1. Welcome to the Imperial College Plasma Physics Group Largest plasma physics group in the UK Offering roughly 10 PhD places to start Autumn 2009 Experimental and theoretical plasma physics Since 2001 26 PhDs awarded, majority continue in research (UK, US, Europe)

2. Research Areas Magnetic confinement plasmas High-power laser-produced plasmas Z-pinch plasmas Dusty plasmas (theory)

3. Magnetic confinement fusion plasmas JET Tokamak (Culham)

4. High-power laser-produced plasmas VULCAN laser

5. Z-pinch plasmas

6. Schedule 3.30pm Prof Steven RoseWelcome and General Introduction Prof Steven RosePlasma Spectroscopy 3.45pmDr Darren McDonald (Culham)Modelling of JET ECE Diagnostic Data 4.00pmDr Zulfikar NajmudinPhD Opportunities in Experimental Laser Dr Stuart ManglesPlasma Interaction 4.15pmProf Roger EvansLaser Plasma Simulations 4.30pmDr Michael CoppinsDusty Plasmas 4.45pmDr Jerry ChittendenZ-pinch and ICF Modelling 5pmProf Sergey LebedevZ-pinch and Laboratory Astrophysics Dr Simon BlandExperiments 5.15pm onwards - Refreshments and an opportunity to chat with the Plasma Group 5.30pm – Optional Tour of MAGPIE We hope that you enjoy your visit

7. PhD Projects – Steven Rose Plasma Spectroscopy

8. Conditions in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas

9. Al Lyman-α emission from a simple aluminium dot target aluminium dot Vertical Johann spectrometer view - placed at different distances from target surface aluminium plasma 4x10 14 Wcm -2 nsec 1.06  m

10. Al Lyman-α emission – comparison between theory and experiment experiment Δ theory – no line-line interaction ─ theory – including line-line interaction Renner et al, Physical Review Letters (2005)