We invite you at the BIT1 modelling of the fusion plasma edge will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th April 2025. The meeting is organized by the Plasma-PEPSC CoE in collaboration with IPP CAS, LECAD, ENCCS and Slovenian and Czech NCCs. Training will be performed on KAROLINA and VEGA supercomputers.
BIT1 is an electrostatic Particle in Cell (PIC) Monte Carlo (MC) code optimized for plasma edge modelling. It is 1D in usual and 3D in velocity space. Code is capable of simulating large scale systems with finest resolution in time and space.
During the meeting we 1) introduce the BIT1 code; 2) explain its modelling capabilities; 3) perform training sessions for users of different level; 4) consider examples of other PIC and MC codes; 5) discuss future developments related to exascale and multi-dimensional versions of the code (BIT2,3) .
The meeting is addressed to plasma edge specialists, PhD/Master students, industry engineers, who want to learn (or improve their knowledge in) PIC modeling of the plasma edge and satisfy the following
Prerequisites
• Basic familiarity with plasma physics
• Basic familiarity with Unix shell
• Basic familiarity with HPC environment is helpful but not mandatory
The format of the conference will be hybrid, i.e. remote participations will be accepted too.
For optimal use of the meeting time the participants can provide in advance the details of the 1D system they want to simulate (tskhakaya@ipp.cas.cz).
Conference venue
The conference is organized at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPP CAS), U Slovanky 1a, 18200 Prague.
Transportation
Arrival by car - Parking
Note IPP CAS has limited parking capabilities. Therefore, it is recommended to inform the local organizing committee to reserve the parking place.
Arrival by plane - How to reach the hotel Duo from the airport:
The hotel is within one hour by public transportation from the Prague airport (e.g. see here)
From the airport
Public transport
- take the bus AE to its final stop Hlavni Nadrazi,
- then, take the metro line C (red) to station Střížkov,
- the hotel is within 5 min walking distance from the station.
Airport transfer service (here)
Prague public transport - Timetable and tickets
- Connections and timetables of the Prague public transport.
- Public transport tickets can be purchased in orange selling machines marked by labels "Public transport tickets" (cards accepted at the airport). Ticket for a 90 min at 40 CZK, or 30 min at 30 CZK for adults can be chosen.
- Price fares can be found here.
Recommended hotel
We have reserved (TBD) rooms at the hotel Duo located 20 min walking distance from the IPP CAS, or one stop by metro. We will try to reserve a number of rooms with a reduced rate for the meeting participants (detailed information will be provided later).
Lunches
There is a large number of restaurants near to the Metro station Ladvi. We recommend the nearest canteen (Slovanka).
Acknowledgement
This project has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101101903. The JU receives support from the Digital Europe Programme and Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Norway, Türkiye, Republic of North Macedonia, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia. This project has received funding from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.
