, the UK dialling code is +44 (which replace the 0). • Emergencies - Visitors should be aware of their personal safety. Call 999 for the emergency services

(police, fire and ambulance) which is a free call from any phone. You can also call 112 for non-life threatening assistance and to report crimes. To report non-urgent crime, call the police on 101 from within the UK.

• Weather - The Weather in the UK can be unpredictable and therefore we recommend participants bring a water proof rain jacket and/or umbrella. The average temperature for April is 13°C.

Conference app

The 46th IOP Plasma Physics Conference will have its own dedicated conference mobile app with information related to the programme, exhibitors and sponsors. There will also be daily notifications to keep you up do date with each day’s schedule. To opt in, please follow the instructions included in your confirmation email.

AWE plays a crucial role in the defence of the United Kingdom, by providing and maintaining the warheads for the country’s nuclear deterrent.

We are a centre of scientific, engineering and technological excellence, with some of the most advanced research, design and production facilities in the world. Our unique expertise also assists the UK Government in developing and delivering a range of innovative and integrated support services, including national nuclear security and counter-terrorism solutions. AWE has an on-going requirement for high-quality candidates for a diverse range of physics roles across the Company. We employ physicists to conduct theoretical, computational and experimental work in a range of areas in support of national security, including warhead physics, hydrodynamics, computational physics, materials science and material modelling, laser and plasma physics, nuclear threat reduction, and radiation physics. Applications are invited from self-motivated, high calibre physicists with good honours degrees, Masters or PhDs and an interest in a career in any of these topics. To find out more about the roles we have on offer and how to apply, please visit our careers web site

www.awe.co.uk

AWE promotes diversity in employment. We welcome applications from women and men, regardless of disability, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origin, or age. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post. Because of the nature of work associated with these posts, they are subject to special nationality rules and are open only to British citizens. All selected candidates will be required to undergo security clearance.

Organised by the IOP Plasma Physics Group

47th IOP Plasma Physics Conference

The annual IOP Plasma Physics Conference covers all aspects of plasma physics, including magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, astrophysical and space plasmas, low density and technological/industrial plasmas, low temperature plasmas, high energy density and laser plasmas, dusty and complex plasmas, plasma surface interactions, plasma applications including medical applications and plasma diagnostics.

Register your interest by e-mail conferences@iop.org or call 0207 470 4800

Key dates

Oral abstract submission deadline: 24 January 2020

Early registration deadline: 6 March 2020

Registration deadline: 10 April 2020

21–24 April 2020Institute of Physics, London, UK

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