2026 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2026

Session

(DPP) W1-12 Fundamental plasmas theory & experiment | Théorie et expérimentation des plasmas fondamentaux (DPP)

W1-12

24 Jun 2026, 10:15

U. Ottawa - Learning Crossroads (CRX) Building

1008. From Micro-Scale Instabilities to Anomalous Macroscopic Transport: A High-Fidelity Kinetic Numerical Approach

Prof. Loïc SCHIESKO (CEA)

24/06/2026, 10:15

Plasma Physics / Physique des plasmas (DPP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Electron and ion transport in non-equilibrium plasmas is inherently complex, exhibiting intricate behavior across both spatial and temporal scales. The Particle-In-Cell (PIC) method is one of the most widely used approaches in plasma physics, as it is the closest to first principles and requires very few input parameters, enabling simulations to self-consistently reach a steady state that...

996. Impact of electromagnetic turbulence and dissipation in magnetic reconnection

Richard Sydora (University of Alberta)

24/06/2026, 10:45

Plasma Physics / Physique des plasmas (DPP)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier(ère) invité(e)

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process that leads to rapid energy conversion in astrophysical, space and laboratory plasma systems. In modeling this process, most of the plasma fluid equations have employed an electrical resistivity to generate the magnetic dissipation required for magnetic reconnection to occur in a collisionless plasma. However, there has been no clear evidence that...

728. Experimental and numerical investigation of nanosecond discharges in air gap with hemispherical dielectric layer

Mahdi Miloud Mohamed Boussa (Université de Montréal)

24/06/2026, 11:15

Plasma Physics / Physique des plasmas (DPP)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Electrical discharges are transient phenomena highly sensitive to the geometric and dielectric properties of their surrounding environment. Such a dependence directly influences plasma-surface interactions and the efficiency of a related application. This study investigates experimentally and by simulation the propagation dynamics of nanosecond discharge in air gap with the presence of a...

876. Effect of the chain of multiple water droplets on the propagation of a nanosecond pulsed plasma discharge at atmospheric pressure

Ms Valentina Riazantceva (Institut national de la recherche scientifique)

24/06/2026, 11:30

Plasma Physics / Physique des plasmas (DPP)

Oral Competition (Graduate Student) / Compétition orale (Étudiant(e) du 2e ou 3e cycle)

Plasma–liquid interactions have attracted growing interest in both academia and industry [1] due to their relevance to chemical synthesis [2], microbial inactivation [3], and environmental remediation [4,5]. Discharges at atmospheric pressure are highly sensitive to nearby liquid structures, which can reshape their formation and propagation. In this work, we investigate how a chain of...

580. DRAGONS: New Insights into Galactic Magnetism

Jo-Anne Brown

24/06/2026, 11:45

Plasma Physics / Physique des plasmas (DPP)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e))

Magnetic fields are an essential component for life. Without magnetic fields, the Earth would be irradiated by the Solar wind, and the Galaxy would collapse under gravitational pressure. While we have known for ~2000 years that the Earth has a magnetic field, the idea of a Galactic magnetic field (GMF) was first proposed less than 90 years ago. Our work has been focused on understanding what...