AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition
    Plasma Science and Technology Wednesday Sessions
       Session PS-WeA

Invited Paper PS-WeA1
The Origins of the AVS Plasma Science and Technology Division

Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 2:00 pm, Room 104 C

Session: PSTD at AVS60: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Presenter: H.F. Dylla, American Institute of Physics
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The AVS Plasma Science and Technology Division (PSTD), from its origins the mid 1980’s through the present, has been a significant international forum for both the science and technology associated with the interaction of low temperature plasmas with materials. This talk will trace the origins of the PSTD from the formation of the Fusion Technology Division (FTD) in the late 1970’s. The FTD’s topical interests concerned both magnetic and inertial fusion devices that were undergoing rapid development at the time. Initial interests included the important plasma surface interactions that influenced the behavior of boundary plasmas and were used to condition the vacuum vessels of magnetic fusion devices or to prepare the multi-layer targets used in inertial fusion experiments. This concentration on plasma surface interactions laid the groundwork for broadening the FTD to the wider interests of the application of low temperature plasma for materials processing, and for rebranding the division to reflect its expanded focus.