Bulletin of the American Physical Society

52nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 55, Number 15

Monday–Friday, November 8–12, 2010; Chicago, Illinois

Session Index

Session CP9: Poster Session II: Basic Plasma Physics: Non-Neutral, Dusty, Complex, and Low Temperature Plasmas; General Spherical Torus; Pinch Physics; Basic Plasma Physics: Magnetic Reconnection	Show Abstracts
Monday, November 8, 2010 Room: Riverside West

		CP9.00001: BASIC PLASMA PHYSICS: NON-NEUTRAL, DUSTY, COMPLEX, AND LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS Preview Abstract
		CP9.00002: Chaotic Neoclassical Ripple Transport in Nearly Axisymmetric Penning-Malmberg Trap A.A. Kabantsev, C.F. Driscoll Preview Abstract
		CP9.00003: Damping Measurements of Plasma Modes F. Anderegg, M. Affolter, C.F. Driscoll Preview Abstract
		CP9.00004: Degenerate Mixing of Trivelpiece-Gould Waves on a Cold, Finite-Length Plasma Cylinder M.W. Anderson, T.M. O'Neil, R.W. Gould Preview Abstract
		CP9.00005: Waves and Instabilities in Multispecies Nonneutral Plasmas D.H.E. Dubin Preview Abstract
		CP9.00006: Construction of a Multicell Trap for Positron Storage J.R. Danielson, C.M. Surko Preview Abstract
		CP9.00007: Tailored Electrostatic Beams From Single-Component Plasmas Tobin Weber Preview Abstract
		CP9.00008: Two sources of asymmetry-induced transport D.L. Eggleston Preview Abstract
		CP9.00009: Understanding and improving confinement in CNT Paul Brenner, Thomas Pedersen, Xabier Sarasola, Benoit Durand de Gevigney, Peter Traverso Preview Abstract
		CP9.00010: Overview of recent results from CNT Thomas Sunn Pedersen, Allen H. Boozer, Paul W. Brenner, Benoit Durand de Gevigney, Xabier Sarasola, Peter Traverso Preview Abstract
		CP9.00011: Field line mapping and equilibrium reconstructions in new CNT Configuration Peter Traverso, Thomas Pedersen, Paul Brenner, Xabier Sarasola, Benoit Durand de Gevigney Preview Abstract
		CP9.00012: Observation of Trivelpiece-Gould modes in toroidal pure electron plasma F. Choudhury, M.R. Stoneking, A.R. Knoedler Preview Abstract
		CP9.00013: Axisymmetric Eigenmodes of Spheroidal Pure Electron Plasmas Yosuke Kawai, Haruhiko Saitoh, Zensho Yoshida, Yasuhito Kiwamoto Preview Abstract
		CP9.00014: Centrifugal separation in electron-antiproton plasmas Joel Fajans Preview Abstract
		CP9.00015: The Effect of Multipole-Enhanced Diffusion on the Joule Heating of a Cold Non-Neutral Plasma Steven Chapman, Alex Povilus, Joel Fajans Preview Abstract
		CP9.00016: Autoresonant-spectrometric determination of the residual gas composition in the ALPHA experiment apparatus Marcelo Baquero-Ruiz Preview Abstract
		CP9.00017: Search for Trapped Antihydrogen in ALPHA Niels Madsen Preview Abstract
		CP9.00018: Autoresonant Excitation of Antiproton Plasmas William Bertsche Preview Abstract
		CP9.00019: Evaporative Cooling of Antiprotons to Cyrogenic Temperatures in a Penning Trap Eoin Butler Preview Abstract
		CP9.00020: Characterization of a non-neutral ion trap for the determination of the half-life of ionized $^7$Be Bryan G. Peterson, Daniel Erickson, Chad Williams, Grant W. Hart Preview Abstract
		CP9.00021: Axisymmetric Bernstein modes in a non-neutral plasma: Boundary conditions and 6/7 of the Brillouin limit Grant W. Hart, Ross L. Spencer Preview Abstract
		CP9.00022: Fluid Modes of a Spherically Confined Yukawa Plasma Hanno Kaehlert, Michael Bonitz Preview Abstract
		CP9.00023: Experiments and simulation of dust motion in toroidal dust clouds in a weakly magnetized plasma Alexander Piel, Torben Reichstein, Iris Pilch Preview Abstract
		CP9.00024: Frequency clusters in self-excited dust density waves Kristoffer O. Menzel, Oliver Arp, Alexander Piel Preview Abstract
		CP9.00025: Nonlinear magnetoplasmons in strongly coupled Yukawa and Coulomb plasmas Torben Ott, Michael Bonitz, Zoltan Donk\'{o}, Peter Hartmann Preview Abstract
		CP9.00026: Bi-Dust Solitary Waves Julio Puerta, Pablo Martin Preview Abstract
		CP9.00027: Non-Gaussian Velocity Distribution of Microparticles in Plasma under Microgravity Conditions Amit K. Mukhopadhyay, J. Goree, Bin Liu, V.E. Fortov, A.M. Lipaev, V.I. Molotkov, O.F. Petrov, G.E. Morfill, H.M. Thomas, A.V. Ivlev Preview Abstract
		CP9.00028: Tiling analysis of melting in strongly-coupled dusty plasma* W.D. Suranga Ruhunusiri, Yan Feng, Bin Liu, John Goree Preview Abstract
		CP9.00029: Probe Induced Low Density Dust Regions in Complex Plasma Brandon Harris, Natalie Walker, Jorge Carmona Reyes, Jimmy Schmoke, Mike Cook, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		CP9.00030: A Simple Method to Measure the Interaction Potential between Dielectric Grains in a Dusty Plasma Zhuanhao Zhang, Ke Qiao, Jie Kong, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		CP9.00031: Conducting Particles Within a Dusty Plasma Jorge Carmona Reyes, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		CP9.00032: The Dust Accelerator Facility at CCLDAS Anthony Shu, A. Collette, R. Cosentino, K. Drake, N. Duncan, M. Horanyi, S. LeBlan, T. Munsat, P. Northway, S. Robertson, Z. Sternovsky, E. Thomas, M. Wagner, T. Wingfield, E. Grun, R. Srama Preview Abstract
		CP9.00033: Characterization of single-file diffusion in one-dimensional dusty plasma W.L. Theisen, T.E. Sheridan Preview Abstract
		CP9.00034: Acoustic pulses in dusty plasma 1-ring T.E. Sheridan, James C. Gallagher Preview Abstract
		CP9.00035: Observation of dust jets due to a dust-discharge instability Su-Hyun Kim, Jonathon R. Heinrich, Robert L. Merlino Preview Abstract
		CP9.00036: Dust structurization observed in a dc glow discharge dusty plasma Jonathon R. Heinrich, Su-Hyun Kim, Robert L. Merlino Preview Abstract
		CP9.00037: Measurement of Spatially Resolved Velocity Distributions in a Dusty Plasma Ross Fisher, Edward Thomas Preview Abstract
		CP9.00038: Analysis of waves at a dust cloud - plasma interface E. Thomas, J. Shaw, M. Chaudhuri, U. Konopka, H. Thomas Preview Abstract
		CP9.00039: Application of PIV techniques to phase transition and wave experiments in complex (dusty) plasmas L. Couedel, E. Thomas, J. Williams, V. Nosenko, S. Zhdanov, A. Ivlev, H. Thomas, G. Morfill Preview Abstract
		CP9.00040: Initial application of tomographic particle image velocimetry to complex (dusty) plasmas J. Williams Preview Abstract
		CP9.00041: Electrostatic dust cyclotron instability in a plasma with warm dust Marlene Rosenberg Preview Abstract
		CP9.00042: A Comparative study of Eletromagnetic instabilities in a Lorentzian dusty plasma Nazish Rubab, Nikolai Erkaev, Daniel Langmayr, Helfried Biernat Preview Abstract
		CP9.00043: Improved Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device for $^3$He-$^3$He Fusion Gabriel Becerra, John Santarius, Gerald Kulcinski Preview Abstract
		CP9.00044: Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Modeling and Comparison to Experiments Gilbert Emmert, John Santarius, Eric Alderson, David Donovan Preview Abstract
		CP9.00045: Using an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Nuclear Fusion Device as a Pulsed Neutron Source: Optimizing the Pulse Shape Richard Bonomo Preview Abstract
		CP9.00046: Studies of Negative Ion Generation in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device Eric Alderson, John Santarius, Gil Emmert, David Donovan, Gerald Kulcinski Preview Abstract
		CP9.00047: Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device David Donovan, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius Preview Abstract
		CP9.00048: Spectral line emission from helicon heated plasmas T.M. Biewer, R.H. Goulding, D.L. Hillis, R. Isler, S. Meitner Preview Abstract
		CP9.00049: Microwave produced plasma in a Toroidal Device A.K. Singh, W.F. Edwards, E.D. Held Preview Abstract
		CP9.00050: Characteristics of Low Frequency Electrostatic Fluctuations in a Magnetized Toroidal Plasma R. Kaur, A.K. Singh, R. Singh, A. Sarada Sree, S.K. Mattoo Preview Abstract
		CP9.00051: Dynamics of Strongly Correlated Ions in a Partially Ionized Quantum Plasma Patrick Ludwig, Michael Bonitz, Hanno K\"ahlert, James W. Dufty Preview Abstract
		CP9.00052: Non-linear Plasma Wakes I.H. Hutchinson Preview Abstract
		CP9.00053: GENERAL SPHERICAL TORUS Preview Abstract
		CP9.00054: Electron-ion collision frequency in very cold plasma Shannon Dickson, Devin Konecny, Scott Robertson Preview Abstract
		CP9.00055: Status of the the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment (LTX) R. Majeski, L. Berzak, S. Gershman, E. Granstedt, C.M. Jacobson, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, B. LeBlanc, N. Logan, D.P. Lundberg, M. Lucia, K. Snieckus, D. Sobers, J. Timberlake, L. Zakharov, T. Gray, R. Maingi, K. Tritz, L.R. Baylor, C.E. Thomas, V. Soukhanovskii, M. Nieto Preview Abstract
		CP9.00056: Quantification of Eddy Currents and Their Effects on Plasma Start-up in a Conducting, Double-walled Spherical Tokamak L. Berzak, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, N. Logan, R. Majeski, J. Menard, L. Zakharov Preview Abstract
		CP9.00057: 3-D Modeling of Magnetic Fields for the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment N. Logan, L. Berzak, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, J. Menard, L. Zakharov Preview Abstract
		CP9.00058: Molecular Cluster Injection for High-Density Fueling on the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment (LTX) D.P. Lundberg, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, D.P. Stotler Preview Abstract
		CP9.00059: Spectroscopic Measurements on the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment Erik Granstedt, Robert Kaita, Richard Majeski, Travis Gray, Rajesh Maingi, Kevin Tritz, Vlad Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
		CP9.00060: First Results from the LTX High-Speed Digital Holography System C.E. (Tommy) Thomas Jr., L.R. Baylor, S.K. Combs, S.J. Meitner, D.A. Rasmussen, E.M. Granstedt, R. Majeski, R. Kaita Preview Abstract
		CP9.00061: The Lithium Tokamak Experiment Thomson Scattering Diagnostic C.M. Jacobson, R. Kaita, B.P. LeBlanc, R. Majeski, T. Strickler Preview Abstract
		CP9.00062: Langmuir probe diagnostics on the Lithium Tokamak Experiment (LTX) M. Lucia, S. Gershman, D. Sobers, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, L. Berzak, C.M. Jacobson, T. Kozub, D.P. Lundberg, R. Marsala, K. Snieckus, J. Taylor Preview Abstract
		CP9.00063: Characterization of lithium evaporators for LTX M. Nieto-Perez, R. Majeski, J. Timberlake, D. Lundberg, R. Kaita, B. Arevalo-Torres Preview Abstract
		CP9.00064: Performance of 200~kW Diagnostic Neutral Beam E. Schartman, E.L. Foley, F. Levinton, J. Kwan, K.N. Leung, R. Wells, Y. Wu, H. Vainionpaa Preview Abstract
		CP9.00065: The {\sc Pegasus} Toroidal Experiment program A.J. Redd, J. Barr, M.W. Bongard, M.G. Burke, R.J. Fonck, E.T. Hinson, D.J. Schlossberg, K.E. Thome Preview Abstract
		CP9.00066: Equilibrium and Stability Properties of \textsc{Pegasus} Edge Plasmas M.W. Bongard, J.L. Barr, R.J. Fonck, E.T. Hinson, A.J. Redd Preview Abstract
		CP9.00067: Plasma Properties in the \textsc{Pegasus} Edge Region E.T. Hinson, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, B.A. Kujak-Ford, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		CP9.00068: Ion Temperature Measurements in the \textsc{Pegasus} Toroidal~Experiment M.G. Burke, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, D.J. Schlossberg Preview Abstract
		CP9.00069: Study of Impurities in the \textsc{Pegasus} Toroidal~Experiment K.E. Thome, A.S. Dowd, R.J. Fonck, D.J. Schlossberg Preview Abstract
		CP9.00070: Low-m Tearing Mode Studies on \textsc{Pegasus} J.L. Barr, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, B.T. Lewicki, A.J. Redd Preview Abstract
		CP9.00071: Design of the Thomson Scattering Diagnostic on the \textsc{Pegasus} Toroidal Experiment D.J. Schlossberg, R.J. Fonck, B.A. Kujak-Ford, B.T. Lewicki, J.I. Moritz Preview Abstract
		CP9.00072: Numerical Simulation of Non-inductive Startup in the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment J.B. O'Bryan, C.R. Sovinec, T.M. Bird Preview Abstract
		CP9.00073: Full-wave Modeling of EBWs in Pegasus Sara Gallian, Michael Bongard, Francesco Volpe, Jonathan Jacquot, Alf K\"ohn Preview Abstract
		CP9.00074: Double null merging start-up experiments on UTST Takuma Yamada, Shuji Kamio, Keita Abe, Morio Sakumura, Qinghong Cao, Naoto Suzuki, Takenori Watanabe, Michiaki Inomoto, Yuichi Takase, Yasushi Ono, Ryota Imazawa, Koji Ishiguchi Preview Abstract
		CP9.00075: Multipoint spectroscopy measurement of spherical tokamak heating by plasma merging method in UTST Shuji Kamio, Qinghong Cao, Keita Abe, Morio Sakumura, Naoto Suzuki, Takenori Watanabe, Koji Ishiguchi, Ryota Imazawa, Takuma Yamada, Michiaki Inomoto, Yuichi Takase, Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
		CP9.00076: Application of electric double layer capacitor to sec-order DC power supply for plasma confinement experiments TS-3 and UTST K. Abe, M. Inomoto, T. Yamada, A. Kuwahata, S. Kamio, M. Sakumura, Q.H. Cao, T. Watanabe, N. Suzuki, R. Imazawa, Y. Ono Preview Abstract
		CP9.00077: Physical Design and Transport Simulation of the STOR-U Tokamak Dazhi Liu, Chijin Xiao, Akira Hirose Preview Abstract
		CP9.00078: An atmospheric pressure air plasma source for polymer surface modification Shujun Yang, Jiansheng Tang Preview Abstract
		CP9.00079: PINCH PHYSICS Preview Abstract
		CP9.00080: Beryllium liner z-pinches for Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor studies on Z R. McBride, S. Slutz, C. Jennings, D. Sinars, R. Lemke, M. Martin, R. Vesey, M. Cuneo, M. Herrmann Preview Abstract
		CP9.00081: Results from magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Experiments on Thin Foils Driven by a 1-MA LTD J.C. Zier, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, R.M. Gilgenbach, D.M. French, M.R. Gomez, Y.Y. Lau, M.G. Mazarakis, M.E. Cuneo, M.R. Lopez Preview Abstract
		CP9.00082: A Theoretical Study of Anisotropy in the magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability (MRT) on a Thin Foil Y.Y. Lau, J.C. Zier, I.M. Rittersdorf, R.M. Gilgenbach, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, M.R. Gomez, M.E. Cuneo, S. Slutz, A.L. Velikovich, D. Colombant Preview Abstract
		CP9.00083: Plasma Spectroscopy of the Double Post-Hole Convolute on Sandia's Z-Machine* Matthew Gomez, Ron Gilgenbach, Mike Cuneo, Mike Lopez, Greg Rochau, Ryan McBride, Jim Bailey, Pat Lake, Yitzhak Maron Preview Abstract
		CP9.00084: Incident Wire Array Z-pinch Plasma Radiation Fluence Effects on the Filter Material Property {\&} Implications on the Observed Radiation Parameters Y.K. Chong, J. Thornhill, A. Velikovich, J. Giuliani, J. Davis, R. Clark, D. Ampleford, C. Coverdale, B. Jones Preview Abstract
		CP9.00085: Spectroscopic study of z-pinch stagnation B. Jones, C.A. Jennings, E.P. Yu, S.B. Hansen, G.A. Rochau, J.E. Bailey, C.A. Coverdale, D.J. Ampleford, M.E. Cuneo, Y. Maron, V. Fisher, V. Bernshtam, A. Starobinets, L. Weingarten Preview Abstract
		CP9.00086: Three-dimensional simulations of wire-array Z pinch stagnation Edmund Yu, Yitzhak Maron, Brent Jones, Mike Cuneo, Chris Jennings, Dawn Flicker Preview Abstract
		CP9.00087: Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in magnetized high-energy density plasma Radu Presura, Sandra Stein, David Martinez, Showera Haque, Leela O'Brien Preview Abstract
		CP9.00088: Plasma Temperature Estimates from EUV Spectroscopy of an Aluminum Rod pulsed with MA Current Stephan Fuelling, Tom J. Awe, Bruno S. Bauer, Irvin R. Lindemuth, Richard E. Siemon, Kevin C. Yates Preview Abstract
		CP9.00089: Development of absorption spectroscopy for wire-array Z-pinches A. Anderson, V.V. Ivanov, P. Hakel, R.C. Mancini, P. Wiewior, T. Durmaz, A.L. Astanovitskiy, O. Chalyy, S.D. Altemara, D. Papp, E. McKee, J.P. Chittenden, N. Niasse, A.P. Shevelko Preview Abstract
		CP9.00090: Analysis of Implosion and Radiative Properties of Ag Single Planar Wire Array Z-pinches on Zebra at UNR* S.F. Keim, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.A. Esaulov, I. Shrestha, M.E. Weller, K.M. Williamson, N.D. Ouart, V. Shlyaptseva, G.C. Osborne Preview Abstract
		CP9.00091: Comprehensive Analysis of Radiative Properties of Brass and Al Arranged in Nested Cylindrical Wire Arrays* M.E. Weller, N.D. Ouart, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.A. Esaulov, K.M. Williamson, I. Shrestha, G.C. Osborne, V. Shlyaptseva, S.F. Keim, A. Stafford, C.A. Coverdale Preview Abstract
		CP9.00092: Analysis of results of recent implosions of palladium wire loads arranged in single planar wire arrays on Zebra at UNR A.M. Covington, T. Darling, A.S. Safranova, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.A. Esaulov, I. Shrestha, K.M. Williamson, S. Keim, V. Shylaptseva, G.C. Osborne, M.E. Weller, N.D. Ouart Preview Abstract
		CP9.00093: Assessment of Proton Deflectometry for Exploding Wire Experiments S. Bott, M. Wei, D. Mariscal, K. Gunasekera, G. Collins, F. Beg, J. Kindel, A. Covington, R. Presura, N. LeGalloudec, P. Wiewior, C. Plechaty, T. Burris-mog, Y. Paudel, S. Stein, O. Chalyy , A. Astanovitskiy Preview Abstract
		CP9.00094: Absorption Spectroscopy of Pulsed Power Driven Metal Plasmas Patrick Knapp, Sergei Pikuz, Tania Shelkovenko, Adam Cahill, John Greenly, David Hammer Preview Abstract
		CP9.00095: Time Resolved Single Wire Aluminum Optical Spectroscopy Experiments Kate Blesener, Sergey Pikuz, Tatiana Shelkovenko, Isaac Blesener, David Chalenski, David Hammer, Yitzhak Maron, Vladimir Bernshtam Preview Abstract
		CP9.00096: Radial Foil Experiments on Cobra with Imposed B-Field Peter Schrafel, Pierre Gourdain, John Greenly, Bruce Kusse Preview Abstract
		CP9.00097: Double cathode experiments using radial foil configurations on the COBRA generator B.H. Pang, A.Y. Gorenstein, J.E. Kim, P.-A. Gourdain, D.A. Hammer, B.R. Kusse Preview Abstract
		CP9.00098: Axial Instability Growth in Tungsten Wire Array Z-Pinches Adam Cahill, Patrick Knapp, John Greenly, Sergei Pikuz, Tania Shelkovenko, David Hammer Preview Abstract
		CP9.00099: Experimental r-$\theta $ density profiles of wire-array and cylindrical foil Z-pinches on COBRA Isaac Blesener, John Greenly, Sergey Pikuz, Tatiana Shelkovenko, Bruce Kusse, Charles Seyler Preview Abstract
		CP9.00100: Calibrated areal density measurements of cable-array Z-pinch plasmas at 1 MA C.L. Hoyt, P.F. Knapp, S.A. Pikuz, T.A. Shelkovenko, P.-A. Gourdain, J.B. Greenly, D.A. Hammer Preview Abstract
		CP9.00101: Current Rise-Rate Scaling for Radial Wire Arrays M. Mitchell, K. Chandler, S. Bland, F. Suzuki, G. Hall, A. Thomson, A. Lebedev, J. Chittenden, R. McBride, S. Pikuz, T. Shelkovenko, D. Hammer, B. Kusse Preview Abstract
		CP9.00102: Radial foil Z-pinch experiments on the MAGPIE generator P. de Grouchy, F. Suzuki-Vidal, S.V. Lebedev, G. Swadling, G. Burdiak, S.N. Bland, G.N. Hall, A.J. Harvey-Thompson, E. Khoory, L. Pickworth, J. Skidmore, J.P. Chittenden, M. Bocchi, A. Ciardi, M. Krishnan Preview Abstract
		CP9.00103: End-On Optical Interferometry of Precursor formation in Cylindrical Wire Array Z-Pinches George Swadling, Sergey Lebedev, Simon Bland, Gareth Hall, Francisco Suzuki-Vidal, Adam Harvey-Thompson, Guy Burdiak, Nicolas Niasse, Louissa Pickworth, Essa Khoory, Philip de Grouchy, Jonathan Skidmore Preview Abstract
		CP9.00104: Development of a Non-LTE model for Z-pinch simulations Nicolas Niasse, Jeremy Chittenden Preview Abstract
		CP9.00105: Time and Space Resolved Synthetic Spectra of a Z-Pinch Stagnation J. Giuliani, A.L. Velikovich, J.W. Thornhill, A. Dasgupta, J.P. Apruzese, R.W. Clark, S.T. Zalesak, B. Jones, C.A. Coverdale, C. Deeney Preview Abstract
		CP9.00106: Modeling and Spectroscopic Analysis of non-LTE Argon Plasmas Arati Dasgupta, Ward Thornhill, John Giuliani, Jack Davis, Robert Clark, Brent Jones, Stephanie Hansen, Dave Ampleford, Chris Jennings, Christine Coverdale Preview Abstract
		CP9.00107: Diagnosing Plasma Conditions in Copper Wire Array Shots on Z: Spatially-Averaged Analysis Compared to Inferred Properties of Individual Bright Spots J.P. Apruzese, J.W. Thornhill, A.L. Velikovich, B. Jones, D.J. Ampleford, C.A. Coverdale Preview Abstract
		CP9.00108: 2D Rad-MHD Model Assessment of Designs for Multiple-Shell Gas Nozzles for Z J. Thornhill, J. Giuliani, A. Velikovich, J. Apruzese, Y. Chong, J. Davis, A. Dasgupta, R. Clark, B. Jones, C. Coverdale, D. Ampleford, C. Jennings, M. Cuneo, E. Waisman, M. Krishnan, P. Coleman Preview Abstract
		CP9.00109: Structure and behavior of the imploding plasma in a laser triggered vacuum arc EUV source Qiushi Zhu, Junzaburo Yamada, Nozomu Kishi, Masato Watanabe, Akitoshi Okino, Kazuhiko Horioka, Eiki Hotta Preview Abstract
		CP9.00110: Multi-Kev X-Ray Emission from High-Z Gas Targets Fielded at Omega and NIF Mark May, Kevin Fournier, Jeff Colvin, Jave Kane Preview Abstract
		CP9.00111: Multi-KeV X-Ray Yields From High-Z Gas Targets Fielded at the National Ignition Facility K.B. Fournier, M.J. May, J.D. Colvin, J.O. Kane, C.A. Thomas, M. Schneider, R. Marrs, S. Compton, J. Moody, E. Bond, E. Dewald, J.F. Davis Preview Abstract
		CP9.00112: Pinch dynamics deduced from terminal current and voltage measurements in a Dense Plasma Focus Mahadevan Krishnan, Brian Bures, Robert Madden Preview Abstract
		CP9.00113: Hard X-ray Imaging of a 250 kA Plasma Focus in Inert Gases Brian Bures, Mahadevan Krishnan, Robert Madden Preview Abstract
		CP9.00114: Gas-Puff Neutral Density Measurements Using PLIF David Chalenski, Pierre Gourdain, Bruce Kusse Preview Abstract
		CP9.00115: Upgrade of a Theta Pinch Plasma Source for Energetic Plasma Flow Generation and Fusion-Related Material Interaction Study Soonwook Jung, Vijay Surla, David Ruzic Preview Abstract
		CP9.00116: Kinetic effects of nuclear reactions in deuterium gas puffs Brian Appelbe, Simon Vickers, Jeremy Chittenden Preview Abstract
		CP9.00117: Fusion Neutron Production in Deuterium and DT Z-Pinch Implosions with Seeded Axial Magnetic Field at Multi-MA Currents A.L. Velikovich, J. Davis, J.L. Giuliani, Y.K. Chong, R.W. Clark, S.T. Zalesak, C.A. Coverdale, D.G. Flicker Preview Abstract
		CP9.00118: BASIC PLASMA PHYSICS: MAGNETIC RECONNECTION Preview Abstract
		CP9.00119: An effective resistivity model of collisionless driven reconnection in an ion-scale current sheet Ritoku Horiuchi, Hiroaki Ohtani, Shunsuke Usami, Mitsue Den, Akira Kageyama Preview Abstract
		CP9.00120: Studies on collisionless driven reconnection with a multi-hierarchy simulation model Shunsuke Usami, Hiroaki Ohtani, Ritoku Horiuchi, Mitsue Den Preview Abstract
		CP9.00121: Fast Magnetic Reconnection and High Power Heating in TS-4 / UTST Spherical Tokamak Merging Experiments with Neutral Beam Injections Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
		CP9.00122: Experimental Simulation of Magnetic Reconnection in the Sunspot Light Bridge Yoshinori Hayashi, Hiroshi Tanabe, Michiaki Inomoto, Yasushi Ono, Toshifumi Shimizu, Shinsuke Imada, Naoto Nishizuka Preview Abstract
		CP9.00123: Plasma Pileup and Ejection during Impulsive Magnetic Reconnection in TS-4 Merging Experiment Kensuke Suzuki, Atsushi Matsuda, Yoshinori Hayashi, Michiaki Inomoto, Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
		CP9.00124: Investigation of Ion Heating Mechanism of Magnetic Reconnection by Use of Tomographic 2-D Ion Doppler Diagnostics Hiroshi Tanabe, Akihiro Kuwahata, Setthivoine You, Hirotaka Oka, Patrick Copinger, Shingo Ito, Yoshinori Hayashi, Toru Ii, Alexandar Balandin, Michiaki Inomoto, Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
		CP9.00125: Reconnection experiments including 3D magnetic nulls A. Le, J. Egedal, A. Vrublevskis Preview Abstract
		CP9.00126: Observations of formation and dynamics of plasma filaments in VTF A. Vrublevskis, J. Egedal, A. Le Preview Abstract
		CP9.00127: New anisotropic electron pressure closure implemented in two fluid simulations of collisionless reconnection O. Ohia, J. Egedal, A. Le, S.V. Lukin Preview Abstract
		CP9.00128: The role of kinetic effects and parallel electric fields within the Hall current system of collisionless reconnection J. Egedal, A. Le, W. Daughton Preview Abstract
		CP9.00129: Generalized Skilling Equation for Particle Acceleration in Reconnecting Magnetic Fields Liang Wang, A. Bhattacharjee, M. Lee Preview Abstract
		CP9.00130: Reconnection rates and particle acceleration in electron-positron plasmas Naoki Bessho, A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		CP9.00131: Diamagnetic Effects on Asymmetric Reconnection: A Comparative PIC and Hall MHD Study Stephen Abbott, Kai Germaschewski, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		CP9.00132: On the question of hysteresis in Hall MHD Reconnection Brian Sullivan, Amitava Bhattacharjee, Yi-Min Huang Preview Abstract
		CP9.00133: Current sheet formation and the plasmoid instability in large, hyperresistive Hall MHD systems Amitava Bhattacharjee, Brian Sullivan, Yi-Min Huang Preview Abstract
		CP9.00134: Role of the Plasmoid Instability in the Onset of Fast Reconnection Yi-Min Huang, A. Bhattacharjee, Brian P. Sullivan Preview Abstract
		CP9.00135: Magnetic Field Reconnection and the quasi-seperatrix layer of three interacting flux ropes Walter Gekelman, Bart Van Compernolle, Stephen Vincena Preview Abstract
		CP9.00136: 3D current, temperature and density profiles of three interacting flux ropes Bart Van Compernolle, Walter Gekelman, Stephen Vincena Preview Abstract
		CP9.00137: The Effect of Shear Flow on the Scaling of 2D Magnetic Reconnection Paul Cassak Preview Abstract
		CP9.00138: Comparison of Secondary Islands in Collisional Reconnection to Hall Reconnection Lucas Shepherd, Paul Cassak Preview Abstract
		CP9.00139: Pressure anisotropy in two-fluid simulations of magnetic reconnection Evan Johnson Preview Abstract
		CP9.00140: Magnetic Reconnection Events in Weakly Collisional Regimes$*$ P. Buratti, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
		CP9.00141: Progress on the MHD closure with kinetic ions and drift kinetic electrons Jianhua Cheng, Yang Chen, Scott Parker, Dmitri Uzdensky Preview Abstract
		CP9.00142: Building 3D data sets of flux tube dynamics B. Loseth, T.P. Intrator, J. Sears Preview Abstract
		CP9.00143: Generalized Kinetic Current-Sheet Equilibria David L. Newman, Martin V. Goldman, Haihong Che, Giovanni Lapenta Preview Abstract
		CP9.00144: Influence of current-aligned instabilities on the 3D evolution of magnetic reconnection V. Roytershteyn, W. Daughton, H. Karimabadi Preview Abstract
		CP9.00145: Resistive MHD Simulations of X-Line Retreat and Competing Reconnection Sites N.A. Murphy, A.K. Young Preview Abstract
		CP9.00146: Gyro-kinetic Electron and Fully-Kinetic Ion Particle Simulation of Tearing Mode Instability in a Harris Current Sheet Xiang Lu, Xueyi Wang, Yu Lin, Kong Wei, Chen Liu Preview Abstract
		CP9.00147: Nonlinear gyrofluid simulations of collisionless reconnection Francois Waelbroeck, Daniela Grasso, Emanuele Tassi Preview Abstract
		CP9.00148: Reconnection Effects in the Outer Heliosphere: Is the Magnetic Field in the Heliosheath Sector Region and in the Outer Heliosheath Laminar? Merav Opher, James Drake, Marc Swisdak, Gabor Toth Preview Abstract
		CP9.00149: Acceleration of ions and electrons during magnetic reconnection in a multi-island environment Kevin Schoeffler, James Drake, Marc Swisdak Preview Abstract
		CP9.00150: Super-Alfv\'enic energy transport during magnetic reconnection Michael Shay, James Drake, Jonathan Eastwood Preview Abstract
		CP9.00151: The kinetic structure of slow shocks and reconnection exhausts Y.H. Liu, J. Drake, M. Swisdak Preview Abstract
		CP9.00152: Current sheet break-up via fast plasmoid formation in the island coalescence problem the ultra-high Lundquist number regime ($ S \sim 10^9 $) J.N. Shadid, R.P. Pawlowski, L. Chac\'on, D.A. Knoll Preview Abstract
		CP9.00153: Hyper-resistivity in 2D-MHD turbulence Zhibin Guo, P.H. Diamond Preview Abstract
		CP9.00154: Fast 2D magnetic reconnection: relating anomalous resistivity and two-fluid MHD models V.S. Lukin, M.G. Linton Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

52nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 55, Number 15

Monday–Friday, November 8–12, 2010; Chicago, Illinois

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Session CP9: Poster Session II: Basic Plasma Physics: Non-Neutral, Dusty, Complex, and Low Temperature Plasmas; General Spherical Torus; Pinch Physics; Basic Plasma Physics: Magnetic Reconnection

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