Subject Classification Categories

68th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics
Held jointly with the 79th Gaseous Electronics Conference

November 2-6, 2026 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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DPP 2026 Subject Classification Categories

Type Categories -- Choose One

1. Theory/Computational
2. Experimantal/Observational
3. Combined/General
 
1.00 Fundamental Plasma Physics
1.01 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
1.02 Pure-ion and pure-electron plasma
1.03 Anti-matter plasma
1.04 Partially ionized and neutral-dominated plasma
1.05 Strongly coupled plasma
1.06 Waves, oscillations, and instabilities
1.07 Turbulence and transport
1.08 Magnetic reconnection
1.09 Dynamics, complexity, and self-organization
1.10 Elementary and atomic processes
1.11 Dusty plasma and multiphase media
1.12 Plasma sheath
1.13 Shock wave and discontinuity
1.14 Plasma production, sources, and heating
 
2.00 Space Plasma (within heliosphere)
2.01 Measurement, diagnostic techniques, and space missions
2.02 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
2.03 Planetary atmospheres and ionospheres
2.04 Planetary magnetospheres
2.05 Solar physics
2.06 Inner Heliosphere
2.07 Outer Heliosphere
2.08 Turbulence and instabilities in space plasmas
2.09 Shocks, magnetic reconnection, and particle acceleration in space plasmas
 
3.00 Astrophysical Plasma (beyond heliosphere)
3.01 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
3.02 Laboratory Astrophysics
3.03 Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium
3.04 Stars, Stellar Atmospheres, and Stellar Winds
3.05 Accretion Flows, Magnetospheres, and Outflows of Compact Objects
3.06 Cosmic Explosions, Compact-Object Mergers, and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
3.07 Cosmic ray acceleration and propagation
3.08 Astrophysical turbulence and dynamos
3.09 Astrophysical shocks, magnetic reconnection, and nonthermal particle acceleration
 
4.00 Low-temperature Plasmas
4.01 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
4.02 Sustainability, catalysis, and combustion
4.03 Processing and synthesis of materials
4.04 Plasma propulsion
4.05 Life Sciences and Agriculture Applications
4.06 Plasma sources and control
4.07 Plasma-surface interactions and interfacial plasmas
 
5.00 Particle acceleration, beams and relativistic plasmas
5.01 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
5.02 Relativistic high-energy-density physics
5.03 Beam-plasma wakefield accelerators
5.04 Laser-plasma wakefield or direct laser accelerators
5.05 Laser-plasma ion accelerators
5.06 Intense laser-driven x-ray sources
5.07 Coherent radiation or secondary particle sources
5.08 High field physics
 
6.00 Magnetic confinement
6.01 Acvances in analytical, computational techniques
6.02 Advances in AI/ML techniques
6.03 Distinct confinement concepts: Self-organized (FRC, RFP, spheromak), linear (mirror, Z-pinch), and other confinement concepts
6.04 Transport and turbulence (including neoclassical transport)
6.05 Impurity accumulation, fueling and wall conditioning
6.06 Heating and current drive
6.07 Energetic particles and alpha physics
6.08 Magnetohydrodynamics: stability, equilibrium, optimization
6.09 Magnetohydrodynamics: instabilities and mitigation
6.10 Disruptions and runaway electrons
6.11 Edge and pedestal physics
6.12 Scrape-off-layer and divertor physics
6.13 Plasma-material interaction
6.14 Core-edge integration
6.15 Active control
6.16 Integrated scenario development (including steady state and long pulse)
6.17 Integrated modeling of burning plasmas, whole devices, and fusion facilities (including reactor and pilot plant design)
6.18 Other
 
7.00 Inertial confinement
7.01 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
7.02 Laser-plasma instabilities
7.03 Z-pinch, X-pinch, exploding wire plasma, and dense plasma focus
7.04 Hohlraum and x-ray cavity physics
7.05 Compression and burn
7.06 Hydrodynamic instability
7.07 ICF concepts and drivers
7.08 Magneto-inertial fusion
7.09 Ignition physics
 
8.00 High-energy-density science
8.01 Analytical, computational, AI/ML techniques
8.02 High-energy-density hydrodynamics
8.03 Magnetized high-energy-density plasma
8.04 Atomic Physics in HED plasmas
8.05 Warm Dense Matter,  Equations of state and material properties
8.06 Radiation Transport and Opacity
 
9.00 Advanced diagnostics and measurement innovation
9.01 Imaging techniques
9.02 Ultra-fast timing
9.03 Spectral techniques
9.04 Novel detection schemes
9.05 Radiation hardening
9.06 Forward modeling
9.07 Fast particle diagnostics
9.08 Particle flux techniques
9.09 Magnetic diagnostics
9.10 Novel analysis techniques
9.11 Laser diagnostics
 
10.00 Education, Public Engagement, and Workforce Development
10.01 Science Education and Public Engagement in plasma science/engineering
10.02 Engaging the public with plasma science and engineering
 
11.00 Advocacy and Community
 
12.00 Undergraduate or high school research
12.01 Undergraduate research
12.02 High-school research
 
13.00 Mini-Conferences
13.01 In Honor of Nuno Loureiro
13.02 The Plasma Boundary of Magnetic Fusion Devices: In Honor of Peter Stangeby
13.03 Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics of Collisionless Plasmas
 
14.00 Other Topics
 
15.00 Supplemental