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Session NI1: Edge and Pedestal Physics in Tokamaks

Chair: Earl Marmar, MIT
Room: Landmark A

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:45AM - 10:15AM		NI1.00001: Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for the Pedestal Height Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:15AM - 10:45AM		NI1.00002: Edge Radial Electric Field Structure on Alcator C-Mod and its Connection to H-Mode Confinement Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:45AM - 11:15AM		NI1.00003: Edge Pedestal Control in Quiescent H-Mode Discharges in DIII-D Using Co Plus Counter Neutral Beam Injection Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:15AM - 11:45AM		NI1.00004: Finite drift orbit effects in a tokamak pedestal Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:45AM - 12:15PM		NI1.00005: Radially compressed full-f ITG turbulence dynamics across the pre-transition L-mode edge pedestal in magnetic separatrix geometry Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:15PM - 12:45PM		NI1.00006: Gyrokinetic turbulence under near-separatrix or non-axisymmetric conditions Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session NI2: Intense Beams, Plasma Filaments, and Nonlinear Waves

Chair: Howard Milchberg, University of Maryland
Room: Landmark B

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:45AM - 10:15AM		NI2.00001: Exponential Frequency Spectrum and Lorentzian Pulses in Magnetized Plasmas Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:15AM - 10:45AM		NI2.00002: Collisionless plasma expansion into vacuum: two new twists on an old problem Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:45AM - 11:15AM		NI2.00003: Coherent control of intense terahertz radiation in laser-produced plasmas Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:15AM - 11:45AM		NI2.00004: Observations of Regular Filamentary Plasma Arrays in High-Pressure Gas Breakdown by 1.5 MW, 110 GHz Gyrotron Pulses Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:45AM - 12:15PM		NI2.00005: Simulations and experiments of intense ion beam current density compression in space and time Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:15PM - 12:45PM		NI2.00006: Trapping and destruction of long range high intensity optical/plasma filaments by molecular quantum wakes in air Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session NO3: Magnetic Confinement II

Chair: Donald Batchelor, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Room: Reunion A

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:45AM - 9:57AM		NO3.00001: Spheromak Simulation in 3+1 Dimensions Using Multiscale Space/Time Spectral Elements Charles Weatherford Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:57AM - 10:09AM		NO3.00002: Plasma Liner Compression of Compact Toroids to Fusion Conditions John Slough, Chris Pihl, George Votroubek Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:09AM - 10:21AM		NO3.00003: Compressional Heating of Dynamically Formed and Merged FRCs in the IPA-C Experiment George Votroubek, John Slough, Chris Pihl Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:21AM - 10:33AM		NO3.00004: Diamagnetic measurements in the STOR-M tokamak Dallas Trembach Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:33AM - 10:45AM		NO3.00005: Real time feedback control of the sawtooth period using ECRH launchers James Paley, Federico Felici, Timothy Goodman, Francesco Piras, Stefano Coda Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		NO3.00006: Coupled Plasma-Wall Modeling with WALL-PSI/EDGE1D A.Yu. Pigarov, S. Krasheninnikov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		NO3.00007: Dust radiation and imaging in tokamak plasmas R.D. Smirnov, J.H. Yu, S.I. Krasheninnikov, A.Yu. Pigarov, M. Rosenberg, D.A. Mendis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		NO3.00008: Fullwave Simulation of Doppler Reflectometry in Turbulent Plasmas Carsten Lechte, Ulrich Stroth, Garrard Conway Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		NO3.00009: Large-orbit $\delta f$ simulation of non-local neoclassical effects in tokamaks R.A. Kolesnikov, W.X. Wang, F.L. Hinton, W.M. Tang, W.W. Lee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		NO3.00010: Transport of Energetic Particles by Microturbulence in Fusion Plasmas Wenlu Zhang, Zhihong Lin, Liu Chen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		NO3.00011: Global Gyrokinetic Simulations of Toroidal Momentum Transport in Tokamak Plasmas Ihor Holod Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		NO3.00012: Turbulence Induced Diffusion in Conjunction with Gyrocenter Shift K.C. Lee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		NO3.00013: Gyrokinetic $\delta\! f$ particle simulation of energetic particles driven modes Jianying Lang, Yang Chen, Scott Parker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM		NO3.00014: Thermonuclear Yield in DIII-D Tokamak Plasma due to the High Harmonics Relativistic Electron Bernstein Modes V. Stefan Preview Abstract

Session NO4: Laser-Plasma Interactions

Chair: David S. Montgomery, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Reunion B

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:45AM - 9:57AM		NO4.00001: Saturation of backward stimulated Raman scattering in kinetic regime: Wavefront bowing and trapped particle self-focusing of electron plasma waves L. Yin, B.J. Albright, K.J. Bowers, W. Daughton, H.A. Rose Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:57AM - 10:09AM		NO4.00002: Single speckle SRS threshold as determined by electron trapping, collisions and speckle duration Harvey Rose, William Daughton, Lin Yin, Bruce Langdon Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:09AM - 10:21AM		NO4.00003: Kinetic Dispersion of the Langmuir Decay Instability and its Relevance for Ignition Plasmas J.P. Palastro, L. Divol, P. Michel, E.A. Williams, D. Strozzi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:21AM - 10:33AM		NO4.00004: Experimental demonstration of optical mitigation techniques for simulated backscatter in ignition relevant plasmas D.H. Froula, L. Divol, T. Doeppner, R. London, R. Berger, P. Michel, S. Dixit, J.S. Ross, P. Neumayer, N. Meezan, L. Suter, S.H. Glenzer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:33AM - 10:45AM		NO4.00005: Design and analysis of high-density laser-plasma interaction experiments Richard London, Dustin Froula, Richard Berger, Laurent Divol, Paul Neumayer, Siegfried Glenzer, Laurence Suter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		NO4.00006: Simulation of Stimulated Raman Scattering from Gas-filled Hohlraums Richard Berger, L. Divol, R.A. London, D.H. Froula, L.J. Suter, P. Michel, S. Dixit, S.H. Glenzer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		NO4.00007: Stimulated backscatter in a speckled laser beam Edward Williams, Laurent Divol Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		NO4.00008: Self-focusing induced reduction of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering for the case of monospeckle laser beams interacting with a plasma Paul-Edouard Masson-Laborde, Stefan Hueller, Denis Pesme, Pascal Loiseau, Christine Labaune, Heidi Bandulet Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		NO4.00009: Three-dimensional steady-state analysis of laser-plasma instabilities in NIF hohlraum designs Pierre Michel, Laurent Divol, Ed Williams, John Palastro, Debbie Callahan, Larry Suter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		NO4.00010: Dependence of simulated laser reflectivity on gain in National Ignition Campaign targets D.E. Hinkel, A.B. Langdon, C.H. Still, D.J. Strozzi, E.A. Williams Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		NO4.00011: Precision Scattered-Laser-Light Spectroscopy in Direct-Drive Implosions D.H. Edgell, W. Seka, J.A. Delettrez, R.S. Craxton, V.N. Goncharov, I.V. Igumenshchev, J.F. Myatt, A.V. Maximov, R.W. Short, T.C. Sangster, R.E. Bahr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		NO4.00012: Different Aspects of the Two-Plasmon-Decay Instability in Direct-Drive ICF W. Seka, D.H. Edgell, J.F. Myatt, A.V. Maximov, R.W. Short, D. Russell, D. DuBois Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		NO4.00013: Two-Plasmon-Decay Hot-Electron Distributions from Bremsstrahlung Measurements J.F. Myatt, D.H. Edgell, W. Seka, A.V. Maximov, R.W. Short Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:21PM - 12:33PM		NO4.00014: Observation of LPI Thresholds for the Nike Laser J.L. Weaver, J. Oh, B. Afeyan, M. Charbonneau-Lefort, L. Phillips, J. Seely, D. Kehne, C. Brown, S. Obenschain, A.J. Schmitt, U. Feldman, G. Holland, R.H. Lehmberg, E. Mclean, C. Manka Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:33PM - 12:45PM		NO4.00015: Laser Plasma Instability (LPI) Driven Light Scattering Measurements with Nike KrF Laser J. Oh, J.L. Weaver, D.M. Kehne, S.P. Obenschain, E.A. McLean, R.H. Lehmberg Preview Abstract

Session NO5: Compression and Burn I

Chair: Richard Petrasso, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: Reunion C

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:45AM - 9:57AM		NO5.00001: Low-Adiabat Polar-Drive Implosion Experiments on OMEGA F.J. Marshall, R.S. Craxton, R. Epstein, V.Yu. Glebov, V.N. Goncharov, J.P. Knauer, P.W. McKenty, D.D. Meyerhofer, P.B. Radha, T.C. Sangster, W. Seka, S. Skupsky, V.A. Smalyuk, J.A. Frenje, C.K. Li, R.D. Petrasso, F.H. S\'eguin Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:57AM - 10:09AM		NO5.00002: Recent Experimental Results from Cryogenic Implosions on OMEGA T.C. Sangster, V.N. Goncharov, P.B. Radha, R. Betti, T.R. Boehly, V.Yu. Glebov, S.X. Hu, R.L. McCrory, P.W. McKenty, D.D. Meyerhofer, W. Seka, V.A. Smalyuk, J.A. Frenje, R.D. Petrasso, D. Shvarts Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:09AM - 10:21AM		NO5.00003: Modeling Observables to Diagnose Areal Density in OMEGA Implosions P.B. Radha, V.N. Goncharov, T.C. Sangster, R. Betti, J.A. Delettrez, S.X. Hu, D.D. Meyerhofer, S. Skupsky, V.A. Smalyuk, C. Stoeckl, J.A. Frenje, C.K. Li, R.D. Petrasso, D. Shvarts Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:21AM - 10:33AM		NO5.00004: Simulation and Optimization of Backlit Images of Cryogenic Implosions on OMEGA R. Epstein, V.A. Smalyuk, W. Theobald, F.J. Marshall, J.A. Delettrez, V.N. Goncharov, S.X. Hu, P.W. McKenty, P.B. Radha Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:33AM - 10:45AM		NO5.00005: Two-Dimensional Investigation of Neutron-Yield Performance in Direct-Drive, Low-Adiabat D$_{2}$ Implosions on OMEGA S.X. Hu, P.B. Radha, J.A. Marozas, R. Betti, T.J.B. Collins, R.S. Craxton, J.A. Delettrez, D.H. Edgell, R. Epstein, V.N. Goncharov, I.V. Igumenshchev, F.J. Marshall, R.L. McCrory, P.W. McKenty, D.D. Meyerhofer, S.P. Regan, T.C. Sangster, S. Skupsky, V.A. Smalyuk, D. Shvarts Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:45AM - 10:57AM		NO5.00006: Experimental Investigation of Thermal-Transport Models in Direct-Drive Targets Using X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy H. Sawada, S.P. Regan, V.N. Goncharov, P.B. Radha, D. Li, S.X. Hu, R. Epstein, D.D. Meyerhofer, V.A. Smalyuk, T.C. Sangster, B. Yaakobi, R.C. Mancini Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:57AM - 11:09AM		NO5.00007: Creating and Mining a Large Database of 2-D NIF Implosion Simulations Brian Spears, C. Cerjan, S. Haan, S. Hatchett, D. Wilson Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:09AM - 11:21AM		NO5.00008: Simulation of NIF Ignition Shock Timing Diagnostics Rick Olson, David Bradley, Peter Celliers, Harry Robey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:21AM - 11:33AM		NO5.00009: Estimate of expected shot-to-shot shock timing variations on NIF and their impact on implosion margin Harry Robey Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:33AM - 11:45AM		NO5.00010: X-ray Thomson scattering for characterization of ICF capsule implosions Siegfried Glenzer, Brian Spears, Paul Neumayer, Andrea Kritcher, Tilo Doeppner, Otto Landen Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:45AM - 11:57AM		NO5.00011: Analysis of directly driven OMEGA experiments to assess the effect of 3He on capsule implosion and yield J.H. Cooley, H.W. Herrmann, J.M. Mack, C.S. Young, J. Langenbrunner, D.C. Wilson, S.C. Evans, T.J. Sedillo, G.A. Kyrala, C.J. Horsefield, D.W. Drew, W.J. Garbett, E.K. Miller, V. Yu Glebov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:57AM - 12:09PM		NO5.00012: The Effect of Helium on Burn in Directly Driven Glass Capsules Douglas C. Wilson, George A. Kyrala, John F. Benage, Frederick J. Wysocki, Johan A. Frenje, Vladimir Yu. Glebov, Samuel Roberts, Warren J. Garbett Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:09PM - 12:21PM		NO5.00013: Spectroscopic diagnosis of OMEGA direct-drive low-adiabat implosions Ricardo Florido, T. Nagayama, R.C. Mancini, R. Tommasini, J. Delettrez, S.P. Regan, V. Smalyuk Preview Abstract

Session NP6: Poster Session V: Dusty and Low Temperature Plasmas; Basic Plasma Physics and Simulation; MST, RFX-MOD, and Reversed Field Pinch; NSTX and Spherical Torus; General Spherical Torus

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

		NP6.00001: DUSTY AND LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA Preview Abstract
		NP6.00002: Conducting Particles in a Complex Plasma Jorge Carmona, Ke Qiao, Victor Zhang, Jay Murphee, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		NP6.00003: Dipole-dipole interactions of charged magnetic grains Erik Remkus, Jonathan Perry, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		NP6.00004: Diffraction of Dust Acoustic Waves Su-Hyun Kim, Jonathon R. Heinrich, Robert L. Merlino Preview Abstract
		NP6.00005: Dust Acoustic Wave Excitation in a Plasma with Warm Dust M. Rosenberg, E. Thomas, Jr., L. Marcus, R. Fisher, J.D. Williams, R.L. Merlino Preview Abstract
		NP6.00006: Using ion flows parallel and perpendicular to gravity to modify dust acoustic waves E. Thomas, R. Fisher Preview Abstract
		NP6.00007: Probability of metastable states in Yukawa clusters Patrick Ludwig, Hanno Kaehlert, Henning Baumgartner, Michael Bonitz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00008: Dust Particle Contamination Detection Mechanisms James Creel, Jorge Carmona Reyes, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		NP6.00009: Magnetic field structure generation in collisional dusty plasmas Padma Kant Shukla, Fernando Haas Preview Abstract
		NP6.00010: Laboratory plasma with nanoparticles Scott Robertson, G. Bano, W. Handley, X. Wang Preview Abstract
		NP6.00011: One-to-two dimensional transition in small Debye clusters T.E. Sheridan, K.D. Wells Preview Abstract
		NP6.00012: Observation of Dust Particle Gyromotion in a Magnetized Dusty Plasma C.S. Compton, W.E. Amatucci, G. Gatling, E. Tejero Preview Abstract
		NP6.00013: Frequency threshold for ion beam formation in expanding RF plasma Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Zane Harvey, Ioana Biloiu, Alex Hansen, Robert Hardin, William Przybysz, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		NP6.00014: Evaporation studies of lithiated ATJ graphite Kenzo Ibano, Vijay Surla, David Ruzic Preview Abstract
		NP6.00015: Ambipolar Potential of a Collisionless Scrape-off-Layer Erik Granstedt, Leonid Zakharov Preview Abstract
		NP6.00016: The role of presheaths in establishing anisotropy at the sheath edge Noah Hershkowitz, Dongsoo Lee, Greg Severn Preview Abstract
		NP6.00017: Characteristics of High-Density Helicon Plasma with Large Diameter Excited by a Flat Spiral Antenna Shunjiro Shinohara, Kenji Tanaka, Taisei Motomura, Katsuhiko Murakami Preview Abstract
		NP6.00018: Characteristics of Helicon-Plasma Produced Using a Segmented Multi-Loop Antenna II Takao Tanikawa, Shunjiro Shinohara Preview Abstract
		NP6.00019: Wave Characteristics of Large-Diameter, High-Density Helicon Plasma with Short Axial Length Taisei Motomura, Kenji Tanaka, Katsuhiko Murakami, Shunjiro Shinohara, Takao Tanikawa, Shamrai Konstantin Preview Abstract
		NP6.00020: Dust Devil Dynamics W. Horton, H. Miura Preview Abstract
		NP6.00021: BASIC PLASMA PHYSICS AND SIMULATION Preview Abstract
		NP6.00022: Active Magnetic Experiment: a magnetic bubble in the ionospheric stream Alessandro Biancalani, Francesco Ceccherini, Francesco Pegoraro Preview Abstract
		NP6.00023: Magnetic Detachment and Plume Control in Escaping Magnetized Plasma Paul Schmit, Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
		NP6.00024: Measuring 3D Plasma Velocity in the TS-4 Compact Toroid Setthivoine You, Alexander Balandin, Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
		NP6.00025: Transport of parallel momentum by drift-Alfven turbulence Chris McDevitt, Pat Diamond Preview Abstract
		NP6.00026: Interactions Between Magnetic Flux Ropes in a Laboratory Plasma Eric Lawrence, Walter Gekelman, Stephen Vincena Preview Abstract
		NP6.00027: LES-MHD Models for Turbulence George Vahala, Tao Wang, Min Soe, Linda Vahala Preview Abstract
		NP6.00028: Linear stability of resistive interchange modes in a cylindrical Reversed-field pinch plasma Mio Suzuki, Fatima Ebrahimi, Dalton Schnack Preview Abstract
		NP6.00029: Ideal Kink Modes In a Line-Tied Screw Pinch With Finite Plasma Pressure* V.V. Mirnov, V.A. Svidzinski, H. Li Preview Abstract
		NP6.00030: Why the resistive magnetohydrodynamic equations do not form a closed system Robert Johnson Preview Abstract
		NP6.00031: Dynamics of conical wire array implosions on a central plasma David Martinez, Radu Presura, Sandra Wright, Chris Plechaty, Stephan Neff Preview Abstract
		NP6.00032: Grid generation and adaptation via Monge-Kantorovich optimization in 2D and 3D Gian Luca Delzanno, Luis Chacon, John M. Finn Preview Abstract
		NP6.00033: Fully implicit adaptive mesh refinement solver for 2D MHD B. Philip, L. Chacon, M. Pernice Preview Abstract
		NP6.00034: Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Calculations of the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability David Fyfe, Gopal Patnail, Doug Schwer, C. Richard DeVore, Kevin Olson Preview Abstract
		NP6.00035: Kinetic Plasma Simulation Using a Quadrature-based Moment Method David J. Larson Preview Abstract
		NP6.00036: Fluid-kinetic Simulation via Pseudo-Particle Method : 1D Nonlinear Simulation of the Weibel instability Shuhei Numazawa, Zensho Yoshida Preview Abstract
		NP6.00037: A Symplectic Energy and Momentum Conserving Spectral Particle Method David Fillmore, Peter Messmer Preview Abstract
		NP6.00038: Statistical treatment of relativistic binary collisions in particle codes Fabio Peano, Michael Marti, Luis Silva, Gianni Coppa Preview Abstract
		NP6.00039: Calculation of the Nanbu-Trubnikov Kernel: Implications for Numerical Modeling of Coulomb Collisions* Chiaming Wang, Andris Dimits, Russel Caflisch, Bruce Cohen, Yanghong Huang Preview Abstract
		NP6.00040: Accelerated Monte Carlo Methods for Coulomb Collisions Russel Caflisch, Richard Wang, Yanghong Huang, Bruce Cohen, Andris Dimits Preview Abstract
		NP6.00041: Efficient hybrid algorithms for collisional plasma simulation Y. Huang, A.M. Dimits, R.E. Caflisch, B.I. Cohen, C.M. Wang Preview Abstract
		NP6.00042: Test problems for dense kinetic plasmas John Luginsland, Andrew Christlieb Preview Abstract
		NP6.00043: Gyrokinetic Vlasov-Poisson simulation in slab geometry using the conservative IDO scheme Kenji Imadera, Yasuaki Kishimoto, Jiquan Li, Daisuke Saito, Takayuki Utsumi Preview Abstract
		NP6.00044: MST, RFX-MOD AND REVERSED FIELD PINCH Preview Abstract
		NP6.00045: Overview of MST Results and Plans J.S. Sarff Preview Abstract
		NP6.00046: High confinement high temperature plasmas in MST B.E. Chapman, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, K.J. Caspary, D.J. Clayton, D.J. Den Hartog, D.A. Ennis, G. Fiksel, S. Gangadhara, J.A. Goetz, R. O'Connell, R.M. Magee, S.C. Prager, J.A. Reusch, J.S. Sarff, H.D. Stephens, F. Bonomo, P. Franz, D.L. Brower, B. Deng, W.X. Ding, T. Yates, D. Craig Preview Abstract
		NP6.00047: Pellet-fueled, high-$\beta $, improved confinement RFP plasmas K.J. Caspary, M.D. Wyman, B.E. Chapman, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, D.J. Den Hartog, F. Ebrahimi, D.A. Ennis, G. Fiksel, S. Gangadhara, J.A. Goetz, S.T. Limbach, R. O'Connell, S.P. Oliva, S.C. Prager, J.A. Reusch, J.S. Sarff, H.D. Stephens, F. Bonomo, P. Franz, D.L. Brower, B.H. Deng, W.X. Ding, T. Yates, S.K. Combs, C.R. Foust, D. Craig Preview Abstract
		NP6.00048: Measurement of $Z_{eff}$ and Radial Diffusion via X-ray Spectroscopy in MST D.J. Clayton, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, D.R. Burke, B.E. Chapman, R. O'Connell, R.W. Harvey Preview Abstract
		NP6.00049: Measuring power loss due to radiation and charge exchange in MST Jeff Waksman, Brett Chapman, Gennady Fiksel, Paul Nonn Preview Abstract
		NP6.00050: Multicolor SXR Tomography on MST M.B. McGarry, J.A. Goetz, D.J. Den Hartog, B.E. Chapman, P. Franz, F. Bonomo, L. Marrelli Preview Abstract
		NP6.00051: A toroidal CHERS diagnostic for MST R.M. Magee, D.J. Den Hartog, G. Fiksel, D. Craig, D.A. Ennis, S. Gangadhara Preview Abstract
		NP6.00052: Probe Measurements of Particle and Momentum Transport in the edge of MST M.C. Miller, A.F. Almagri, D. Craig, D.A. Ennis, G. Fiksel, S. Gangadhara, A. Kuritsyn, S.C. Prager, D. Stone, T.D. Tharp Preview Abstract
		NP6.00053: Core Measurement of Magnetic Fluctuation-Induced Particle Flux in the MST Reversed Field Pinch W.X. Ding, D.L. Brower, G. Fiksel, D.J. Den Hartog, S.C. Prager, J.S. Sarff, T. Yates Preview Abstract
		NP6.00054: Density Profile and Fluctuations in Quasi-Single-Helicity MST Plasmas W.F. Bergerson, D.L. Brower, B. Chapman, W.X. Ding, J.S. Sarff, S.C. Prager Preview Abstract
		NP6.00055: Interferometric Measurement of Density and Magnetic Fluctuations in MST Travis Yates, Weixing Ding, Troy Carter, David Brower Preview Abstract
		NP6.00056: Electron temperature fluctuations from tearing modes in MST Hillary Stephens, Daniel Den Hartog, Chris Hegna, Rob O'Connell, Joshua Reusch Preview Abstract
		NP6.00057: Direct Comparison of Simulated Sawtooth Evolution to the Madison Symmetric Torus RFP J.A. Reusch, J.K. Anderson, D.J. Den Hartog, F. Ebrahimi, C.B. Forest, R. O'Connell, D.D. Schnack, H.D. Stephens Preview Abstract
		NP6.00058: A Pulse-Burst Laser System for Thomson Scattering D.J. Den Hartog, M.T. Borchardt, Y.M. Yang, J.R. Ambuel, D.J. Holly, H.E. Mattison, P.E. Robl Preview Abstract
		NP6.00059: Energetics of ion heating during magnetic reconnections in Reversed Field Pinch Gennady Fiksel, A.F. Almagri, S.C. Prager, J.S. Sarff, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		NP6.00060: Experimental Study of High Frequency Magnetic Fluctuations in MST Y. Ren, A. Almagri, S.C. Prager, G. Fiksel, J.S. Sarff Preview Abstract
		NP6.00061: Measurements of Linear and Nonlinear Hall Reconnection T.D. Tharp, A.F. Almagri, A.V. Kuritsyn, V.V. Mirnov, S.C. Prager, J.S. Sarff, D. Craig, M.C. Miller Preview Abstract
		NP6.00062: Measurements with a Heavy Ion Beam Probe during Improved Confinement in MST D.R. Demers, X. Chen, P.M. Schoch, P. Fimognari Preview Abstract
		NP6.00063: Localized SXR Emission During Electron Bernstein Wave Injection in MST Jay Anderson, Cary Forest, Andrew Seltzman Preview Abstract
		NP6.00064: HXR Observations with Lower Hybrid Current Drive on MST M.C. Kaufman, J.A. Goetz, D.R. Burke, C.B. Forest, S.C. Prager Preview Abstract
		NP6.00065: X-ray diagnosis of Lower Hybrid experiments on the MST D.R. Burke, A.F. Almagri, D.J. Clayton, C.B. Forest, J.A. Goetz, M.C. Kaufman, K. Makwana, R. O'Connell, S.C. Prager Preview Abstract
		NP6.00066: Oscillating Field Current Drive Experiments on MST K.J. McCollam, F. Ebrahimi, J.S. Sarff, D.R. Stone, D.J. Den Hartog, G. Fiksel, R. O'Connell, S.C. Prager, D.L. Brower, B.H. Deng, W.X. Ding, D. Craig Preview Abstract
		NP6.00067: Fluctuation-Induced Helicity Transport in Oscillating Field Current Drive Tests on MST D.R. Stone, A. Almagri, G. Fiksel, K.J. McCollam, M.C. Miller, J.S. Sarff Preview Abstract
		NP6.00068: Programmable Power Supply for MST's Toroidal Field D.J. Holly, J.R. Adney, A.E. Anders, M.T. Borchardt, B.E. Chapman, J.C. Morin, J.S. Sarff, A.A. Squitieri Preview Abstract
		NP6.00069: Linear Ion Temperature Gradient Driven Drift Modes in a Reversed Field Pinch Plasma Varun Tangri, Paul Terry, R.E. Waltz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00070: Kinetic effects in RFP plasma Vladimir Svidzinski, Hui Li, Brian Albright Preview Abstract
		NP6.00071: Numerical Studies of Nonlinear Two Fluid Tearing Modes in Cylindrical RFPs J.R. King, C.R. Sovinec, V.V. Mirnov Preview Abstract
		NP6.00072: Overview of the recent results of RFX-mod M. Spolaore Preview Abstract
		NP6.00073: Current density filaments measured by electrostatic, magnetic and optical diagnostics in RFX-mod N. Vianello, M. Spolaore, M. Agostini, V. Antoni, R. Cavazzana, E. Martines, G. Serianni, P. Scarin, E. Spada, M. Zuin Preview Abstract
		NP6.00074: Helical states with ordered magnetic topology in the Reversed Field Pinch D. Bonfiglio, S. Cappello, M. Gobbin, G. Spizzo Preview Abstract
		NP6.00075: Density limit in the Reversed Field Pinch M.E. Puiatti, M. Agostini, S. Cappello, P. Innocente, R. Lorenzini, R. Paccagnella, I. Predebon, P. Scarin, G. Spizzo, D. Terranova, M. Valisa Preview Abstract
		NP6.00076: Measurements of characteristic pressure profile lengths and comparison to turbulence scale lengths in RFX-mod edge Paolo Scarin, Matteo Agostini, Roberto Cavazzana, Fabio Sattin, Gianluigi Serianni, Monica Spolaore, Nicola Vianello Preview Abstract
		NP6.00077: First experiments of impurity LBO injection in RFX-mod Alessandro Fassina, Alberto Alfier, Federica Bonomo, Lorella Carraro, Gianluca Spizzo, Maria Ester Puiatti, Roberto Pasqualotto, Marco Valisa Preview Abstract
		NP6.00078: An MHD-integrated model for impurity and core transport studies in RFP plasmas I. Predebon, R. Paccagnella, M.E. Puiatti, M. Valisa Preview Abstract
		NP6.00079: Nonlocal L\'{e}vy flight transport in the RFX G. Spizzo, R.B. White, S. Cappello, L. Marrelli Preview Abstract
		NP6.00080: NSTX AND SPHERICAL TORUS Preview Abstract
		NP6.00081: NSTX Facility/Research Status and Plans Masayuki Ono Preview Abstract
		NP6.00082: Plasma performance improvements from optimized error field correction in NSTX J.E. Menard, S.P. Gerhardt, D.A. Gates, S.A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00083: Nonlinear Simulation of Plasma Response to the NSTX Error Field J.A. Breslau, J.K. Park, A.H. Boozer, W. Park Preview Abstract
		NP6.00084: NSTX Experiments with Lithium Plasma-Facing Components -- Recent Results and Future Plans H.W. Kugel, D. Mansfield, M.G. Bell, R. Bell, D. Gates, S. Gerhardt, R. Kaita, J. Kallman, S. Kaye, B. LeBlanc, R. Majeski, D. Mueller, S. Paul, A.L. Roquemore, P.W. Ross, H. Schneider, C.H. Skinner, J. Timberlake, S. Sabbagh, V. Soukhanovskii, W.R. Wampler, R. Maingi, J. Wilgen, J.P. Allain, R. Raman Preview Abstract
		NP6.00085: Improved NSTX Plasma Performance with Lithium Aerosol Injection Dennis Mansfield, Lane Roquemore, Henry Kugel, Rajesh Maingi Preview Abstract
		NP6.00086: On some Challenges of Thomson Scattering Measurement in NSTX Benoit LeBlanc Preview Abstract
		NP6.00087: Effects of lithium on chemical sputtering, physical sputtering, and deuterium pumping on graphitic substrates Chase Taylor, Jean-Paul Allain, Bryan Heim, Henry Kugel, Robert Kaita, Charles Skinner, Richard Majeski Preview Abstract
		NP6.00088: Momentum Transport in Electron-Dominated Spherical Torus Plasmas Stanley Kaye, Wayne Solomon, Ron Bell, Benoit LeBlanc, Fred Levinton, Jon Menard, Greg Rewoldt, Steve Sabbagh, Weixing Wang, Howard Yuh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00089: NSTX transport study via density fluctuation measurement of FIReTIP system M. Johnson, K.C. Lee, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., H. Park, S.A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00090: Changes in edge turbulence characteristics across the L-H transition in NSTX S. Kubota, W.A. Peebles, N.A. Crocker, R. Maingi, C.E. Bush, R.J. Maqueda, S.J. Zweben, R.E. Bell, B.P. LeBlanc, T.S. Hahm, G.J. Kramer Preview Abstract
		NP6.00091: Spontaneous Intrinsic Rotation and Changes in Turbulence in Ohmic H-modes on NSTX C.E. Bush, R.E. Bell, S. Kubota, J.-W. Ahn, R.J. Maqueda, S.J. Zweben, B.P. LeBlanc, K.C. Lee, E. Mazzucato, J.B. Wilgen, E.D. Fredrickson, R. Raman, L. Delgado-Aparicio, D. Stutman, K. Tritz, S.M. Kaye Preview Abstract
		NP6.00092: Ion Power Balance in NSTX P.W. Ross, R.E. Bell, D.A. Gates, S. Gerhardt, S.M. Kaye, B.P. LeBlanc, S.S. Medley, R.B. White, M. Podesta Preview Abstract
		NP6.00093: Simulations of ETG-driven turbulent transport in NSTX D.R. Mikkelsen, S.M. Kaye, J. Candy, R.E. Waltz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00094: Gyrokinetic Turbulence Simulation Challenges in the NSTX Spherical Torus J.L. Peterson, G.W. Hammett, D. Mikkelsen, S. Kaye, J. Candy, R.E. Waltz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00095: Ion loss during TAE avalanches in NSTX E.D. Fredrickson, D. Darrow, G. Kramer, N.N. Gorelenkov, S.S. Medley, B. LeBlanc, R.E. Bell, W.W. Heidbrink, D. Liu, M. Podesta, N.A. Crocker, S. Kubota, F.M. Levinton, H. Yuh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00096: Alfv\'{e}n Cascade modes in NSTX:~fast-ion transport and MHD spectroscopy N.A. Crocker, E.D. Fredrickson, N.N. Gorelenkov, W.W. Heidbrink, G.J. Kramer, R.E. Bell, D. Darrow, J. Hosea, S. Kubota, B.P. LeBlanc, K.C. Lee, F.M. Levinton, J.E. Menard, M. Podesta, G. Taylor, H. Yuh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00097: Neutral Beam Ion Loss Accompanying Bursting MHD in NSTX Plasmas Douglass Darrow, Eric Fredrickson, Neal Crocker, Nikolai Gorelenkov, Lane Roquemore, Kouji Shinohara Preview Abstract
		NP6.00098: Correlations of Neutral Particle Analyzer Diagnostics with Instability Bursts D. Liu, W.W. Heidbrink, M. Podest\`a, E.D. Fredrickson, S.S. Medley, R.B. White Preview Abstract
		NP6.00099: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		NP6.00100: Overview of Neoclassical Tearing Mode Studies in NSTX Stefan Gerhardt, R.J. La Haye, E.J. Strait, R.J. Buttery, D. Brennan, E. Fredrickson, D. Gates, M. Maraschek, J.E. Menard, S.A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00101: Investigation of the Complex Relationship Between Plasma Rotation and Resistive Wall Mode Stabilization in NSTX J.W. Berkery, S.A. Sabbagh, H. Reimerdes, R. Betti, B. Hu, J. Manickam Preview Abstract
		NP6.00102: Multi-energy SXR characterization of actively stabilized resistive wall modes in NSTX Luis F. Delgado-Aparicio, Kevin Trittz, Dan Stutman, Michael Finkenthal, Jeffrey Levesque, Steve Sabbagh, Ronald Bell, Benoit LeBlanc, Stephen Paul Preview Abstract
		NP6.00103: Results and Advances in VALEN Resistive Wall Mode Modeling James Bialek, Long Poe Ku, Allen Boozer, Steven Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00104: Progress on High Harmonic Fast Wave Heating and Current Drive on NSTX P.M. Ryan, L.A. Berry, E.F. Jaeger, J.B. Wilgen, R.E. Bell, J.C. Hosea, B.P. LeBlanc, C.K. Phillips, G. Taylor, E.J. Valeo, J.R. Wilson, H. Yuh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00105: Edge Plasma Properties for HHFW Heating on NSTX J. Hosea, R.E. Bell, B.P. LeBlanc, C.K. Phillips, G. Taylor, J.R. Wilson, E.F. Jaeger, P.M. Ryan, J. Wilgen Preview Abstract
		NP6.00106: Numerical Modeling of HHFW Heating and Current Drive on NSTX C.K. Phillips, R.E. Bell, J.C. Hosea, B.P. LeBlanc, G. Taylor, E.J. Valeo, J.R. Wilson, L.A. Berry, E.F. Jaeger, P.M. Ryan, J.B. Wilgen, P.T. Bonoli, J.C. Wright, R.W. Harvey, H.Y. Yuh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00107: Comparison of a New Self-Adjoint Calculation of NSTX High Harmonic Current Drive with CQL3D R.W. Harvey, A.P. Smirnov, C.K. Phillips, G. Taylor, J.C. Hosea, D. McCune, B. LeBlanc Preview Abstract
		NP6.00108: Profiles of Fast Ions Accelerated by High-Harmonic Fast-Wave Heating in NSTX E. Ruskov, D. Liu, W. Heidbrink, M. Podesta, R. Bell, E. Fredrickson, J. Hosea, S. Medley, R. Harvey Preview Abstract
		NP6.00109: Investigation of EBW Coupling and Propagation in H-Mode Plasmas in NSTX S.J. Diem, G. Taylor, P.C. Efthimion, H. Kugel, B.P. LeBlanc, C.K. Phillips, J.B. Caughman, J.B. Wilgen, J. Preinhaelter, J. Urban, S.A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00110: Ramp-up of CHI initiated plasmas on NSTX D. Mueller, R. Raman, M.G. Bell, T.R. Jarboe, A.L. Roquemore, B.A. Nelson Preview Abstract
		NP6.00111: GENERAL SPHERICAL TORUS Preview Abstract
		NP6.00112: Edge and Scrape-off Layer Diagnostics for the NSTX Liquid Lithium Divertor J. Kallman, R. Kaita, H. Kugel, R. Ellis, S. Gerhardt, M.A. Jaworski, A.L. Roquemore, S. Zweben Preview Abstract
		NP6.00113: Dependence of SOL widths on plasma parameters in NSTX Joon-Wook Ahn, Rajesh Maingi, Jose Boedo, Vlad Soukhanovskii, Ben LeBlanc, Robert Kaita Preview Abstract
		NP6.00114: Separatrix location in NSTX Frederick Kelly, Rajesh Maingi, Ricky Maqueda, Jon Menard, Ben LeBlanc, Ron Bell, Stephen Paul Preview Abstract
		NP6.00115: Reduced-model (SOLT) validation from comparisons with GPI data on NSTX D.A. Russell, D.A. D'Ippolito, J.R. Myra, R. Maqueda, T.L. Munsat, D.P. Stotler, S.J. Zweben Preview Abstract
		NP6.00116: Velocity Field Analysis of Edge Turbulence Images from NSTX B.T. Brown, T. Munsat, R. Maqueda, S.J. Zweben Preview Abstract
		NP6.00117: Maximum Controllable Displacement: Experimental Results from NSTX, and Comparison with Theoretical Results and Other Tokamaks Egemen Kolemen, David Gates Preview Abstract
		NP6.00118: Model-based Robust Shape Control Design for the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) Majed Alsarheed, Eugenio Schuster, Jim Leuer, Michael Walker, David Humphreys, David Gates Preview Abstract
		NP6.00119: Measurement of poloidal velocity on NSTX R.E. Bell, R. Feder Preview Abstract
		NP6.00120: Investigation of microtearing instability in NSTX with X-ray diagnostics K.L. Wong, K. Tritz, D.R. Smith, K. Hill, S. Kaye, A.L. Roquemore Preview Abstract
		NP6.00121: NSTX high-speed color camera as a low-resolution survey spectrometer A.L. Roquemore, R.E. Bell, R. Kaita, D. Mueller, W. Davis, R.J. Maqueda, C. Bush Preview Abstract
		NP6.00122: The Motional Stark Effect (MSE) Diagnostic on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) Fred Levinton, Howard Yuh Preview Abstract
		NP6.00123: Development of a 2-D Ion Velocity Diagnostic on NSTX Using the SWIFT Camera S. Paul, R. Bell, A. Lane Roquemore, N. Nishino Preview Abstract
		NP6.00124: LoWEUS, the Long Wavelength Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer, on the NSTX tokamak Jaan Lepson, Peter Beiersdorfer, Manfred Bitter, Layne Roquemore, Gretchen Zimmer Preview Abstract
		NP6.00125: High Bandwidth FIReTIP Operation on NSTX W-C. Tsai, C.W. Domier, K.C. Lee, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., H.K. Park Preview Abstract
		NP6.00126: Preliminary report of the U.S. Spherical Torus Coordinating Committee on proposed ST Strategic Plan Y.K. Martin Peng, William Dorland, Donald Hillis, Rob LaHaye, Fred Levinton, Richard Majeski, Jon Menard, Steve Sabbagh, Aaron Sontag Preview Abstract
		NP6.00127: Initial operation and performance projections for the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment (LTX) R. Majeski, L. Berzak, T. Gray, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, D.P. Lundberg, J. Manickam, K. Snieckus, D. Stotler, T. Strickler, J. Timberlake, J. Yoo, L. Zakharov, C.L. Ellison, G.V. Pereverzev, V. Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
		NP6.00128: Construction of the Lithium Tokamak Experiment (LTX) Thomas Kozub, Richard Majeski, Robert Kaita, Laura Berzak, Daniel Lundberg, Trevor Strickler, Robert Woolley, Leonid Zakharov Preview Abstract
		NP6.00129: Thomson Scattering Measurements of Electron Temperature and Density on the Lithium Tokamak Experiment (LTX) T. Strickler, R. Majeski, R. Kaita, B. LeBlanc Preview Abstract
		NP6.00130: Initial Magnetics Data from the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment L. Berzak, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, D.P. Lundberg, R. Majeski, T. Strickler, K. Snieckus, L. Zakharov, C.L. Ellison Preview Abstract
		NP6.00131: Electron Density Diagnostics on the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment (LTX) D.P. Lundberg, L. Berzak, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, R. Majeski, K. Snieckus, T. Strickler, C.L. Ellison Preview Abstract
		NP6.00132: Three Potential LiWall regimes in the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment (LTX) Jongsoo Yoo, Leonid Zakharov Preview Abstract
		NP6.00133: MHD stability limits in LTX Janardhan Manickam, Richard Majeski, Robert Kaita, Jongsoo Yoo, Leonid Zakharov Preview Abstract
		NP6.00134: Overview of the Pegasus toroidal experiment A.C. Sontag, D.J. Battaglia, M.W. Bongard, J.A. Cole, C.C. Hegna, E.T. Hinson, B.A. Kujak-Ford, B.T. Lewicki, A.J. Redd, A.P. Robinson, A.R. Wiersma, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00135: Non-solenoidal startup in Pegasus discharges A.J. Redd, D.J. Battaglia, M.W. Bongard, E.T. Hinson, B.A. Kujak-Ford, B.T. Lewicki, A.C. Sontag, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00136: Characterization of edge instabilities in the Pegasus toroidal experiment M.W. Bongard, D.J. Battaglia, J.A. Cole, C.C. Hegna, E.T. Hinson, A.J. Redd, A.C. Sontag, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00137: Edge density and temperature measurements on the Pegasus toroidal experiment using Langmuir probe arrays E.T. Hinson, D.J. Battaglia, M.W. Bongard, A.J. Redd, A.C. Sontag, G.W. Winz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00138: Pegasus power system facility upgrades B.T. Lewicki, B.A. Kujak-Ford, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		NP6.00139: Computational study of a non-ohmic flux compression startup method for spherical tokamaks J.B. O'Bryan, C.R. Sovinec, D.J. Battaglia, T.M. Bird Preview Abstract
		NP6.00140: The Dynamics of Flux Amplification of Coaxial Helicity Injection on the HIT-II Spherical Torus R.J. Smith, T.R. Jarboe, B.A. Nelson Preview Abstract
		NP6.00141: Recent Progress in TS-4 and UTST ST Merging Experiments Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract

Session NM7: Miniconference on the Plasma Physics of the Solar Wind: From Parker (1958) to the Present I

Chair: William Matthaeus, University of Delaware
Room: Pegasus

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:45AM - 10:15AM		NM7.00001: The Last Half Century of Solar Wind Plasma Eugene Parker Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:15AM - 10:45AM		NM7.00002: Observed Properties of the Solar Wind Marcia Neugebauer Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:45AM - 11:15AM		NM7.00003: Stationary spherically symmetric supersonic winds and accretion: from Parker to Bondi and back Marco Velli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:15AM - 11:45AM		NM7.00004: Velocity Filtration (VF), Coronae and Winds Jack Scudder Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 11:45AM - 12:15PM		NM7.00005: Stringent Tests of Instabilities and Heating: Microphysics of the Solar Wind in the Modern Era Justin Kasper Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:15PM - 12:40PM		NM7.00006: Fluctuations associated with anisotropy instabilities and dissipation in the solar wind Stuart Bale Preview Abstract