Summary of the 17th International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Meeting on 'Research Using Small Fusion Devices'

This paper presents a summary of the recent results reported on several topics on magnetic confinement, dense magnetized plasmas and materials studies. The main topics covered on magnetic confinement devices are configuration studies, diagnostics developments, alternative fuelling techniques, turbulence and transport studies, confinement experiments, plasma facing materials, acquisition and control systems and integrated modelling. For the dense magnetized plasma devices results on development and commissioning of several devices (plasma focus, Z-pinch and plasma discharge type), material tests, scaling laws for plasma focus energy density from a few millijoule to megajoule, modelling of neutron and x-ray production mechanisms and fast diagnostic and signal formatting techniques were reported. Auxiliary heating systems for ITER, dedicated materials modelling and experimental studies relevant for several fusion applications and control and data acquisition systems have also been reported on in dedicated papers.