Bulletin of the American Physical Society

50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics
 Volume 53, Number 14 

Monday–Friday, November 17–21, 2008; Dallas, Texas

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Session BP6: Poster Session I: Z-Pinches and High Energy Density Plasmas; Simulation and Modeling of Magnetic Confinement; Stellarators	Show Abstracts
Room: Marsalis A/B, 9:45am - 12:45pm

	BP6.00001: Z-PINCHES, AND HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PLASMAS Preview Abstract
	BP6.00002: Recent Wire-Array Z-Pinch Experiments at Imperial College Gareth Hall , Sergey Lebedev , Jeremy Chittenden , Simon Bland , Francisco Suzuki-Vidal , Adam Harvey-Thompson , George Swadling , Nicolas Niasse , James Palmer Preview Abstract
	BP6.00003: Temperature, Density, and Opacity Gradients of K-Shell X-Ray Sources at the Z Accelerator C.A. Coverdale , C. Deeney , J.P. Apruzese , B. Jones , P.D. LePell , A.S. Safronova , N. Ouart Preview Abstract
	BP6.00004: Impact of Dielectronic recombination on Ionization dynamics and Spectroscopy of Z-pinch Stainless Steel plasma A. Dasgupta , J. Davis , J.L. Giuliani , R.W. Clark , K.G. Whitney Preview Abstract
	BP6.00005: Two-Dimensional Radiation MHD Modeling of Stainless Steel Wire Array Z-Pinch Implosions J.W. Thornhill , J.L. Giuliani , J.P. Apruzese , Y.K. Young , J. Davis , A. Dasgupta , R.W. Clark , K.G. Whitney , B. Jones , C.A. Coverdale , D.J. Ampleford , M.E. Cuneo , C. Deeney Preview Abstract
	BP6.00006: Two-Dimensional Radiation Transport in Cylindrical Geometry: Ray-Tracing Compared to Monte Carlo Solutions for a Two-Level Atom J.P. Apruzese , J.L. Giuliani Preview Abstract
	BP6.00007: Charge balancing and identification of prominent spectral features of M-shell W plasmas G.C. Osborne , A.S. Safronova , U.I. Safronova , V.L. Kantsyrev , K.M. Williamson , I. Shrestha , P. Beiersdorfer Preview Abstract
	BP6.00008: Dynamics of electrode plasmas leading to current losses in post-hole-convolutes on the Z and ZR accelerators D.V. Rose , D.R. Welch , E.A. Madrid , R.E. Clark , W.A. Stygar , M.E. Cuneo Preview Abstract
	BP6.00009: Magnetic Flux Advection in Ablation Streams of Wire Array Z-Pinches John Greenly , Matthew Martin , Isaac Blesener , David Chalenski , Patrick Knapp , Bruce Kusse Preview Abstract
	BP6.00010: Studies of x-ray and XUV radiation from wire-array z-pinches on COBRA using an x-ray streak camera P.-A. Gourdain , S.A. Pikuz , T.A. Shelkovenko , P.F. Knapp , D.A. Hammer , D.B. Simar Preview Abstract
	BP6.00011: Time Resolved Optical Spectroscopy Experiments on the 500 kA XP Pulsed-Power Generator K.S. Bell , S.A. Pikuz , T.A. Shelkovenko , R.D. McBride , I.C. Blesener , P.F. Knapp , D.A. Hammer , J.B. Greenly , Y. Maron Preview Abstract
	BP6.00012: Axial X Pinch Backlighting on COBRA Isaac Blesener , John Greenly , Sergey Pikuz , Tatiania Shelkovenko , David Hammer , Bruce Kusse Preview Abstract
	BP6.00013: X-Pinch Measurements Performed on a 1-microsecond Current Generator. Richard Appartaim , Bulmuo Maakuu Preview Abstract
	BP6.00014: Experimental Investigations of the Ablation of Wire Arrays on the 250 kA GenASIS Machine S.C. Bott , D.M. Haas , Y. Eshaq , U. Ueda , R.E. Madden , G. Collins , F.N. Beg Preview Abstract
	BP6.00015: Development of the Zebra load region for increased capability plasma diagnostics and improved Leopard laser access Alexey Astanovitskiy , R. Presura , V.V. Ivanov , A. Haboub , C. Plachaty , J.M. Kindel Preview Abstract
	BP6.00016: A comparative analysis of implosion dynamics of triple planar wire arrays of Mo and Al on the 1 MA, 100 ns UNR Zebra generator M.E. Weller , A.S. Safronova , V.L. Kantsyrev , A.A. Esaulov , K.M. Williamson , I. Shrestha , G.C. Osborne , N.D. Ouart , M.F. Yilmaz , V. Shlyaptseva Preview Abstract
	BP6.00017: Observation of Cascade Implosions in Star-Like Wire-Array \textit{Z}-Pinches on the Zebra Generator A. Haboub , V.V. Ivanov , A.L. Astanovitskiy , S.D. Altemara Preview Abstract
	BP6.00018: Theory of Contact Resistance Wilkin Tang , Y.Y. Lau , R.M. Gilgenbach , M.R. Gomez , J. Zier Preview Abstract
	BP6.00019: Z-Pinch Wire-Electrode Contact Resistance Studies Using Weighted and Soft Metal Gasket Contacts* M.R. Gomez , J.C. Zier , A.F. Thurtell , D.M. French , R.M. Gilgenbach , W. Tang , Y.Y. Lau Preview Abstract
	BP6.00020: Design Studies of Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities on Thin Foils Jacob Zier , Matthew Gomez , Yue Ying Lau , Ronald Gilgenbach , Wilkin Tang , David French , Michael Cuneo , John Luginsland Preview Abstract
	BP6.00021: Overview of FRC Translation Experiments for Magnetized Target Fusion T.P. Intrator , G.A. Wurden , P.E. Sieck , W.A. Waganaar , X. Sun , A. Lynn , M. Gilmore , T. Awe , R.E. Siemon , J. Degnan , E.L. Ruden , M. Domonkos , P. Adamson , T.C. Grabowski , D. Gale , M.H. Frese , S.D. Frese , J.F. Camacho , S.K. Coffey , N.F. Roderick , D.J. Amdahl , P. Parks Preview Abstract
	BP6.00022: Plasma-Jet Magneto-Inertial Fusion Investigations John Santarius , Carol Aplin Preview Abstract
	BP6.00023: Recent Numerical Studies of High-Z Plasma in the HyperV Plasma Guns L. Wu , M. Phillips , F.D. Witherspoon Preview Abstract
	BP6.00024: Simulation of Plasma Jet Driven MTF Roman Samulyak , Wen Wu , Paul Parks Preview Abstract
	BP6.00025: MHD effects in laser-produced plasmas Oleg Polomarov , Riccardo Betti Preview Abstract
	BP6.00026: Three-dimensional Resistive Magnetohydrodynamics in Hydra Joseph Koning , Gary Kerbel , Michael Marinak Preview Abstract
	BP6.00027: Advances in HYDRA and its application to simulations of Inertial Confinement Fusion targets M.M. Marinak , G.D. Kerbel , J.M. Koning , M.V. Patel , S.M. Sepke , P.N. Brown , B. Chang , R. Procassini , S.A. Veitzer Preview Abstract
	BP6.00028: Improvements in Modeling Au Sphere Non-LTE X-ray Emission Mordecai Rosen , Howard Scott , Laurance Suter , Stephanie Hansen Preview Abstract
	BP6.00029: Benchmarking statistical averaging of spectra with HULLAC Marcel Klapisch , Michel Busquet Preview Abstract
	BP6.00030: A proposed experimental investigation of a sub-sonic Marshak wave Stephan MacLaren Preview Abstract
	BP6.00031: Determining Spatial Dependence of Plasma Conditions in HEDP Experiments Based on Space-Resolved Spectral Data Joseph MacFarlane , I. Golovkin , P. Woodruff , J. Bailey , G. Rochau Preview Abstract
	BP6.00032: Verification and Validation of the VULCAN Lagrange-ALE HEDP Code J.M. Reynolds , J.H. Cooley , T.O. Masser , J.G. Wohlbier , B.D. Lansrud-Lopez , R.B. Lowrie , M. Kenamond , J. Waltz Preview Abstract
	BP6.00033: The Rad Hydro for Roadrunner Code Project J. Wohlbier , B. Bergen , W. Dai , A. DuBois , D. DuBois , T. Kelley , R. Lowrie , R. McClarren Preview Abstract
	BP6.00034: Verification and Validation of cassio, an HEDP Code from the Crestone Project Thomas Masser , John Wohlbier , James Reynolds , Robert Lowrie , James Cooley , Jacob Waltz Preview Abstract
	BP6.00035: Addition of Implicit Monte Carlo Radiation Transport and Validation of 3D Hydrodynamics in \textit{DRACO} Milad Fatenejad , Timothy Collins , Gregory Moses , Patrick McKenty Preview Abstract
	BP6.00036: Modeling laser-plasma interactions of an entire NIF beam using all of Blue Gene Light C.H. Still , D.E. Hinkel , A.B. Langdon , S.H. Langer , E.A. Williams Preview Abstract
	BP6.00037: Absorption, imprint, and heat transport of optically smoothed KrF laser radiation in direct-drive ICF Michael Keskinen , Denis Colombant , Jason Bates , Andrew Schmitt Preview Abstract
	BP6.00038: SIMULATION AND MODELING OF MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT Preview Abstract
	BP6.00039: Progress report on PIXIE3D, a fully implicit 3D extended MHD solver Luis Chacon Preview Abstract
	BP6.00040: Fourth order discretization of anisotropic heat conduction operator Natalia Krasheninnikova , Luis Chacon Preview Abstract
	BP6.00041: NIMEQ: MHD Equilibrium Solver for NIMROD E.C. Howell , C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
	BP6.00042: Preconditioning for Three-Dimensional Two-Fluid NIMROD Applications C.R. Sovinec , E.D. Held Preview Abstract
	BP6.00043: Anisotropic Heat Transport in the Presence of Resonant Magnetic Perturbations Scott Kruger , Eric Held Preview Abstract
	BP6.00044: Parallel heat flow and stress tensor in toroidal plasmas Mukta Sharma , E.D. Held , J.Y. Ji Preview Abstract
	BP6.00045: Extended MHD Effects on RMPs and ELMs H.R. Strauss , G.-Y. Park , C.S. Chang , L. Sugiyama , J. Breslau , R. Maingi Preview Abstract
	BP6.00046: FRC Formation and Translation Simulations with Anisotropic Viscosity G.A. Cone , R.D. Milroy , C.C. Kim Preview Abstract
	BP6.00047: Results from the PSI-Center Interfacing Group B.A. Nelson , C.C. Kim , R.D. Milroy , T.R. Jarboe Preview Abstract
	BP6.00048: Kinetic Studies of ICC Devices using High Order PIC in Finite Elements Charlson C. Kim Preview Abstract
	BP6.00049: Application of Mimetic Operators to Tetrahedral Mesh MHD Codes George Marklin , Tom Jarboe Preview Abstract
	BP6.00050: Development and verification of HiFi -- an adaptive implicit 3D high order finite element code for general multi-fluid applications V.S. Lukin , A.H. Glasser , W. Lowrie , E. Meier , U. Shumlak , M. Sato Preview Abstract
	BP6.00051: Scalable Parallel Computation for Extended MHD Modeling of Fusion Plasmas Alan H. Glasser Preview Abstract
	BP6.00052: Verification studies of the three-dimensionsl high order finite (spectral) element HiFi code and mesh generator integration Weston Lowrie , Vyacheslav Lukin , Uri Shumlak Preview Abstract
	BP6.00053: Multi-Fluid Effects and Open Boundaries in FRC Translation Simulations Eric Meier , V.S. Lukin , Richard Milroy , Uri Shumlak Preview Abstract
	BP6.00054: Between Shots TRANSP Web Service E. Feibush , R. Andre , C. Ludescher-Furth , S. Kaye , D. McCune Preview Abstract
	BP6.00055: Status of TRANSP and PTRANSP D. McCune , R. Andre , E. Feibush , K. Indireshkumar , C. Ludescher-Furth , L. Randerson , H. St. John , G. Bateman , F. Halpern , A. Kritz , L. Lodestro , W. Meyer , D. Pearlstein Preview Abstract
	BP6.00056: Rotation Modified Equilibrium Solutions in TRANSP/PTRANSP R. Andre , D. McCune , J. Menard , L. LoDestro , D. Pearlstein Preview Abstract
	BP6.00057: NUBEAM as TRANSP parallel service and component for SWIM or FACETS K. Indireshkumar , Long-Poe Ku , D. McCune , L. Randerson , A. Pletzer , A. Malony , A. Morris , S. Shende Preview Abstract
	BP6.00058: Particle, momentum and thermal transport in the PTRANSP code G. Bateman , F.D. Halpern , A.H. Kritz , A.Y. Pankin , T. Rafiq , D.C. McCune , R.V. Budny , K. Indireshkumar Preview Abstract
	BP6.00059: PTRANSP study of energy confinement associated with toroidal rotation in tokamak discharges F.D. Halpern , A.H. Kritz , G. Bateman , A.Y. Pankin , T. Rafiq , D.C. McCune , R.V. Budny Preview Abstract
	BP6.00060: A new drift wave model for anomalous transport: Verification and validation using the PTRANSP code A.H. Kritz , F.D. Halpern , G. Bateman , A.Y. Pankin , T. Rafiq , D.C. McCune , R.V. Budny Preview Abstract
	BP6.00061: Comparison of kinetic MHD simulation results between gyrokinetic PIC and gyro-reduced-MHD codes Hiroshi Naitou , Kenichi Kobayashi , Hiroki Hashimoto , Takehisa Andachi , Shinji Tokuda , Masatoshi Yagi Preview Abstract
	BP6.00062: STELLARATORS Preview Abstract
	BP6.00063: The HSX Experimental Program F.S.B. Anderson Preview Abstract
	BP6.00064: Neoclassical Predictions of ``Electron Root'' Plasmas at HSX Jeremy Lore , David Anderson , Alexis Briesemeister , Joseph Talmadge , Kan Zhai , Walter Guttenfelder , Don Spong Preview Abstract
	BP6.00065: The Development of ChERS and Passive Spectroscopy for Measuring Ion temperatures, Densities, and Flows in HSX A. Briesemeister , D.T. Anderson , K. Zhai , F.S.B. Anderson , J. Lore , J. Talmadge Preview Abstract
	BP6.00066: Measurement {\&} Modeling of Equilibrium Currents in HSX J.C. Schmitt , J.N. Talmadge , J. Lore , S. Knowlton Preview Abstract
	BP6.00067: Limiter Experiments and Edge Magnetic Field Structure in HSX C. Clark , D.T. Anderson , F.S.B. Anderson , J. Canik Preview Abstract
	BP6.00068: 5-D Kinetic Modeling of ECH Plasmas in the HSX Stellarator J.W. Radder , K.M. Likin , J.N. Talmadge , D.T. Anderson , S. Murakami Preview Abstract
	BP6.00069: EBW Heating in the Helically Symmetric Experiment Konstantin Likin Preview Abstract
	BP6.00070: Fast-Electron-Driven Instability in the HSX Stellarator C. Deng , D.L. Brower , D.A. Spong , B.N. Breizman , A.F. Almagri , D.T. Anderson , F.S.B. Anderson , W. Guttenfelder , K. Likin , J. Lore , J. Lu , J. Schmitt , K. Zhai Preview Abstract
	BP6.00071: Momentum transport in stellarators and rippled tokamaks Andrei Simakov , Per Helander Preview Abstract
	BP6.00072: Neoclassical Viscosities and Anomalous Flows in Stellarators A.S. Ware , D.A. Spong Preview Abstract
	BP6.00073: Configurational Variations and Finite-Beta Effects on Neoclassical Viscosities and Flows in Stellarators M. Breyfogle , T. Marine , A.S. Ware , D.A. Spong Preview Abstract
	BP6.00074: Analytic and computational investigation of the effect of finite parallel heat transport on the formation of magnetic islands in 3-D plasma equilibria M. Schlutt , C.C. Hegna , E. Held Preview Abstract
	BP6.00075: Application of 3D Equilibrium Code to Calculation of Neoclassical Tearing Modes Daniel Raburn , Allan Reiman , Donald Monticello , Ravi Samtaney , Eric Fredrickson Preview Abstract
	BP6.00076: Investigation of gyrokinetic instabilities in stellarator geometry with the GS2 code J.A. Baumgaertel , W. Dorland , E. Belli , D.R. Mikkelsen , G.W. Hammett , M.A. Barnes Preview Abstract
	BP6.00077: Plasma Equilibrium in a Magnetic Field with Stochastic Field-Line Trajectories J.A. Krommes , A.H. Reiman Preview Abstract
	BP6.00078: Current-driven instability studies on the Compact Toroidal Hybrid (CTH) torsatron S. Knowlton , G. Hartwell , J. Hanson , M. Cianciosa , J. Peterson , B.A. Stevenson , G. Carson Preview Abstract
	BP6.00079: Soft X-Ray Diagnostics on the Compact Toroidal Hybrid (CTH) Experiment G. Hartwell , S. Knowlton , J. Peterson , B.A. Stevenson , J. Hanson , G. Carson Preview Abstract
	BP6.00080: Magnetic diagnostics and plans for polarimetry on the Compact Toroidal Hybrid torsatron B.A. Stevenson , G. Hartwell , S. Knowlton , J. Hanson Preview Abstract
	BP6.00081: Modifications of the edge electric field in the Compact Toroidal Hybrid torsatron with the use of a biased limiter M. Cianciosa , E. Thomas , B.A. Stevenson , G. Hartwell , S. Knowlton Preview Abstract
	BP6.00082: Three-Dimensional Equilibrium Reconstruction: V3FIT J.D. Hanson , S.F. Knowlton , S.P. Hirshman , E.A. Lazarus , L. Lao Preview Abstract
	BP6.00083: EBW Power Deposition and Fisch-Boozer Current Drive in the WEGA Stellarator Josef Preinhaelter , Heinrich Laqua , Jakub Urban , Linda Vahala , George Vahala Preview Abstract
	BP6.00084: Study of Energetic Ion Driven Instability using Twin Heavy IonBeam Probe on Compact Helical System Shinsuke Ohshima , Akihide Fujisawa , Akihiro Shimizu , Haruhisa Nakano , Hiroaki Nishimura Preview Abstract
	BP6.00085: Equilibrium analysis of W7-AS high-beta plasmas M.C. Zarnstorff , A. Reiman , J. Geiger , A. Weller Preview Abstract

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