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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
Room: 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: Preview Abstract

Session PO3: DIII-D I

Chair: Chris Hegna, University of Wisconsin
Room: 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
Room: 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
Room: 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

Room: 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
Room: 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