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2006 48th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

Monday–Friday, October 30–November 3 2006; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Session CO1: DIII-D

Chair: Steve Wukitch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown - Grand Salon G

Monday, October 30, 2006 2:00PM - 2:12PM	CO1.00001: Overview of Recent DIII-D Experimental Results D.N. Hill Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:12PM - 2:24PM	CO1.00002: Progress Toward Fully Noninductive, High Performance Conditions in DIII-D M. Murakami Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:24PM - 2:36PM	CO1.00003: Modeling of DIII-D Discharges With Feedback Control of the Safety Factor Profile Evolution J.R. Ferron , P. Gohil , C.M. Greenfield , T.C. Luce , C.C. Petty , P.A. Politzer , M.R. Wade , V. Basiuk , F. Imbeaux , T.A. Casper , M. Murakami , Y. Ou , E. Schuster , Q. Gao , A. Wang Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:36PM - 2:48PM	CO1.00004: Density Control Using the New Divertor Pumping Configuration in DIII-D T.W. Petrie , M.A. Mahdavi , N.H. Brooks , P.M. Anderson , J.R. Ferron , C.M. Greenfield , A.W. Hyatt , T.C. Luce , C.J. Murphy , C.C. Petty , M.R. Wade , W.P. West , C.J. Lasnier , R.J. Colchin , J.G. Watkins Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:48PM - 3:00PM	CO1.00005: Study of RWM Stability and RWM Feedback Control in Reactor Relevant Low-Rotation Discharges in DIII-D H. Reimerdes , J. Bialek , A.M. Garofalo , M.J. Lanctot , O. Katsuro-Hopkins , G.A. Navratil , R. Budny , M. Okabayashi , W.M. Solomon , M.S. Chu , G.L. Jackson , R.J. La Haye , E.J. Strait , Y. In , J.S. Kim Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:00PM - 3:12PM	CO1.00006: Decoupling the Effects of Momentum and Power Input From Neutral Beam Injection W.M. Solomon , K.H. Burrell , J.S. deGrassie , R.-M. Hong , J.T. Scoville , M. Peng Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:12PM - 3:24PM	CO1.00007: DIII-D Quiescent H-Mode Experiments With Co Plus Counter Neutral Beam Injection K.H. Burrell , W.P. West , P. Gohil , R.J. Groebner , P.B. Snyder , M.E. Fenstermacher , C.J. Lasnier , W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:24PM - 3:36PM	CO1.00008: RMP Assisted ELM-Free H-modes in DIII-D Plasmas With ITER Shapes and Pedestal Collisionalities T.E. Evans , K.H. Burrell , A.W. Leonard , T.H. Osborne , W.P. West , R.A. Moyer , I. Joseph , M.E. Fenstermacher , C.J. Lasnier , J.G. Watkins Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:36PM - 3:48PM	CO1.00009: Pedestal Turbulence Evolution After L-H Transition and During ELM Cycles on DIII-D G. Wang , W.A. Peebles , E.J. Doyle , T.L. Rhodes , L. Zeng , X.V. Nguyen , G.J. Kramer , R. Nazikian , P.B. Snyder , T.H. Osborne , R.J. Groebner , K.H. Burrell , A.W. Leonard , E.J. Strait , M.E. Fenstermacher Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:48PM - 4:00PM	CO1.00010: Understanding the High Confinement Properties of Hybrid Plasmas in DIII-D C.C. Petty Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:00PM - 4:12PM	CO1.00011: Integrated Scenario Modeling for Steady State and Hybrid Scenario in DIII-D and ITER J.M. Park , M. Murakami , H.E. St. John Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:12PM - 4:24PM	CO1.00012: Disruption and Runaway Electron Mitigation With MGI in DIII-D J.C. Wesley , D.A. Humphreys , P.B. Parks , E.J. Strait , E.M. Hollmann , G. Antar , T.C. Jernigan , S.K. Combs , M. Groth Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:24PM - 4:36PM	CO1.00013: Modification of Sawteeth Periods By Trapped Fast Ions in DIII-D M. Choi , V.S. Chan , M.S. Chu , L.L. Lao , A.D. Turnbull Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:36PM - 4:48PM	CO1.00014: Neoclassical Tearing Mode Control With Modulated Electron Cyclotron Current Drive in DIII-D W.S. Welander Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:48PM - 5:00PM	CO1.00015: Neutral Beam Driven Current During MHD Activity in DIII-D Hybrid Plasmas R. Nazikian , R. Budny , N.N. Gorelenkov , G.J. Kramer , R. White , M.S. Chu , C.C. Petty , P.A. Politzer , E.J. Strait , M.R. Wade , W.W. Heidbrink , R.J. Jayakumar , M.A. Van Zeeland Preview Abstract

Session CO2: Z Pinches

Chair: John Porter, Sandia National Laboratories
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown - Grand Salon H

Monday, October 30, 2006 2:00PM - 2:12PM	CO2.00001: Measurements of three-dimensional instability growth of the imploding mass distribution for single and nested wire arrays M.E. Cuneo , D.B. Sinars , G.R. Bennett , E.P. Yu , R.W. Lemke , M.P. Desjarlais , R.G. Adams , D.E. Bliss , M.C. Jones , G.T. Leifeste , J.L. Porter , I.C. Smith , W.A. Stygar , E.M. Waisman Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:12PM - 2:24PM	CO2.00002: Variations on Nested Stainless Steel Wire Arrays B. Jones , C.A. Coverdale , C. Deeney , D.J. Ampleford , E.M. Waisman , P.D. LePell Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:24PM - 2:36PM	CO2.00003: Wire-array on foil implosions for radiation pulse shaping D.B. Sinars , M.E. Cuneo , R.W. Lemke , M. Martin , E.M. Waisman , M.P. Desjarlais , J.L. Porter Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:36PM - 2:48PM	CO2.00004: Investigation of the interaction pulse in nested wire array z-pinches D.J. Ampleford , C.A. Jennings , M.E. Cuneo , C. Deeney , S.N. Bland , S.V. Lebedev , S.C. Bott , G.N. Hall , F. Suzuki , J.P. Chittenden Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:48PM - 3:00PM	CO2.00005: Spectroscopy and implosion dynamics of nested wire arrays produced on the 1 MA z-pinch generator at Cornell University A.S. Safronova , V.L. Kantsyrev , N.D. Ouart , M.F. Yilmaz , K. Williamson , I. Shrestha , G. Osborne , J.B. Greenly , K.M. Chandler , R.D. McBride , D.A. Chalenski , D.A. Hammer , B.R. Kusse , P.D. LePell Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:00PM - 3:12PM	CO2.00006: Modifying Wire-Array Z-pinch Ablation Structure and Implosion Dynamics Using Coiled Arrays Gareth Hall , Simon Bott , Simon Bland , Sergey Lebedev , James Palmer , Francisco Suzuki , Jeremy Chittenden Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:12PM - 3:24PM	CO2.00007: Implosion dynamics and radiation characteristics of planar wire arrays and their comparison with low-wire number cylindrical wire arrays features on the 1 MA z-pinch generator at UNR V.L. Kantsyrev , A.S. Safronova , V.V. Ivanov , K. Williamson , I. Shrestha , G. Osborne , N.D. Ouart , M.F. Yilmaz , A. Haboub , T.E. Cowan , L.I. Rudakov , A.L. Velikovich , C.A. Coverdale , B. Jones , C. Deeney , P.D. LePell , A.S. Chuvatin Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:24PM - 3:36PM	CO2.00008: Simulations of high current wire array Z-pinches using a parallel 3D resistive MHD J.P. Chittenden , C.A. Jennings , A. Ciardi Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:36PM - 3:48PM	CO2.00009: Simulation of Wire-Array Z Pinches with ALEGRA Sophie Chantrenne , David Bliss , Kyle Cochrane , Christine Coverdale , Chris Deeney , Clint Hall , Thomas Haill , Brent Jones , Paul Lepell , Bryan Oliver , Daniel Sinars Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:48PM - 4:00PM	CO2.00010: Z-pinch stagnation and radiation production using a MHD turbulence model Kyle Peterson , James Hammer Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:00PM - 4:12PM	CO2.00011: Wire initiation critical for radiation symmetry in Z-pinch driven Dynamic Hohlraums T.W.L. Sanford , G.A. Rochau , S.E. Rosenthal , L.F. Bennett , D.E. Bliss , M.E. Cuneo , W.A. Stygar , C.A. Jennings , J.P. Chittenden , M.G. Haines , R.C. Mock , G.S. Sarkisov , P.V. Sasorov , D.L. Peterson , M.J. Berninger Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:12PM - 4:24PM	CO2.00012: Effects of Wire Ablation on Foam Targets in Wire Array Z-pinches J.B.A. Palmer , S.N. Bott , S.C. Bland , S.V. Lebedev , J.P. Chittenden , G. Hall , F. Suzuki , D.J. Ampleford , J. Rapley , M. Sherlock , M.G. Haines Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:24PM - 4:36PM	CO2.00013: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:36PM - 4:48PM	CO2.00014: Experimental Radial Density Profiles in Wire Array Z-Pinches Simon Bott , S. Lebedev , S. Bland , J. Chittenden , M. Haines , G. Hall , J. Rapley , F. Suzuki , A. Marocchino , J. Palmer , D. Ampleford , C. Jennings Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:48PM - 5:00PM	CO2.00015: Nonlinear Interaction Between the Radiation and Multidimensional Plasma in Large Diameter Structured Argon Gas Puff Z-Pinch Loads Y.K. Chong , J.W. Thornhill , A.L. Velikovich , J.P. Apruzese , J. Davis , N. Qi , H. Sze , J.S. Levine , B.H. Failor Preview Abstract

Session CO3: Laser-Plasma Coupling

Chair: Kazuo Tanaka, Osaka University
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown - Grand Salon KL

Monday, October 30, 2006 2:00PM - 2:12PM	CO3.00001: Design and Analysis of Laser Plasma Interaction Experiments Relevant to the National Ignition Facility Richard London , Laurent Divol , Dustin Froula , Nathan Meezan , Shon Prisbrey Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:12PM - 2:24PM	CO3.00002: Simulating Extremely Large-Scale Laser-Plasma Interactions of NIF Experiments Steven H. Langer , Richard L. Berger , Laurent M. Divol , Milo R. Dorr , Denise E. Hinkel , Jeffrey A. F. Hittinger , A. Bruce Langdon , Charles H. Still , Edward A. Williams Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:24PM - 2:36PM	CO3.00003: Laser-plasma interactions in 2010 ignition targets D.E. Hinkel , E.A. Williams , C.H. Still , R.L. Berger , D.A. Callahan , L. Divol , J.A. Hittinger , A.B. Langdon , S.M. Pollaine Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:36PM - 2:48PM	CO3.00004: Hohlraum Energetics with Elliptical Phase Plates on OMEGA S.P. Regan , D.D. Meyerhofer , T.C. Sangster , R. Epstein , L.J. Suter , O.S. Jones , N.B. Meezan , M.D. Rosen , S. Dixit , C. Sorce , O.L. Landen , J. Schein , E.L. Dewald Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 2:48PM - 3:00PM	CO3.00005: Thomson scattering in both the collective and non-collective regime in a laser produced plasma James Ross , Jeffrey Levesque , Bradley Pollock , Dustin Froula , Laurent Divol , Dwight Price , Siegfried Glenzer , Allan Offenberger Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:00PM - 3:12PM	CO3.00006: Fokker-Planck transport simulations relevant to Polar-Direct-Drive Robert Kingham , C. Ridgers , P.W. McKenty , S. Skupsky , V.N. Goncharov , G. Li Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:12PM - 3:24PM	CO3.00007: Laser--Plasma Coupling Near Critical Density in Direct-Drive ICF Plasmas A.V. Maximov , J. Myatt , R.W. Short Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:24PM - 3:36PM	CO3.00008: Dynamics of high power and long pulse laser propagation and its control in underdense plasmas M. Nakatsutsumi , J. Fuchs , P. Antici , P. Audebert , N. Bourgeois , M. Grech , R. Kodama , T. Lin , J.R. Marqu\`es , G. Riazuelo , L. Romagnani , V. Tikhonchuk Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:36PM - 3:48PM	CO3.00009: Nonlocal Electron Transport in Laser Ablation Atsushi Sunahara , Kunioki Mima Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 3:48PM - 4:00PM	CO3.00010: Langmuir wave damping decreases slowly Harvey Rose Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:00PM - 4:12PM	CO3.00011: The nonlinear evolution of driven nonlinear ion acoustic waves with kinetic electrons Richard Berger , Stephan Brunner , Ernest Valeo , Laurent Divol , Charles Still Preview Abstract
Monday, October 30, 2006 4:12PM - 4:24PM	CO3.00012: Magnetic reconnection and plasma dynamics in two beam laser-solid interactions Philip Nilson , Louise Willingale , Malte Kaluza , Christos Kamberides , Mingsheng Wei , Paulo Fernandes , Robert Kingham , Zulfikar Najmudin , Malcolm Haines , Bucker Dangor , Karl Krushelnick , Stefano Minardi , Michalis Tatarakis , Margaret Notley , Sujit Bandyopadhyay , Mark Sherlock , Roger Evans , Wojciech Rozmus Preview Abstract