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50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

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

Session GI1: Energetic Particles and MHD

Chair: William Heidbrink, University of California, Irvine
- Landmark A

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:45AM - 10:15AM	GI1.00001: Experimental studies on fast-ion transport by Alfv\'{e}n waves on NSTX Invited Speaker: Mario Podesta Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:15AM - 10:45AM	GI1.00002: Beta-induced Alfv\'{e}n-Acoustic Eigenmodes in NSTX and DIII-D Driven by Beam Ions Invited Speaker: Nikolai Gorelenkov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45AM - 11:15AM	GI1.00003: Observation of Revered Shear Alfv{\'e}n Eigenmodes During the Sawtooth Cycle in Alcator C-Mod Invited Speaker: Eric Edlund Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:15AM - 11:45AM	GI1.00004: Nonlinear evolution of the cylindrical tearing mode and its diamagnetic stabilization Invited Speaker: Kai Germaschewski Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45AM - 12:15PM	GI1.00005: 3D perturbed tokamak equilibria and the importance of plasma response Invited Speaker: Jong-kyu Park Preview Abstract

Session GI2: Space and Astrophysical Plasmas

Chair: Peter Gary, Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Landmark B

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:45AM - 10:15AM	GI2.00001: Katherine E. Weimer Award Talk: Instabilities and magnetic reconnection in space plasma and the physics of laser-plasma interactions Invited Speaker: Lin Yin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:15AM - 10:45AM	GI2.00002: Experimental Verification of the Stationary Inertial Alfven Wave and its Relevance to Auroral Plasma Physics Invited Speaker: Mark Koepke Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45AM - 11:15AM	GI2.00003: First MHD Results of the Princeton MRI Experiment Invited Speaker: M.D. Nornberg Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:15AM - 11:45AM	GI2.00004: Merger of super-Alfvenic current filaments during collisionless Weibel instability of relativistic electron beams Invited Speaker: Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45AM - 12:15PM	GI2.00005: Phase-space turbulent cascade of entropy in magnetized weakly collisional plasmas Invited Speaker: Tomoya Tatsuno Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:15PM - 12:45PM	GI2.00006: Spontaneous generation of self-organized zonal flows in turbulent plasma Invited Speaker: Raoul Trines Preview Abstract

Session GO3: Research in Support of ITER

Chair: Charles Greenfield, General Atomics
- Reunion A

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:45AM - 9:57AM	GO3.00001: NSTX ELM and RWM control experiments and modeling for ITER R.J. Hawryluk , S.A. Sabbagh , R. Maingi , J. Bialek , J.M. Canik , S.P. Gerhardt , J.E. Menard , J.-K. Park Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:57AM - 10:09AM	GO3.00002: Comparison of ELM Control Using One vs Two Rows of RMP Coils in DIII-D M.E. Fenstermacher , T.E. Evans , T.H. Osborne , M.J. Schaffer , J.S. deGrassie , R.J. Groebner , A.W. Leonard , P.B. Snyder , R.A. Moyer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:09AM - 10:21AM	GO3.00003: Isotope dependence of H-mode threshold and confinement in ASDEX Upgrade Matthias Reich , Rainer Fischer , Nathaniel Hicks , Bernd Kurzan , Thomas Puetterich , Francois Ryter , Elisabeth Wolfrum Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:21AM - 10:33AM	GO3.00004: H-mode Power Threshold, Pedestal and ELM Characteristics and Transport in Hydrogen Plasmas in DIII-D P. Gohil Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:33AM - 10:45AM	GO3.00005: ITER relevant current ramping experiments in Alcator C-Mod Adrianus Sips , Steve Wolfe , Ian Hutchinson , Charles Kessel , Yu Lin , Earl Marmar , Joseph Snipes , Steven Wukitch Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM	GO3.00006: ITER Vertical Stability Guidance from Multi-machine Experiments D.A. Humphreys , N. Eidietis , G.L. Jackson , J.A. Leuer , M.L. Walker , A.S. Welander , T.A. Casper , L.L. LoDestro , W.H. Meyer , L.D. Pearlstein , M. Ferrara , I.H. Hutchinson , S.M. Wolfe , D.A. Gates , E. Kolemen , J. Lister , F. Sartori , W. Treutterer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM	GO3.00007: Predictions of H-mode performance in ITER Robert Budny Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM	GO3.00008: Demonstration of ITER Operational Scenarios on DIII-D P.A. Politzer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM	GO3.00009: Initial Operation of the ITER-Like Ion Cyclotron Antenna in JET R.H. Goulding , F.W. Baity , J. Caughman , D.A. Rasmussen , F. Durodi\'{e} , S. Huygen , E. Lerche , J. Ongena , D. Van Eester , M. Vrancken , T. Blackman , P. Jacquet , M. Nightingale , A. Argouarch Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM	GO3.00010: Assessment on TF ripple Kouji Shinohara Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM	GO3.00011: Alpha particle loss studies in ITER with test blanket modules G.J. Kramer , R.B. White , R. Nazikian Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM	GO3.00012: Impurity Assimilation During Massive Gas Injection for Disruption Mitigation in DIII-D E.M. Hollmann , A.N. James , J.H. Yu , T.C. Jernigan , T.E. Evans , D.A. Humphreys , P.B. Parks , E.J. Strait , M.A. Van Zeeland , J.C. Wesley , W.P. West , W. Wu Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM	GO3.00013: Studies of runaway electrons during disruptions in Alcator C-Mod R.S. Granetz , D.G. Whyte , V.A. Izzo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM	GO3.00014: Neonlike tungsten ions as probes of ion and electron temperature and bulk motion of ITER plasmas Peter Beiersdorfer , J. Clementson , M.-F. Gu , Y. Podpaly , M. Bitter , K.W. Hill , A. Safronova , U. Safronova Preview Abstract

Session GO4: Short Pulse Laser-Matter Interactions

Chair: Farhat Beg, University of California, San Diego
- Reunion B

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:45AM - 9:57AM	GO4.00001: K-Photon and Thermal X-Ray-Emission Measurements from Planar Copper Foil Targets Irradiated by High-Intensity Laser Pulses P.M. Nilson , W. Theobald , J.F. Myatt , C. Stoeckl , P.A. Jaanimagi , J.A. Delettrez , M. Storm , R. Betti , D.D. Meyerhofer , T.C. Sangster , J.S. Green , K.L. Lancaster , P.A. Norreys , F. Beg , R.B. Stephens , M.H. Key Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:57AM - 10:09AM	GO4.00002: Intense Laser-to-Fast-Electron Coupling Efficiency in Wedge-Shaped-Cavity Targets W. Theobald , P.M. Nilson , J.F. Myatt , B. Eichman , S. Ivancic , C. Stoeckl , C. Ren , J.A. Delettrez , J.D. Zuegel , T.C. Sangster , V. Ovchinnikov , L. Van Woerkom , R.R. Freeman , R.B. Stephens Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:09AM - 10:21AM	GO4.00003: MeV electron generation and transport in ultrathin and thick solids Julien Fuchs , Patrizio Antici , Marco Borghesi , Emmanuel d'Humi\`eres , Laurent Gremillet , Thomas Grismayer , Patrick Mora , Erik Lefebvre , Carlo Cecchetti , Ana Mancic , Motoaki Nakatsutsumi , Ariane Piphal , Lorenzo Romagnani , Yasuhiko Sentoku , Oswald Willi , Patrick Audebert Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:21AM - 10:33AM	GO4.00004: Generation Mechanisms of Multi-MeV Electrons in Ultra-intense Laser Plasma Interactions and Applications Scott Wilks , H. Chen , W.L. Kruer , A.J. Kemp , P.K. Patel , R. Shepherd , M. Tabak Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:33AM - 10:45AM	GO4.00005: Energetic Electron Spectra with High Ultraintense Radiation on Thick Targets A. Link , R.R. Freeman , D.W. Schumacher , L.D. Van Woerkom , H. Chen , D.S. Hey , M.H. Key , S. Le Pape , A.J. Mackinnon , A.G. MacPhee , P.K. Patel , Y. Ping , T. Bartal , T. Ma , M.S. Wei , F.N. Beg , C.D. Chen , Y.Y. Tsui , K.U. Akli , R.B. Stephens Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM	GO4.00006: Characterization of two fast electron populations from the interaction of ultra intense laser and solid target using coherent transition radiation B.I. Cho , J. Osterholz , A.C. Bernstein , G.M. Dyer , A. Karmakar , A. Puhkov , T. Ditmire Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM	GO4.00007: Spectrum of escaping fast electrons in high intensity laser solid target interaction Mingsheng Wei , Farhat Beg , Richard Stephens , Toshinori Yabuuchi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM	GO4.00008: Electron Generation in Fast Ignition Targets R.B. Stephens , K. Akli , T.J. Bartal , F.N. Beg , S. Chawla , D.P. Higginson , S. Chen , T. Ma , B.J. Westover , M. Wei , T. Yabuuchi , C. Chen , H. Chen , D.S. Hey , M.H. Key , S. LePape , A.J. MacKinnon , A.G. MacPhee , P.K. Patel , R.R. Freeman , V.M. Ovchinnikov , L. Van Woerkom , C. Stoeckl , W. Theobald , Y. Tsui Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM	GO4.00009: Isochoric heating of reduced-mass targets in short pulse laser experiments at 0.53 $\mu $m Sophie Baton , Patrick Audebert , Michel Koenig , Frederic Perez , Makhlad Chahid , Christophe Rousseaux , Laurent Gremillet , Erik Lefebvre , Jenny Rassuchine , Tom Cowan , Sandrine Gaillard , Ronnie Shepperd , Kirk Flippo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM	GO4.00010: Enhanced proton emission and hot electron dynamics inside Cu and Au flat-top cone (FTC) targets Sandrine Gaillard , K. Flippo , J. Workman , D.S. Montgomery , B.J. Albright , J.A. Cobble , J.C. Fernandez , D.C. Gautier , B.M. Hegelich , J.L. Kline , S. Letzring , L. Yin , T.E. Cowan , J. Rassuchine , Y. Sentoku , N. Vutisalchavakul Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM	GO4.00011: New scaling laws for ion acceleration from the enhanced 200TW Trident laser at LANL Kirk Flippo , B. Albright , T.E. Cowan , J.C. Fernandez , S.A. Gaillard , D.C. Gautier , K. Harres , B.M. Hegelich , A. Henig , R.P. Johnson , D. Kiefer , J.L. Kline , S. Letzring , F. Nuernberg , M. Roth , J. Rassuchine , M. Schollmeier , R.C. Shah , T. Shimada , J. Workman , L. Yin , N. Vutisalchavakul Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM	GO4.00012: Proton Conversion Efficiency Measurements Relevant to Fast Ignition T. Bartal , F.N. Beg , S. Chawla , D. Higginson , M.S. Wei , B. Westover , T. Yabuuchi , M. Foord , D. Hey , M.H. Key , S. LePape , T. Ma , A.J. Mackinnon , A.G. MacPhee , P.K. Patel , K.U. Akli , R.B. Stephens , C.D. Chen , R.R. Freeman , E. Kemp , D. Offermann , V. Ovchinnikov , L. Van Woerkom , Y. Tsui Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM	GO4.00013: Improvements to the applicability of laser plasma ion acceleration Christopher D. Murphy , Rebecca L. Daskalova , Enam A. Chowdhury , Richard R. Freeman , Andrew Krygier , John Morrison , Linn D. Van Woerkom , Anatoly Maksimchuk , Takeshi Matsuoka , Christopher McGuffey , Karl Krushelnick Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM	GO4.00014: Temperature gradients in solid targets irradiated by high intensity short pulse laser Sophia N. Chen , Pravesh K. Patel , Hyun-Kung Chung , Andreas J. Kemp , Sebastien Le Pape , Brian R. Maddox , Scott C. Wilks , Farhat Beg Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:33PM - 12:45PM	GO4.00015: Electron Acceleration from the Interaction of VULCAN 100TW Laser with Au Foils and its Dependence on Laser Polarisation S.R. Nagel , C. Bellei , S. Kneip , S.P.D. Mangles , C. Palmer , L. Willingale , A.E. Dangor , Z. Najmudin , R.J. Clarke , R. Heathcote , A. Henig , J. Schreiber , A. Saevert , M. Kaluza Preview Abstract

Session GO5: Hohlraum Physics

Chair: Mark Herrmann, Sandia National Laboratories
- Reunion C

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:45AM - 9:57AM	GO5.00001: Laser Propagation Effects and Symmetry at Hohlraum Temperatures of Order 100eV S.R. Goldman , N.M. Hoffman , G.A. Kyrala , E.S. Dodd , H.A. Rose Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:57AM - 10:09AM	GO5.00002: Hohlraum Energetics with a Plastic-Lined Laser Entrance Hole S.P. Regan , T.C. Sangster , D.D. Meyerhofer , W. Seka , R.L. McCrory , C. Stoeckl , V.Yu. Glebov , N.B. Meezan , L.J. Suter , D.J. Strozzi , E.A. Williams , W.L. Kruer , O.S. Jones , D.A. Callahan , M.D. Rosen , O.L. Landen , S.H. Glenzer , C. Sorce , B.J. MacGowan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:09AM - 10:21AM	GO5.00003: Detailed simulations of x-ray drive in gas-filled hohlraums with plastic-lined laser entrance holes N.B. Meezan , K. Widmann , C. Sorce , L.J. Suter , F. Girard , S.P. Regan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:21AM - 10:33AM	GO5.00004: Effect of NLTE emissivity models on NIF ignition hohlraum power requirements L. Suter , S. Hansen , M. Rosen , P. Springer , D. Callahan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:33AM - 10:45AM	GO5.00005: Observation of Large Electric Fields on Laser-Irradiated Gold Hohlraums due to Cavity Positive Charging R. Petrasso , C. Li , F. Seguin , J. Frenje , M. Manuel , D. Casey , N. Sinenian , P. Amendt , R. Town , O. Landen , A. Nikroo , C. Back , J. Kilkenny , J. Knauer , J. Soures Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM	GO5.00006: Wall-shaped hohlraum influence on symmetry and energetics in gas-filled hohlraums Veronique Tassin , Franck Philippe , Stephane Laffite , Laurent Videau , Marie-Christine Monteil , Bruno Villette , Philippe Stemmler , Sophie Bednarczyk , Emilie Peche , Benoit Reneaume , Christian Thessieux Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM	GO5.00007: A Simulation of the NIF Ignition Campaign S.V. Weber Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM	GO5.00008: Assessing the effect of asymmetry during the foot of the NIF laser pulse on capsule margin Jose Milovich , Michael Edwards , Harry Robey Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM	GO5.00009: Radiation energy transport through hydrodynamically evolving slits J.M. Foster , P. Graham , M. Taylor , A. Moore , C. Sorce , A. Reighard , S. Maclaren , P. Young , G. Glendinning , B. Blue , C. Back , J. Hund Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM	GO5.00010: Drive Symmetry Measurements with Ignition Relavent Conditions using Large Scale, Be, Thin Shell Capsules on the Omega Laser Robert Kirkwood , E. Dewald , J.M. Edwards , J. Milovich , D.H. Kalantar , O.L. Landen , S.R. Goldman , M. Schmitt Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM	GO5.00011: Using view factor analysis to guide multi-parameter hohlraum optimization for NIC Cliff Thomas , John Edwards Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM	GO5.00012: Re-emit experiments in NIF-scale vacuum hohlraums for foot symmetry tuning of indirect drive ignition implosions on the NIF Eduard Dewald , Jose Milovich , Cliff Thomas , John Edwards , Ogden Jones , Robert Kirkwood , Nobuhiko Izumi , Otto Landen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM	GO5.00013: The NIF Ignition Target 3D Point Design Ogden S. Jones , Michael M. Marinak , Jose L. Milovich , Debra A. Callahan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM	GO5.00014: Application of variably-doped ablators to a single-sided drive ICF hohlraum Roger Vesey , Stephen Slutz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:33PM - 12:45PM	GO5.00015: Application of variably-doped ablators to NIF capsules Stephen Slutz , Roger Vesey Preview Abstract

Session GP6: Poster Session III: Magnetic Reconnection; Waves, Oscillations, and Instabilities; Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence and Transport; Magnetic Fusion Technology

- Marsalis A/B, 9:45am - 12:45pm

	GP6.00001: MAGNETIC RECONNECTION Preview Abstract
	GP6.00002: A four-field model for collisionless reconnection: Hamiltonian structure and numerical simulations Emanuele Tassi , Daniela Grasso , Francesco Pegoraro Preview Abstract
	GP6.00003: Electron self-reinforcing process and nonsteady state magnetic reconnection Weigang Wan , Giovanni Lapenta Preview Abstract
	GP6.00004: Particle simulation of current sheet instabilities under finite guide field Xueyi Wang , Yu Lin , Liu Chen , Zhihong Lin Preview Abstract
	GP6.00005: Kinetic Simulations of Asymmetric Reconnection Michael Shay , Paul Cassak , Chris Bard Preview Abstract
	GP6.00006: Numerical Simulations of Turbulent MHD Reconnection Nuno Loureiro , Dmitri Uzdensky , Alexander Schekochihin , Tarek Yousef Preview Abstract
	GP6.00007: Particle Simulations of Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection in Turbulent Medium H. Karimabadi , W. Daughton , V. Roytershteyn , J. Scudder Preview Abstract
	GP6.00008: Influence of Coulomb Collisions on Undriven Magnetic Reconnection in Large-Scale Systems W. Daughton , B.J. Albright , V. Roytershteyn , K.J. Bowers , L. Yin , H. Karimabadi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00009: Local Dynamics and Global Size Coupling during Magnetic Reconnection C.M. Jacobson , J.A. Breslau , S.C. Jardin , H. Ji Preview Abstract
	GP6.00010: Laboratory demonstration of the onset threshold for 3D Sweet-Parker reconnection Xuan Sun , Tom Intrator , Giovanni Lapenta , Ivo Furno Preview Abstract
	GP6.00011: Current sheet dynamics in transient magnetic reconnection experiment Yoshinori Hayashi , Takuma Yamada , Michiaki Inomoto , Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
	GP6.00012: The Wheaton Impulsive Reconnection Experiment D. Craig , E. Braun , J. Schroeder , D. Stapleton , R. Stegink , J. Whitmore Preview Abstract
	GP6.00013: On fast reconnection in pair plasmas A. Zocco , L. Chacon , A. Simakov , V. Lukin Preview Abstract
	GP6.00014: Scaling of Reconnection and Formation of Extended Current Sheets in Large Collisionless Systems B. Sullivan , A. Bhattacharjee , Q. Xin , H. Yang Preview Abstract
	GP6.00015: Stability of Extended Thin Current Sheets in High-Lundquist-Number Plasmas Lei Ni , A. Bhattacharjee , H. Yang Preview Abstract
	GP6.00016: Particle-in-cell simulations of electron acceleration involving magnetic islands in hydrogen and pair plasmas Naoki Bessho , Li-Jen Chen , Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
	GP6.00017: Ion velocity structures within the reconnection ion diffusion region Li-Jen Chen , Naoki Bessho Preview Abstract
	GP6.00018: Investigation of the effects of guide field during magnetic reconnection B. McGeehan , M. Yamada , H. Ji , E. Oz , S. Dorfman , C. Jacobson Preview Abstract
	GP6.00019: Laboratory Studies of Solar Flux Loops in MRX Erdem Oz , Masaaki Yamada , Brendan McGeehan , Seth Dorfman , Hantao Ji , Nate Williams , Stewart Zweben Preview Abstract
	GP6.00020: Scaling of magnetic reconnection processes from MRX to astrophysical plasmas M. Yamada , R. Kulsrud , H. Ji , D. Uzdensky , E. Zweibel Preview Abstract
	GP6.00021: Electron Layer Dissipation Mechanisms in Driven Magnetic Reconnection S. Dorfman , H. Ji , M. Yamada , B. McGeehan , E. Oz , J. Schroeder , W. Daughton , V. Roytershteyn , Y. Ren Preview Abstract
	GP6.00022: Nonlinear mode coupling calculation on the perpendicularly propagating electromagnetic instabilities in the MRX Yansong Wang , Russell Kulsrud , Hantao Ji Preview Abstract
	GP6.00023: The in-plane electric field and its role in the ion dynamics in collisionless magnetic reconnection Russell Kulsrud , Dmitri Uzdensky , Masaaki Yamada Preview Abstract
	GP6.00024: Driven Magnetic Reconnection in Semi-Collisional Parameter Regimes V. Roytershteyn , W. Daughton , B.J. Albright , K.J. Bowers , L. Yin , S. Dorfman , H. Ji , M. Yamada Preview Abstract
	GP6.00025: Magnetic reconnection with asymmetry in the outflow direction Nicholas Murphy , Carl Sovinec , Paul Cassak Preview Abstract
	GP6.00026: Ion heating due to reconnection and turbulence in SSX M.R. Brown , T. Gray , B.S. Gerber-Siff , K.R. Labe , E.H. Dewey , L.D. Bookman , C.D. Cothran , M.J. Schaffer Preview Abstract
	GP6.00027: Internal and external characterization of reconnection in SSX C.D. Cothran , M.R. Brown , T. Gray , M.J. Schaffer , E.V. Belova Preview Abstract
	GP6.00028: Simulation of Swarthmore Spheromak Reconnection Experiment Using Hybrid Code Y. Lin , X.Y. Wang , M.R. Brown , M.J. Schaffer , C.D. Cothran Preview Abstract
	GP6.00029: Analytical Model for the Phase-Space Distribution of Electrons in Guide Field Magnetic Reconnection J. Egedal , W. Fox , N. Katz , A. Le , A. Vrublevskis , M. Porkolab Preview Abstract
	GP6.00030: Observation of electron phase space holes during magnetic reconnection experiments in the Versatile Toroidal Facility W. Fox , M. Porkolab , J. Egedal , N. Katz , A. Le , A. Vrublevskis Preview Abstract
	GP6.00031: A New Kinetic-Based Fluid Approach to Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection A. Le , J. Egedal , W. Fox , N. Katz , A. Vrublevskis , M. Porkolab Preview Abstract
	GP6.00032: Washer-Gun Plasma Source for Magnetic Reconnection Experiments on VTF A. Vrublevskis , J. Egedal , W. Fox , N. Katz , A. Le , M. Porkolab Preview Abstract
	GP6.00033: Experiments on 3D Evolution of Spontaneous Magnetic Reconnection Noam Katz , Jan Egedal , Will Fox , Ari Le , Arturs Vrublevskis , Miklos Porkolab Preview Abstract
	GP6.00034: Progress of Multi-Hierarchy Simulation for the Full Understanding of Magnetic Reconnection Shunsuke Usami , Hiroaki Ohtani , Ritoku Horiuchi , Mitsue Den Preview Abstract
	GP6.00035: Formation of high energy particles through collisionless driven reconnection Ritoku Horiuchi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00036: Role of Chaotic Orbits of Meandering Particles in Magnetic Reconnection H. Ohtani , W. Horton , T. Petrosky , R. Horiuchi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00037: Reconnection rate in collisionless magnetic reconnection Zhiwei Ma , Jun Huang Preview Abstract
	GP6.00038: WAVES, OSCILLATIONS, AND INSTABILITIES Preview Abstract
	GP6.00039: Stability of the ion-acoustic surface waves in a Lorentzian plasma Taejoon Kim , Myoung-Jae Lee Preview Abstract
	GP6.00040: Landau damping of the dust ion-acoustic surface waves in a Lorentzian plasma Myoung-Jae Lee , Taejoon Kim Preview Abstract
	GP6.00041: Electron acoustic wave propagation in a two-electron-temperature plasma layer applied to the problem of hypersonic vehicle communication Vladimir Sotnikov , David Rose Preview Abstract
	GP6.00042: Experiments on Alfv\'{e}n waves in high beta plasmas Walter Gekelman , Patrick Pribyl , Chris Cooper , Stephen Vincena Preview Abstract
	GP6.00043: Variational formulation of kinetic-bulk multiple-wave conversion in fusion plasmas A.N. Kaufman , A.J. Brizard , E.R. Tracy Preview Abstract
	GP6.00044: Reconstructing RF Fields from Ray Tracing Data A.S. Richardson , P. Bonoli , J. Wright Preview Abstract
	GP6.00045: A Study of Full-wave and Ray-tracing Methods for Two Simple Models of Multi-dimensional Mode Conversion Y. Xiao Preview Abstract
	GP6.00046: A new iterative method to compute the dielectric tensor in the low-frequency wave code LEMan N. Mellet , W.A. Cooper , M. Jucker , J.P. Graves , L. Villard Preview Abstract
	GP6.00047: Laboratory Studies Of Whistler And Lower Hybrid Wave Propagation Bill Amatucci , Dave Blackwell , George Gatling , Guru Ganguli , Chris Cothran , Dave Walker Preview Abstract
	GP6.00048: Antenna Coupling and Whistler Wave Propagation Experiments at the NRL SPSC D.D. Blackwell , W.E. Amatucci , G.I. Ganguli , G.R. Gatling , C.S. Compton , C.D. Cothran , E.M. Tejero , D.N. Walker Preview Abstract
	GP6.00049: Analytic study on localized wave modes driven by relativistic ion cyclotron in nonuniform magnetic field Tsung-Hua Tsai , Kuan-Ren Chen , Liu Chen Preview Abstract
	GP6.00050: Simulation study on alpha-driven localized cyclotron modes in nonuniform magnetic field Kuan-Ren Chen , Tsung-Hua Tsai , Liu Chen Preview Abstract
	GP6.00051: Kinetic Damping of Alfven Eigenmodes in General Tokamak Geometry Limin Yu , Guoyong Fu Preview Abstract
	GP6.00052: Ion Beam Plasma Interactions in the ASTRAL Helicon Plasma Source. R.F. Boivin , A. Kesterson , O. Kamar , Y. Lin , J. Munoz , X. Wang Preview Abstract
	GP6.00053: Alfv\'{e}n wave Measurements in Helium using the HelCat Device at UNM Ralph Kelly , Christopher Watts , Yue Zhang , Rich Compeau , Mark Gilmore , Alan G. Lynn Preview Abstract
	GP6.00054: Pulsed Alfv\'{e}n Wave Experiments in a Helicon Plasma Source Alexander Hansen , Saeid Houshmandyar , Earl Scime Preview Abstract
	GP6.00055: The effects of electron and ion temperature anisotropy on stationary Alfv\'en waves in the kinetic and inertial regimes. S.M. Finnegan , M.E. Koepke , D.J. Knudsen Preview Abstract
	GP6.00056: Simulation of Self-Induced Mode Transitions of a Spatially-Localized Langmuir Eigenmode in a Cathode Sheath M.I. Zimmerman , S.M. Finnegan , H. Gunell , M.E. Koepke , N. Brenning Preview Abstract
	GP6.00057: Simulation of a plasmoid penetrating a magnetic barrier Herbert Gunell , J.J. Walker , T. Hurtig , M.E. Koepke , N. Brenning , H. Nilsson Preview Abstract
	GP6.00058: Finite ion gyroradius effects in exciting low frequency electrostatic waves in a {\it Q}-machine P.M. Miller , M.E. Koepke , E.W. Reynolds , H. Gunell Preview Abstract
	GP6.00059: Mirror and Weibel Instability: Similarities and Nonlinear Dynamics Galina Dudnikova , Roald Sagdeev , Mikhael Balikhin , Oleg Pokhotelov Preview Abstract
	GP6.00060: Low Frequency Electrostatic Waves in Inhomogeneous Plasma Modeled by Kappa Distributions Bamandas Basu Preview Abstract
	GP6.00061: Averaged variational principle for autoresonant BGK modes Pavel Khain , Lazar Friedland Preview Abstract
	GP6.00062: Cross-field current rotating around a linear magnetized laboratory plasma column as a new mechanism of the low-frequency instability Steve Jaeger , Thiery Pierre Preview Abstract
	GP6.00063: Alpha-Channeling with Plasma Waves in Mirror Plasmas Andrey Zhmoginov , Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
	GP6.00064: Fast Particle driven Alfven Quasimodes in Tokamaks Ian Abel , Boris Breizman , Sergei Sharapov Preview Abstract
	GP6.00065: Energetic Particle-induced Geodesic Acoustic Mode Guoyong Fu Preview Abstract
	GP6.00066: The Effect of Weak Collisions on the Plasma Wave Echo Carrie Black , Kai Germaschewski , C.S. Ng , Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
	GP6.00067: Electromagnetic effects on geodesic acoustic modes A. Smolyakov , X. Garbet , C. Nguyen , G. Falchetto , M. Ottaviani Preview Abstract
	GP6.00068: Global Magnetorotational Instability with Density Gradients Jesse Pino , Swadesh Mahajan Preview Abstract
	GP6.00069: Magnetorotational instability with Hall effect in nonuniform magnetic field Victor Ilgisonis , Ivan Khalzov , Dalton Schnack , Fatima Ebrahimi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00070: Sheared flow measurements in a magnetized plasma column A. Eadon , E. Tejero , E. Thomas Preview Abstract
	GP6.00071: Laboratory Investigations of Electromagnetic Shear-Driven Instabilities Erik Tejero , Bill Amatucci , Guru Ganguli , Edward Thomas Preview Abstract
	GP6.00072: Status and future plans for studies of nonlinear Alfv\'{e}n waves and Alfv\'{e}nic turbulence in a laboratory plasma T.A. Carter , D.W. Auerbach , S. Vincena , W. Gekelman , C. Cooper , P. Pribyl Preview Abstract
	GP6.00073: Experimental studies of interactions between Alfv\'{e}n waves and striated density depletions in the LAPD D.W. Auerbach , T.A. Carter , S. Vincena Preview Abstract
	GP6.00074: Penetration of a Laser-Produced Plasma Across an Externally Applied Magnetic Field Christopher Plechaty , Radu Presura , Sandra Wright , David Martinez , Stephan Neff , Vladmir Ivanov , Yuriy Stepanenko Preview Abstract
	GP6.00075: Gyrokinetic analysis of shear flow instability in torodial geometry Eisung Yoon , T.S. Hahm Preview Abstract
	GP6.00076: NONLINEAR PHENOMENA, TURBULENCE AND TRANSPORT Preview Abstract
	GP6.00077: Autoresonant backward Raman scattering in inhomogeneous plasmas Oded Yaakobi , Lazar Friedland , Ryan Lindberg , Andrew Charman , Gregory Penn , Jonathan Wurtele Preview Abstract
	GP6.00078: Whistler emissions from nonlinear EMHD fields J.M. Urrutia , R.L. Stenzel , K.D. Strohmaeir Preview Abstract
	GP6.00079: Efficient whistler wave excitation in laboratory and space plasmas K.D. Strohmaier , J.M. Urrutia , R.L. Stenzel Preview Abstract
	GP6.00080: Magnetic bubbles in unmagnetized plasmas R.L. Stenzel , J.M. Urrutia , K.D. Strohmaier Preview Abstract
	GP6.00081: A PIC simulation study of non linear frequency shift and damping rate of 1D plasma waves Thomas Grismayer , Benjamin Winjum , Jay Fahlen , Frank Tsung , George Morales , Warren Mori Preview Abstract
	GP6.00082: On the Fate of Potential Vorticity Homogenization with Magnetic Linkage and Suppression of Zonal Flows in Beta-Plane MHD T. Brown , S.R. Keating , P.H. Diamond , S.M. Tobias Preview Abstract
	GP6.00083: Studies of Strong Langmuir Turbulence at the HAARP Ionospheric Observatory J.P. Sheerin , M.E. Bacon , J.M. Gerres , B.J. Watkins , W.A. Bristow , S.I. Oyama , C.J. Heinselman Preview Abstract
	GP6.00084: Low Collisionality Neoclassical Toroidal Viscosity in Tokamaks and Quasi-symmetric Stellarators A.J. Cole , C.C. Hegna , J.D. Callen Preview Abstract
	GP6.00085: Fluid Moment Transport Equations In Tokamak Plasmas J.D. Callen , C.C. Hegna , A.J. Cole Preview Abstract
	GP6.00086: Drift-kinetic theory for electron fluid closures in extended-MHD with applied RF wave sources J.J. Ramos , J.D. Callen , C.C. Hegna Preview Abstract
	GP6.00087: Whistlers of ultra-low frequency in tokamak discharges with Internal Transport Barriers Boris Breizman , Sergei Sharapov Preview Abstract
	GP6.00088: Heat Flux Suppression by Zonal Flow Shear Mikhail Malkov , Patrick Diamond Preview Abstract
	GP6.00089: Investigation of Finite Amplitude Growth Rates in Microturbulence Simulations David Hatch , Paul Terry , Varun Tangri , Bill Nevins Preview Abstract
	GP6.00090: Survey of Damped Eigenmode Effects in Fluid Models of Plasma Turbulence P.W. Terry , D.R. Hatch , J.-H. Kim Preview Abstract
	GP6.00091: Drift-Wave Eigenmodes and Spectral Gaps in Tandem Mirrors J. Pratt , H.L. Berk , W. Horton Preview Abstract
	GP6.00092: Geodesic Acoustic Mode Induced by Trapped Energetic Paticles Tianchun Zhou , Herbert L. Berk Preview Abstract
	GP6.00093: Ejection of Toroidal Angular Momentum by Plasma Edge Modes M. Landreman , L. Sugiyama , B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00094: Plasma Angular Momentum Loss Processes: Recoil Involving Mode-particle Resonances with Traveling Modes and Recoil Associated Particle-Ejection by Collisional Ballooning Modes* O. Ohia , B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00095: Radial transport in tokamaks in the gyrokinetic ordering Felix I. Parra , Peter J. Catto Preview Abstract
	GP6.00096: Gyrokinetic simulations at finite beta William Nevins , Jeff Candy , Yang Chen , William Dorland , Darin Ernst , Frank Jenko , Greg Hammett , Scott Parker , Ron Waltz , Eric Wang Preview Abstract
	GP6.00097: Global gyrokinetic calculations for experimental cases G. Rewoldt , Y. Chen , S.E. Parker Preview Abstract
	GP6.00098: Gyrokinetic Simulation of Energetic Particle Turbulence and Transport Zhihong Lin Preview Abstract
	GP6.00099: Multiscale Finite-Beta Gyrokinetics W.W. Lee , E.A. Startsev , R. Kolesnikov , W.X. Wang Preview Abstract
	GP6.00100: Developing Experimentally Relevant Benchmarks for Gyrokinetic Microstability Codes R. Bravenec , J. Candy , W. Dorland , D. Ernst , G. Staebler , R. Waltz Preview Abstract
	GP6.00101: Numerical Simulation of Drift Wave Turbulent in Magnetized Plasmas Naohiro Kasuya , Masatoshi Yagi , Kimitaka Itoh , Sanae Itoh Preview Abstract
	GP6.00102: Simulation of DIII-D shot 132707 using Hybrid MHD-Gyrokinetic Code (HMGC) Andreas Bierwage , Sergio Briguglio , Giuliana Fogaccia , Gregorio Vlad , Fulvio Zonca , Ming-Sheng Chu , Michael Van Zeeland , Liu Chen , William Heidbrink , Zhihong Lin Preview Abstract
	GP6.00103: Extension of the FMCFM framework to the neoclassical, paleoclassical, and gyrokinetic transport models Srinath Vadlamani , Alexei Pankin , Scott Kruger , Alex Pletzer , Johan Carlsson , John Cary , Stefan Muszala , Mark Fahey , Jeff Candy Preview Abstract
	GP6.00104: Integrated simulations of tokamak physics using the FACETS framework Ammar Hakim , J. Cary , J. Carlsson , S. Kruger , Miah , S. Vadlamani , A. Pankin , J. Larson , L. McInnes , J. Candy , T. Ronglien , T. Epperly , R. Cohen , M. Fahey , J. Kuehn , P. Worley , A. Malony , S. Shinde , E. Feinbush , G.W. Indireshkumar , C. Indireshkumar , C. Ludescher , L. Rnaderson , D. McCune , A. Yu. Pigarov Preview Abstract
	GP6.00105: Benchmarking the parallel FACETS core solver Alexander Pletzer , Ammar Hakim , Mahmood Miah , John Cary , Scott Kruger , Srinath Vadlamani , Alexei Pankin Preview Abstract
	GP6.00106: The effect of plasma triangularity on turbulent transport: modelling TCV experiments by linear and non linear gyrokinetic simulations Alessandro Marinoni , Stephan Brunner , Yann Camenen , Stefano Coda , Jonatha Graves , Xavier Lapillonne , Antoine Pochelon , Olivier Sauter , Laurent Villard Preview Abstract
	GP6.00107: Intrinsic rotation and radial electric field in TCV plasmas Alessandro Bortolon , Basil Paul Duval , Alexander Karpushov , Yanis Andrebe Preview Abstract
	GP6.00108: Steep-gradient tokamak edge turbulence and the nonlinear instability T. Stoltzfus-Dueck , J.A. Krommes , S.J. Zweben Preview Abstract
	GP6.00109: Universal properties of the edge turbulence in different fusion experiments and its driving mechanisms Matteo Agostini , P. Scarin , N. Vianello , R. Cavazzana , F. Sattin , G. Serianni , M. Spolaore , R. Maqueda , S. Zweben , B. LaBombard , J. Terry , Y. Yagi , H. Sakakita , H. Koguchi , S. Kiyama , Y. Hirano Preview Abstract
	GP6.00110: Convective Blobs in the Presence of Sheared Flows in a Magnetized Laboratory Plasma Lincan Yan , Mark Gilmore , Christopher Watts Preview Abstract
	GP6.00111: Characterization of Drift-wave Turbulence in the Sheared, Cylindrical Slab Kevin Lee , Kenneth Gentle Preview Abstract
	GP6.00112: Photon-assisted Beam Probes for Low Temperature Plasmas and Installation of Neutral Beam Probe in Helimak Alvaro Garcia de Gorordo , Gary A. Hallock , Nirmala Kandadai Preview Abstract
	GP6.00113: Experimental Relation of Velocity Shear to Turbulence Suppression Kenneth Gentle , William Rowan , Ken Liao , Kevin Lee Preview Abstract
	GP6.00114: Transport and Turbulence Studies on HL-2A Tokamak X.R. Duan Preview Abstract
	GP6.00115: MAGNETIC FUSION TECHNOLOGY Preview Abstract
	GP6.00116: Robust Matching System for the ITER Ion Cyclotron System D. Swain , R. Goulding , D. Rasmussen , M. Vervier , A. Messiaen , P. Dumortier Preview Abstract
	GP6.00117: The Influence of Plasma Density on RF Breakdown in Antenna Systems J.B.O. Caughman , F.W. Baity , D.A. Rasmussen Preview Abstract
	GP6.00118: Development of neutral beam injection system by use of washer gun plasma source Heizo Imanaka , Hirotaka Kajiya , Yuichi Nemoto , Akiyoshi Azuma , Tomoaki Asai , Takuma Yamada , Michiaki Inomoto , Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
	GP6.00119: Control of beam characteristics on a washer gun based pulse neutral beam injector Akiyoshi Azuma , Hirotaka Kajiya , Yuichi Nemoto , Tomohiko Asai , Heizou Imanaka , Yasusi Ono , Yuichi Takase Preview Abstract
	GP6.00120: Dynamic measurements of the structure of a vapor cloud formed during high powered fusion relevant disruptions Travis Gray , Michael Jaworski , Vijay Surla , David Ruzic Preview Abstract
	GP6.00121: Surface analysis studies on the wall conditioning of TCSU Aydin Tankut , James Grossnickle , George Vlases , Fumio Ohuchi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00122: Structural studies of carbon dust samples exposed to NSTX plasma Fuming Jiang , Yevgeny Raitses , Charles Skinner , Thomas Duffy Preview Abstract
	GP6.00123: ITER First Wall Component Design and Development Michael Ulrickson , Joseph Kotulski , Steve Goods , Rebecca Coats , Michael Pasik , Tina Tanaka-Martin , Dennis Youchison Preview Abstract
	GP6.00124: An Experiment to Tame the Plasma Material Interface R.J. Goldston , J. Menard , J.P. Allain , J.N. Brooks , J.M. Canik , R. Doerner , A. Hassanein , M. Kotschenreuther , G.J. Kramer , H.W. Kugel , R. Maingi , S.M. Mahajan , R. Majeski , C.L. Neumeyer , R.E. Nygren , L.W. Owen , T.D. Rognlien , D.N. Ruzic , D.D. Ryutov , S.A. Sabbagh , C.H. Skinner , V.A. Soukhanovskii , M.A. Ulrickson , P.M. Valanju , R.D. Woolley Preview Abstract
	GP6.00125: Vertical Control for Burning Plasmas in Ignitor F. Villone , G. Rubinacci , F. Bombarda , G. Ramogida Preview Abstract
	GP6.00126: Construction and Initial Tests of MAIZE: 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch * R.M. Gilgenbach , M.R. Gomez , J.C. Zier , W. Tang , D.M. French , Y.Y. Lau , M.G. Mazarakis , M.E. Cuneo , M.D. Johnston , B.V. Oliver , T.A. Mehlhorn , A.A. Kim , V.A. Sinebryukhov Preview Abstract
	GP6.00127: Lead Activation Neutron Yield Measurement System Used in ICF Experiment Yang Cunbang , Feng Jie , Liang Zhiyuan Preview Abstract
	GP6.00128: Recent Progress in Two-Dimensional Thomson Scattering Measurement System by Multiple Reflections and the Time-of-Flight of Laser Light Shingo Ito , Hiroyuki Nonaka , Takashi Sumikawa , Mitiaki Inomoto , Yasushi Ono , Kazumichi Narihara Preview Abstract
	GP6.00129: Diagnostics Development for the Ignition Experiment Ignitor G. Pizzicaroli , F. Bombarda , A. Licciulli , M. Fersini , D. Diso , H. Kroegler Preview Abstract
	GP6.00130: Effects of Radial Profiles in the H-Regime for Ignitor G. Cenacchi , A. Airoldi , P. Detragiache , B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00131: Adoption of MgB$_{2}$ Superconducting Magnets for the Ignitor Machine G. Grasso , B. Coppi , G. Giunchi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00132: The ICRH System for The Ignitor Experiment M. Sassi , A. Coletti , R. Maggiora , B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00133: Installation of the Ignitor Machine at the Caorso Site S. Migliori , S. Pierattini , F. Bombarda , G. Faelli , M. Zucchetti , B. Coppi Preview Abstract
	GP6.00134: Analysis of Ignitor Discharges with Double X-point Magnetic Configurations A. Airoldi , G. Cenacchi , B. Coppi Preview Abstract