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49th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

Monday–Friday, November 12–16, 2007; Orlando, Florida

Session GI1: Direct Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion and Z Pinches

Chair: Craig Sangster, University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Rosen Centre Hotel - Junior Ballroom

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 10:00AM	GI1.00001: Performance of Direct-Drive Cryogenic Targets on OMEGA Invited Speaker: V.N. Goncharov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:00AM - 10:30AM	GI1.00002: OMEGA Experiments on the Shock-Ignition ICF Concept Invited Speaker: W. Theobald Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 11:00AM	GI1.00003: Time-Resolved Absorption in Cryogenic and Room-Temperature, Direct-Drive Imploding Targets Invited Speaker: W. Seka Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:00AM - 11:30AM	GI1.00004: Monoenergetic Proton Radiography of Electromagnetic Fields and Areal Density in Implosions and in Laser-Plasma-Interaction Experiments$^{\ast ,\dag}$ Invited Speaker: R.D. Petrasso Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:30AM - 12:00PM	GI1.00005: Radiation energetics of inertial confinement fusion relevant wire-array z pinches Invited Speaker: Daniel Sinars Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:00PM - 12:30PM	GI1.00006: Investigation of trailing mass in Z-pinch implosions and comparison to experiment Invited Speaker: Edmund Yu Preview Abstract

Session GI2: Alternates

Chair: Simon Woodruff, Woodruff Scientific, LLC
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 3/4

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 10:00AM	GI2.00001: Extension of High-Ion-Temperature Regime in the Large Helical Device (LHD) Invited Speaker: Masayuki Yokoyama Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:00AM - 10:30AM	GI2.00002: Theoretical and experimental studies of high-beta plasmas formed by odd-parity rotating magnetic fields Invited Speaker: Samuel Cohen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 11:00AM	GI2.00003: Higher Temperature Steady-State FRCs Formed and Sustained by Rotating Magnetic Fields in the New TCS-Upgrade Device Invited Speaker: Houyang Guo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:00AM - 11:30AM	GI2.00004: Gyrokinetic simulations of plasma turbulence, transport and zonal flows in a closed field line geometry Invited Speaker: Barrett Rogers Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:30AM - 12:00PM	GI2.00005: Magnetic Field Generation and Energy Confinement with T$_{e} >$ 500 eV in the SSPX Spheromak Invited Speaker: B. Hudson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:00PM - 12:30PM	GI2.00006: High confinement in fusion oriented plasmas with kV-order potential, ion, and electron temperatures with controlled radial turbulent transport in GAMMA 10 Invited Speaker: Teruji Cho Preview Abstract

Session GO3: DIII-D Tokamak

Chair: Earl Marmar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 9/10

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 9:42AM	GO3.00001: Overview of Recent DIII-D Experimental Results C.M. Greenfield Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:42AM - 9:54AM	GO3.00002: Effects of Resonant Magnetic Perturbations on Edge Turbulence and Profiles in DIII-D J.A. Boedo , D.L. Rudakov , I. Joseph , R.A. Moyer , G.R. McKee , D. Reiser , T.E. Evans , W.P. West , J.G. Watkins Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:54AM - 10:06AM	GO3.00003: Resistive Wall Mode and Plasma Stability at High $\beta $ and Slow Rotation A.M. Garofalo , H. Reimerdes , M.J. Lanctot , M. Okabayashi , H. Takahashi , G.L. Jackson , R.J. Groebner , R.J. La Haye , E.J. Strait , Y. In , J. Kim Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:06AM - 10:18AM	GO3.00004: Plasma Initiation and Startup in DIII-D Simulating the ITER Scenario G.L. Jackson , T.C. Luce , J.R. Ferron , A.W. Hyatt , T.W. Petrie , W.P. West , T.A. Casper , E.A. Lazarus , R.A. Moyer , D.L. Rudakov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:18AM - 10:30AM	GO3.00005: High Performance Operation on DIII-D With Reduced Frequency of Wall Conditioning W.P. West , N.H. Brooks , A.W. Hyatt , G.L. Jackson , C.M. Greenfield , P.A. Politzer , M.R. Wade , M. Groth Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 10:42AM	GO3.00006: Observation of Carbon Dust in the DIII-D Divertor and SOL D.L. Rudakov , A.Yu. Pigarov , R.D. Smirnov , J.H. Yu , W.P. West , C.P.C. Wong , M. Groth , M.E. Fenstermacher , W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:42AM - 10:54AM	GO3.00007: Extension of DIII-D Hybrid Plasmas Towards Operation with T$_{e}$ $\sim$ T$_{i}$ and Low Rotation E.J. Doyle Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:54AM - 11:06AM	GO3.00008: Towards Demonstration of Steady-State High-Performance Scenarios in DIII-D T.C. Luce , J.R. Ferron , P.A. Politzer , C.M. Greenfield , A.W. Hyatt , G.L. Jackson , T.W. Petrie , R.I. Pinsker , W.P. West , A.M. Garofalo , R. Reimerdes , T.A. Casper , C.T. Holcomb , M.A. Makowski , M. Okabayashi , M. Murakami , J.M. Park , E.J. Doyle , S. Ide Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:06AM - 11:18AM	GO3.00009: Integrated Scenario Modeling for Advanced Scenario Development in DIII-D J.M. Park , M. Murakami , H.E. St John , L.L. Lao , J.R. Ferron , R. Prater Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:18AM - 11:30AM	GO3.00010: Locked Neoclassical Tearing Mode Control on DIII-D by Electron Cyclotron Current Drive and Magnetic Perturbations F. Volpe , R.J. La Haye , R. Prater , E.J. Strait Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:30AM - 11:42AM	GO3.00011: Local Turbulence Suppression and Flow Shear Dynamics During \textit{q}$_{min}$-Triggered Internal Transport Barriers M.W. Shafer , G.R. McKee , D.J. Schlossberg , M.E. Austin , R.E. Waltz , J. Candy Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:42AM - 11:54AM	GO3.00012: Role of Pedestal in Hybrid Discharges in DIII-D R.J. Groebner , C.F. Maggi , C.C. Petty , A.W. Leonard , T.H. Osborne , J.R. Ferron , A.W. Hyatt , P.A. Politzer , J.C. DeBoo , W.P. West , B.D. Bray Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:54AM - 12:06PM	GO3.00013: Effect of Reverse Shear Alfv\'{e}n Eigenmodes on Delivered Neutral Beam Torque W.M. Solomon , R.V. Budny , G.J. Kramer , D. Mikkelsen , R. Nazikian , S.D. Scott , M.C. Zarnstorff , K.H. Burrell , J.S. deGrassie , C.C. Petty , M.A. Van Zeeland Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:06PM - 12:18PM	GO3.00014: DIII-D Quiescent H-mode Experiments With Co Plus Counter Neutral Beam Injection K.H. Burrell , W.P. West , P. Gohil , T.H. Osborne , P.B. Snyder , M.E. Fenstermacher , W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:18PM - 12:30PM	GO3.00015: Prediction of Sawtooth Periods in Fast-Wave Heated DIII-D Experiments Using Extensions of the Porcelli Model A.D. Turnbull , M. Choi , L.L. Lao , V.S. Chan , M.S. Chu , Y.M. Jeon , G. Li , Q. Ren , N. Gorelenkov Preview Abstract

Session GO6: ICF/HEDP Diagnostics

Chair: Yefim Aglitskiy, Naval Research Laboratory
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 5/6

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 9:42AM	GO6.00001: Magnetic Field Measurements in Wire-Array Z-Pinches using Magneto-Optically Active Waveguides Wasif Syed , David Hammer , Michal Lipson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:42AM - 9:54AM	GO6.00002: Time-Gated X Pinch Backlighting of Imploding Wire Array Z Pinches Using MCP Isaac Blesener , Kate Bell , Dave Chalenski , Jon Douglass , Pat Knapp , Ryan Mcbride , Sergei Pikuz , Tania Shelkovenko , Bruce Kusse , Simon Bott , David Haas , Utako Ueda Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:54AM - 10:06AM	GO6.00003: Electron density determination in a MgFe dense plasma via Stark-broadening analysis Roberto Mancini , James Bailey , Gregory Rochau , Patrick Lake , Carlos Iglesias , Joseph Abdallah , Joseph MacFarlane , Igor Golovkin , Ping Wang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:06AM - 10:18AM	GO6.00004: Experimental Stark widths of the 3p-3s transition of Ne VIII Siegfried Glenzer , James Ross , Hans Kunze Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:18AM - 10:30AM	GO6.00005: Development of Compton radiography using multi-pulse high-Z backlighters Riccardo Tommasini , S. Hatchett , H-S. Park , P. Patel , B Maddox , S. Le Pape , B. Remington , M. Key , M. Tabak , J. Koch , O. Landen , N. Izumi , A. MacKinnon , J. Seely , G. Holland , L. Hudson , C. Szabo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 10:42AM	GO6.00006: Neutron-Induced Signal Measurements in Cables on OMEGA V.Yu. Glebov , T.C. Sangster , C. Stoeckl , S. Roberts , W. Bittle , R.A. Lerche , J.L. Bourgade , J.L Leray Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:42AM - 10:54AM	GO6.00007: EMP Measurements on the Omega Laser System at LLE Zaheer Ali , Vladimir Glebov , Wade Bittle , Christian Stoeckl , Greg Pien , Thomas Hintermann , Mark Labuzeta , Tim Duffy , Craig Sangster , Alan Throop , Dave Eder , Joe Kinbrough , Charlie Brown , Joel Raimbourg Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:54AM - 11:06AM	GO6.00008: First Tests on OMEGA of a Bubble Chamber for Neutron Detection M.C. Ghilea , D.D. Meyerhofer , T.C. Sangster , D.J. Lonobile , A. Dillenbeck , R.A. Lerche , L. Disdier Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:06AM - 11:18AM	GO6.00009: First Measurements of Neutron Spectra using the Magnetic Recoil Spectrometer (MRS) at OMEGA J.A. Frenje , D. Casey , C.K. Li , J. Rygg , F.H. Seguin , R.D. Petrasso , V.Yu. Glebov , D.D. Meyerhofer , T.C. Sangster , K. Fletcher Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:18AM - 11:30AM	GO6.00010: Multiview observation and analysis of OMEGA direct-drive implosion cores T. Nagayama , R.C. Mancini , L.A. Welser-Sherrill , R. Tommasini , J.A. Koch , J. Delettrez , S. Regan , V. Smalyuk , I. Golovkin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:30AM - 11:42AM	GO6.00011: X-ray Thomson scattering on compressed Be plasmas Hae Ja Lee , Paul Neumayer , Otto Landen , Roger Falcone , Siegfried Glenzer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:42AM - 11:54AM	GO6.00012: Low-Aberration Diffraction Mirror to Focus X-Rays Achim Seifter , Damian Swift , James Hawreliak Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:54AM - 12:06PM	GO6.00013: Characterization of High-Current Relativistic Electron Beam Transport Through Solid-Density Matter Using High-Resolution Imaging of Coherent Transition Radiation M. Storm , J. Myatt , C. Stoeckl Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:06PM - 12:18PM	GO6.00014: Quasi-DC Terahertz Electrical Conductivity Measurements of Dense Aluminum Plasma George Rodriguez , Balakishore Yellampalle , James Glownia , Antoinette Taylor , Ki-Yong Kim Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:18PM - 12:30PM	GO6.00015: Short pulse laser coupling efficiency to hot electrons for fast-ignition studies. A.G. MacPhee , C.D. Chen , D. Hey , I. Jovanovic , M.H. Key , T.W. Phillips , A.J. Mackinnon , R. Clarke , K. Akli , D. Offermann , A. Link , V. Ovchinnikov , L. Van Woerkom , R. Freeman , J. Pasley , M. Wei , T.Y. Ma , J. King , F.N. Beg , R.B. Stephens Preview Abstract

Session GO7: Laser Driven Electron and Ion Acceleration

Chair: Karl Krushelnick, University of Michigan
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 7/8

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 9:42AM	GO7.00001: Experimental Demonstration of 1 GeV Energy Gain and Stable Self Trapping in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator D. Panasenko , A.J. Gonsalves , K. Nakamura , C. Toth , C.G.R. Geddes , E. Cormier-Michel , C.B. Schroeder , E. Esarey , W.P. Leemans , S.M. Hooker , J. Cary , D. Bruhwiler Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:42AM - 9:54AM	GO7.00002: Stable electron bunches with low absolute momentum spread using plasma down ramp injection in a laser wakefield accelerator C.G.R. Geddes , K. Nakamura , C. Toth , E. Esarey , C.B. Schroeder , W.P. Leemans , E. Cormier-Michel , J. Cary , D. Bruhwiler Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:54AM - 10:06AM	GO7.00003: Observation of large-angle quasi-monoenergetic electrons from a laser wakefield Dmitri Kaganovich , Daniel Gordon , Antonio Ting , Natalie Milioutina , Phillip Sprangle Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:06AM - 10:18AM	GO7.00004: Electron Acceleration in Guiding and Non-Guiding Structures C. Kamperidis , S.P.D. Mangles , S. Kneip , K. Krushelnick , Z. Najmudin , T.P. Rowlands-Rees , A.J. Gonzalves , S.M. Hooker , E. Brunetti , J. Gallacher , D.A. Jaroszynksi , C.D.M. Murphy , P.A. Norreys , F. Budde Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:18AM - 10:30AM	GO7.00005: Direct Acceleration of Electrons in a Corrugated Plasma Waveguide John Palastro , Andrew York , Thomas Antonsen , Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 10:42AM	GO7.00006: Evolution of Relativistic Plasma-Wave front in LWFA Fang Fang , Christopher Clayton , Kenneth Marsh , Joseph Ralph , Arthur Pak , Nelson Lopes , Chandrashekhar Joshi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:42AM - 10:54AM	GO7.00007: Laser acceleration with imploding plastic cylinder shell Kiminori Kondo , Nobuhiko Nakanii , Yoshitaka Mori , Eisuke Miura , Kazuki Tsuji , Kazuya Kimura , Kazuo Takeda , Syuji Fukumochi , Mamoru Kashihara , Tsuyoshi Tanimotoi , Hirotaka Nakamura , Takahiko Ishikura , Motonobu Tampo , Ryosuke Kodama , Yoneyoshi Kitagawa , Kunioki Mima , Kazuo Tanaka Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:54AM - 11:06AM	GO7.00008: Photon acceleration and modulational instability during wakefield excitation using long laser pulses Raoul Trines , Christopher Murphy , Robert Bingham , Kathryn Lancaster , Oleg Chekhlov , Peter Norreys , Jose Tito Mendonca , Luis Silva , Stuart Mangles , Christos Kamperidis , Alexander Thomas , Karl Krushelnick , Zulfikar Najmudin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:06AM - 11:18AM	GO7.00009: Control of laser-accelerated ions: Recent advances and preliminary results from the new Trident 250-TW laser B. Manuel Hegelich , Brian J. Albright , Lin Yin , Kirk A. Flippo , D. Cort Gautier , Samuel Letzring , Roland Schulze , Mark Schmitt , Juan C. Fernandez Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:18AM - 11:30AM	GO7.00010: Proton acceleration: new developments for focusing and energy selection, and applications in plasma physics P. Audebert Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:30AM - 11:42AM	GO7.00011: In-situ target preparation and characterization for mono-energetic laser driven ion sources Cort Gautier , Kirk Flippo , Roland Schulze , Brian Albright , Lin Yin , Juan Fernandez , Manuel Hegelich Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:42AM - 11:54AM	GO7.00012: Generation of Monoenergetic proton beams from double-layer foils by flat-top laser pulses.. Stepan Bulanov , Vladimir Chvykov , Andrei Brantov , Valery Bychenkov , Galina Kalinchenko , Takeshi Matsuoka , Pascal Rousseau , Stephen Reed , Viktor Yanovsky , Dale Litzenberg , Karl Krushelnick , Anatoly Maksimchuk Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:54AM - 12:06PM	GO7.00013: ABSTRACT HAS BEEN MOVED TO SESSION YP8.00079 Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:06PM - 12:18PM	GO7.00014: Collimated High-Quality Proton Beam Generation in Laser Tailored-Target Interaction S. Kawata , M. Nakamura , R. Sonobe , N. Onuma , Y. Nodera , S. Miyazaki , T. Kikuchi , Q. Kong Preview Abstract

Session GP8: Poster Session III: Turbulence, Transport, and NL Processes; Fast Ignition and Laser-Plasma Interactions; Divertors, Edge Physics and Fueling; MHD Theory, Heating and Current Drive; Simulation: MHD; Optimal Helicon Source Performance

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

	GP8.00001: TURBULENCE, TRANSPORT, AND NONLINEAR PROCESSES Preview Abstract
	GP8.00002: Fundamental Scalings of Zonal Flows in a Basic Plasma Physics Experiment Vladimir Sokolov , Xiao Wei , Amiya K. Sen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00003: A Basic Experiment on the Production and Identification of ETG Modes Xiao Wei , Vladimir Sokolov , Amiya K. Sen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00004: Edge turbulence scaling in RFX-mod with GPI diagnostic Paolo Scarin , Matteo Agostini , Roberto Cavazzana , Gianluigi Serianni Preview Abstract
	GP8.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
	GP8.00006: Relaxation of weights in a $\delta f$ code Allen Boozer Preview Abstract
	GP8.00007: Entropic Lattice Boltzmann Algorithms for Turbulence George Vahala , Jeffrey Yepez , Min Soe , Linda Vahala , Brian Keating , Jonathan Carter Preview Abstract
	GP8.00008: Nonlinear Excitation of Damped Eigenmodes in GYRO Microturbulence Simulations David Hatch , Paul Terry , Bill Nevins Preview Abstract
	GP8.00009: Exponential Frequency Spectrum in a Magnetized Plasma--UCLA Meixuan Shi , David Pace , James Maggs , George Morales Preview Abstract
	GP8.00010: Thermal Waves in a Magnetized Plasma David Pace , M. Shi , J.E. Maggs , G.J. Morales Preview Abstract
	GP8.00011: Basis function bispectral analysis in a cylindrical coordinate system D.A. Baver , P.W. Terry , G.R. Tynan , S.H. Mueller Preview Abstract
	GP8.00012: Investigation of electrostatic and magnetic structures at small scale in the edge region of RFX Roberto Cavazzana , Matteo Agostini , Paolo Scarin , Gianluigi Serianni Preview Abstract
	GP8.00013: Nonlinear Dynamics of Fluctuations and Convective Blobs in the Presence of Sheared Flows in a Magnetized Laboratory Plasma L. Yan , M. Gilmore , C. Watts , S. Xie Preview Abstract
	GP8.00014: Observation of Chaos in a Magnetized Laboratory Plasma under the Influence of Variable Biasing S. Xie , C. Watts , M. Gilmore , L. Yan Preview Abstract
	GP8.00015: On the Statistical Properties of the Turbulent Reynolds Stress Zheng Yan , George Tynan , Jonathan Yu , Chris Holland , Stefan Muller , Min Xu Preview Abstract
	GP8.00016: Microturbulence, shear and burstiness in basic experimental plasmas S.H. Muller , C. Holland , G.R. Tynan , M. Xu , Z. Yan , J.H. Yu , A. Fasoli , I. Furno , B. Labit , M. Podesta Preview Abstract
	GP8.00017: Experimental Study of Nonlinear Energy Transfer in Frequency Domain Min Xu , Chris Holland , Stefan Muller , George Tynan , Zheng Yan , Jonathan Yu Preview Abstract
	GP8.00018: Fluctuations, turbulence and related transport in the TORPEX magnetised toroidal plasma Ambrogio Fasoli , Ahmed Diallo , Ivo Furno , Davoud Iraji , Benoit Labit , Gennady Plyushchev , Francesca Poli , Paolo Ricci , Christian Teiler , Stefan Muller , Mario Podesta' Preview Abstract
	GP8.00019: Onsager Regression in phase-space resolved ion fluctuations. Fred Skiff Preview Abstract
	GP8.00020: Application of fractional diffusion to model perturbative transport experiments in JET Diego del-Castillo-Negrete , Paola Mantica , Volker Naulin , J. Rassmussen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00021: Numerical simulation of ETG fluid model in uniformly sheared $E\times B$ velocity Juhyung Kim , George Chagelishvili , Wendell Horton Preview Abstract
	GP8.00022: Feedback of large-scale fluctuations on driving noise Chang-Bae Kim Preview Abstract
	GP8.00023: Ion-Acoustic Turbulence in ECCD-driven TCV plasmas Christian Schlatter , Basil P. Duval , Alexander N. Karpushov , Timothy P. Goodman Preview Abstract
	GP8.00024: FACETS: Towards a flexible infrastructure for building coupled transport models Alexander Pletzer , Ammar Hakim , Mahmood Miah , Srinath Vadlamani , Johan Carlsson , Scott Kruger , John R. Cary , Alexei Pankin Preview Abstract
	GP8.00025: Transport in two-fluid MHD turbulence Ellen Kumar , E. Kim Preview Abstract
	GP8.00026: Turbulent resistivity in wavy 2D MHD turbulence Shane Keating , Patrick Diamond Preview Abstract
	GP8.00027: Numerical modeling of anisotropic 3D Drift-Alfven turbulence J.C. Perez , Stanislav Boldyrev Preview Abstract
	GP8.00028: Numerical Simulations of Strong MHD Turbulence J. Mason , F. Cattaneo , S. Boldyrev Preview Abstract
	GP8.00029: A laboratory study of a nonlinear interaction between co-propagating kinetic Alfven waves B.T. Brugman , T.A. Carter , D.W. Auerbach , S.C. Cowley Preview Abstract
	GP8.00030: Heating and background plasma modification associated with large amplitude kinetic Alfv\'{e}n wave launch in LAPD T.A. Carter , D.W. Auerbach , B.T. Brugman Preview Abstract
	GP8.00031: Studies of nonlinear interactions between counter-propagating Alfv\'{e}n waves in the LAPD D.W. Auerbach , J.C. Perez , T.A. Carter , S. Boldyrev Preview Abstract
	GP8.00032: Effect of ion composition on magnetosonic waves Mieko Toida , Hiroyuki Higashino , Yukiharu Ohsawa Preview Abstract
	GP8.00033: A non-linear 4-wave resonant model for non-perturbative fast ion interactions with Alfv\'{e}nic modes in burning plasmas Fulvio Zonca , Liu Chen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00034: Positive and negative effective mass of relativistic particles in oscillatory and static fields I.Y. Dodin , N.J. Fisch Preview Abstract
	GP8.00035: A water bag theory of autoresonant BGK modes Pavel Khain , Lazar Friedland Preview Abstract
	GP8.00036: Nonlinear Wave and Soliton Excitations in Coasting Charged Particle Beams Using a Kinetic g-Factor Model Ronald Davidson , Edward Startsev , Hong Qin Preview Abstract
	GP8.00037: KEEN Waves, Conformal Invariance and Connections to 2D Euler Turbulence Theory Bedros Afeyan , Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort Preview Abstract
	GP8.00038: Destruction of transport barriers in a nontwist map model of a reversed magnetic shear tokamak with an ergodic magnetic limiter Alexander Wurm Preview Abstract
	GP8.00039: FAST IGNITION AND LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS Preview Abstract
	GP8.00040: Hydrodynamic assembly for Fast Ignition Max Tabak , Daniel Clark , Richard Town , Stephen Hatchett Preview Abstract
	GP8.00041: Fast Ignition with Ultra-High Intensity Lasers John Tonge , M. Tzoufras , F.S. Tsung , W.B. Mori , C. Ren , M. Marti , L. Silva Preview Abstract
	GP8.00042: Observations of the Effect of Er-Hydride Targets on the Conversion Efficiency to Laser Accelerated Protons D.T. Offermann , L.D. Van Woerkom , A.J. Mackinnon , Y. Ping , A.G. MacPhee , N. Shen , M.E. Foord , J.J. Sanchez , C.D. Chen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00043: Proton Focusing in a FI Target Compatible Configuration R.B. Stephens , A.J. MacKinnon , S.P. Hatchett , M.H. Key , B.F. Lasinski , B. Langdon , P.K. Patel , M. Foord , M. Tabak , R.P.J. Town , S.C. Wilks , M.S. Wei , F. Beg , S. Chen , R.R. Freeman , J.A. King , J. Pasley , K.U. Akli , D. Clark , L. Van Woerkom , D. Hey Preview Abstract
	GP8.00044: Capsule Design Studies for Mid-Z Ion-Driven Fast Ignition B.J. Albright , M.J. Schmitt , G.E. Cragg , J.C. Fern\'andez , I.L. Tregillis , N.M. Hoffman , G.R. Magelssen , B.M. Hegelich , K.A. Flippo Preview Abstract
	GP8.00045: Liquid Cryogenic Target Development for Fast Ignition* D.L. Hanson , C. Russell , R.A. Vesey , D.G. Schroen , J.L. Taylor , C.A. Back , D. Steinman , A. Nikroo , J.L. Kaae , E. Giraldez , R.R. Johnston , K. Youngman Preview Abstract
	GP8.00046: PIC simulations of energetic electron transport in fast ignition Xianglong Kong , Rui Yan , Chuang Ren Preview Abstract
	GP8.00047: PIC simulations of energetic electron generation from laser-plasma interactions Rui Yan , Gang Li , Chuang Ren Preview Abstract
	GP8.00048: Laser channeling in mm-scale underdense plasmas of fast ignition C. Ren , G. Li , R. Yan , T.L. Wang , J. Tonge , W.B. Mori Preview Abstract
	GP8.00049: Hot electron energy coupling in cone-guiding fast ignition Brian Chrisman , Yasuhiko Sentoku , Andreas Kemp , Thomas Cowan Preview Abstract
	GP8.00050: Saturation and Long-Time Behavior of Weibel Instability and Electron Beam Transport in Dense Plasmas Oleg Polomarov , Ge Wange , Gennady Shvets , Adam Sefkow , Igor Kaganovich Preview Abstract
	GP8.00051: The effect of laser intensity on fast electron beam divergence in solid density plasmas V.M. Ovchinnikov , L. Van Woerkom , R.R. Freeman , J.S. Green , R.G. Evans , R. Heathcote , K.L. Lancaster , P.A. Norreys , K.U. Akli , M.H. Key , A.J. MacKinnon , A.G. MacPhee , F.N. Beg , J.A. King , T. Ma , R. Stephens , C. Bellei , Z. Najmudin , J. Waugh , H. Azechi , P. Nilson , W. Theobald , N.C. Lopes , R. Onofrei , J.R. Davies Preview Abstract
	GP8.00052: Measurement of Hot Electron Spatial Distribution Under the Presence of Laser Light Self-focusing in Over-dense Plasmas Tsuyoshi Tanimoto , Kazuo A. Tanaka , Anle Lei , Toshinori Yabuuchi , Hideaki Habara , Kiminori Kondo , Ryousuke Kodama , Kunioki Mima Preview Abstract
	GP8.00053: Simulation Studies on Fast Heating for FIREX-I project Tomoyuki Johzaki , Hideo Nagatomo , Hitoshi Sakagami , Tatsufumi Nakamura , Atsushi Sunahara , Yasuyuki Nakao , Kunioki Mima Preview Abstract
	GP8.00054: Optimization of Non-spherical Implosion for Fast Ignition Hideo Nagatomo , Tomoyuki Johzaki , Tatsufumi Nakamura , Atsushi Sunahara , Hitoshi Sakagami , Kunioki Mima Preview Abstract
	GP8.00055: Partial degeneracy effects in the stopping of relativistic electrons in supercompressed DT fuels Konstantin Starikov , Claude Deutsch Preview Abstract
	GP8.00056: Measurements of Bremsstrahlung and K-shell Emission to Determine the Hot Electron Temperature and Conversion Efficiency in Short-pulse Laser Experiments C.D. Chen , J.A. King , F.N. Beg , A.G. MacPhee , M.H. Key , A.J. Mackinnon , L. Van Woerkom Preview Abstract
	GP8.00057: Enhanced harmonic generation by relativistic laser interaction with a nanostructured target Xavier Lavocat-Dubuis , Jean-Pierre Matte Preview Abstract
	GP8.00058: Modeling High-Energy Backlighters Produced by Intense Laser-Matter Interaction Gregory Pollak Preview Abstract
	GP8.00059: Development of a collisional PIC code for an analysis of cluster plasmas Toshihiro Taguchi , Thomas Antonsen , Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
	GP8.00060: PIC Simulations of Short-Pulse, High-Intensity Light Interacting with Cone Targets Barbara F. Lasinski , A. Bruce Langdon , C.H. Still , Max Tabak , Richard P.J. Town Preview Abstract
	GP8.00061: Quasi-monoenergetic ions from laser-triggered multi-stage particle acceleration V. Yu. Bychenkov , G. I. Dudnikova , W. Rozmus , R. Fedosejevs , A. Maksimchuk Preview Abstract
	GP8.00062: Energetic proton acceleration in ultra-intense laser interaction with super-low density targets M. Tampo , R. Kodama , K. Higashi , K. Endo , K.A. Tanaka , T. Matsuoka , V. Yanovsky , M. Maksimchuk , G. Kalintchenko , K. Krushelnick , R. Tezuka , H. Yokogawa , R. Stephens , T. Nakamura , K. Mima Preview Abstract
	GP8.00063: Preliminary high-energy x-ray measurements performed on the TRIDENT 250-TW laser Jonathan Workman , J. Cobble , K. Flippo , D.C. Gautier , S. Letzring , M. Sherrill , E.S. Dodd Preview Abstract
	GP8.00064: Specular Reflection of Intense Laser Light Interacting with Solid Targets A. Link , K. Akli , D. Offermann , V. Ovchinnikov , L. Van Woerkom , R.R. Freeman , H. Chen , I. Jovanovic , A. Kemp , A. Mackinnon , A. Macphee , Y. Ping , R. Shepherd , S.C. Wilks , Cliff Chen , L. Elberson , J. King , T. Ma , F. Beg , R. AkliClarke Preview Abstract
	GP8.00065: Determination of Electron-Heated Target Temperatures in Petawatt Laser Experiments Using Soft X-Ray Diagnostics Tammy Ma , Farhat Beg , Andrew MacPhee , Hyun-kyung Chung , Michael Key , Andrew Mackinnon , Stephen Hatchett , Richard Stephens , Kramer Akli , Linn Van Woerkom , Bingbing Zhang Preview Abstract
	GP8.00066: Hot Electron Generation Using High Intensity Laser Pulses on Machined Conical Targets Takeshi Matsuoka , Stephen Reed , Stepan Bulanov , Vladimir Chvykov , Andrei Brantov , Valery Bychenkov , Galina Kalinchenko , Christopher McGuffey , Pascal Rousseau , Victor Yanovsky , Dale Litzenberg , Karl Krushelnick , Anatoly Maksimchuk Preview Abstract
	GP8.00067: Implementation of a Stimulated Raman Amplifier/Compressor in Plasma Nikolai Yampolsky , Nathaniel Fisch , Shuanglei Li , Vladimir Malkin , Anatoli Morozov , Jun Ren , Szymon Suckewer , Ernest Valeo , Ryan Lindberg , Jonathan Wurtele Preview Abstract
	GP8.00068: X-ray polarization spectroscopy for oblique laser incidence relevant to fast igniter research Y. Okano , Y. Inubushi , H. Nishimura , T. Kai , T. Kawamura , D. Batani , A. Morace , R. Redaelli , C. Fourment , J. Santos , G. Malka , A. Boscheron , A. Casner , M. Koenig , S. Fujioka , T. Nakamura , T. Johzaki , H. Nagatomo , M. Mima Preview Abstract
	GP8.00069: X-ray polarization spectroscopy to study energy transport in laser produced plasma at 10$^{18}$ W/cm$^{2}$ H. Nishimura , Y. Inubushi , Y. Okano , S. Fujioka , T. Kai , T. Kawamura , D. Batani , A. Morace , R. Redaelli , C. Fourment , J. Santos , G. Malka , A. Boscheron , A. Casner , M. Koenig , T. Nakamura , T. Johzaki , H. Nagatomo , K. Mima Preview Abstract
	GP8.00070: Magnetic field effects on moving one-dimensional laser envelope solitons Poornakala Sethuraman Preview Abstract
	GP8.00071: Implications of different stopping power models on target heating simulations using HYDRA Seth Veitzer , Peter Stoltz , John Barnard , Enrique Henestroza , Gary Kerbel , Marty Marinak Preview Abstract
	GP8.00072: Ion beam driven warm dense matter experiments F.M. Bieniosek , P.A. Ni , M. Leitner , P.K. Roy , R. More , J.J. Barnard , M. Kireeff Covo , A.W. Molvik , H. Yoneda Preview Abstract
	GP8.00073: Diagnostics for heavy ion beam driven Warm-dense-matter experiments. Pavel Ni , Frank Bieniosek , Matthaeus Leitner , William Waldron Preview Abstract
	GP8.00074: Measurement of ultra-fast material dependent heating from solid foils in high-intensity laser-plasma interaction experiments R.L. Weber , E. Chowdhury , R.R. Freeman , J. Morrison , L. van Woerkom , E. Garcia Saiz , F. Khattak , D. Riley , S. Rose , S. Glenzer , S. Hansen , S. Wilks , B. Barbrel , M. Koenig , A. Pelka , M. Roth , R.J. Clarke , M. Notley , D. Neely , G. Gregori Preview Abstract
	GP8.00075: DIVERTORS, EDGE PHYSICS AND FUELING Preview Abstract
	GP8.00076: Generation mechanisms of blobs in tokamak edge plasmas. Kowsik Bodi , Sergei Krasheninnikov , Andrei Smolyakov Preview Abstract
	GP8.00077: Linear Analysis and Verification Suite for Edge Turbulence J.R. Myra , D.A. D'Ippolito , D.A. Russell , M. Umansky Preview Abstract
	GP8.00078: Calculation of ion distribution functions and neoclassical transport in the edge of single-null divertor tokamaks T.D. Rognlien , R.H. Cohen , X.Q. Xu Preview Abstract
	GP8.00079: Implementation of an anomalous radial transport model for continuum kinetic edge codes K. Bodi , S.I. Krasheninnikov , R.H. Cohen , T.D. Rognlien Preview Abstract
	GP8.00080: Simulation of turbulence in tokamak edge plasmas M.V. Umansky , J. Boedo , B. LaBombard , R. Maqueda , J. Terry , S. Zweben Preview Abstract
	GP8.00081: Kinetic XGC0 study of the 3D resonance magnetic perturbation effect on edge pedestal dynamics and the ELM onset boundary Gunyoung Park , S. Ku , C.-S. Chang , H. Strauss , I. Joseph , R. Moyer , P. Snyder Preview Abstract
	GP8.00082: Effects of Elongation on Stochastic Layer and Magnetic Footprint in Divertor Tokamaks Hasina Wadi , Morgin Jones , Halima Ali , Alkesh Punjabi Preview Abstract
	GP8.00083: The DIII-D Map -- An Area-Preserving Map for Trajectories of Magnetic Field Lines in the DIII-D Tokamak Alkesh Punjabi , Halima Ali , Allen Boozer , Todd Evans Preview Abstract
	GP8.00084: Canonical Representations of the Simple Map Olivia Kerwin , Alkesh Punjabi , Halima Ali , Allen Boozer Preview Abstract
	GP8.00085: Second Order Magnetic Barriers in Tokamaks, Noble Tori, and Topological Noise Halima Ali , Alkesh Punjabi Preview Abstract
	GP8.00086: H-mode edge physics in NSTX and Alcator C-Mod F. Kelly , R. Maqueda , R. Maingi Preview Abstract
	GP8.00087: Recent results on ELM-like plasma-surface interactions produced by a conical theta-pinch Travis Gray , Michael Williams , David Ruzic , Isak KonKashbaev Preview Abstract
	GP8.00088: Divertor and confinement issues for next-step devices. Michael Kotschenreuther , Prashant Valanju , Swadesh Mahajan Preview Abstract
	GP8.00089: T$_{e}$ and n$_{e}$ profile measurements with HRTS during ELM mitigation experiments with external magnetic perturbation fields on JET Roberto Pasqualotto , Alberto Alfier , Marc Beurskens , Mark Kempenaars , Claire Mckenna , Edmondo Giovannozzi , Rudi Koslowski , Yunfeng Liang Preview Abstract
	GP8.00090: Two-dimensional structure of volume recombination in JT-60U detached divertor plasmas Fujimoto Kayoko , Nakano Tomohide , Kubo Hirotaka , Sawada Keiji , Takizuka Tomonori , Kawashima Hisato , Shimizu Katsuhiro , Asakura Nobuyuki Preview Abstract
	GP8.00091: Flute instability in the divertor plasma D.D. Ryutov , R.H. Cohen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00092: Effect of High Recycling Step-Wise Migration on ITER Co-deposition Jim Strachan Preview Abstract
	GP8.00093: Initial results from Langmuir probe and thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) measurements in the Tritium Plasma Experiment (TPE) Masashi Shimada , Phil Sharpe , Robert Kolasinski , Rion Causey Preview Abstract
	GP8.00094: MHD THEORY, HEATING AND CURRENT DRIVE Preview Abstract
	GP8.00095: Theory of Intermediate Nonlinear Ballooning Mode in a Tokamak P. Zhu , C.C. Hegna Preview Abstract
	GP8.00096: Unified theory of resistive and inertial ballooning modes in three-dimensional configurations Tariq Rafiq , Chris C. Hegna , James D. Callen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00097: Stabilization of the Vertical Mode in Tokamaks by Localized Nonaxisymmetric Fields Allan Reiman Preview Abstract
	GP8.00098: Studies of ELMs and RMPs with M3D H.R. Strauss , Bernhard Hientzsch , G.Y. Park , C.S. Chang , L. Sugiyama Preview Abstract
	GP8.00099: Kinetic Effects of a Non-Maxwellian Distribution of Energetic Particles on 2/1 Stability R. Takahashi , D.P. Brennan , C.C. Kim , A.D. Turnbull , R.J. La Haye Preview Abstract
	GP8.00100: Reduced energy principle for ideal/tearing modes in separatrix limited plasmas Joshua Kallman , Leonid Zakharov Preview Abstract
	GP8.00101: A general MHD stability formulation for plasmas with flow and resistive walls Jeffrey Freidberg , Luca Guazzotto , Riccardo Betti Preview Abstract
	GP8.00102: A Model for Coupled Turbulence and Resistive MHD Evolution D.P. Brennan , C. Holland , R. Takahashi Preview Abstract
	GP8.00103: Extending the collisional fluid equations into the long mean-free-path regime in toroidal plasmas. IV. Banana Regime K. Shaing Preview Abstract
	GP8.00104: A family of analytic equilibrium solutions for the Grad-Shafranov equation. Luca Guazzotto , Jeffrey Freidberg Preview Abstract
	GP8.00105: Free boundary three-dimensional anisotropic pressure equilibria W.A. Cooper , J.P. Graves , M. Jucker , S.P. Hirshman , J. Kisslinger , P. Merkel , H. Wobig , Y. Narushima , S. Okamura , K.Y. Watanabe Preview Abstract
	GP8.00106: An Optimal Magnetic Coordinate system for High-Beta ST configurations Janardhan Manickam Preview Abstract
	GP8.00107: 3DMAPTOR Code for mapping toroidal magnetic field lines in three dimensions Esteban Ch\'avez , Julio Herrera Preview Abstract
	GP8.00108: Fast Particle Losses due to NTMs and Magnetic Field Ripple E. Strumberger , S. Guenter , E. Schwarz , C. Tichmann Preview Abstract
	GP8.00109: Supersonic drift-tearing magnetic islands in tokamak plasmas Richard Fitzpatrick , Francois Waelbroeck Preview Abstract
	GP8.00110: Nonlinear island dynamics in the presence of sheared toroidal flow C.C. Hegna Preview Abstract
	GP8.00111: Plasma Rotation Effects on the Externally Driven Magnetic Island Formation Yasutomo Ishii , Andrei Smolyakov Preview Abstract
	GP8.00112: Finite Ion Orbit Effects on Magnetic Islands in Toroidal Plasmas Xinzheng Liu , Chris Hegna Preview Abstract
	GP8.00113: Critical Toroidal Rotation Profile for Resistive Wall Modes in Tokamaks K.C. Shaing , M. Chu , S.A. Sabbagh , M. Peng Preview Abstract
	GP8.00114: Toward incorporating the effects of a resistive wall in the linear stability spectrum of ideal MHD with arbitrary equilibrium flows S.P. Smith , S.C. Jardin , J.P. Freidberg , L. Guazzotto Preview Abstract
	GP8.00115: AEGIS-GK: Gyrokinetic investigation of resistive wall mode stability L.J. Zheng , M. Kotschenreuther , J.W. Van Dam Preview Abstract
	GP8.00116: Wall mode stabilization at slow plasma rotation Bo Hu , Riccardo Betti , Holger Reimerdes , Andrea Garofalo , Janardhan Manickam Preview Abstract
	GP8.00117: Stability analysis of resistive wall mode including effects of plasma rotation and error field. Masaru Furukawa , Linjin Zheng Preview Abstract
	GP8.00118: Control of magnetohydrodynamic modes in RFPs with a resistive wall above the wall stabilization limit John Finn , Gian Luca Delzanno Preview Abstract
	GP8.00119: RF Sheath Models D.A. D'Ippolito , J.R. Myra Preview Abstract
	GP8.00120: Electromagnetic high frequency gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulation of radio frequency waves in magnetically-confined plasmas. Roman Kolesnikov , Hong Qin , W.W. Lee Preview Abstract
	GP8.00121: Relativistic effects in electron cyclotron resonance heating and current drive A.K. Ram , J. Decker Preview Abstract
	GP8.00122: Progress in theoretical and numerical modeling of RF/MHD coupling using NIMROD Thomas G. Jenkins , Dalton D. Schnack , Chris C. Hegna , James D. Callen , Carl R. Sovinec , Eric D. Held , Jeong-Young Ji , Scott E. Kruger Preview Abstract
	GP8.00123: Sheath boundary in 3-D time-domain edge plasma simulation D.N. Smithe , A. Hakim , D.A. D'Ippolito , J.R. Myra , E.F. Jaeger , L.A. Berry Preview Abstract
	GP8.00124: Simulation of High Power ICRF Wave Heating in the ITER Burning Plasma E.F. Jaeger , L.A. Berry , R.F. Barrett , E.F. D'Azevedo Preview Abstract
	GP8.00125: Full wave simulations of lower hybrid waves in toroidal geometry with non-Maxwellian electrons John Wright , Ernest Valeo , Cynthia Phillips , Paul Bonoli , Marco Brambilla Preview Abstract
	GP8.00126: Influence of the poloidal phase difference of antenna current on eigenmodes and power absorption in the ion cyclotron range of frequencies Suwon Cho , Jong-Gu Kwak Preview Abstract
	GP8.00127: Design of the ITER Electron Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive Waveguide Transmission Line T.S. Bigelow , D.A. Rasmussen , M.A. Shapiro , J.R. Sirigiri , R.J. Temkin , H. Grunloh , J. Koliner Preview Abstract
	GP8.00128: Modulated LHCD with Feedbak control to Active Suppress MHD m=2 on HT-7 J.S. Mao , J.R. Luo , Y.W. Sun , B.J. Ding Preview Abstract
	GP8.00129: SIMULATION: MHD Preview Abstract
	GP8.00130: SIESTA: an Scalable Island Equilibrium Solver for Toroidal Applications Raul Sanchez , Steven Hirshman , Vickie Lynch Preview Abstract
	GP8.00131: Results from the PSI-Center Interfacing Group B.A. Nelson , C.C. Kim , A.I.D. Macnab , R.D. Milroy , T.R. Jarboe , J. Kesner , D.T. Garnier , C.R. Sovinec , P.M. Bellan , M.R. Brown Preview Abstract
	GP8.00132: MHD Simulations with Self Consistent Boundary Conditions G.J. Marklin , T.R. Jarboe Preview Abstract
	GP8.00133: The Effect of a Weak Toroidal Field on the n=2 Rotational Instability in an FRC R.D. Milroy , L.C. Steinhauer , A.I.D. Macnab , C.C. Kim , C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
	GP8.00134: Nonlinear MHD simulation of DC helicity injection in spherical tokamaks R.A. Bayliss , C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
	GP8.00135: Impact of velocity space distribution on hybrid kinetic MHD simulation of the $(1,1)$ internal kink mode Charlson C. Kim Preview Abstract
	GP8.00136: Nonlinear simulations of the m=0 instability development in z-pinch equilibria with axial sheared flows Ioana Paraschiv , Bruno S. Bauer , Irvin R. Lindemuth , Volodymyr Makhin Preview Abstract
	GP8.00137: Time-dependent closures for plasma fluid equations Eric Held , Jeong-Young Ji , Michael Addae-Kagyah Preview Abstract
	GP8.00138: Comparing Reduced Fluid Models to the Two-Fluid Plasma System Bhuvana Srinivasan , Uri Shumlak Preview Abstract
	GP8.00139: Two-fluid simulations of sawteeth in a periodic boundary driven screw-pinch. V.S. Lukin , S.C. Jardin Preview Abstract
	GP8.00140: Toroidal Axisymmetric Extended-MHD Steady-States with Flow N.M. Ferraro , S.C. Jardin , A.C. Bauer Preview Abstract
	GP8.00141: A New Code for Resistive Wall Mode Modeling with 3D Conducting Structures Yueqiang Liu , R. Albanese , A. Portone , G. Rubinacci , F. Villone Preview Abstract
	GP8.00142: Simulations of NTM Stabilization using Current Drive Offset Relative to the ISLAND Center Jennifer Woodby , Eugenio Schuster , Arnold Kritz , Glenn Bateman , Alexei Pankin Preview Abstract
	GP8.00143: Numerical Studies of Linear Two Fluid Tearing Modes in Slab and Cylindrical Geometries J.R. King , C.R. Sovinec , V.V. Mirnov Preview Abstract
	GP8.00144: Simulations of Decaying Kinetic Alfv\'en Wave Turbulence: Intermittent and Coherent Structures Kurt Smith , Paul Terry Preview Abstract
	GP8.00145: Kinetic excitation of Alfv\'{e}nic instabilities near the second ballooning stability boundary in a high-$\beta$ toroidal plasma Andreas Bierwage , Liu Chen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00146: Large Eddy - Lattice Boltzmann (LES-LB) Simulations of Fluid and MHD Turbulence Brian Keating , Min Soe , George Vahala , Linda Vahala , Jeffrey Yepez , Jonathan Carter Preview Abstract
	GP8.00147: Low Frequency Plasma Lagrangian H. Vernon Wong Preview Abstract
	GP8.00148: Magnetohydrodynamics inside a rotating sphere. David Montgomery , Pablo Mininni , Leaf Turner Preview Abstract
	GP8.00149: Plasma Wave Echoes in a Weakly Collisional Plasma C. Black , K. Germaschewski , C.S. Ng , A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
	GP8.00150: Driven, autoresonant three-oscillator interactions Oded Yaakobi , Lazar Friedland , Zohar Henis Preview Abstract
	GP8.00151: MH4D Benchmarking and Atomic Physics Implementation Eric Meier Preview Abstract
	GP8.00152: OPTIMAL HELICON SOURCE PERFORMANCE Preview Abstract
	GP8.00153: Cross-correlation diagnostics of electrostatic fluctuations in a helicon source Michael Kraemer Preview Abstract
	GP8.00154: Slow wave measurement using the WVU 300 GHz collective scattering diagnostic Robert Hardin , Earl Scime , Alex Hansen Preview Abstract
	GP8.00155: Resonant power absorption experiments on the Radially Localized Helicon mode C. Lee , G. Chen , D. Berisford , R. Bengtson , T. Scarborough Preview Abstract

Session GM4: Mini-conference on Angular Momentum Transport in Laboratory and Nature I

Chair: Hantao Ji, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 1/2

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 10:00AM	GM4.00001: The angular momentum cycle in tropical cyclones: transport, dissipation, and wave-mean flow interactions David Nolan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:00AM - 10:30AM	GM4.00002: Transport by Vortices in Protoplanetary Disks Philip Marcus , Joe Barranco Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 10:50AM	GM4.00003: Theory of momentum transport in rotating/stratified HD and MHD turbulence Eun-jin Kim , N Leprovost Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:50AM - 11:10AM	GM4.00004: Angular Momentum Transport Studies Relevant to Astrophysical Accretion Disks with the Princeton MagnetoRotational Instability Experiment Ethan Schartman , Mark Nornberg , Hantao Ji , Michael J. Burin , Jeremy Goodman Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:10AM - 11:40AM	GM4.00005: Numerical simulations of magneto-rotational turbulence in cylindrical geometry. Fausto Cattaneo , Paul Fischer , Aleksandr Obabko Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:40AM - 12:10PM	GM4.00006: Experimental results on the magnetorotational instability in helical magnetic fields Frank Stefani , Thomas Gundrum , Gunter Gerbeth , G\"unther R\"udiger , Jacek Szklarski , Rainer Hollerbach Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:10PM - 12:30PM	GM4.00007: Axisymmetric Numerical and Analytical Studies of the Helical Magnetorotational Instability in a Magnetized Taylor-Couette Flow Wei Liu , Jeremy Goodman , Hantao Ji Preview Abstract

Session GM5: Mini-conference on Optimizing Helicon Source Performance-Absorption and Heating Mechanisms

Chair: Earl Scime, West Virginia University
Rosen Centre Hotel - Salon 11/12

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:30AM - 9:50AM	GM5.00001: Helicon Sources: Why they work Rod Boswell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:50AM - 10:10AM	GM5.00002: Magnetic Field Dependencies in the Mini-RFTF Light Ion Helicon Plasma Source R.H. Goulding , F.W. Baity , D.A. Rasmussen , D.O. Sparks , M.D. Carter , M. Yoshitaka Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:10AM - 10:30AM	GM5.00003: Density and temperature maxima at specific w and B Matthew Balkey , Earl E. Scime , John L. Kline , Paul Keiter , Robert Boivin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:30AM - 10:50AM	GM5.00004: Radially localized helicon mode and power deposition in a helicon source Guangye Chen , Alexey Arefiev , Roger Bengtson , Boris Breizman , Charles Lee , Laxminarayan Raja Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:50AM - 11:10AM	GM5.00005: Helicon mode formation and rf power deposition in a helicon source Michael Kraemer , Kari Niemi Preview Abstract