ISDEIV 2008 TOPICS

A: Breakdown and Flashower

A1. Vacuum breakdown and pre-breakdown phenomena

A2. Surface discharges and flashover phenomena

B: Vacuum arcs

B1. Vacuum interrupters and their applications

B2. Switching in vacuum and related phenomena

B3. Panel discussion on Exteremely High Current Vacuum Arc and Interruption Process

B4. Interaction of vacuum arc with magnetic field

B5. Vacuum arc physics

B6. Modeling and computer aided design of VCB and others

C: Applications

C1. Surface modification and other plasma applications

C2. Electron, ion, neutron, X-ray and other light sources

C3. Accelerators and fusion reactor related issues

C4. Space related technologies

D: Surface Science and Vacuum Microelectronics

D1. Surface Science and Applications

D2. Vacuum microelectronics and their applications