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Session GI2: Micro and Low-temperature Plasmas

Chair: Martin Lampe, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Centennial I

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GI2.00001: Microplasma assembly for novel electromagnetic media Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GI2.00002: Kinetic effects in low-pressure discharges with secondary electron emission Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:30AM - 11:00AM		GI2.00003: Kinetic Theory of Instability-Enhanced Collisional Effects Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:00AM - 11:30AM		GI2.00004: Cold microplasmas at one atmosphere: Simulation and characterization Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:30AM - 12:00PM		GI2.00005: Tailored Positron Beams from Trapped Single-component Plasmas Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:00PM - 12:30PM		GI2.00006: Exploring Plasma Mechanisms of Carbon Nanostructures Synthesis in Arc Discharge Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session GI3: Islands, Kinks and Sawteeth

Chair: Jill Foley, Nova Photonics, Inc
Room: Centennial II

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GI3.00001: A New View of Internal Kink Modes and Their Relation to the Sawtooth Instability Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GI3.00002: Theoretical and JET experimental evidence of a new sawtooth control mechanism by off-axis toroidally propagating ICRF waves Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:30AM - 11:00AM		GI3.00003: Islands in the Stream: The Effect of Plasma Flow on Tearing Stability Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:00AM - 11:30AM		GI3.00004: Electron thermal transport within magnetic islands in the RFP Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:30AM - 12:00PM		GI3.00005: The Role of Kinetic Effects, Including Plasma Rotation and Energetic Particles, in Resistive Wall Mode Stability Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:00PM - 12:30PM		GI3.00006: Kinetic Analysis of Resistive Wall Modes in ITER Advanced Tokamak Scenario Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract

Session GO4: C MOD Tokamak

Chair: Steve Allen, LLNL/General Atomics
Room: Regency VI

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO4.00001: Overview of Recent Research on the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Amanda Hubbard Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO4.00002: Studies of enhanced energy confinement discharges with L-mode-like edge particle transport in Alcator C-Mod E. Marmar, B. Lipschultz, A. Dominguez, M. Greenwald, N. Howard, A. Hubbard, J. Hughes, B. LaBombard, R. McDermott, M. Reinke, D. Whyte, C. Kessel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO4.00003: Analysis of Rotation and Transport Data in C-Mod ITB Plasmas C.L. Fiore, J.E. Rice, M.L. Reinke, Y. Podpaly, I.O. Bespamyatnov, W.L. Rowan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO4.00004: Studies of Filament Formation during Lithium Pellet Injection in Alcator C-Mod B. Bose, E. Marmar, D.R. Mikkelsen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO4.00005: Measurement of the adiabatic index through the temperature scaling of reversed shear Alfv{\'e}n eigenmodes E.M. Edlund, M. Porkolab, Y. Lin, N. Tsujii, S.J. Wukitch, L. Lin, G.J. Kramer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO4.00006: ICRF Mode Conversion Flow Drive on Alcator C-Mod Y. Lin, J.E. Rice, S.J. Wukitch, M.J. Greenwald, A.E. Hubbard, A. Ince-cushman, L. Lin, E.S. Marmar, M. Porkolab, M.L. Reinke, N. Tsujii, J.C. Wright Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO4.00007: Evaluation of ICRF heated discharges with boron coated molybdenum tiles S.J. Wukitch, B. LaBombard, Y. Lin, B. Lipschultz, E. Marmar, R. Ochoukov, M.L. Reinke, D.G. Whyte Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO4.00008: Observations of Lower Hybrid Wave Interactions in the Scrape-Off-Layer of a Diverted Tokamak G.M. Wallace, R.R. Parker, P.T. Bonoli, O. Meneghini, A.E. Schmidt, S. Shiraiwa, D.G. Whyte, J.C. Wright, S.J. Wukitch, R.W. Harvey, A.P. Smirnov, J.R. Wilson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO4.00009: Closing the Poloidal Flow Loop in the High-Field Side Scrape-off Layer of Alcator C-Mod Noah Smick, Brian LaBombard Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO4.00010: Poloidal and Radial Characteristics of Edge Turbulence at the High-field-side Midplane of Alcator C-Mod J.L. Terry, I. Cziegler, B. LaBombard, S.J. Zweben Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO4.00011: Relationship of SOL turbulence to SOL width in Alcator C-Mod Stewart Zweben, James Terry, Brian LaBombard, Daren Stotler, D.P. Lundberg, R.H. Cohen, M. Umansky, D.A. Baver, D.A. D'Ippolito, J.R. Myra, D.A. Russell Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO4.00012: Initial results from the swept frequency O-mode correlation reflectometer system in Alcator C-Mod A. Dominguez, E. Marmar, G.J. Kramer, E. Valeo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO4.00013: Intrinsic Toroidal Rotation Reversal Comparison between TCV and CMOD B.P. Duval, A. Bortolon, J. Rice, M. Reinke, R. McDermott Preview Abstract

Session GO5: Z-pinches, X-pinches, and Dense Plasma Focus

Chair: Mike Cuneo, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: Hanover CDE

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO5.00001: Structure of Imploding Plasma in Coiled Wire Arrays Gareth Hall, Sergey Lebedev, Simon Bland, Jeremy Chittenden, James Palmer, Francisco Suzuki-Vidal, Adam Harvey-Thompson, George Swadling, Guy Burdiak, Louisa Pickworth, Nicolas Niasse Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO5.00002: Measurement of Linear Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Growth in Solid Liners Daniel Sinars, Steve Slutz, Mark Herrmann, Kyle Peterson, Roger Vesey, Brent Blue Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO5.00003: Three dimensional simulations of DT fuel compression by an imploding Z-pinch liner J.P. Chittenden, B. Appelbe, S.A. Slutz, R.A. Vesey, K. Peterson, D.B. Sinars, M.E. Cuneo, M.C. Herrmann Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO5.00004: Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities in fast z-pinches Aaron Miles Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO5.00005: Modifying implosion dynamics of a wire array by using an inverse wire array z-pinch as a current switch Sergey Lebedev, A. Harvey-Thomson, G.N. Hall, S.N. Bland, G. Burdiak, F.A. Suzuki-Vidal, G. Swadling, E. Khoory, J.P. Chittenden, L. Pickworth Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO5.00006: Influence of ion temperature gradient effects on magnetic-curvature-driven flute instability V.I. Sotnikov, J.M. Kindel, O.G. Onishchenko, E. Yasin, J.N. Leboeuf, B.V. Oliver, T.A. Mehlhorn, C. Deeney Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO5.00007: Polarity Contact and Risetime Effects on Wire Array Z-Pinches David Chalenski, Bruce Kusse Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO5.00008: Precursor focusing by conical electrodes inside wire array Z-pinches J.B. Greenly, D.A. Chalenski, P.F. Knapp, T.A. Shelkovenko, S.A. Pikuz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO5.00009: High energy density plasma experiments using radial foils P.-A. Gourdain, I.C. Blesener, J.B. Greenly, D.A. Hammer, P.F. Knapp, B.R. Kusse, P.C. Schrafel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO5.00010: Recent Developments and Future Research at the Nevada Terawatt Facility Joseph Kindel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO5.00011: Multi-Planar Wire Array Precursor Formation on the 1MA Zebra Generator Kenneth Williamson, Victor Kantsyrev, Andre Esaulov, Alla Safronova, Ishor Shrestha, Glenn Osborne, Michael Weller, Veronica Shlyaptseva Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO5.00012: Z-pinch stability in the presence of an axial flow R. Presura, D. Martinez, S. Stein, C. Plechaty, S. Neff Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO5.00013: Impact of load geometry on plasma formation and radiative properties of Z-pinches at stagnation V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, A.A. Esaulov, A.L. Velikovich, L.I. Rudakov, A.S. Chuvatin, K.M. Williamson, M.F. Yilmaz, G.C. Osborne, M.E. Weller, I. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO5.00014: A Low Voltage, High Current Dense Plasma Focus using an Impedance Transformer Brian Bures, Mahadevan Krishnan, Kristi Wilson-Elliot, Robert Madden, Florian Blobner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO5.00015: Deuterium Gas-Puff Experiments on the S-300 Z-pinch Daniel Klir, Jozef Kravarik, Pavel Kubes, Karel Rezac Preview Abstract

Session GO6: Laser Acceleration and Transport; Radiation and FELs

Chair: Carl Schroeder, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Room: Hanover FG

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO6.00001: Laser Proton acceleration from mass limited silicon foils K. Zeil, S. Kraft, T. Richter, J. Metzkes, M. Bussmann, U. Schramm, R. Sauerbrey, T.E. Cowan, J. Fuchs, S. Buffechoux Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO6.00002: First Laser-Accelerated Ion Observations From the Omega EP Laser at 1000 J in 10 ps K.A. Flippo, M.J. Schmitt, J.C. Cobble, D.C. Gautier, D. Offermann, T. Bartal, S. Chawla, F.N. Beg, P.M. Nilson, A. MacPhee, S. Le Pape, D. Hey, A. MacKinnon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO6.00003: 65+ MeV Protons from Short-Pulse-Laser Micro-Cone-Target Interactions S.A. Gaillard, K.A. Flippo, D.C. Gautier, D.T. Offermann, J.B. Workman, F. Archuleta, R. Gonzales, T. Hurry, R.P. Johnson, S. Letzring, D.S. Montgomery, S.-M. Reid, T. Shimada, T. Lockard, Y. Sentoku, M.E. Lowenstern, J.E. Mucino, B.B. Gall, E. d'Humieres, M. Geissel, M. Schollmeier, M. Bussman, T.E. Cowan, T. Kluge, J.M. Rassuchine Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO6.00004: Experimental study of channel formation by 30 ps intense laser pulses in near-critical, mm-scale plasmas Gianluca Sarri, Peter Norreys, Kate Lancaster, Marco Borghesi, T. Tanimoto, E. Clark, S. Hassan, N. Kageiwa, Z. Najmudin, R. Scott, A. Rehman, K. Tanaka, Raoul Trines Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO6.00005: Tight focusing of ultra-intense laser pulses by innovative plasma optics toward extreme intensity M. Nakatsutsumi, A. Kon, J. Fuchs, S. Buffechoux, P. Audebert, R. Kodama Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO6.00006: Charged particle dynamics and nano-target evolution in relativistic tightly focused electromagnetic fields Konstantin Popov, Valery Bychenkov, Wojciech Rozmus, Richard Sydora Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO6.00007: THz Generation by Two Superposed Short Laser Pulses Anil Kumar Malik, Hitender Kumar Malik Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO6.00008: Relativistic Spherical Wake Wave in Plasma. Relativistic focusing spherical mirror and Schwinger pair production Stepan Bulanov, Anatoly Maksimchuk, Alexei Zhidkov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO6.00009: Light scattering by a dense ionization plasma wave with a tunable velocity Alexei Zhidkov, Takashi Fujii, Timur Esirkepov, James Koga, Koshichi Nemoto, Sergei Bulanov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO6.00010: Coherent radiation from the interaction of high-power femtosecond laser with a thin film target and the generation of attosecond pulses Sang-Young Chung, Kitae Lee, Dong Eon Kim, Seok Won Hwang, Hae June Lee Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO6.00011: Underwater Laser Plasma Acoustic Source Directivity and Frequency Control Demonstration T.G. Jones, M. Hornstein, A. Ting, M. Nicholas Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO6.00012: Observation of Very High-order Electron-radiation Coupling in a 7$^{th}$ Harmonic IFEL Experiment Sergei Tochitsky, Oliver Williams, Pietro Musumeci, Chieh Sung, Daniel Haberberger, Alan Cook, James Rosenzweig, Chan Joshi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO6.00013: High Transformer ratio PWFA for Applications on XFELs Wei Lu, Weiming An, Chengkun Huang, Chan Joshi, Warren B. Mori, Mark Hogan, T.O. Raubenheimer, A. Seryi, Patric Muggli , Tom Katsouleas Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO6.00014: The Generation of Transient Transparent Aluminum with Intense Femtosecond XUV Light Justin Wark Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO6.00015: Electronic Structure of a Photo-Generated Solid-Density Aluminum Plasma Sam Vinko Preview Abstract

Session GP8: Poster Session III: ITER, General Tokamak, Simulation and Modeling; MHD, Linear and Nonlinear Phenomena; Waves and Instabilities in Basic Plasmas

Room: Grand Hall East

		GP8.00001: ITER, GENERAL TOKAMAK, SIMULATION AND MODELING Preview Abstract
		GP8.00002: Revisiting the Design of a Fusion Development Facility V.S. Chan, R.D. Stambaugh, A.M. Garofalo, J.P. Smith, C.P.C. Wong Preview Abstract
		GP8.00003: Fusion Nuclear Science Facility Design Points R.D. Stambaugh, V.S. Chan, A.M. Garofalo, J.P. Smith, C.P.C. Wong Preview Abstract
		GP8.00004: Low Aspect Ratio Fusion Nuclear Science Facility Mission and Parameter Space Y.-K.M. Peng, A. Sontag, S. Diem, J. Canik, M. Cole, P.J. Fogarty, M. Kotschenreuther, P. Valanju Preview Abstract
		GP8.00005: To Demonstrate an Integrated Solution for Plasma-Material Interfaces Compatible with an Optimized Core Plasma Robert Goldston, Jeffrey Brooks, Amanda Hubbard, Anthony Leonard, Bruce Lipschultz, Rajesh Maingi, Michael Ulrickson, Dennis Whyte Preview Abstract
		GP8.00006: Design studies of Vulcan, a compact steady-state tokamak for boundary studies using HTS magnets L. Bromberg, P.T. Bonoli, A.E. Hubbard, J. Schulz, D. Whyte Preview Abstract
		GP8.00007: Simulation experiment of interaction of plasma facing materials and transient heat loads in ITER divertor by use of magnetized coaxial plasma gun M. Nakatsuka, K. Ando, T. Higashi, Y. Kikuchi, N. Fukumoto, M. Nagata Preview Abstract
		GP8.00008: Models and Simulations of C60-Fullerene Plasma Jets for Disruption Mitigation and Magneto-Inertial Fusion Ioan-Niculae Bogatu, Sergei A. Galkin, Jin-Soo Kim Preview Abstract
		GP8.00009: The Motional Stark Effect Diagnostic for ITER Fred Levinton, Elizabeth Foley, Howard Yuh Preview Abstract
		GP8.00010: Design of a Prototype for the In Situ Calibration Source for the ECE Diagnostic on ITER P.E. Phillips, M. E. Austin, W.L. Rowan, J. Beno, A. Ouroua, R.F. Ellis Preview Abstract
		GP8.00011: Performance of ITER H-mode discharges with various mixes of external heating computed using the MMM08 transport model in PTRANSP simulations A.H. Kritz, G. Bateman, F.D. Halpern, A.Y. Pankin, T. Rafiq, R.V. Budny, D.C. McCune Preview Abstract
		GP8.00012: Quasilinear Relaxation of Alpha Particle Profiles in Burning Plasmas Katy Ghantous, N.N. Gorelenkov, M. Zarnstorff Preview Abstract
		GP8.00013: Status of ITER ICH Matching System Design D. Swain, R. Goulding, D. Rasmussen Preview Abstract
		GP8.00014: ITER ECH Transmission System Test Stand and Prototype Development T.S. Bigelow, J.B. Caughman, D.A. Rasmussen, T.E. Whittle, M.A. Shapiro, J.R. Sirigiri, R.J. Temkin Preview Abstract
		GP8.00015: Loss Estimate for ITER ECH Transmission Line M.A. Shapiro, E.J. Kowalski, J.R. Sirigiri, D.S. Tax, R.J. Temkin, T.S. Bigelow, D.A. Rasmussen Preview Abstract
		GP8.00016: The Ignitor-Columbus Path in Fusion Research Matteo Salvetti, Bruno Coppi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00017: Improved Confinement Regimes for the Ignitor Experiment$^1$ A. Airoldi, G. Cenacchi, P. Detragiache, G. Clai, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00018: Design of MgB$_{2}$ Superconducting coils for the Ignitor Experiment* G. Grasso, R. Penco, S. Berta, B. Coppi, G. Giunchi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00019: Experiments with the Ignitor Pellet Injector (IPI) A. Frattolillo, S. Migliori, S. Podda, F. Bombarda, L.R. Baylor, J.B.O. Caughman, S.K. Combs, C. Foust, D. Fehling, J.M. McJill, S. Meitner, G. Roveta Preview Abstract
		GP8.00020: Ignitor Structural Analysis for Double X-points Configurations and Machine Cooling System A. Bianchi, P. Frosi, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00021: ICRH Component Prototypes for the Ignitor Expe-riment M. Sassi, S. Mantovani, P. Frosi, A. Cardinali, A. Bianchi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00022: HBT-EP External Kink Mode Control Research Program: Recent Progress and Future Plans G.A. Navratil, B. DeBono, J.P. Levesque, M.E. Mauel, D.A. Maurer, T.S. Pedersen, N. Rath, D. Shiraki Preview Abstract
		GP8.00023: Design and Construction of New HBT-EP Passive Wall, Control and Sensor Coil System for Kink Rigidity Studies D.A. Maurer, B. DeBono, J.P. Levesque, M.E. Mauel, G.A. Navratil, T.S. Pedersen, N. Rath, D. Shiraki Preview Abstract
		GP8.00024: Evaluation of Non-axisymmetric Position Measurements of the HBT-EP Vacuum Chamber and Equilibrium Coils J.P. Levesque, B.A. Debono, M.E. Mauel, D.A. Maurer, G.A. Navratil, T.S. Pedersen, N. Rath, D. Shiraki Preview Abstract
		GP8.00025: Magnetics Design and Calibration for Multimode Plasma Response Measurements on HBT-EP D. Shiraki, B. Debono, J.P. Levesque, M.E. Mauel, D.A. Maurer, G.A. Navratil, T.S. Pedersen, N. Rath Preview Abstract
		GP8.00026: Equilibrium Reconstruction and Ideal Stability Analysis of HBT-EP plasmas N. Rath, B. Debono, J.P. Levesque, M.E. Mauel, D.A. Maurer, G.A. Navratil, T.S. Pedersen, D. Shiraki Preview Abstract
		GP8.00027: MHD Mode Rotation and Amplitude Changes Induced by a Biased Electrode and Applied Resonant Magnetic Perturbations B. DeBono, J.P. Levesque, M.E. Mauel, D.A. Maurer, G.A. Navratil, T.S. Pedersen, N. Rath, D. Shiraki Preview Abstract
		GP8.00028: Plasma Rotation in Tokamaks for Steady State Conditions Pablo Martin, Enrique Castro Preview Abstract
		GP8.00029: Parameter dependences of toroidal rotation and momentum transport in JT-60U Maiko Yoshida, Yutaka Kamada, Hidenobu Takenaga, Yoshiteru Sakamoto, Naoyuki Oyama, Hajime Urano Preview Abstract
		GP8.00030: Tokamak edge flows and their effect on the L-H transition power threshold A.Y. Aydemir Preview Abstract
		GP8.00031: Modeling Flow Suppression of Error-field-induced Magnetic Islands in Tokamaks J.A. Breslau, W. Park Preview Abstract
		GP8.00032: Neoclassical toroidal plasma viscosity in the vicinity of the magnetic axis in tokamaks K.C. Shaing, Y. Sun, S.A. Sabbagh, M.S. Chu Preview Abstract
		GP8.00033: Bootstrap current and transport fluxes associated with bounce-transit and drift resonance in tokamaks B.C. Trans, K.C. Shaing, M.S. Chu, S.A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		GP8.00034: Real-time MHD Mode Localization in ECE Measurements on ASDEX Upgrade N.K. Hicks, M. Garcia-Munoz, V. Igochine, M. Maraschek, M. Reich, J. Stober, W. Suttrop, W. Treutterer Preview Abstract
		GP8.00035: Extremum-Seeking Stabilization of Neoclassical Tearing Modes in Tokamak Plasmas William Wehner, Eugenio Schuster Preview Abstract
		GP8.00036: Simultaneous Control of Electron Density and Effective Atomic Number in Non-burning Tokamak Plasmas Daniel Boyer, Patrick Boyle, Eugenio Schuster, Glenn Bateman, Arnold Kritz Preview Abstract
		GP8.00037: Estimation of Angular Momentum Transport Coefficients via Extended Kalman Filtering Theory Chao Xu, Eugenio Schuster Preview Abstract
		GP8.00038: Remediating the Effects of Time Delays in Axisymmetric Plasma Controllers via Optimal Tuning and Predictor Augmentation Reza Arastoo, Eugenio Schuster, Michael Walker Preview Abstract
		GP8.00039: Numerical Simulation on Applicability of Resonant Magnetic Perturbation to KSTAR Tokamak Doohyun Kim, Hyunsun Han, Ki Min Kim, Sang Hee Hong Preview Abstract
		GP8.00040: Electron Cyclotron Emission Imaging on KSTAR T. Liang, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., B.J. Tobias, H.K. Park, G.S. Yun, W. Lee Preview Abstract
		GP8.00041: MHD Stability Study of Oblate FRCs G.A. Cone, R.D. Milroy, C.C. Kim Preview Abstract
		GP8.00042: Physics-Based Preconditioning for a Radially Compressed FRC Model A.H. Glasser, V.S. Lukin Preview Abstract
		GP8.00043: Perfecting Braginskii's eletron transport coefficients for high collisionality plasmas Jeong-Young Ji, E.D. Held Preview Abstract
		GP8.00044: Hybrid Kinetic-MHD Studies of ICC Devices using Lorentz PIC in Finite Elements Charlson C. Kim Preview Abstract
		GP8.00045: A Tetrahedral Mesh 3-D Ideal MHD Equilibrium Code George J. Marklin, Chris Hansen Preview Abstract
		GP8.00046: Plasma Solution Quality in Distorted, Body-Fitted Meshes in HiFi/SEL Weston Lowrie, Vyacheslav Lukin, Uri Shumlak Preview Abstract
		GP8.00047: Non-reflecting boundary conditions for dissipative MHD E.T. Meier, A.H. Glasser, V.S. Lukin, U. Shumlak Preview Abstract
		GP8.00048: Nimrod Simulations of FRC Formation with Rotating Magnetic Field Current Drive R.D. Milroy, C.C. Kim, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		GP8.00049: Simulation and Visualization Progress of the PSI-Center Interfacing Group B.A. Nelson, C.C. Kim, R.D. Milroy, T.R. Jarboe Preview Abstract
		GP8.00050: Numerical Simulation of Non-inductive Startup and Flux Compression in the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment J.B. O'Bryan, C.R. Sovinec, D.J. Battaglia, T.M. Bird Preview Abstract
		GP8.00051: Status of TRANSP and PTRANSP Douglas McCune, Robert Andre, Eliot Feibush, Marina Gorelenkova, K. Indireshkumar, Christiane Ludescher-Furth, Lew Randerson, Glenn Bateman, Arnold Kritz Preview Abstract
		GP8.00052: New RF heating and current drive codes in TRANSP K. Indireshkumar, D. McCune, J. Wright, R.W. Harvey, A.P. Smirnov Preview Abstract
		GP8.00053: Effect of anomalous transport on kinetic simulations of the H-mode pedestal G. Bateman, A.Y. Pankin, A.H. Kritz, T. Rafiq, G.Y. Park, S. Ku, C.S. Chang Preview Abstract
		GP8.00054: Study of neoclassical effects on the pedestal structure in ELMy H-mode plasmas A.Y. Pankin, G. Bateman, A.H. Kritz, T. Rafiq, G.Y. Park, S. Ku, C.S. Chang, P.B. Snyder Preview Abstract
		GP8.00055: Plans for kinetic particle-based predictive transport modeling of whole-volume tokamak plasma C.S. Chang, G. Park, S. Ku, H. Strauss, L. Sugiyama, G. Bateman, A. Kritz, D. Stotler, J. Cummings, S. Parker, S. Klasky Preview Abstract
		GP8.00056: Transport analysis in toroidal helical plasmas using the integrated code: TASK3D A. Wakasa, A. Fukuyama, S. Murakami, C.D. Beidler, H. Maassberg, M. Yokoyama, M. Sato Preview Abstract
		GP8.00057: Recent Advances in Simulation of Wave Interactions with Extended MHD Phenomena Donald Batchelor Preview Abstract
		GP8.00058: Modeling ECCD/MHD coupling using NIMROD, GENRAY, and the Integrated Plasma Simulator Thomas G. Jenkins, D.D. Schnack, C.R. Sovinec, C.C. Hegna, J.D. Callen, F. Ebrahimi, S.E. Kruger, J. Carlsson, E.D. Held, J.-Y. Ji, R.W. Harvey, A.P. Smirnov, W.R. Elwasif Preview Abstract
		GP8.00059: Correlation Effects in ICRF Diffusion Coefficients Yu. Petrov, R.W. Harvey, E.F. Jaeger, L.A. Berry, D.B. Batchelor, P.T. Bonoli, J.C. Wright Preview Abstract
		GP8.00060: Equilibrium relations in a two-fluid and drift-kinetic theory of weakly collisional, magnetically confined plasmas J.J. Ramos Preview Abstract
		GP8.00061: Neoclassical parallel closures for toroidal plasmas Mukta Sharma, E.D. Held, J.Y. Ji Preview Abstract
		GP8.00062: Warping Simulation Time: Multi-Dimensional Asynchronous Hybrid Simulations Yuri Omelchenko, Homa Karimabadi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00063: Modeling of Anomalous Plasma Current Evolution in Tokamak Hybrid Operation Scenarios Hyunseok Kim, Wonjae Lee, Yong-su Na Preview Abstract
		GP8.00064: TGLF Transport Modeling With PTRANSP/GCNMP H.E. St. John, L.L. Lao, G.M. Staebler, J.E. Kinsey, P.B. Snyder, R.V. Budny, D. McCune Preview Abstract
		GP8.00065: On the Development of a Scalable Implicit Stabilized Finite-Element Resistive MHD Solver L. Chac\'on, J.N. Shadid, R.P. Pawlowski Preview Abstract
		GP8.00066: Nonlinear Simulations of Energetic Particle-induced Geodesic Acoustic Mode G.Y. Fu, R. Nazikian, R. Budny, M. Gorelenkova Preview Abstract
		GP8.00067: An Efficient Method for Verifying Gyrokinetic Microstability Codes R. Bravenec, J. Candy, W. Dorland, C. Holland Preview Abstract
		GP8.00068: The para-real algorithm applied to a simple drift-wave turbulence model for transport timescale studies Debasmita Samaddar, David E. Newman, Raul Sanchez Preview Abstract
		GP8.00069: Benchmarking of the 2DX eigenvalue code D.A. Baver, J.R. Myra, M. Umansky Preview Abstract
		GP8.00070: Progress on the Collisional-Radiative Modeling and the Analysis of Local Line Emission Profiles of Carbon Impurities from TJ-II Plasmas R. Florido, D. Suarez, R. Rodriguez, J.M. Gil, J.G. Rubiano, P. Martel, E. Minguez, B. Zurro, A. Baciero Preview Abstract
		GP8.00071: 3D-MAPTOR Code for computation of magnetic fields in tokamaks Esteban Ch\'{a}vez-Alarc\'{o}n, Julio Herrera-Vel\'{a}zquez Preview Abstract
		GP8.00072: Nonlinear simulation of Toroidicity-induced Alfv\'{e}n Eigenmode with source and sink Jianying Lang, Guo-Yong Fu, Yang Chen Preview Abstract
		GP8.00073: Edge Biasing of SINP-Tokamak Plasma in High-Q Regime Rabindranath Pal, Debjyoti Basu Preview Abstract
		GP8.00074: MHD, LINEAR AND NONLINEAR PHENOMENA Preview Abstract
		GP8.00075: Measurements of reduced parallel electron distributions using whistler wave absorption Derek Thuecks, Fred Skiff, Craig Kletzing, Stephen Vincena Preview Abstract
		GP8.00076: Measurements of Turbulent Transport of Fast Ions Shu Zhou, Heinrich Boehmer, William Heidbrink, Roger McWilliams, Troy Cater, Pavel Popovich, Shreekrishna Tripathi, Steve Vincena Preview Abstract
		GP8.00077: Confinement regimes in simple magnetized toroidal plasmas Ivo Furno, Ambrogio Fasoli, Benoit Labit, Paolo Ricci, Christian Theiler, Barrett Rogers Preview Abstract
		GP8.00078: Interchange instabilities, turbulence and fast ion interactions in the TORPEX device A. Fasoli, A. Diallo, L. Federspiel, I. Furno, D. Iraji, E. Kung, B. Labit, S. Muller, G. Plyushchev, M. Podesta, F. Poli, P. Ricci, C. Theiler Preview Abstract
		GP8.00079: Langmuir wave linear evolution in inhomogeneous nonstationary anisotropic plasma I.Y. Dodin, V.I. Geyko, N.J. Fisch Preview Abstract
		GP8.00080: Numerical studies of electrostatic eigenmodes in a pair-ion plasma Suwon Cho Preview Abstract
		GP8.00081: Nonlinear Wave Driven Processes in Plasmas Robert Bingham, R.M.G.M. Trines, L.O. Silva, J.J. Santos, B. Brandao, J.T. Mendonca, P.K. Shukla Preview Abstract
		GP8.00082: Equal energy phase space trajectories in resonant wave interactions Oded Yaakobi, Lazar Friedland Preview Abstract
		GP8.00083: Multidimensional autoresonant three-wave interactions Lazar Friedland, Oded Yaakobi Preview Abstract
		GP8.00084: A Simple Analytic Double Layer Francis Perkins Preview Abstract
		GP8.00085: Nonlinear traveling waves in energetic particle phase space Boris Breizman Preview Abstract
		GP8.00086: Interaction of Electron Holes with Ion Density Perturbations David L. Newman, Martin V. Goldman, Naresh Sen, Haihong Che Preview Abstract
		GP8.00087: Parallel Electric Field in Nonlinear Magnetosonic Waves in Tow- and Three-Component Plasmas Seiichi Takahashi, Yukiharu Ohsawa Preview Abstract
		GP8.00088: Second Harmonics of Reversed Shear TAE in Alcator C-Mod Geometry Eugene Chen, Herbert Berk, Boris Breizman, Linjin Zheng Preview Abstract
		GP8.00089: Studies of HF-induced Strong Langmuir Turbulence at the HAARP Ionospheric Observatory J.P. Sheerin, J.M. Gerres, M.R. Keith, N. Adham, A. Wittbrodt, B.J. Watkins, W.A. Bristow, P.A. Bernhardt, C.A. Selcher Preview Abstract
		GP8.00090: Nonlinear vacuum polarization in intense blackbody radiation and its effects on the radiation spectrum Sheldon Wu, Frederic Hartemann, Craig Siders, Christopher Barty Preview Abstract
		GP8.00091: The refraction phenomena in the shock wave dispersion on plasma inhomogenities Anna Markhotok, Svetozar Popovic Preview Abstract
		GP8.00092: Stability Control for High-beta Plasmas on JT-60SA G. Matsunaga, M. Takechi, S. Sakurai, S. Ide, M. Matsukawa, N. Oyama, N. Aiba, G. Kurita, A. Ferro, E. Gaio, L. Novello, S. Sakasai, Y. Kamada Preview Abstract
		GP8.00093: Investigation of equilibrium plasma beta limits in 3D magnetic topologies Mark Schlutt, C.C. Hegna, E. Held, S.E. Kruger Preview Abstract
		GP8.00094: Three dimensional Simulations of Self-Organization in a Driven Dissipative Plasma System Dastgeer Shaikh, B. Dasgupta, Q. Hu, G.P. Zank Preview Abstract
		GP8.00095: Kinetic Effects of Energetic Particles on Nonlinear Resistive MHD Stability R. Takahashi, D.P. Brennan, C.C. Kim Preview Abstract
		GP8.00096: 2D Langmuir Maps of Kinked UW-RWM Plasma David Hannum, Matt Brookhart, Cary Forest, Roch Kendrick, Gabriel Mengin, Carlos Paz-Soldan Preview Abstract
		GP8.00097: Resistive Wall Mode Study in a Line-tied Screw Pinch Carlos Paz-Soldan, Matthew Brookhart, Gabriel Mengin, David Hannum, Roch Kendrick, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		GP8.00098: Studies of Line-tied Reconnection on the RWM Experiment M. Brookhart, C.B. Forest, D.A. Hannum, R. Kendrick, G. Mengin, C. Paz-Soldan Preview Abstract
		GP8.00099: Toroidal Mode Coupling in Tokamaks with Anisotropic Viscosity S.E. Kruger, D.P. Brennan, E.D. Held, C.R. Sovinec, C.C. Hegna Preview Abstract
		GP8.00100: Effects of Electron inertia on the Waves in Hall Magnetohydrodynamics B. Dasgupta, Dastgeer Shaikh, G.P. Zank Preview Abstract
		GP8.00101: Does a contact discontinuity exist within the Hall-MHD model? Eliezer Hameiri Preview Abstract
		GP8.00102: Implicit Time Integration Schemes for a Finite Element Two-Fluid Plasma Code Bhuvana Srinivasan, Uri Shumlak Preview Abstract
		GP8.00103: WAVES AND INSTABILITIES IN BASIC PLASMAS Preview Abstract
		GP8.00104: Linear and nonlinear waves with orbital angular momentum in magnetized plasma Shahid Ali, Padma Kant Shukla, Jos\'e Tito Mendonca Preview Abstract
		GP8.00105: Wave propagatiom and magnetic field generation in Rydberg plasmas Hugo Tercas, Nitin Shukla, P.K. Shukla, J. Loureiro, J.T. Mendonca Preview Abstract
		GP8.00106: Stability Analysis of Low Frequency Electrostatic Modes in a Large Scale Helicon Plasma in the Presence of Sheared Flows M. Gilmore, S. Xie, L. Yan, C. Watts, A.G. Lynn, D.E. Newman, D. Sammadar Preview Abstract
		GP8.00107: Nonlinear Dynamics under Applied Electrical Field at Magnetized Laboratory Plasma Edge Shuangwei Xie, Mark Gilmore, Christopher Watts, Lincan Yan Preview Abstract
		GP8.00108: Parallel shear and turbulence Tiffany Hayes, Mark Gilmore, Christopher Watts, Shuangwei Xie, Lincan Yan Preview Abstract
		GP8.00109: The HelCat Helicon-Cathode Device at UNM Bricette Cyrin, Christopher Watts, Mark Gilmore, Tiffany Hayes, Ralph Kelly, Christopher Leach, Alan Lynn, Andrew Sanchez, Shuangwei Xie, Lincan Yan, Yue Zhang Preview Abstract
		GP8.00110: Spectral diagnostics for the HelCat helicon/cathode linear plasma device Christopher Leach, Jaksa Osinski, Edl Schamiloglu, Christopher Watts Preview Abstract
		GP8.00111: Effects of Biasing and Boundary Conditions on Convective Blobs in Magnetized Laboratory Plasmas L. Yan, M. Gilmore, C. Watts, T.A. Carter Preview Abstract
		GP8.00112: Observation of Lower-Hybrid Cavitons in Laboratory Plasma Takao Tanikawa, Taisei Motomura, Shunjiro Shinohara Preview Abstract
		GP8.00113: Wave Characteristics of Large-Diameter, High-Density Helicon Plasma with Short Axial Length II Taisei Motomura, Shunjiro Shinohara, Takao Tanikawa, Konstantin P. Shamrai Preview Abstract
		GP8.00114: Adiabatic invariance for eigenmodes and continuum modes in nonuniform plasmas Makoto Hirota, Shinji Tokuda Preview Abstract
		GP8.00115: EMIC Wave Characteristics and Their Effects on the Lifetime of Energetic Electrons in Earth's Inner Radiation Belt X. Shao, K. Papadopoulos, A.S. Sharma, A. Karavaev Preview Abstract
		GP8.00116: Pitch Angle Scattering of Energetic Particles by Waves Generated from a Rotating Magnetic Field Source A. Karavaev, X. Shao, A.S. Sharma, K. Papadopoulos, N.A. Gumerov, A. Gigliotti, W. Gekelman Preview Abstract
		GP8.00117: Experiments on the scattering of fast electrons by Alfv\'{e}n waves Alex Gigliotti, Walter Gekelman, Patrick Pribyl, Yuhou Wang, Alexey Karavaev, Xi Shao, Dennis Papadopoulos Preview Abstract
		GP8.00118: Direct Measurement of the Impedance of a Dipole Antenna Patrick Pribyl, Walter Gekelman, Alex Gigliotti Preview Abstract
		GP8.00119: Non-localized waves in a magnetized argon plasma column A. DuBois, A. Eadon, E. Thomas Preview Abstract
		GP8.00120: Effect of sheared flows on different gas species in a magnetized plasma column Ashley Eadon, Ami DuBois, Edward Thomas Preview Abstract
		GP8.00121: Measurements of electric field induced fluctuations in the Compact Toroidal Hybrid stellarator M. Cianciosa, E. Thomas, B.A. Stevenson, G. Hartwell, S. Knowlton Preview Abstract
		GP8.00122: Laboratory Studies of Electromagnetic Velocity Shear-Driven Instabilities Erik Tejero, William Amatucci, Gurudas Ganguli, Edward Thomas Preview Abstract
		GP8.00123: Experimental Investigation of Whistler Wave Propagation in the NRL SPSC David Blackwell, William Amatucci, Gurudas Ganguli, George Gatling, Christopher Compton, Christopher Cothran, Erik Tejero, David Walker Preview Abstract
		GP8.00124: Laboratory Investigation of Whistler and Lower Hybrid Wave Propagation B. Amatucci, D. Blackwell, G. Ganguli, G. Gatling, C.D. Cothran, D. Walker Preview Abstract
		GP8.00125: Determining plasma potential from rf measurements using an impedance probe David Walker, Richard Fernsler, David Blackwell, William Amatucci Preview Abstract
		GP8.00126: Particle-in-Cell simulation of energetic particles driven instabilities Yang Chen, Scott E. Parker, Jianying Lang, Guoyong Fu Preview Abstract
		GP8.00127: Geodesic Acoustic Modes Induced by Energetic Particles Tianchun Zhou, Herbert Berk Preview Abstract
		GP8.00128: Anomalous Resistivity Generated By Ion Acoustic Instabilities in Weakly Collisional Plasmas C. Black, A. Bhattacharjee, K. Germaschewski, C.-S. Ng Preview Abstract
		GP8.00129: Study of Toroidicity-Induced Alfv\'{e}n Eigenmodes on the Madison Symmetric Torus J.J. Koliner, C.B. Forest, S. Oliva, J.K. Anderson, J.S. Sarff, A.R. Almagri, D. Spong Preview Abstract
		GP8.00130: Waves for Alpha-Channeling in Mirror Machines Andrey Zhmoginov, Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
		GP8.00131: Stimulated Raman scattering of a laser pulse in magnetized plasma Sukhdeep Kaur, A.K. Sharma Preview Abstract
		GP8.00132: Electric Field Measurements in a Helicon Source Based on Stark Splitting of Neutral Helium Lines Stephanie Sears, Saied Houshmandyar, Jerry Carr, Matthew Galante, Katherine Tallaksen, Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		GP8.00133: Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy measurements of Ar-II velocity distribution functions Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Jerry Carr Jr., Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		GP8.00134: Comparison of Particle in Cell Simulations of Double Layers in a Xe-Ar Helicon Plasma with Experimental Results Alexander Hansen, I.A. Biloiu, E.E. Scime, A. Meige Preview Abstract
		GP8.00135: Time Resolved Studies of Ion Beam Formation in Pulsed Helicon Argon Plasma Jerry Carr Jr., Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Alex Hansen, Saeid Houshmandyar, Stephanie Sears, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		GP8.00136: Propagation of Alfv\'{e}n Waves from Kinetic to Inertial Regimes in a Helicon Plasma Source Saeid Houshmandyar, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		GP8.00137: Kinetic correlations in driftwave fluctuations Fred Skiff, Vikram Patel, Shunjiro Shinohara Preview Abstract
		GP8.00138: Frequency Domain Nonlinear Energy Transfer Study in a Laboratory Plasma M. Xu, G.R. Tynan, C. Holland, Z. Yan, S.H. Muller, J.H. Yu Preview Abstract
		GP8.00139: Search for chaos in the transition to drift wave turbulence M.J. Burin, J.A. Noguez, G.R. Tynan, S.H. Muller, M. Xu Preview Abstract
		GP8.00140: Temperature and Density Measurements in Low Density, Magnetized Plasmas Using a Multipass Thomson Scattering Cavity Derek Schaeffer, Carmen Constantin, Nathan Kugland, Erik Everson, Christoph Niemann, Chris Ebbers, Siegfried Glenzer Preview Abstract
		GP8.00141: Experimental and Numerical Study of Drift Alfv\'{e}n Waves in LAPD Brett Friedman, P. Popovich, T.A. Carter, D. Auerbach, D. Schaffner Preview Abstract
		GP8.00142: Drift wave turbulence simulations in LAPD P. Popovich, M. Umansky, T.A. Carter, D.W. Auerbach, B. Friedman, D. Schaffner, S. Vincena Preview Abstract
		GP8.00143: Resonant Drive and Suppression of Unstable Drift-Alfv\'en Waves Using Alfv\'enic Quasimodes D.W. Auerbach, S. Vincena, T.A. Carter, P. Popovich, B. Friedman, D. Schaffner Preview Abstract
		GP8.00144: Investigation of flows in LAPD and their relation to edge turbulence and intermittency D. Schaffner, T.A. Carter, B. Friedman, S. Vincena, D.W. Auerbach, P. Popovich Preview Abstract
		GP8.00145: Studies of a plasma with a hot dense core in LAPD Bart Van Compernolle, Walter Gekelman, Patrick Pribyl, Chris Cooper Preview Abstract
		GP8.00146: Temporal sequences in the evolution of fluctuations on LMD-U H. Arakawa, S. Inagaki, K. Kamataki, M. Yagi, S. Sugita, S.-I. Itoh, Y. Nagashima, T. Yamada, N. Kasuya, A. Fujisawa, K. Itoh Preview Abstract
		GP8.00147: Experimental Investigation of the ETG Nonlinear Saturation Mechanism Xiao Wei, Vladimir Sokolov, Amiya K. Sen Preview Abstract
		GP8.00148: Experimental Study of Local Anomalous Ion Thermal Transport with A Novel Time Dependent Energy Analyzer Vladimir Sokolov, Amiya K. Sen Preview Abstract
		GP8.00149: Measurement of neutral flow velocity field associated with an anti-E$\times $B vortex Kohei Ogiwara, Mitsutoshi Aramaki, Shinji Yoshimura, Masayoshi Y. Tanaka Preview Abstract
		GP8.00150: Coupling of axial plasma jets to compressional Alfven waves Stephen Vincena, Walter Gekelman Preview Abstract
		GP8.00151: Effect of two ion-species on the propagation of shear Alfven waves G.J. Morales, S.T. Vincena, J.E. Maggs Preview Abstract
		GP8.00152: On generation of Alfv{\' e}nic-like fluctuations by drift wave-zonal flow system in Large Plasma Device experiments C.E. Correa, W. Horton, G.D. Chagelishvili, V.S. Avsarkisov, J.G. Lominadze, J.-H. Kim, J.C. Perez, Troy Carter Preview Abstract
		GP8.00153: A Krein-Like Theorem for the Linearized Vlasov-Poisson Equation George Hagstrom, Philip Morrison Preview Abstract

Session GM9: Mini-Conference on Unsteady Reconnection in Laboratory and Nature I: Reconnection Rate and Dynamics

Chair: Giovanni Lapenta, Centre for Space Weather, Leuven, Belgium
Room: Regency V

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:30AM - 9:55AM		GM9.00001: Reconnection in the Solar Wind: An Update John Gosling Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:55AM - 10:15AM		GM9.00002: The Tectonics Model of Coronal Heating: Unsteady Dynamics and Scaling in Statistical Steady State C.S. Ng, L. Lin, A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:15AM - 10:40AM		GM9.00003: Energy conversion by magnetic reconnection Joachim Birn, Michael Hesse Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 10:40AM - 11:00AM		GM9.00004: Dipolarization fronts as a distinctive feature of transient reconnection in the magnetotail: Particle simulations with open boundaries and THEMIS observations M. Sitnov, A. Runov, V. Angelopoulos, M. Swisdak, P. Guzdar, A. Divin, V. Sergeev, S. Ohtani, B. Mauk, J. Bonnell, J. McFadden, D. Larson, K.-H. Glassmeier, U. Auster Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:00AM - 11:20AM		GM9.00005: A Hall-MHD model for dipolarization fronts P.N. Guzdar, M.I. Sitnov, A.B. Hassam, M. Swisdak Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:20AM - 11:40AM		GM9.00006: What Causes Electron Holes During Magnetic Reconnection and What Can We Learn From Them Martin V. Goldman, David L. Newman, Giovanni Lapenta, Andre Divin, Francesco Califano, Haihong Che Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 11:40AM - 12:00PM		GM9.00007: Dissipation of Thin Current Sheets Interacting with Nonlinear Alfven Waves in Relativistic Plasmas Edison Liang, Guy Hilburn, Hui Li, Wei Liu Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:00PM - 12:20PM		GM9.00008: Evolving Magnetic Reconnection in Well Confined Plasmas with Low Collisionalities$*$ B. Coppi Preview Abstract