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50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics

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

Session PT2: Tutorial: Experimental Investigation of Opacity Models for Stellar Interiors, Inertial Fusion, and High Energy Density Plasmas

Chair: R. Paul Drake, University of Michigan
- Landmark B

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:00PM - 3:00PM

PT2.00001: Experimental investigation of opacity models for stellar interiors, inertial fusion, and high energy density plasmas Invited Speaker: James Bailey Preview Abstract

Session PO3: DIII-D I

Chair: Chris Hegna, University of Wisconsin
- Reunion A

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	PO3.00001: Overview of Recent DIII-D Results in Support of ITER C.M. Greenfield Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	PO3.00002: Particle Transport in RMP H-modes R.A. Moyer , V.A. Izzo , S. Mordijck , J.A. Boedo , D.L. Rudakov , T.E. Evans , N.H. Brooks , P. Gohil , E.A. Unterberg , M.E. Fenstermacher , H. Frerichs , O. Schmitz , B. Unterberg , M.W. Jakubowski , J.G. Watkins , G.R. McKee , T.L. Rhodes , L. Schmitz , L. Zeng , C.S. Chang , G. Park Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	PO3.00003: Influence of Rotation and Error Field on Tearing Stability in Low Torque ITER-like Plasmas in DIII-D R.J. Buttery , J.S. deGrassie , G.L. Jackson , R.J. La Haye , E.J. Strait , M. Maraschek , H. Reimerdes Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	PO3.00004: Boundary Intrinsic Velocity in DIII-D H-modes J.S. deGrassie , R.J. Groebner , K.H. Burrell , R.E. Waltz , W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	PO3.00005: Ratio of Electron Temperature and Density Fluctuation Amplitudes During ECH in DIII-D Ohmic and L-mode Discharges A.E. White , L. Schmitz , W.A. Peebles , T.A. Carter , T.L. Rhodes , G. Wang , E.J. Doyle , J.C. Hillesheim , L. Zeng , G.R. McKee , M.W. Shafer , J.C. DeBoo , G.M. Staebler Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	PO3.00006: Local Turbulence Suppression and Shear Flow Dynamics During $q_{min}$-Triggered Internal Transport Barriers on DIII-D M.W. Shafer , G.R. McKee , D.J. Schlossberg , M.E. Austin , K.H. Burrell Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	PO3.00007: Modulation of TEM Turbulence in DIII-D L-mode Discharges J.C. DeBoo , G.M. Staebler , T.L. Rhodes , L. Schmitz , A.E. White , E.J. Doyle , W.A. Peebles , C. Holland Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	PO3.00008: Impact of Divertor Magnetic Balance and Particle Drifts on Radiating Divertor Behavior in DIII-D T.W. Petrie , N.H. Brooks , J.R. Ferron , A.W. Hyatt , A.W. Leonard , T.C. Luce , M.R. Wade , W.P. West , M.E. Fenstermacher , M. Groth , C.J. Lasnier , G.D. Porter , J.G. Watkins Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM	PO3.00009: Direct Measurements of Chemical Sputtering Yield and Photon Efficiencies in the DIII-D Divertor A.G. McLean , P.C. Stangeby , Y. Mu , J.W. Davis , A.A. Haasz , S.L. Allen , M.E. Fenstermacher , M. Groth , C.J. Lasnier , B.D. Bray , N.H. Brooks , T.H. Osborne , T.W. Petrie , W.P. West , C.P.C. Wong , D.G. Whyte , J.A. Boedo , D.L. Rudakov , R.E. Isler , J.G. Watkins , S. Brezinsek , M. Jakubowski Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM	PO3.00010: Studies in DIII-D of High Beta Discharge Scenarios Appropriate for Steady-state Tokamak Operation With Burning Plasmas J.R. Ferron , J.C. DeBoo , T.C. Luce , T.W. Petrie , C.C. Petty , P.A. Politzer , H. Reimerdes , M. Schneider , T.A. Casper , C.T. Holcomb , J.M. Park , M. Murakami , Y. Ou , E. Schuster , E.J. Doyle Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:00PM - 4:12PM	PO3.00011: Wall-stabilization and Its Limits in High Beta DIII-D Plasmas H. Reimerdes , J.W. Berkery , M.J. Lanctot , M.S. Chu , A.M. Garofalo , G.L. Jackson , R.J. La Haye , E.J. Strait , A.S. Welander , Y. In , Y.Q. Liu , M. Okabayashi , W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:12PM - 4:24PM	PO3.00012: Feedback stabilization of current-driven resistive-wall-modes (RWMs) near $q_{95}\sim 4$ in DIII-D Y. In , J.S. Kim , I.N. Bogatu , G.L. Jackson , R.J. La Haye , M.J. Schaffer , E.J. Strait , A.M. Garofalo , M.J. Lanctot , H. Reimerdes , M. Okabayashi , L. Marrelli , P. Martin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:24PM - 4:36PM	PO3.00013: 1-D Modeling of Massive Particle Injection (MPI) in Tokamaks W. Wu , P.B. Parks , V.A. Izzo Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:36PM - 4:48PM	PO3.00014: Experimental and Model Validation of ITER Operational Scenarios T.A. Casper , W.H. Meyer , D.A. Humphreys , A.W. Hyatt , G.L. Jackson , T.C. Luce Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:48PM - 5:00PM	PO3.00015: Recent Advances in Alfv\'en Eigenmode Research on DIII-D R. Nazikian , N.N. Gorelenkov , G.J. Kramer , M.E. Austin , H.L. Berk , W.W. Heidbrink , G.R. McKee , M.W. Shafer , E.J. Strait , M.A. Van Zeeland Preview Abstract

Session PO4: Magnetic Reconnection and Basic Plasma Properties

Chair: Troy Carter, University of California, Los Angeles
- Reunion B

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	PO4.00001: The scaling of the two-fluid resistive and collisionless tearing instability Mahboub Hosseinpour , Nickolas Bian , Grigory Vekstein Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	PO4.00002: Hall Magnetohydrodynamics near a Hyperbolic Magnetic Neutral Line Bhimsen Shivamoggi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	PO4.00003: Magnetic Reconnection of Super-Strong Magnetic Fields in Magnetar Magnetospheres Dmitri Uzdensky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	PO4.00004: Plasmoid Generation in Driven Compressible Magnetic Reconnection R. Samtaney , N. Loureiro , A. Schekochihin , D. Uzdensky , S. Cowley Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	PO4.00005: Current sheets and filaments in relativistic collisionless plasmas: Exact solutions for a broad class of particle distributions Vladimir Kocharovsky , Vitaly Kocharovsky , Vladimir Martyanov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	PO4.00006: Fast magnetic reconnection in collisionless plasmas with velocity shear Francesco Pegoraro , Matteo Faganello , Francesco Califano Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	PO4.00007: Towards all-optical plasma physics Jason Fleischer , Dmitry Dylov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	PO4.00008: Low velocity Ion Stopping in Strongly Magnetized Plasmas Claude Deutsch , Romain Popoff Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM	PO4.00009: Enhancing Laser Induced Plasma Emissions using Various Excitation Modalities Lewis Johnson , Charlemagne Akpovo , Samson Gebreegziabher , Jorge Martinez Jr. Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM	PO4.00010: Helium Spectroscopy Studies on Anomalous Turbulent Lines using a Mach 50 Arc-Driven Shock Tube James Titus , Chavis Raynor , Kyron Williams , Richard Appartaim , Joseph Johnson, III Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:00PM - 4:12PM	PO4.00011: Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of electron-ion temperature relaxation in a classical Coulomb plasma Guy Dimonte , Jerome Daligault Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:12PM - 4:24PM	PO4.00012: Numerical Calculations of Diffusion Coefficients for Plasmas Confined by Magnetic Fields Alhashmi Alabyad Bilal , Mohamed Mansor , Maulud Elaharsh , Najeeb Khalifa Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:24PM - 4:36PM	PO4.00013: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract

Session PO5: Dusty and Low Temperature Plasmas

Chair: William Amatucci, Naval Research Laboratory
- Reunion C

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:00PM - 2:12PM	PO5.00001: Interaction Forces Between Two Vertical Particles in a Complex Plasma Jay Kong , Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:12PM - 2:24PM	PO5.00002: Effects of particle dipole moments in a Coulomb Crystal Ke Qiao , Lorin Matthews , Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:24PM - 2:36PM	PO5.00003: Complex Plasmas with Two Distinct Particle Sizes Bernard Smith , Lorin Matthews , Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:36PM - 2:48PM	PO5.00004: Coagulation of fractal aggregates in Lorentzian space plasma with ultraviolet radiation Lorin Matthews , Victor Land , Truell Hyde , Allison Youngblood Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:48PM - 3:00PM	PO5.00005: Manipulating particle traps in a GEC reference cell through thermophoresis Victor Land , Erica Shen , Lorin Matthews , Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:00PM - 3:12PM	PO5.00006: Manipulation of dust particles in complex plasmas by electric field V. Nosenko , A. Ivlev , S. Zhdanov , G. Morfill Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:12PM - 3:24PM	PO5.00007: Particle Dynamics in a Gravitationally Variable Argon DC Glow Discharge Dusty Plasma Michael Hvasta , Brandon Bentzley , Justin Nieusma , Rachel Sherman , Andrew Zwicker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:24PM - 3:36PM	PO5.00008: Critical Point of Fine Particle Plasmas and Density Fluctuations Hiroo Totsuji Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:36PM - 3:48PM	PO5.00009: Molecular dynamics simulation of complex plasmas: interaction of nonlinear waves Celine Durniak , Dmitry Samsonov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:48PM - 4:00PM	PO5.00010: Experimental study of interacting solitons in a complex (dusty) plasma Paul Harvey , Dmitry Samsonov , Gregor Morfill Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:00PM - 4:12PM	PO5.00011: Drift wave turbulence and associated transport in a collisional dusty magnetoplasma Nitin Shukla , P.K. Shukla , J.T. Mendon , Dastgeer Shaikh Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:12PM - 4:24PM	PO5.00012: Modification to the Nyquest Thermal Noise Equation for Plasma Circuit Elements - a high frequency cut off Igor Alexeff , Ted Anderson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:24PM - 4:36PM	PO5.00013: Neutral Depletion and Ion Acceleration in a Flowing High-Power Argon Helicon Plasma C. Mark Denning , Matt Wiebold , John Scharer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:36PM - 4:48PM	PO5.00014: Volt-Ampere characteristics and the anatomy of gas discharges Zoran Petrovi\'c , Dragana Mari\'c , Gordana Malovi\'c , Nikola \v{S}koro , Marija Radmilovi\'c-radjenovi\'c Preview Abstract

Session PP6: Poster Session VI: Low Temperature Plasmas; Laser Plasma Accelerators and Coherent Sources; C-Mod; Inertial Confinement and Laser-Plasma Interactions

- Marsalis A/B, 2:00pm - 5:00pm

	PP6.00001: LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS Preview Abstract
	PP6.00002: Measurements of Bohm speeds of positive ions with LIF in Ar/O$_{2}$, electronegative plasmas and comparison to ion acoustic wave phase velocities Young-chul Ghim (Kim) , Noah Hershkowitz Preview Abstract
	PP6.00003: Low-voltage arc discharge device with controllable plasma parameters A.A. Kudryavtsev , S.F. Adams , J. Blessington , V.I. Demidov , E.A. Bogdanov Preview Abstract
	PP6.00004: Helium Ion Emission Spectra in a Helicon Plasma Source Michael Lindon , Earl Scime , Amy Keesee Preview Abstract
	PP6.00005: Diagnostics and Plasma Wave Modeling of a High Power Helicon Plasma with Magnetic Nozzle Matt Wiebold , C. Mark Denning , John E. Scharer Preview Abstract
	PP6.00006: Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurement of Plasma Hole in a Helium Plasma with Argon Impurity Shinji Yoshimura , Atsushi Okamoto , Masayoshi Tanaka Preview Abstract
	PP6.00007: Modelling Ar II spectral emission from the ASTRAL helicon plasma Jorge Munoz Burgos , Robert Boivin , Stuart Loch , Ola Kamar , Connor Ballance , Mitch Pindzola Preview Abstract
	PP6.00008: Ducted Alfv\'{e}n Waves in Helicon Plasmas Saeid Houshmandyar , Earl Scime Preview Abstract
	PP6.00009: Flow, flow shear, and related profiles in helicon plasmas Earl Scime , Robert Hardin , Amy Keesee , Costel Biloiu , Xuan Sun Preview Abstract
	PP6.00010: The HelCat Helicon-Cathode Device at UNM Bricette Cyrin , Christopher Watts , Mark Gilmore , Ralph Kelly , Alan Lynn , Shuangwei Xie , Lincan Yan , Yue Zhang Preview Abstract
	PP6.00011: A new high beta plasma device at UCLA Chris Cooper , Walter Gekelman , Patrick Pribyl , Stefanie Stattel , Kimberly DeRose , Troy Carter Preview Abstract
	PP6.00012: Magnetized Plasma Experiments Using Thermionic- Thermoelectronic Plasma Emitter Eiichirou Kawamori , C.Z. Cheng , Nobuko Fujikawa , Jyun-Yi Lee , Albert Peng Preview Abstract
	PP6.00013: Characterization of Waves Propagating Parallel and Anti-Parallel Downstream of a High Power Helicon Source James Prager , Tim Ziemba , Race Roberson , Robert Winglee Preview Abstract
	PP6.00014: Enhanced Output from the High Power Helicon in Association with Macroscopic Currents and Magnetic Field Annihilation Race Roberson , Tim Ziemba , Robert Winglee , James Prager Preview Abstract
	PP6.00015: Self-consistent modeling of helicon sources Guangye Chen , B. Breizman , A. Arefiev , C. Lee , R. Bengtson , L. Raja Preview Abstract
	PP6.00016: Measurements and Modeling of Helicon Wave RF Magnetic Fields Charles Lee , Guangye Chen , Roger Bengtson , Boris Breizman , Alexey Arefiev Preview Abstract
	PP6.00017: Power loss mechanisms in a helicon plasma Daniel F. Berisford , Roger D. Bengtson , L.L. Raja Preview Abstract
	PP6.00018: Sputtering characteristics of carbon-based materials exposed to H/D/T plasmas --- molecular dynamics simulation study Satoshi Hamaguchi , Masashi Yamashiro Preview Abstract
	PP6.00019: Velocity Distribution and Plasma Density Measurements in an Inductive Microthruster Plume David Peters , Timothy Ziemba , Robert Winglee Preview Abstract
	PP6.00020: Development of a small sized plasma jet by using a high current glow discharge Masayuki Watanabe Preview Abstract
	PP6.00021: An experimental study of ion generation and acceleration in a Cylindrical Hall Thruster Martin Griswold , Yevgeny Raitses , Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00022: Development of a 10 mN Class Hall Thruster for Small Satellites in Korea Wonho Choe , Jongsub Lee , Youbong Lim , Mihui Seo , Jongho Seon , Hae June Lee Preview Abstract
	PP6.00023: Improved Nonambipolar Electron Source Operation with Permanent Magnets Jesse Gudmundson , Noah Hershkowitz Preview Abstract
	PP6.00024: Force measurements and simulations of DBD plasma actuators operated in quiescent air Alan R. Hoskinson , Noah Hershkowitz Preview Abstract
	PP6.00025: Enhanced ablation of small anodes in a carbon nanotube arc discharge Yevgeny Raitses , Abraham Fetterman , Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
	PP6.00026: Cold ion atmospheric plasma jets for living tissue treatment Alexey Shashurin , Michael Keidar , Mary Ann Stepp Preview Abstract
	PP6.00027: Optical measurements of dielectric barrier discharges of twisted magnet wires in atmospheric humid air T. Murata , Y. Kikuchi , N. Fukumoto , M. Nagata Preview Abstract
	PP6.00028: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
	PP6.00029: Proof-of-principle measurements using the 300 GHz collective scattering diagnostic Robert Hardin , William Przybysz , Justin Ellis , Earl Scime Preview Abstract
	PP6.00030: Measurements of X-ray Spectra on an ECR Ion Source B.P. Cluggish , I.N. Bogatu , L. Zhao , J.-S. Kim , R. Pardo , R. Vondrasek , R. Scott Preview Abstract
	PP6.00031: Electrical characteristics and cathode deposit growth in an anodic arc producing carbon nanotubes Michael Keidar , Alexey Shashurin , Yevgeny Raitses Preview Abstract
	PP6.00032: Ultra-long carbon nanotubes for thermal management application V.I. Demidov , A. Shashurin , M. Keidar , S.F. Adams , O. Volotskova Preview Abstract
	PP6.00033: Feature Profile Evolution in Chlorine Etching of Polysilicon Paul Moroz Preview Abstract
	PP6.00034: LASER PLASMA ACCELERATORS AND COHERENT SOURCES Preview Abstract
	PP6.00035: Charged particle acceleration in dense plasma channels I.Y. Dodin , N.J. Fisch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00036: Capillary plasma waveguide to guide an ultrashort laser pulse Hiromitsu Terauchi , Jin-xiang Bai , Takeshi Higashiguchi , Noboru Yugami Preview Abstract
	PP6.00037: Simulation and calculation of particle trapping using a quasistatic 2D simulation code Sepehr Morshed , Thomas Antonsen , Chengkun Huang , Warren Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00038: 10GeV laser-plasma accelerator stage with full-PIC 3D simulations in boosted frames Samuel Martins , Luis Silva , Ricardo Fonseca , Wei Lu , Warren Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00039: Plasma Wakefield Acceleration Simulations with Multiple Electron Bunches Efthymios Kallos , Patric Muggli , Vitaly Yakimenko , Karl Kusche , Jangho Park , Marcus Babzien , Adam Lichtl Preview Abstract
	PP6.00040: Electron Acceleration Using Hollow Fiber with Table Top Terawatt Laser Yoshio Mizuta , Kiminori Kondo , Chen Zhenglin , Takashi Nakabayashi , Nobuhiko Nakanii , Ryosuke Kodama , Kunioki Mima , Kazuo Tanaka Preview Abstract
	PP6.00041: Positron Injection and Acceleration on the Wake Driven by an Electron Beam in a Foil and Gas Plasma Xiaodong Wang , Patric Muggli , Tom Katsouleas , Mark Hogan , Chen Joshi , Warren Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00042: Applications of the nonlinear plasma wakefield theory in the blowout regime Wei Lu , Michail Tzoufras , Chengkun Huang , Miaomiao Zhou , Weiming An , Warren Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00043: Efficient accelerator afterburner design based on plasma wakefield acceleration Chengkun Huang , I. Blumenfeld , C.E. Clayton , F.-J. Decker , M.J. Hogan , R. Iverson , C. Joshi , T. Katsouleas , N. Kirby , W. Lu , K.A. Marsh , W.B. Mori , P. Muggli , R. Siemann , D. Walz , R. Ischebeck , M. Tzoufras Preview Abstract
	PP6.00044: Laser wakefield simulation using a speed-of-light frame envelope model Benjamin Cowan , David Bruhwiler , Peter Messmer , Kevin Paul , Cameron Geddes , Eric Esarey , Estelle Cormier-Michel Preview Abstract
	PP6.00045: Multi-cm Long Magnetically Controlled Optical Plasma Channel Bradley Pollock , Dustin Froula , George Tynan , Laurent Divol , Paul Davis , John Palastro , Dwight Price , Siegfried Glenzer Preview Abstract
	PP6.00046: Hybrid fluid-PIC simulations of injected electron beams in laser wakefield accelerators David Bruhwiler , John Cary , Ben Cowan , Cameron Geddes , Estelle Cormier-Michel , Eric Esarey Preview Abstract
	PP6.00047: Controlled injection and multi-GeV LWFA stages for laser wakefield applications C.G.R. Geddes , E. Cormier-Michel , E. Esarey , A.J. Gonsalves , D. Panasenko , G.R. Plateau , K. Nakamura , C.B. Schroeder , Cs. Toth , W.P. Leemans , D.L. Bruhwiler , B. Cowan , K. Paul , P. Mullowney , J.R. Cary Preview Abstract
	PP6.00048: Measurement of the Effective Length of Laser-Plasma Channels by Guided Microwave Backscattering Mark Gilmore , Brian Stoltzfus , Mark Savage , Alan Lynn Preview Abstract
	PP6.00049: Investigation of Stimulated Raman Scattering Using Short-Pulse Diffraction Limited Laser Beam near the Instability Threshold J.L. Kline , D.S. Montgomery , L. Yin , K.A. Flippo , B.J. Albright , R.P. Johnson , T. Shimada , H.A. Rose , C. Rousseaux , V. Tassin , S.D. Baton , F. Amiranoff , R.A. Hardin Preview Abstract
	PP6.00050: Numerical modeling of mutual interaction between multi-color laser beams in plasmas S. Austin Yi , Serguei Kalmykov , Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
	PP6.00051: All-optical control of nonlinear self-focusing of laser beams in plasma beat wave accelerators S. Kalmykov , S. Austin Yi , G. Shvets Preview Abstract
	PP6.00052: Nonlinear transport velocity and evolution of intense short-pulse lasers in underdense plasma Carl Schroeder , Eric Esarey , Wim Leemans , Bradley Shadwick Preview Abstract
	PP6.00053: Performance Analysis of Quantum cascaded Lasers Mohamed S. El-Tokhy , Imbaby I. Mahmoud , M.B. El-Mashade Preview Abstract
	PP6.00054: The computer simulation of laser proton acceleration for hadron therapy Vladimir Lykov , Grigory Baydin Preview Abstract
	PP6.00055: Radiation processes in laser-wakefield accelerators using particle tracking in PIC simulations Joana Martins , Fabio Peano , Samuel Martins , Ricardo Fonseca , Lu\'Is Silva Preview Abstract
	PP6.00056: The Effect of the Self-Magnetic Field on the Current Limit in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator (LWFA) Ling-Chieh Tai , Peng Zhang , Wee-Shing Koh , Lay-Kee Ang , Shih-Hung Chen Preview Abstract
	PP6.00057: Laser Acceleration of Monoenergetic Protons in Moving Double Layer from Thin Foil V.K. Tripathi , C.S. Liu , X. Shao Preview Abstract
	PP6.00058: Optical diagnostics on capillary waveguides for extension of laser wakefield acceleration lengths C. McGuffey , T. Matsuoka , M. Levin , P. Rousseau , V. Chvykov , G. Kalintchenko , V. Yanovsky , A. Zigler , A. Maksimchuk , K. Krushelnick Preview Abstract
	PP6.00059: Electron Heating by Plasma Waves E.G. Evstatiev , B.A. Shadwick Preview Abstract
	PP6.00060: Optical Diagnostics of Laser Plasma Wakefield Experiments using 200 Terawatt Pulses F.J. Dollar , Y. Horowitz , C. McGuffey , C. Huntington , T. Matsuoka , S. Bulanov , V. Chvykov , G. Kalintchenko , P. Rousseau , V. Yanovsky , R.P. Drake , A. Maksimchuk , K. Krushelnick Preview Abstract
	PP6.00061: Measuring the bunch duration of ultra-short, mono-energetic electron beams with coherent transition radiation in the infrared region William Schumaker , Jean-Rapha\"{e}l Marqu\`{e}s , Nicolas Bourgeois , Sandrine Dobosz , Tiberio Ceccotti , Pascal D'Olveira , Fabrice Reau , Arnaud Andre , Philippe Martin Preview Abstract
	PP6.00062: Development of surface plasmon based x-ray detector Yuichi Kunieda , Tetsuya Kawachi , Noboru Hasegawa , Keisuke Nagashima Preview Abstract
	PP6.00063: Modeling Non-LTE Oxygen-like Multiplet Dynamics in Intense Laser-produced Xenon Plasmas K.G. Whitney , Tz. B. Petrova , J. Davis Preview Abstract
	PP6.00064: Quasitransient regimes of backward Raman amplification of intense x-ray pulses Vladimir Malkin , Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00065: Evolution of Molecular Alignment in a Background Plasma Andrew Pearson , Thomas Antonsen Preview Abstract
	PP6.00066: Study of nonlinear Landau damping in backward Raman amplifier Nikolai Yampolsky , Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00067: Neutron production from interactions of high-intensity ultrashort pulse laser with a planar deuterated polyethylene target George Petrov , Jack Davis Preview Abstract
	PP6.00068: Measurement of Conical Second Harmonic Generation in Intense Laser Interaction with Plasma Michael Helle , Dmitri Kaganovich , Daniel Gordon , Antonio Ting Preview Abstract
	PP6.00069: A compact X-ray to Gamma-ray FEL Frederico Fiuza , Luis Silva Preview Abstract
	PP6.00070: Terahertz radiation source from an electrostatic field using a laser-produced ionization front Hirofumi Nishimai , Takeshi Higashiguchi , Noboru Yugami , Patric Muggli Preview Abstract
	PP6.00071: Dynamic Manipulation of Electromagnetic Waves in Magnetized Plasmas: Compression, Frequency Shifting, and Release Yoav Avitzour , Gennady Shveys Preview Abstract
	PP6.00072: Remote Detection of Chemicals Using Femto-Second Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Tariq Ahmido , Antonio Ting , Prabhakar Misra Preview Abstract
	PP6.00073: C-MOD Preview Abstract
	PP6.00074: Progress Using LHCD and ICRF on Advanced Tokamak Discharges in Alcator C-Mod C.E. Kessel , A.E. Hubbard , P.T. Bonoli , R. Parker , Y. Lin , A.E. Schmidt , S. Scott , S. Shiraiwa , A.C.C. Sips , G. Wallace , R. Wilson , S. Wolfe , S. Wukitch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00075: Development of an operational scenario for a current hole plasma using TSC on Alcator C-MOD S. Shiraiwa , P. Bonoli , A. Hubbard , J. Ko , O. Meneghini , R. Parker , G. Wallace , S. Wolfe , S. Wukitch , C. Kessel , S. Scott , R. Wilson , Y. Takase Preview Abstract
	PP6.00076: Progress in Lower Hybrid Current Drive Experiments on Alcator C-Mod. Ronald Parker , Paul Bonoli , Arturo Dominguez , Amanda Hubbard , Jerry Hughes , Alex Ince-Cushman , Jinseok Ko , Orso Meneghini , Miklos Porkolab , John Rice , Andrea Schmidt , Shunichi Shiraiwa , Greg Wallace , John Wright , Randy Wilson , Steve Scott Preview Abstract
	PP6.00077: Interaction of Lower Hybrid Waves with the Scrape Off Layer G.M. Wallace , R.R. Parker , P.T. Bonoli , A.E. Schmidt , D.G. Whyte , S.J. Wukitch , J.R. Wilson Preview Abstract
	PP6.00078: TOPLHA and ALOHA: comparison between Lower Hybrid wave coupling codes Orso Meneghini , J. Hillairet , M. Goniche , R. Bilato , D. Voyer , R. Parker Preview Abstract
	PP6.00079: Proposal for the Study of LH Wave Propagation Using Reflectometry on Alcator C-Mod A. Dominguez , P. Bonoli , E. Marmar , R. Parker , S. Shiraiwa , G. Wallace Preview Abstract
	PP6.00080: Transport Studies in Alcator C-Mod ITB Plasmas C.L. Fiore , P.T. Bonoli , D. Ernst , M.J. Greenwald , A. Ince-Cushman , L. Lin , E.S. Marmar , M. Porkolab , J.E. Rice , S. Wukitch , W. Rowan , I. Bespamyatnov , P. Phillips Preview Abstract
	PP6.00081: Studies of Turbulence and Transport in Alcator C-Mod H-Mode Plasmas with Phase Contrast Imaging and Comparisons with GYRO M. Porkolab , L. Lin , E.M. Edlund , J.C. Rost , C.L. Fiore , M. Greenwald , D. Mikkelsen Preview Abstract
	PP6.00082: Comparison of the Characteristics of Striations Formed During Li Pellet Injection and Turbulent ExB Flows from the Gyro-Kinetic Simulation GYRO Brock Bose , Earl Marmar , David Mikkelsen , Martin Greenwald Preview Abstract
	PP6.00083: Pedestal and confinement properties under shape and magnetic topology variation on Alcator C-Mod J.W. Hughes , B. Lipschultz , D. Whyte , E.S. Marmar , M. Greenwald , A.E. Hubbard , R.M. McDermott Preview Abstract
	PP6.00084: Magnetized ion collection by oblique surfaces including self-consistent drifts: Mach-probes of arbitrary shape I.H. Hutchinson Preview Abstract
	PP6.00085: Parallel and Perpendicular Plasma Flows in Alcator C-Mod Noah Smick , Brian LaBombard , Bruce Lipschultz , John Rice , Kenneth Marr , Rachel McDermott , Alex Ince-Cushman , Alex Graff Preview Abstract
	PP6.00086: Comparison of neoclassical flow theory with CXRS measurements for the H-mode pedestal on Alcator C-Mod Kenneth Marr , Bruce Lipschultz , Rachael McDermott , Peter Catto , Andrei Simakov Preview Abstract
	PP6.00087: Main ion toroidal rotation in the edge of the Alcator C-Mod tokamak A. Graf , D. Whyte , K. Marr , M. May , P. Beiersdorfer Preview Abstract
	PP6.00088: Study of Ion-Temperature and Intrinsic Rotation-Velocity Profiles on the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak K.W. Hill , M. Bitter , S.D. Scott , A. Ince-Cushman , M. Reinke , J.E. Rice , P. Beiersdorfer , M.F. Gu , S.G. Lee Preview Abstract
	PP6.00089: Direct comparison of GEMR edge turbulence simulations with Alcator C-Mod SOL turbulence measurements S. Scott , B. Scott , S. Zwebens , J. Terry , B. Labombard , J. Hughes , D. Stotler Preview Abstract
	PP6.00090: Light Impurity Transport Studies in Alcator C-Mod Igor Bespamyatnov , William Rowan , Kenneth Gentle , Perry Phillips , Catherine Fiore , Robert Granetz Preview Abstract
	PP6.00091: Improved absolute calibration of Thomson scattering diagnostics on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak Y. Ma , J.W. Hughes , A.E. Hubbard Preview Abstract
	PP6.00092: Design and Construction of a Multi-Pulse Laser Blow-Off System for Impurity Transport Studies on Alcator C-Mod Nathan Howard , M. Greenwald , J. Terry , J. Rice Preview Abstract
	PP6.00093: Development of the Alcator C-Mod FIR Polarimeter P. Xu , J.H. Irby , J. Bosco , A. Kanojia , R. Leccacorvi , E.S. Marmar , P. Michael , R. Murray , R. Vieira , S. Wolfe , D.L. Brower , W.X. Ding , D.K. Mansfield Preview Abstract
	PP6.00094: Study and optimization of boronization in Alcator C-Mod Roman Ochoukov , Dennis Whyte , Bruce Lipschultz Preview Abstract
	PP6.00095: Current Saturation Avoidance with Real-Time Control using DPCS M. Ferrara , I. Hutchinson , S. Wolfe , J. Stillerman , T. Fredian Preview Abstract
	PP6.00096: Observation of TAEs destabilized by energetic particles in Alcator C-Mod J. Sears , A. Bader , W. Burke , G. Kramer , R.R. Parker , J.A. Snipes Preview Abstract
	PP6.00097: SOL reflectometer for Alcator C-mod Cornwall Lau , Yijun Lin , Greg Wallace , Steve Wukitch , Greg Hanson , John Wilgen Preview Abstract
	PP6.00098: Overview of ICRF Experiments in Alcator C-Mod S.J. Wukitch , Y. Lin , P.T. Bonoli , A. Hubbard , B. LaBombard , B. Lipschultz , M. Porkolab , J.E. Rice , D. Whyte Preview Abstract
	PP6.00099: Measurements of Mode Converted ICRF Waves with Phase Contrast Imaging in Alcator C-Mod N. Tsujii , M. Porkolab , E.M. Edlund , L. Lin , Y. Lin , J.C. Wright , S.J. Wukitch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00100: Measurements of Fast Ion Distribution in ICRF Heated Plasmas A. Bader , P. Bonoli , R. Granetz , R. Parker , J. Sears , S. Wukitch Preview Abstract
	PP6.00101: INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION AND LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS Preview Abstract
	PP6.00102: Long-Duration Backlighting Experiments on the Omega Laser A.B. Reighard , P.E. Young , M. Schneider , S.G. Glendinning , M. Foord , K. Lu , W.W. Hsing , R. Wallace , C. Sorce , S.A. MacLaren , T. Dittrich Preview Abstract
	PP6.00103: Multi-Variable Sensitivity Studies of the Beryllium NIF Ignition Target Jay Salmonson , Stephen Haan , Daniel Clark , Debra Callahan Preview Abstract
	PP6.00104: NIF ignition target requirements, margins, and uncertainties: Rev3.1 S.W. Haan , J.D. Salmonson , D.S. Clark , D.A. Callahan , B.A. Hammel , L.J. Suter , M.J. Edwards , B.J. MacGowan , M.M. Marinak , D.H. Munro , B.K. Spears , J.D. Lindl Preview Abstract
	PP6.00105: Timing Sensitivity of Ignition Capsules to Hot Electrons Donald Meeker , Laurance Suter , Steve Haan , Harry Robey Preview Abstract
	PP6.00106: Uncertainty Quantification in NIF Ignition Parameter Space Nelson Hoffman , John Edwards , Debra Callahan Preview Abstract
	PP6.00107: Simulations of high-mode Rayleigh-Taylor growth in NIF ignition capsules B.A. Hammel , S.W. Haan , M.J. Edwards , D. Clark , M.M. Marinak , M. Patel , J. Salmonson Preview Abstract
	PP6.00108: Laboratory experiments to study supersonic astrophysical flows interacting with clumpy environments P.A. Rosen , J.M. Foster , B.H. Wilde , R. Coker , B.E. Blue , R.J.R. Williams , F. Hansen , C. Sorce , P. Hartigan , R. Carver , J. Palmer Preview Abstract
	PP6.00109: On the Numerical Modeling of Fluid Instabilities in the Small-Amplitude Limit Steven Zalesak , A.J. Schmitt , A.L. Velikovich Preview Abstract
	PP6.00110: A Numerical Investigation of Shock Propagation through a Clumpy Medium M.R. Douglas , B.H. Wilde , B.E. Blue , A. Frank , J. M. Foster , P.A. Rosen , R. Williams , P. Hartigan Preview Abstract
	PP6.00111: LMJ Target design with the A1040 CH-ignition capsule in a cocktail holraum G. Malinie , C. Boniface Preview Abstract
	PP6.00112: Measurements of x-ray radiation generated during hohlraum window burnthrough David Bradley , Shon Prisbrey , David Braun , Gilbert Collins , Ralph Page , John Edwards , Otto Landen , Russell Wallace Preview Abstract
	PP6.00113: X-ray energy flow and radiography measurements of evolving density perturbations A.S. Moore , P. Graham , M.J. Taylor , J.M. Foster , C. Sorce , A. Reighard , S. Maclaren , P. Young , G. Glendinning , B.E. Blue , C.A. Back , J. Hund Preview Abstract
	PP6.00114: Characterization of Ar and Kr K$\alpha $ self-emission in clustering gas jets Nathan Kugland , Tilo Doeppner , Paul Neumayer , Hyun-Kyung Chung , Carmen Constantin , Andreas Kemp , Siegfried Glenzer , Christoph Niemann Preview Abstract
	PP6.00115: Design of Asymmetrically driven hohlraum experiments on OMEGA Stuart McAlpin , Mark Stevenson , Kelly Vaughan , John Foster , Mark Taylor Preview Abstract
	PP6.00116: Hot electron conversion physics in extremely high intensity laser matter interactions Brian Chrisman , Yasuhiko Sentoku , Andreas Kemp Preview Abstract
	PP6.00117: Critical requirements for ignition and burn of impact fast ignition Masakatsu Murakami , Hideo Nagatomo , Tomoyuki Johzaki , Hiroshi Azechi Preview Abstract
	PP6.00118: Fokker-Planck modeling of fast electron transport including hydrodynamic plasma response R.J. Kingham , C.P. Ridgers , R.G. Evans , S.J. Rose , A.P.L. Robinson Preview Abstract
	PP6.00119: Laser Channeling in mm-Scale Underdense Plasmas for Fast Ignition C. Ren , G. Li , R. Yan , J. Tonge , T.-L. Wang , W.B. Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00120: Vlasov Simulation of Ion Acceleration in the Field of an Intense Laser Incident on an Overdense Plasma Magdi Shoucri , Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort , Bedros Afeyan Preview Abstract
	PP6.00121: Implosion Dynamics of an Advanced Cone-guided Target for Fast Ignition Hideo Nagatomo , Tomoyuki Johzaki , Atsushi Sunahara , Hitoshi Sakagami , Kunioki Mima Preview Abstract
	PP6.00122: PIC simulations of the two-plasmon-decay instabilities for direct-drive ICF R. Yan , A. Maximov , C. Ren , G. Li Preview Abstract
	PP6.00123: Kinetic Simulations of Stimulated Raman Scattering W. Rozmus , P.-E. Masson-Laborde , Z. Peng , D. Pesme , M. Casanova , S. Hueller , M. Albrecht-Marc , V. Yu. Bychenkov , C. Capjack Preview Abstract
	PP6.00124: Assessing the 2$\omega _{pe}$ instability in ignition-scale hohlraums William Kruer , Nathan Meezan , David Strozzi , Edward Williams , Larry Suter , Sean Regan Preview Abstract
	PP6.00125: Diagnosing Phase Space coherent structures by the test particle method Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort , Bedros Afeyan Preview Abstract
	PP6.00126: Parametric Instabilities in Structured Crossing Laser Beams Bedros Afeyan , Mathieu Charbonneau-Lefort , Andrew Schmitt , Robert Lehmberg Preview Abstract
	PP6.00127: PIC simulations of stimulated Brillouin scattering driven by white light Bruno Brandao , Luis Silva , Robert Bingham Preview Abstract
	PP6.00128: pF3d simulations of nonlinear backward stimulated Raman scatter in a multi-speckle environment E.S. Dodd , B. Bezzerides , D.F. DuBois , H.X. Vu Preview Abstract
	PP6.00129: SuperGaussian distribution functions in inhomogenous plasmas Jean-Pierre Matte Preview Abstract
	PP6.00130: Plasma Wave Packets in Density Gradients in 1D and 2D PIC Simulations Jay Fahlen , B. Winjum , T. Grismayer , V. Decyk , F.S. Tsung , J. Tonge , W. Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00131: Simulations of Stimulated Raman Backscatter B.J. Winjum , J.E. Fahlen , F.S. Tsung , W.B. Mori Preview Abstract
	PP6.00132: Two- and Three-Dimensional Kinetic Simulations of Stimulated Raman Scatter in NIF Ignition Conditions B. Langdon , B. Still , D. Hinkel , B. Lasinski , D. Strozzi , E. Williams Preview Abstract
	PP6.00133: Particle-in-Cell Simulations of the 2$\omega_p$/HFHI Instability Frank Tsung , B.B. Afeyan , W.B. Mori Preview Abstract

Session PM7: Miniconference on the Plasma Physics of the Solar Wind: From Parker (1958) to the Present II

Chair: Gary Zank, University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Pegasus

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:00PM - 2:30PM	PM7.00001: The Solar Wind: Then and Now Joseph Hollweg Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:30PM - 3:00PM	PM7.00002: Kinetic Dissipation of Solar Wind Turbulence Gregory Howes , Steve Cowley , William Dorland , Gregory Hammett , Eliot Quataert , Alexander Schekochihin , Tomoya Tatsuno Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:00PM - 3:25PM	PM7.00003: Short-wavelength turbulence in the solar wind: whistlers vs kinetic Alfven waves S. Peter Gary Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:25PM - 3:50PM	PM7.00004: Turbulence in the Solar Corona and Solar Wind and the ``Parallel Energy Cascade'' Benjamin Chandran Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:50PM - 4:15PM	PM7.00005: Kinetic dissipation and anisotropic heating in a turbulent collisionless plasma Michael Shay , Tulasi Parashar , Paul Cassak , Sergio Servidio Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:15PM - 4:40PM	PM7.00006: The Effect of Magnetic Turbulence Energy Spectra on the Heating of the Solar Wind C.S. Ng , A. Bhattacharjee , P.A. Isenberg , D. Munsi , C.W. Smith Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 4:40PM - 5:05PM	PM7.00007: Modeling the Heating of the Solar Wind: Turbulence and Electron Heat Conduction Ben Breech , William Matthaeus , Steven Cranmer , Justin Kasper Preview Abstract