Non-Thermal Plasma Workshop: Recent advances in diagnostics, modeling and applications

On June 8 and 9, the LPP organized a workshop devoted to non-thermal plasmas, bringing together several international specialists to discuss current challenges in plasma diagnostics, modeling, and applications.

The first day was held in the Jean-Lascoux room and focused on laser diagnostics, modeling, and experiments related to plasma thrusters and atmospheric-pressure plasmas. The second day, held in the LMS conference room, was dedicated to gas conversion and non-thermal plasma chemistry, and concluded with a laboratory tour.

The program featured presentations by Victor Pasko, Marien Simeni Simeni, Alejandro Alvarez Laguna, Ibrahim Sadiek, and Jan Benedikt, as well as contributions from numerous researchers and PhD students on topics including laser spectroscopy, plasma catalysis, lightning precursor discharges, moment models for low-temperature plasmas, iodine plasmas for electric propulsion, and plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis.

This workshop fostered exchanges among communities working on cold plasmas, plasmas for propulsion, atmospheric-pressure plasmas, and gas conversion processes, through a format combining scientific presentations, a poster session, informal discussions, and a laboratory tour.