Aim and scope

 

 

The physics of low temperature magnetized plasmas or EXB plasma devices is very specific and different from that of fusion plasmas. This distinct area of basic plasma physics has been poorly explored and is not well understood but is within the reach of current analytical and numerical capabilities as well as powerful modern diagnostics tools.

The physics of magnetized plasmas and EXB devices is however complex and very non-linear and the scientific community must organize itself to better understand and quantify the properties of these plasmas.

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The LANDMARK project aims at

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• providing an open forum for evaluating methods of description of plasma transport in non-fusion magnetized plasmas (eg ion sources, HALL thrusters, magnetrons, cusped-field thrusters ...)

• defining benchmark test cases for PIC, fluid and hybrid methods

• addressing physics issues related to the questions of anomalous transport across magnetic field, instabilities, plasma wall interactions and their influence on particle and energy transport

• facilitating international collaboration and enhance mutual understanding among researchers

• publishing benchmark results