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Session GI1: Energetic Particles and MHD

Chair: William Heidbrink, University of California, Irvine
Room: 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: 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: 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: 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: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:45AM - 12:15PM		GI1.00005: 3D perturbed tokamak equilibria and the importance of plasma response Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session GI2: Space and Astrophysical Plasmas

Chair: Peter Gary, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 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: 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: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:45AM - 11:15AM		GI2.00003: First MHD Results of the Princeton MRI Experiment Invited Speaker: 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: 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: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:15PM - 12:45PM		GI2.00006: Spontaneous generation of self-organized zonal flows in turbulent plasma Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session GO3: Research in Support of ITER

Chair: Charles Greenfield, General Atomics
Room: 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
Room: 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
Room: 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

Room: 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