APS - 49th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

BI1: Pedestal, SOL and Divertor

Chair: James Terry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rosen Centre Hotel - Junior Ballroom

Monday, November 12, 2007 9:30 AM–10:00 AM	BI1.00001 : Critical gradients and plasma flows in the edge plasma of Alcator C-Mod Invited Speaker: B. Labombard Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:00 AM–10:30 AM	BI1.00002 : Effect of Island Overlap on ELM Suppression by Resonant Magnetic Perturbations in DIII-D Invited Speaker: M.E. Fenstermacher Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:30 AM–11:00 AM	BI1.00003 : Influence of Beta, Shape, and Rotation on the H-mode Pedestal Height in DIII-D Invited Speaker: A.W. Leonard Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:00 AM–11:30 AM	BI1.00004 : Progress in ITER-relevant exhaust physics at JET Invited Speaker: Richard Pitts Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:30 AM–12:00 PM	BI1.00005 : Divertor Heat Flux Reduction and Detachment in the National Spherical Torus eXperiment. Invited Speaker: V. Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:00 PM–12:30 PM	BI1.00006 : Dynamics and generation mechanisms of meso-scale structures in tokamak edge plasmas. Invited Speaker: S.I. Krasheninnikov Preview Abstract

BI2: Simulation of Magnetic Fusion Plasmas

Chair: William Nevins, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 3/4

Monday, November 12, 2007 9:30 AM–10:00 AM	BI2.00001 : Closure of computational fluid models with evolving-background \textit{$\delta$f} kinetics Invited Speaker: D.C. Barnes Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:00 AM–10:30 AM	BI2.00002 : Fully 3D RWM and Feedback Stabilization Studies for ITER and AUG Invited Speaker: E. Strumberger Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:30 AM–11:00 AM	BI2.00003 : Scalable algorithms for 3D extended MHD. Invited Speaker: Luis Chacon Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:00 AM–11:30 AM	BI2.00004 : Nonlinear Hybrid Simulations of Multiple Energetic Particle driven Alfven Modes in Toroidal Plasmas Invited Speaker: G.Y. Fu Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:30 AM–12:00 PM	BI2.00005 : Coarse-graining phase-space in delta-f Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation Invited Speaker: Y. Chen Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:00 PM–12:30 PM	BI2.00006 : First Transport Code Simulations using the TGLF Model Invited Speaker: J.E. Kinsey Preview Abstract

BO3: Beams, Instabilities, and Turbulence

Chair: Gurudas Ganguli, Naval Research Laboratory
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 9/10

Monday, November 12, 2007 9:30 AM–9:42 AM	BO3.00001 : Plans for near-term neutralized drift compression experiments P.A. Seidl, J.J. Barnard, J.E. Coleman, A. Friedman, E.P. Gilson, J.Y. Jung, E.P. Lee, M. Leitner, P.K. Roy, Adam Sefkow, J.L. Vay, W.L. Waldron, D.R. Welch Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:42 AM–9:54 AM	BO3.00002 : A space-charge neutralizing plasma channel for an intense beam P.K. Roy, P.A. Seidl, J.J. Barnard, J.E. Coleman, J.A. Duersch, A. Friedman, E.P. Gilson, J.Y. Jung, M. Leitner, B.G. Logan, D. Ogata, Adam Sefkow, W.L. Waldron, D.R. Welch Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:54 AM–10:06 AM	BO3.00003 : Improved neutralized compression and focusing of an intense ion beam using a final focus solenoid J.E. Coleman, P.A. Seidl, J.A. Duersch, D. Ogata, P.K. Roy, Adam Sefkow, E.P. Gilson, D.R. Welch Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:06 AM–10:18 AM	BO3.00004 : Planning for NDCX-II, a next-step platform for ion beam-driven Warm Dense Matter studies A. Friedman, J.J. Barnard, D.P. Grote, E. Henestroza, M. Leitner, B.G. Logan, W.L. Waldron, R.C. Davidson, Igor Kaganovich Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:18 AM–10:30 AM	BO3.00005 : Further Development of the Gyrotron- Powered Pellet Accelerator Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:30 AM–10:42 AM	BO3.00006 : Electron Beam Focusing Dynamics in Gas-filled Transport Cells for Radiography K. Hahn, B.V. Oliver, S. Portillo, D.R. Welch, N. Bruner, G. Cooper, J. McLean Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:42 AM–10:54 AM	BO3.00007 : Alignment between velocity and magnetic field fluctuations in the inertial range of solar wind turbulence and comparison to Boldyrev's phenomenological theory J.J. Podesta, A. Bhattacharjee, B.D. Chandran Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:54 AM–11:06 AM	BO3.00008 : Theory for the measurement of cascade rates of energy and cross-helicity in axisymmetric incompressible MHD turbulence Miriam Forman, J.J. Podesta, Charles Smith Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:06 AM–11:18 AM	BO3.00009 : Self-organization and criticality of magnetotail plasma Alexander Milovanov, Lev Zelenyi Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:18 AM–11:30 AM	BO3.00010 : Spatio-temporal dynamics of the magnetosphere: Mutual information function analysis Surja Sharma, Thangamani Veeramani Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:30 AM–11:42 AM	BO3.00011 : Extraordinary-Mode Radiation Produced by Linear-Mode Conversion of Langmuir Waves Eun-Hwa Kim, I.H. Cairns Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:42 AM–11:54 AM	BO3.00012 : Instability of coherent whistlers propagating along field lines in the magnetosphere Martin Lampe, Gurudas Ganguli, Glenn Joyce, W. Manheimer Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:54 AM–12:06 PM	BO3.00013 : Interaction of electric field with plasma clouds in lower ionosphere Yakov Dimant, Meers Oppenheim Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:06 PM–12:18 PM	BO3.00014 : Modeling Plasma Interactions with Satellite-Borne Instrumentation Jeffrey Klenzing, Gregory Earle, Roderick Heelis Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:18 PM–12:30 PM	BO3.00015 : Dominant unstable mode in fast electron beam plasma interaction Antoine Bret, L. Gremillet Preview Abstract

BO5: Processing, Plasma Antennas, and Electric Propulsion

Chair: Igor Alexeff, University of Tennessee
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 11/12

Monday, November 12, 2007 9:30 AM–9:42 AM	BO5.00001 : Optimization of Extreme Ultra-Violet Emission from Laser-produced Tin Plasmas by Radiation Hydrodynamic Simulations Atsushi Sunahara, Akira Sasaki, Katsunobu Nishihara, Hirofumi Ueda, Tatsuya Aota, S. Fujioka, Michiteru Yamaura, Yoshinori Shimada, H. Nishimura, Noriaki Miyanaga, Yasukazu Izawa, K. Mima Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:42 AM–9:54 AM	BO5.00002 : Role of inert gas in the low-temperature CVD nano-crystalline diamond process. Paresh Ray, Jelani Griffin Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:54 AM–10:06 AM	BO5.00003 : Electroluminescence of Carbon-Implanted Silicon Marcel Risch, Michael Bradley Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:06 AM–10:18 AM	BO5.00004 : Plasma Antenna Shielding Esmaeil Farshi, Igor Alexeff, Ted Anderson Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:18 AM–10:30 AM	BO5.00005 : Experimental Validation of a Hydromagnetic Rankine-Hugoniot Model for Pulsed Plasma Thrusters Flavio Poehlmann, Nicolas Gascon, Mark Cappelli Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:30 AM–10:42 AM	BO5.00006 : High Resolution Spectral Measurements of Electrical Propulsion Plasmas Murat Celik, Oleg Batishchev, Manuel Martinez-Sanchez Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:42 AM–10:54 AM	BO5.00007 : Optical Diagnostic Development of a Bismuth Hall Thruster David Scharfe, Mark Cappelli Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:54 AM–11:06 AM	BO5.00008 : Plasma Flow Characterization of a mini-Helicon Thruster Nareg Sinenian, Oleg Batishchev, Manuel Martinez-Sanchez Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:06 AM–11:18 AM	BO5.00009 : Studies of a Pure Electron Plasma to Investigate Electron Mobility in Hall Thrusters Emily Fossum, Lyon King Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:18 AM–11:30 AM	BO5.00010 : Fluctuations, Electron Transport, and Flow Shear in 2D Axial, Azimuthal (z-$\theta )$ Hybrid Hall Thruster Simulations. Eduardo Fernandez, Nicolas Gascon, Michelle Scharfe, Mark Cappelli Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:30 AM–11:42 AM	BO5.00011 : Introduction of Shear-Based Transport Mechanisms in Radial-Axial Hybrid Hall Thruster Simulations Michelle Scharfe, Nicolas Gascon, David Scharfe, Mark Cappelli, Eduardo Fernandez Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:42 AM–11:54 AM	BO5.00012 : Effects of gyrocenter shift on the retrograde motion of cathode spots and plasma transports K.C. Lee Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:54 AM–12:06 PM	BO5.00013 : Adaptive Kinetic Model for the Ultrafast Laser Ablation Propulsion Oleg Batishchev, Alla Batishcheva, Jean-Luc Cambier Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:06 PM–12:18 PM	BO5.00014 : Micro-propulsion in space via dust - plasma thruster Khare Avinash Preview Abstract

BO6: Shock Waves, Plasma Expansion and Equations of State

Chair: Gilbert Collins, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 5/6

Monday, November 12, 2007 9:30 AM–9:42 AM	BO6.00001 : Plasma expansion dynamics physics: An understanding on ion energy reduction process David Ruzic, Shailendra Srivastava, Keith Thompson, Joshua Spencer, John Sporre Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:42 AM–9:54 AM	BO6.00002 : Explosively Generated Plasmas in Noble Gases C.J. Boswell, J.R. Carney, J.M. Lightstone, J. Wilkinson, G. Pangilinan Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 9:54 AM–10:06 AM	BO6.00003 : Numerical simulations of relativistic collisionless shocks and their radiation Edison Liang, Julia Scheevel, Orestes Hastings Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:06 AM–10:18 AM	BO6.00004 : Two-dimensional effects on shock planarity in confined laser ablation E.N. Loomis Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:18 AM–10:30 AM	BO6.00005 : Turbulent Energy Analysis Behind Normal Ionizing Shock Waves Chavis T. Raynor, J.A. Johnson III Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:30 AM–10:42 AM	BO6.00006 : Enhanced Signal to Noise in a Turbulent Laser Enhanced Laser Induced Plasma Delonia Wiggins, J.A. Johnson III Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:42 AM–10:54 AM	BO6.00007 : Experimental determination of the Plasmon dispersion in warm-dense Beryllium. P. Neumayer, Andrea Kritcher, O.L. Landen, Hae Ja Lee, K. Widmann Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 10:54 AM–11:06 AM	BO6.00008 : Nonequilibrium Conditions in a Shock Front D.E. Fratanduono, M.A. Barrios, T.R. Boehly, D.D. Meyerhofer, D. Hicks, S. Wilks, J.E. Miller Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:06 AM–11:18 AM	BO6.00009 : High pressure melt curve and yield strength of high-density carbon J.H. Eggert, D. Hicks, R.F. Smith, D.K. Bradley, R. McWilliams, G.W. Collins Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:18 AM–11:30 AM	BO6.00010 : Design for LTE EOS and opacity experiments using supersonic radiation waves T. Tierney, R. Peterson, H.E. Tierney Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:30 AM–11:42 AM	BO6.00011 : Wide-Range Equation of State for Ablation Studies of Titanium T. Tierney, E.N. Loomis Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:42 AM–11:54 AM	BO6.00012 : {\sl ab initio} Molecular Dynamics simulations of dense boron plasmas up to the semiclassical Thomas Fermi regime Clerouin Jean, Mazevet Stephane, Lambert Flavien, Bottin Francois, Zerah Gilles Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 11:54 AM–12:06 PM	BO6.00013 : On and off Hugoniot measurements of aluminum using laser driven shock wave N. Ozaki, M. Koenig, Takatoshi Ono, S. Fujioka, Mitsuo Nakai, Alessandra Ravasio, K. Shigemori, K.A. Tanaka, Kunihiko Wakabayashi, R. Kodama Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:06 PM–12:18 PM	BO6.00014 : The EOSTA model for opacities and EOS calculations Avraham Barshalom, Joseph Oreg Preview Abstract
Monday, November 12, 2007 12:18 PM–12:30 PM	BO6.00015 : Transient Formation of Super-Explosives under High Pressure for Fast Ignition. Friedwardt Winterberg Preview Abstract

BP8: Poster Session I: Laser and Beam Driven Acceleration/Radiation; ICF I and Laser Plasma Interactions; Shape Control, Diagnostics, Reactor Design; Astrophysical Plasmas: Experiment and Theory

Rosen Centre Hotel - Grand Ballroom, 9:30am - 12:30pm

	BP8.00001 : LASER AND BEAM DRIVEN ACCELERATION/RADIATION Preview Abstract
	BP8.00002 : Stability of monoenergetic electron beam generation in laser-driven plasma acceleration Eisuke Miura, Shin-ichi Masuda, Kazuyoshi Koyama, Susumu Kato Preview Abstract
	BP8.00003 : Guiding of an intense, ultrashort laser pulse in a discharge-produced capillary plasma for electronacceleration application Takeshi Higashiguchi, Masafumi Hikida, Hiromitsu Terauchi, Kun Li, Noboru Yugami, R. Kodama Preview Abstract
	BP8.00004 : Absolute Calibration of Imaging Plate for Electron Spectrometer measuring GeV-class electrons. Kiminori Kondo, T. Yabuuchi, Kazuki Tsuji, K.A. Tanaka, Shinsuke Suzuki, Takao Asaka, Kenichi Yanagida, Hirohumi Hanaki, Takashi Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Makino, Takahisa Yamane Preview Abstract
	BP8.00005 : PIC Simulations and Analysis of CTR from Electron Bunches Exiting a Plasma Paul Mullowney, Christine Roark, Bill Peter, Cameron Geddes, E. Esarey, Wim Leemans, Guillerme Plateau Preview Abstract
	BP8.00006 : Optimization of the LBNL Laser Wakefield Accelerator as a Compact, Powerful Terahertz Source Guillaume Plateau, Jeroen van Tilborg, Kei Nakamura, Cameron Geddes, Csaba Toth, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
	BP8.00007 : Controlled laser plasma wakefield acceleration of electrons via colliding pulse injection in non-collinear geometry Csaba Toth, Kei Nakamura, Cameron Geddes, D. Panasenko, Guillaume Plateau, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
	BP8.00008 : Trapping and heating with colliding laser pulses E. Esarey, C.B. Schroeder, Wim Leemans, J. Cary, E. Cormier-Michel Preview Abstract
	BP8.00009 : Optimization Studies of a Multi-GeV Single Stage Laser-Plasma Accelerator G.M. Tarkenton, B.A. Shadwick, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey Preview Abstract
	BP8.00010 : Reduced Phase-Space Models of Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions B.A. Shadwick, C.B. Schroeder, G.M. Tarkenton, E. Esarey Preview Abstract
	BP8.00011 : Simulation of 1 GeV laser wakefield accelerator experiments and scaling to 10 GeV C.B. Schroeder, Wim Leemans, J. Cary, E. Cormier-Michel, W.A. Isaacs, N. Stinus, E. Esarey Preview Abstract
	BP8.00012 : Experimental Demonstration of 1 GeV Energy Gain in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator A. Gonsalves, Kei Nakamura, Csaba Toth, Carl Shroeder, E. Cormier-Michel, Wim Leemans, J. Cary, Simon Hooker, E. Esarey, D. Panasenko Preview Abstract
	BP8.00013 : A 10 GeV laser driven accelerator: the BELLA project Wim Leemans, O. Albert, E. Esarey, A. Gonsalves, K. Nakamura, D. Panasenko, C.B. Schroeder, Csaba Toth, J. Cary, M. Bakeman, E. Cormier-Michel, T. Cowan, S.M. Hooker Preview Abstract
	BP8.00014 : A Novel Source of Injection Electrons for a Capillary Waveguide Accelerator C. McGuffey, T. Matsuoka, Michael Levin, Stepan Bulanov, Vladimir Chvykov, G. Kalinchenko, Stephen Reed, P. Rousseau, V. Yanovsky, Arie Zigler, Karl Krushelnick, A. Maksimchuk Preview Abstract
	BP8.00015 : Analysis of Trajectories and Multi-Dimensional Phase Space Diagrams for Electrons Injected Orthogonal to Plasma Waves, and Laser and Scattered Radiation Arnesto Bowman, Ronald Williams Preview Abstract
	BP8.00016 : Beam loading in the blowout regime of laser/plasma wakefield acceleration. M. Tzoufras, Wei Lu, Chengkun Huang, F.S. Tsung, Jorge Vieira, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
	BP8.00017 : Simulation and calculation of particle trapping using a quasistatic simulation code Sepehr Morshed, John Palastro, Thomas Antonsen, Chengkun Huang Preview Abstract
	BP8.00018 : Design and simulation of a single 100GeV stage Laser Wakefield Accelerator. Wei Lu, M. Tzoufras, Chengkun Huang, F.S. Tsung, Jorge Vieira, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva, James Cooley, Thomas Antonsen Preview Abstract
	BP8.00019 : Detailed numerical modeling of electron injection in the Laser Wakefield Accelerator: Particle Tracking Diagnostics in PIC codes Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Gargate, S.F. Martins, F. Peano, Jorge Vieira, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
	BP8.00020 : Self-Steepening of intense laser pulses in plasmas Jorge Vieira, Frederico Fiuza, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
	BP8.00021 : Creation of a multi-centimeter low density plasma channel using high magnetic fields D.H. Froula, P. Davis, J.S. Ross, A. Collette, P. Michel, G.R. Tynan, S.H. Glenzer Preview Abstract
	BP8.00022 : Electron Acceleration by a Tightly Focused Laser Pulse K.I. Popov, V. Bychenkov, W. Rozmus, R. Sydora Preview Abstract
	BP8.00023 : Petawatt laser-driven wakefield accelerator: All-optical electron injection via collision of laser pulses and radiation cooling of accelerated electron bunches. S. Kalmykov, Yoav Avitzour, S. Austin Yi, Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
	BP8.00024 : Relativistic self-focusing of multi-color laser pulses in plasmas. Gennady Shvets, S. Austin Yi, S. Kalmykov Preview Abstract
	BP8.00025 : Direct ion acceleration with variable-frequency lasers F. Peano, Jorge Vieira, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva, Gianni Coppa Preview Abstract
	BP8.00026 : On The Possibility of Accelerating Positron on an Electron Wake Xiaodong Wang, Tom Katouleas, Patric Muggli, Rasmus Ischebeck Preview Abstract
	BP8.00027 : Study of relative ion acceleration efficiencies from laser-solid interactions Christopher Murphy, E. Chowdhury, J. Morrison, L. Van Woerkom, Karl Krushelnick, R.R. Freeman Preview Abstract
	BP8.00028 : A high gradient plasma wakefield accelerator using two subpicosecond electron bunches Karl Kusche, Igor Pavlishin, Igor Pogorelsky, Daniil Stolyarov, Vitaly Yakimenko, Wayne Kimura, Efthymios Kallos, Patric Muggli, Tom Katsouleas Preview Abstract
	BP8.00029 : Beam head erosion in self-ionized plasma wakefield accelerators Miaomiao Zhou, Christopher Clayton, Chengkun Huang, C. Joshi, Wei Lu, Ken Marsh, Tom Katsouleas, Patric Muggli, Erdem Oz, Melissa Berry, Ian Blumenfeld, Franz-Josef Decker, Mark Hogan, Rasmus Ischebeck, Richard Iverson, Neil Kirby, Robert Siemman, Dieter Walz Preview Abstract
	BP8.00030 : Spectral Modulation of Self-Guided Laser Pulses Arthur Pak, Joseph Ralph, Ken Marsh, Chengkun Huang, Fang Fang, Christopher Clayton, C. Joshi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00031 : 3D PIC Simulations of Laser Produced Plasma Expansion with Large Ion Larmor Radius Masanori Nunami, Akira Takata, Katsunobu Nishihara Preview Abstract
	BP8.00032 : ICF I AND LASER PLASMA INTERACTIONS Preview Abstract
	BP8.00033 : Update on Specifications for LMJ Ignition Targets Giorla Jean, Cherfils Catherine, Galmiche Didier, Gauthier Pascal, Laffite Stephane, Masse Laurent, Poggi Francoise, Quach Robert, Seytor Patricia Preview Abstract
	BP8.00034 : NIF ignition target requirements, margins, and uncertainties J. Salmonson, Daniel Clark, D.A. Callahan, John Edwards, John Lindl Preview Abstract
	BP8.00035 : Plans for and Progress Towards and Inertial Confinement Fusion Code from the Crestone Project Charles Wingate, Thomas Masser, Gregory Bowers, Michael Sorice Preview Abstract
	BP8.00036 : Colliding plasmas in laser irradiated cavities studied with soft x-ray interferometry Jorge Filevich, Mike Purvis, Jonathan Grava, Mario C. Marconi, Jorge Rocca, James Dunn, S. Moon, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, Ela Jankowska Preview Abstract
	BP8.00037 : Progress in High-Energy-Density Plasma Jet Theoretical Research Chiping Chen, Jing Zhou Preview Abstract
	BP8.00038 : Acceleration of thin flyer foils with a 1 MA pulsed power device for shock-wave experiments in clumpy foam targets S. Neff, Jessica Ford, D. Martinez, C. Plechaty, S. Wright, R. Presura Preview Abstract
	BP8.00039 : Impact of High-Z Coatings on the Ablation Pressure of Laser Driven Targets. Andrew Mostovych, J. Oh, A.J. Schmitt Preview Abstract
	BP8.00040 : Transverse modulation instability of white light in plasmas Luis Silva, Robert Bingham, J. Santos Preview Abstract
	BP8.00041 : Measurements of the energy flow and plasma dynamics in a laboratory analogue of N-waves in the solar atmosphere J.F. Hund, B. Blue, M. Taylor, J. Foster, P. Graham, A. Moore, S. MacLaren, P. Young, S.G. Glendinning, A. Reighard, C. Sorce, C. Back Preview Abstract
	BP8.00042 : Nonlocal heat transport using optically-smoothed lasers in direct-drive ICF M. Keskinen, D. Colombant, A.J. Schmitt, W. Manheimer Preview Abstract
	BP8.00043 : Plasma Heating and Fusion Neutron Production in Collisions of Planar CD Foils at Velocities Above 400 km/s. A.L. Velikovich, S.T. Zalesak, A.J. Schmitt, N. Metzler, M. Murakami, T. Sakaiya, K. Shigemori, H. Shiraga, S. Fujioka, H. Saito, H. Azechi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00044 : Non-Maxwellian distributions in an IEC device for fusion break even Evstati Evstatiev Preview Abstract
	BP8.00045 : Investigation of Stimulated Raman Scattering Using a Short-Pulse Single-Hot-Spot at the Trident Laser Facility J.L. Kline, D.S. Montgomery, L. Yin, K.A. Flippo, B.J. Albright, R.P. Johnson, H.A. Rose, E.A. Williams, R.A. Hardin Preview Abstract
	BP8.00046 : Mitigation of Stimulated Raman Scattering in Hohlraum Plasmas D.S. Montgomery, J.L. Kline, H.A. Rose, S. Robert Goldman, D.H. Froula, J.S. Ross, R.M. Stevenson Preview Abstract
	BP8.00047 : Multidimensional non local effects in hot spot relaxation in laser-produced plasmas Philippe Nicolai, J.L. Feugeas, X. Ribeyre, M. Grech, G. Schurtz Preview Abstract
	BP8.00048 : Parametric instabilities and their control in multidimensional nonuniform gain media M. Charbonneau-Lefort, B. Afeyan, Martin Fejer Preview Abstract
	BP8.00049 : Particle-in-Cell Simulations of the 2$\omega_p$ Instability F.S. Tsung, B. Afeyan Preview Abstract
	BP8.00050 : Simulation of stimulated Raman scattering in 2D P.E. Masson-Laborde, Zhongling Peng, V. Bychenkov, C.E. Capjack, W. Rozmus Preview Abstract
	BP8.00051 : pF3d simulations of nonlinear laser propagation in a multi-speckle environment H.X. Vu, D.F. DuBois, E.S. Dodd, B. Bezzerides Preview Abstract
	BP8.00052 : SRS modeling of NIF ignition designs using pF3D E.A. Williams, D.E. Hinkel, Bruce Langdon, P. Michel, C.H. Still Preview Abstract
	BP8.00053 : Driven Plasma Waves Relevant to Stimulated Raman Scattering J. Fahlen, J. Tonge, F.S. Tsung Preview Abstract
	BP8.00054 : The Role of Pump Depletion in Stimulated Raman Scattering for NIF Parameters J. Fahlen, F.S. Tsung Preview Abstract
	BP8.00055 : LPI Experiments at the Nike Laser* J. Oh, B. Afeyan, L. Phillips, J. Seely, C. Brown, M. Karasik, V. Serlin, S.P. Obenschain, L.Y. Chan, D. Kehne, D. Brown, A.J. Schmitt, A.L. Velikovich, U. Feldman, G. Holland, Y. Aglitskiy Preview Abstract
	BP8.00056 : Additional Considerations for Laser Plasma Instability Mitigation in Ignition-scale Hohlraums. W.L. Kruer Preview Abstract
	BP8.00057 : Diagnosing Large Simulations of Laser-Plasma Interaction for NIF ignition targets. Steve Langer, E.A. Williams, Bruce Langdon, D.E. Hinkel Preview Abstract
	BP8.00058 : SHAPE CONTROL, DIAGNOSTICS, REACTOR DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Preview Abstract
	BP8.00059 : Microwave Cavities for Pellet Mass Detection on JET S.K. Combs, J.B.O. Caughman, L.R. Baylor, D.A. Rasmussen, A. Geraud, D. Homfray Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00060 : The Ignitor High Speed Pellet Injector$^$** F. Bombarda, S. Migliori, A. Frattolillo, L.R. Baylor, J.B.O. Caughman, S.K. Combs, D. Fehling, C. Foust, J.M. McJill, G. Roveta Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00061 : Design of the IGNITOR Plasma Start-up and Scenarios$^$** G. Ramogida, G. Cenacchi, A. Coletti, A. Cucchiaro, F. Villone, F. Rubinacci, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00062 : Advances in the IGNITOR Plasma Control$^$** F. Villone, R. Albanese, G. Ambrosino, A. Pironti, F. Rubinacci, G. Ramogida, F. Bombarda, A. Coletti, A. Cucchiaro, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00063 : Plasma Position Diagnostics for the Ignitor Experiment G. Pizzicaroli, F. Alladio, F. Bombarda, A. Licciulli, M. Fersini, D. Diso, E. Paulicelli Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00064 : IGNITOR Plasma Chamber Assembly Procedure and Welding Processes$^$** G. Toselli, G. Barbieri, B. Carmignani, G. Celentano, F. Cognini, A. Cucchiaro, U. De Maio, A. Ierino, T. Minghetti, G. Panzani, S. Sangiorgi, M. Timpanaro, D. Trestini, D. Visparelli, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00065 : CATIA-V 3D Modeling for Design Integration of the Ignitor Machine Load Assembly$^$** A. Bianchi, B. Parodi, F. Gardella, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00066 : Ignition and Burning Plasma Regimes in the Double Null Configuration of Ignitor$^$** G. Cenacchi, A. Airoldi, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00067 : ICRH Physics in the Ignitor Experiment$^$** A. Cardinalli, G. Cenacchi, A. Airoldi, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00068 : The IGNITOR ICRH Antenna Design with TOPICA Volodymyr Kyrytsya, Daniele Milanesio, Giuseppe Vecchi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00069 : High temperature transient heating experiments on C in a Be seeded plasma in PISCES B. J. Hanna, D. Nishijima, R. Doerner, M. Baldwin, K.R. Umstadter, R. Seradarian, R. Hernandez, R. Pugno Preview Abstract
	BP8.00070 : The Effect of MHD Noise on the Vertical Observer in Tokamaks Gianpaolo Turri, Stefano Coda, Y. Martin, Jean-Marc Moret, O. Sauter Preview Abstract
	BP8.00071 : X-ray diagnostic for monitoring the charge state distribution in an ECR ion source Brian Cluggish, I.N. Bogatu, Liangji Zhao Preview Abstract
	BP8.00072 : Ion Velocity Distribution Functions in a Compact, Expanding, Helicon Plasma Daniel Lewis, Alex Hansen, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
	BP8.00073 : Absorption Spectroscopy Measurements of Ion Velocity Distribution Functions in Argon Plasmas. Earl Scime, William Przybysz Preview Abstract
	BP8.00074 : Optical diagnostic suite for measuring plasma velocity, laser-ablated metal topography and electron density Anthony Valenzuela, George Rodriguez Preview Abstract
	BP8.00075 : Method to Estimate the Electron Temperature and the Neutral Density in a Plasma from Spectroscopic Measurements Using Argon Atoms and Argon Ions Collisional-Radiative Models Ella M. Sciamma, Roger Bengtson, Kevin E. Casey, W.L. Rowan, Amy Keesee, Charles A. Lee, Dan Berisford, Kevin Lee, Kenneth Gentle Preview Abstract
	BP8.00076 : A Novel X Ray Source for Cancer Radiotherapy Ilija Draganic, Jacek Capala, John Gillaspy Preview Abstract
	BP8.00077 : ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS: EXPERIMENT AND THEORY Preview Abstract
	BP8.00078 : The Magnetothermal Instability And Its Role In Angular Momentum Transport in Hot, Dilute Magnetized Accretion Tanim Islam Preview Abstract
	BP8.00079 : Finite Larmor Radius Effects on the Magnetorotational Instability Preview Abstract
	BP8.00080 : Poloidal rotation and its effect on toroidal rotation O.D. Gurcan, T.S. Hahm Preview Abstract
	BP8.00081 : Initial results from the Princeton Magnetorotational Instability Experiment using liquid metal Jeremy Goodman, Mark Nornberg, E. Schartman, Hantao Ji, M.J. Burin, W. Liu Preview Abstract
	BP8.00082 : The Princeton MagnetoRotational Instability (MRI) Experiment - Apparatus and Diagnostics E. Schartman, Mark Nornberg, Hantao Ji, M.J. Burin, Jeremy Goodman Preview Abstract
	BP8.00083 : Axisymmetric Simulation of the Magnetorotational Instability in a Magnetized Taylor-Couette Flow Wei Liu, Jeremy Goodman, Hantao Ji Preview Abstract
	BP8.00084 : Numerical Studies of Boundary Layers in the Princeton MRI Experiment A. Roach, Hantao Ji, Wei Liu, Jeremy Goodman Preview Abstract
	BP8.00085 : An Experimental Study of Turbulent Boundary Layers in Free-Surface MHD Flows J. Luc Peterson, Mark Nornberg, Hantao Ji, Alex Gill, Dimitris Giannakis Preview Abstract
	BP8.00086 : Laboratory Study of Magnetorotational Instability (MRI) in a Helicon Plasma Hantao Ji, J. Foley, F.M. Levinton, B. Fetroe, Yevgeny Raitses, J. Kefeli, Mark Nornberg, S.J. Zweben, M. Yamada Preview Abstract
	BP8.00087 : Magnetorotational instability in electrically driven flow: theoretical predictions and experimental observations Ivan Khalzov, Andrei Smolyakov, Victor Ilgisonis Preview Abstract
	*BP8.00088 : Physics of Plasma Accreting Structures$^$** F. Rousseau, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00089 : Non-axisymmetric Ballooning Modes in Thin Accretion Structures Chris Crabtree, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	BP8.00090 : Modeling the spectral evolution of prompt GRBs and X-ray flares S. Pothapragada, S. Reynolds, S. Graham, M.V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
	BP8.00091 : Phase-space distribution of accelerated electrons in Weibel-mediated relativistic GRB shocks S. Graham, S. Pothapragada, S. Reynolds, M.V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
	BP8.00092 : Jitter radiation produced by electrons with anisotropic distribution in Weibel turbulence of GRBs and lab experiments S. Reynolds, S. Graham, S. Pothapragada, M.V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
	BP8.00093 : Transport Properties of Laser Plasma and H-Rich White Dwarf Stars Vithal L. Patel, J. Oh Preview Abstract
	BP8.00094 : Numerical study of ultra-relativistic electromagnetic filamentation in boosted frames S.F. Martins, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
	BP8.00095 : Colliding Laser-Produced Plasmas on LaPD A. Collette, Walter Gekelman Preview Abstract
	BP8.00096 : Three-dimensional RAGE Simulations of Strong Shocks Interacting with Sapphire Balls B.H. Wilde, R.F. Coker, P.A. Rosen, J. Foster, P. Hartigan, R. Carver, J.F. Hansen Preview Abstract
	BP8.00097 : Using Hydrodynamic Codes in Modeling of Multi-Interface Diverging Experiments for NIF J.F. Hansen, W. Hsing, M.J. Edwards, T. Plewa, N. Hearn, M.J. Grosskopf, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, D. Arnett, C. Meakin, A. Miles, H.F. Robey Preview Abstract
	BP8.00098 : Effect of relaxation and radiation transport on the structure of electro-magnetically driven strong shock waves T. Kawamura Preview Abstract
	BP8.00099 : Laboratory experiments to study supersonic astrophysical flows interacting with clumpy environments P.A. Rosen, J. Foster, B.H. Wilde, R.F. Coker, F. Hansen, C. Sorce, P. Hartigan, R. Carver, J. Palmer Preview Abstract
	BP8.00100 : Plasma Jet and Shock Experiments Using High-Power Lasers Youichi Sakawa, A. Oya, S. Dono, T. Kimura, N. Ozaki, Y. Kuramitsu, T. Kato, H. Nagatomo, K. Shigemori, R. Kodama, T. Norimatsu, H. Takabea, B. Loupais, M. Koenig, J. Waugh, N. Woolsey Preview Abstract
	BP8.00101 : Hydrodynamic and atomic-kinetic modeling of photoionised neon plasmas Iain Hall, Tunay Durmaz, R.C. Mancini, J.E. Bailey, G.A. Rochau, Michael Rosenburg, David Cohen, I. Golovkin, Joseph MacFarlane, M. Sherrill, Joseph Abdallah, R. Heeter, M. Foord Preview Abstract
	BP8.00102 : Chaotic magnetic fields due to asymmetric current configurations - application to cross-field diffusion of particles in cosmic rays B. Dasgupta, A.K. Ram Preview Abstract
	BP8.00103 : Dynamics of Cosmic Ray acceleration in a modified shock Alexander Pushkin Preview Abstract
	BP8.00104 : Relativistic MHD Jets and Their Interactions with the Intra-cluster Medium H. Li, Masa Nakamura, Shengtai Li, Hao Xu Preview Abstract
	BP8.00105 : Deformation of a magnetized plasma jet upon collision with a neutral gas cloud A.L. Moser Preview Abstract
	BP8.00106 : MHD kink instability driven by differential rotation Christopher Carey, C.R. Sovinec, Sebastian Heinz Preview Abstract
	BP8.00107 : Experimental and Numerical Studies of Magnetic Bubble Expansion as a Model for Extra-Galactic Radio Lobes A.G. Lynn, Y. Zhang, H. Li, W. Li, M. Gilmore, C. Watts Preview Abstract
	BP8.00108 : Instabilities and Structure Evolution in Radiative Shocks F.W. Doss, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, M.J. Grosskopf, A. Reighard, J.P. Knauer Preview Abstract
	BP8.00109 : DYNAMOS AND HELIOPHYSICAL PLASMA PHYSICS Preview Abstract
	BP8.00110 : Overview of Recent Upgrades to the Madison Dynamo Experiment Elliot Kaplan, C.B. Forest, R. Kendrick, C.A. Parada, Zane Taylor, Mark Nornberg, Erik Spence Preview Abstract
	BP8.00111 : Direct Numerical Simulation of Mechanically Driven Turbulent Dynamos in Spherical Geometry Klaus Reuter, Frank Jenko, C.B. Forest, Adam Bayliss Preview Abstract
	BP8.00112 : Optimization of flows in the Madison Dynamo Experiment N.Z. Taylor, C.B. Forest, N.S. Haehn, Elliot Kaplan, R. Kendrick, C.A. Parada, C.R. Weber, Mark Nornberg, Erik Spence Preview Abstract
	BP8.00113 : A Plasma, Magnetorotational Instability Experiment C. Collins, C.B. Forest, R. Kendrick Preview Abstract
	BP8.00114 : A Plasma Dynamo Experiment based upon Ring Cusp Confinement and Electrostatic Stirring C.B. Forest, G. Fiksel, Noah Hershkowitz, R. Kendrick, S.C. Cowley, Erik Spence Preview Abstract
	BP8.00115 : Measuring and imaging bulk flows in laboratory plasma loops E.V. Stenson Preview Abstract
	BP8.00116 : Observing Energetic Bursts in the Caltech Solar Coronal Loop Simulation Preview Abstract
	BP8.00117 : Measurement of Electrical Currents in the Solar Corona Steven Spangler Preview Abstract
	BP8.00118 : Lagrangian Simulations of Current Sheet Formation During Relaxation of an Unstable Line-Tied Equilibrium Liwei Lin, C.S. Ng, A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
	BP8.00119 : Solar Coronal Heating and Magnetic Energy Build-Up in a Tectonics Model M. Gilson, C.S. Ng, A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
	BP8.00120 : The Effect of Magnetic Turbulence Energy Spectral Scaling on the Heating of the Solar Wind D. Munsi, C.S. Ng, A. Bhattacharjee, P.A. Isenberg Preview Abstract
	BP8.00121 : Alignment of Velocity and Magnetic Fluctuations in Simulations of Anisotropic MHD Turbulence C.S. Ng, A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
	BP8.00122 : Scattering of Suprathermal Electrons in the Solar Wind: Particle-in-Cell Simulations S. Peter Gary, Shinji Saito Preview Abstract
	BP8.00123 : Remote Measurements of Ion Temperatures in the Terrestrial Magnetotail Amy Keesee, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
	BP8.00124 : Hybrid Simulations of Mini Magnetospheres in the Laboratory Luis Gargate, Ruth Bamford, Robert Bingham, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
	BP8.00125 : 3D hybrid simulation of the Titan's plasma environment Alexander Lipatov, Edward Sittler Jr., Richard Hartle Preview Abstract
	BP8.00126 : Simulations of plasmas pentrating magnetic barriers Herbert Gunell, Tomas Hurtig, Mark Koepke, Nils Brenning, Hans Nilsson Preview Abstract
	BP8.00127 : Spectral Characteristics of Weakly-Collisional Stationary Alfv\'en Waves S.M. Finnegan, M.E. Koepke, D.J. Knudsen Preview Abstract
	BP8.00128 : Generation of Lower Hybrid Waves in an Oxygen Dominated Plasma Manish Mithaiwala, Leonid Rudakov, Gurudas Ganguli Preview Abstract
	BP8.00129 : Laboratory experiments to investigate auroral cyclotron emission processes Colin Whyte, Craig Robertson, Robert Bingham, Alan Phelps, Adrian Cross Preview Abstract
	BP8.00130 : Ionospheric Interaction Experiments With Gigawatts J.P. Sheerin, J.M. Gerres, M.E. Bacon, B.J. Watkins, W.A. Bristow, S.I. Oyama, C.J. Heinselman, K.M. Groves Preview Abstract

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49th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics