Bulletin of the American Physical Society

54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 57, Number 12

Monday–Friday, October 29–November 2 2012; Providence, Rhode Island

Session Index

Session TP8: Poster Session VII: DIII-D II; Divertor, Heating and Current Drive; Low Temperature Plasmas; Z-pinches, X-pinches, and Dense Plasma Focus	Show Abstracts
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Room: Hall BC

		TP8.00001: DIII-D II, DIVERTOR, HEATING AND CURRENT DRIVE Preview Abstract
		TP8.00002: Velocimetry Analysis of 2D Turbulence Imaging Data from Beam Emission Spectroscopy G.R. McKee, R.J. Fonck, Z. Yan, C. Holland Preview Abstract
		TP8.00003: Turbulent Ion Temperature Fluctuation Measurements on DIII-D I.U. Uzun-Kaymak, R.J. Fonck, G.R. McKee Preview Abstract
		TP8.00004: Probing Electron Temperature Critical Gradients in Experiment and Simulation S.P. Smith, T.C. Luce, J.C. DeBoo, C.C. Petty, K.H. Burrell, R.E. Waltz, G.M. Staebler, J. Candy, C. Holland, O. Meneghini, A.E. White, T.L. Rhodes, L. Schmitz, E.J. Doyle, J.C. Hillesheim, G. Wang, L. Zeng, G.R. McKee, Z. Yan Preview Abstract
		TP8.00005: The Role of Zonal Flows and Predator-Prey Oscillations in Triggering the \hbox{L-H} Transition and in Internal Transport Barriers L. Schmitz, L. Zeng, T.L. Rhodes, J.C. Hillesheim, W.A. Peebles, G.R. McKee, Z. Yan, R.J. Groebner, K.H. Burrell, G.R. Tynan, J.A. Boedo, W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
		TP8.00006: Particle Transport and Turbulence Dependence on Collisionality on \hbox{DIII-D} and Comparisons to GYRO and TGLF L. Zeng, E.J. Doyle, T.L. Rhodes, W.A. Peebles, G.M. Staebler, C.C. Petty, G.R. McKee Preview Abstract
		TP8.00007: Geodesic Acoustic Mode Structure in DIII-D G. Wang, W.A. Peebles, T.L. Rhodes, J.C. Hillesheim, E.J. Doyle, L. Schmitz, L. Zeng, M.E. Austin, Z. Yan, G.R. McKee, R. Nazikian, C.C. Petty, K.H. Burrell, S. Smith, M.J. Lanctot Preview Abstract
		TP8.00008: ECE Imaging of Temperature Fluctuations and Drift Waves in DIII-D Plasmas Samuel Zemedkun, Tobin Munsat, Benjamin Tobias, Neville Luhmann, Calvin Domier Preview Abstract
		TP8.00009: Initial tests of NSTX millimeter-wave polarimeter on DIII-D J. Zhang, W.A. Peebles, T.A. Carter, N.A. Crocker, E.J. Doyle, S. Kubota, T.L. Rhodes, G. Wang, L. Zeng Preview Abstract
		TP8.00010: Microwave imaging reflectometry (MIR) for visualization of the 2-dimensional structure of density fluctuations on DIII-D C.M. Muscatello, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann Jr., X. Ren, A. Spear, B.J. Tobias Preview Abstract
		TP8.00011: Characterization of Intense Bursts of mm-wave Emission Using New RF Spectrometer on the DIII-D Tokamak L. Yu, C.W. Dormier, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., B.J. Tobias, M.E. Austin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00012: Evaluating pedestal gradients and scale lengths without functional fits in order to test for non-diffusive transport processes D.P. Eldon, G.R. Tynan, R.J. Groebner, T.H. Osborne, B.D. Bray, R.L. Boivin, R. Nazikian Preview Abstract
		TP8.00013: A Method for Measuring Poloidal Rotation in the DIII-D Tokamak C. Chrystal, K.H. Burrell, W.M. Solomon, B.A. Grierson Preview Abstract
		TP8.00014: Calculation of Intrinsic Edge Rotation Using XGC0 D.J. Battaglia, C.S. Chang, B.A. Grierson, W.M. Solomon, J.A. Boedo, J.S. deGrassie Preview Abstract
		TP8.00015: Toroidal and Poloidal Rotation of Deuterium Ions in DIII-D Intrinsic Rotation Conditions B.A. Grierson, W.M. Solomon, K.H. Burrell, J.S. DeGrassie, J.A. Boedo Preview Abstract
		TP8.00016: Comparison of some turbulent confinement models for \hbox{DIII-D}, ARIES and FNSF H.E. St. John, A.D. Turnbull, M. Choi, S.P. Smith, L.L. Lao, R.J. Buttery Preview Abstract
		TP8.00017: High $\beta_N$ steady state scenario development on DIII-D C.T. Holcomb, M.J. Lanctot, T.C. Luce, J.R. Ferron, R.J. Buttery, J.M. Park, F. Turco, J.M. Hanson, M. Okabayashi Preview Abstract
		TP8.00018: Optimization of self-consistent \hbox{DIII-D} AT scenarios with the OMFIT framework O. Meneghini, S.P. Smith, L.L. Lao Preview Abstract
		TP8.00019: Data-driven Model-based Combined Magnetic and \hbox{Kinetic} Control on DIII-D W. Shi, W. Wehner, J.E. Barton, M.D. Boyer, E. Schuster, D. Moreau, M.L. Walker, J.R. Ferron Preview Abstract
		TP8.00020: Data-Driven Modeling and Control of the Poloidal Flux Profile for Advanced Tokamak Scenarios in DIII-D W. Wehner, W. Shi, E. Schuster, D. Moreau, M.L. Walker, J.R. Ferron Preview Abstract
		TP8.00021: Impurity Flow Measurements in DIII-D using Coherence Imaging Spectroscopy S.L. Allen, E.T. Meier, T.R. Weber, D.N. Hill, W.H. Meyer, G.D. Porter, J. Howard Preview Abstract
		TP8.00022: OEDGE Assessment of Pressure and Power Balance Methods for Separatrix Identification J.D. Elder, P.C. Stangeby, A.W. Leonard, B.D. Bray, N.H. Brooks, J.A. Boedo, D.L. Rudakov, J.G. Watkins, E.A. Unterberg, C. Lasnier Preview Abstract
		TP8.00023: Near infrared spectroscopy of the DIII-D divertor A.G. McLean, V.A. Soukhanovskii, N.H. Brooks, B.D. Bray, T.N. Carlstrom Preview Abstract
		TP8.00024: Effect of Divertor Shaping on Divertor Plasma Behavior on DIII-D T.W. Petrie, A.W. Leonard, T.C. Luce, M.A. Mahdavi, C.T. Holcomb, M.E. Fenstermacher, D.N. Hill, C.J. Lasnier, J.G. Watkins, R.A. Moyer, P.C. Stangeby Preview Abstract
		TP8.00025: Electron Temperature Fluctuations in DIII-D SOL D.L. Rudakov, J.A. Boedo, R.A. Moyer, J.G. Watkins Preview Abstract
		TP8.00026: Fueling with edge recycling to high-density in \hbox{DIII-D} A.W. Leonard, R.J. Groebner, T.H. Osborne, J.D. Elder Preview Abstract
		TP8.00027: Survey and Cleaning of Metal Contamination in Graphite Plasma-Facing Tiles in DIII-D C.P. Chrobak, F. Chamberlain, R.L. Lee, K.L. Holtrop, P.L. Taylor, G.L. Jackson, D. Wall, D.A. Buchenauer, B.E. Mills Preview Abstract
		TP8.00028: High Power Fast Wave Coupling and Heating in \hbox{H-mode} Plasmas on DIII-D R.I. Pinsker, R.J. Buttery, T.C. Luce, M. Porkolab, S. Diem, M. Kaufman, P.M. Ryan, J.C. Hosea, A. Nagy, R. Perkins, W.M. Solomon, R. Maggiora, D. Milanesio Preview Abstract
		TP8.00029: Dependence of ICRF Antenna Loading on ELM Frequency, Type and Size S.J. Diem, E.A. Unterberg, D.L. Hillis, A.R. Horton, P.M. Ryan, M. Murakami, E.F. Jaeger, D.L. Green, D.A. Rasmussen, M.C. Kaufman, R.I. Pinsker, A. Nagy Preview Abstract
		TP8.00030: Study of Fast Wave Coupling Through the \hbox{DIII-D} Edge Plasma Using the AORSA Full Wave Code P.M. Ryan, D.L. Green, E.F. Jaeger, J.M. Canik, N. Commaux, S.J. Diem, G.R. Hanson, R.I. Pinsker, J.C. Hosea, A. Nagy, R.J. Perkins, G. Taylor Preview Abstract
		TP8.00031: Operational Performance of the ECH System on \hbox{DIII-D} M. Cengher, J. Lohr, Y.A. Gorelov, D. Ponce, C.P. Moeller Preview Abstract
		TP8.00032: Upgraded Waveguide Components for New 1.2 and \hbox{1.5~MW} Gyrotrons on the DIII-D Tokamak Y.A. Gorelov, J.L. Doane, M. Cengher, J. Lohr, D. Ponce Preview Abstract
		TP8.00033: Upgrades for the ECH System on DIII-D J. Lohr, M. Cengher, J.L. Doane, Y.A. Gorelov, C.P. Moeller, D. Ponce, S. Noraky, B.G. Penaflor, E. Kolemen Preview Abstract
		TP8.00034: Cross-Field Thermal Diffusion in Limiter and Divertor SOL, in the Conduction-Limited Regime Robert Goldston Preview Abstract
		TP8.00035: Axisymmetric Modeling of a Tokamak Edge with the Continuum Gyrokinetic Code COGENT Ronald Cohen, M. Dorf, M. Dorr, T.D. Rognlien, J. Hittinger, J. Compton, P. Colella, D. Martin, P. McCorquodale Preview Abstract
		TP8.00036: On the evaluation of a neoclassical radial electric field in the edge of a tokamak Mikhail Dorf, Ronald Cohen Preview Abstract
		TP8.00037: Liquid Lithium Limiter for Carbon Wall Conditioning on RFX-mod R. Cavazzana, P. Scarin, G. Spizzo, M. Agostini, G. De Masi, L. Marrelli, M.E. Puiatti, G. Mazzitelli Preview Abstract
		TP8.00038: ELM Triggering with the New PPPL Lithium Granular Injector D.K. Mansfield, A.L. Roquemore, R. Maingi, J.S. Hu, Y. Liang, Z. Sun, L. Zhang, G. Zou Preview Abstract
		TP8.00039: Thermoelectric-Driven Liquid-Metal Plasma-Facing Structures (TELS) Daniel Andruczyk, Wenyu Xu, Soonwook Jung, Peter Fiflis, Davide Curreli, David N. Ruzic Preview Abstract
		TP8.00040: Inter-machine scalings of plasma filament electromagnetic features M. Spolaore, N. Vianello, M. Agostini, R. Cavazzana, G. De Masi, E. Martines, B. Momo, A. Scaggion, P. Scarin, S. Spagnolo, G. Spizzo, M. Zuin, I. Furno, F. Avino, A. Fasoli, C. Theiler, D. Carralero, J.A. Alonso, C. Hidalgo Preview Abstract
		TP8.00041: Synchronous observation of filament properties using a fast camera and a hybrid probe in Heliotron J Linge Zang, Nobuhiro Nishino, Shinsuke Ohshima, Tohru Mizuuchi, Masaki Takeuchi, Keijun Kasajima, Mengyu Sha, Kiyofumi Mukai, Hyunyong Lee, Kazunobu Nagasaki, Hiroyuki Okada, Takashi Minami, Shinji Kobayashi, Satoshi Yamamoto, Shigeru Konoshima, Yuji Nakamura, Fumimichi Sano Preview Abstract
		TP8.00042: Imaging-based measurements of plasma turbulence in a linear device A.D. Light, S.C. Thakur, Y. Sechrest, G.R. Tynan, T. Munsat Preview Abstract
		TP8.00043: Space resolved XUV/VUV spectroscopy of low temperature plasmas Deepak Kumar, Alexander Englesbe, Matthew Parman, Dan Stutman, Michael Finkenthal, Eric Hollmann, Benjamin Hudson Preview Abstract
		TP8.00044: Microscopic Dynamics of Plasma Blob Hiroki Hasegawa, Seiji Ishiguro Preview Abstract
		TP8.00045: Modeling of fluctuating edge plasmas and ELMs with macro-blob approach A.Yu. Pigarov, S.I. Krasheninnikov, D. Rudakov, T.D. Rognlien Preview Abstract
		TP8.00046: Tokamak SOL fluid simulations with self-consistent boundary conditions at the magnetic presheath edge Joaquim Loizu, Federico Halpern, Sebastien Jolliet, Annamaria Mosetto, Paolo Ricci Preview Abstract
		TP8.00047: Effect of Boussinesq approximation on SOL turbulence computations K. Bodi, G. Ciraolo, Ph. Ghendrih, F. Schwander, E. Serre, P. Tamain Preview Abstract
		TP8.00048: Analysis of plasma particle and energy fluxes to material surfaces from tokamak edge turbulence simulations M.V. Umansky, B.I. Cohen, T.D. Rognlien, J.A. Boedo, D.L. Rudakov Preview Abstract
		TP8.00049: Multi-species Kinetic-Kinetic Plasma-Neutral Transport Simulations with XGC-DEGAS2 D.P. Stotler, C.S. Chang Preview Abstract
		TP8.00050: Effect of neutral recycling on pedestal turbulence and transport J. Lang, S.-H. Ku, C.-S. Chang, D. Stotler Preview Abstract
		TP8.00051: Dynamic divertor by plasmoid ejection Shizuo Inoue, Yasushi Ono, Yasuhiro Kaminou, Ritoku Horiuchi Preview Abstract
		TP8.00052: Lower Hybrid Heating and Current Drive Xiangrong Fu, Wendell Horton, Yves Peysson, Joan Decker Preview Abstract
		TP8.00053: Burn Control for the IGNITOR Experiment by External ICRH Heating A. Cardinali, B. Coppi, G. Sonnino Preview Abstract
		TP8.00054: Plasma Start-up Experiments Using the Lower Hybrid Wave Excited by a Dielectric Loaded Waveguide Array Antenna on the TST-2 Spherical Tokamak Takuma Wakatsuki, Akira Ejiri, Yuichi Takase, Hirokazu Furui, Takahiro Hashimoto, Junichi Hiratsuka, Hidetoshi Kakuda, Kunihiko Kato, Ayaka Nakanishi, Takuya Oosako, Takahiro Shinya, Masateru Sonehara, Hiro Togashi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Kasahara, Ryuhei Kumazawa, Kenji Saito, Tetsuo Seki, Fujio Shimpo, Yoshihiko Nagashima Preview Abstract
		TP8.00055: ECCD-induced tearing mode stabilization via active control in coupled NIMROD/GENRAY HPC simulations Thomas Jenkins, S.E. Kruger, E.D. Held, R.W. Harvey Preview Abstract
		TP8.00056: Experimental Study of RF Sheaths due to Shear Alfv\'{e}n Waves in the LAPD Michael Martin, Bart Van Compernolle, Troy Carter, Walter Gekelman, Patrick Pribyl, Daniel A. D'Ippolito, James R. Myra Preview Abstract
		TP8.00057: Test results of 3.7 GHz 500kW CW klystron for SST1 LHCD system Promod Kumar Sharma, Kiran K. Ambulkar, Shefali Dalakoti, N. Rajan Babu, Pramod R. Parmar, Chetan G. Virani, Arvind L. Thakur Preview Abstract
		TP8.00058: Effect of Electron Seeding on Experimentally Measured Multipactor Discharge Threshold Jonathan Noland, Timothy Graves, Colby Lemon, Mark Looper, Alex Farkas Preview Abstract
		TP8.00059: Guided radar system for arc detection: new results at DIIID S.M. Salvador, R. Maggiora, R.H. Goulding, J.A. Moore, R.I. Pinsker, A. Nagy Preview Abstract
		TP8.00060: Nonlinear kinetic simulations of ion cyclotron emission from fusion products in large tokamak plasmas Richard Dendy, James Cook, Sandra Chapman Preview Abstract
		TP8.00061: Advanced electric field computation for RF sheaths prediction with TOPICA Daniele Milanesio, Riccardo Maggiora Preview Abstract
		TP8.00062: Fully kinetic simulation of radio frequency wave in fusion plasmas Animesh Kuley, Zhixuan Wang, Zhihong Lin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00063: Particle-in-cell simulations of lower hybrid waves in plasmas Dehui Li, Nong Xiang, Deng Zhou, Xueyi Wang, Yu Lin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00064: Wave-particle interactions in toroidally confined fusion plasmas A. Papadopoulos, Y. Kominis, K. Hizandis, A.K. Ram Preview Abstract
		TP8.00065: PiC simulations of the anomalous Doppler resonance for a scaled laboratory experiment R. Bryson, D.C. Spiers, M. King, A.D.R. Phelps, S.L. McConville, K.M. Gillespie, K. Ronald, I. Vorgul, R.A. Cairns, R. Bingham Preview Abstract
		TP8.00066: Adding kinetic effects to finite-difference frequency-domain simulation of ion-cyclotron heating David Green Preview Abstract
		TP8.00067: Application of the delta-f method to ICRF heating Ernest Valeo, Cynthia Phillips Preview Abstract
		TP8.00068: Finite Orbit Width versions of the CQL3D code: Hybrid-FOW and Full-FOW Yu. V. Petrov, R.W. Harvey Preview Abstract
		TP8.00069: Far field radio-frequency sheath modeling D.A. D'Ippolito, J.R. Myra, H. Kohno, R. Ochoukov, D.G. Whyte Preview Abstract
		TP8.00070: Self-consistent modeling of the tokamak RF antennas, edge plasma, and sheath voltages David Smithe, Tom Jenkins, Travis Austin, John Loverich, Peter Stoltz Preview Abstract
		TP8.00071: Scattering effects on lower hybrid wave propagation N. Bertelli, C.K. Phillips, E.J. Valeo, J.R. Wilson, S.G. Baek, P.T. Bonoli, R.R. Parker, G. Wallace, J.C. Wright, R.W. Harvey, A.P. Smirnov Preview Abstract
		TP8.00072: A careful comparison between ray tracing and full wave approaches to lower hybrid current drive John Wright Preview Abstract
		TP8.00073: Initial predictive studies of HHFW heating in the NSTX-U device C.K. Phillips, N. Bertelli, R.V. Budny, S. Gerhardt, J.C. Hosea, B.P. LeBlanc, J.E. Menard, G. Taylor, E.J. Valeo, J.R. Wilson, E.F. Jaeger, P.T. Bonoli, J.C. Wright, R.W. Harvey, L.A. Berry, D.L. Green Preview Abstract
		TP8.00074: Integrated Plasma Simulation of Ion Cyclotron and Lower Hybrid Range of Frequencies Actuators in Tokamaks P.T. Bonoli, S. Shiraiwa, J.C. Wright, R.W. Harvey, D.B. Batchelor, L.A. Berry, Jin Chen, F. Poli, C.E. Kessel, S.C. Jardin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00075: SOLPS modeling of the ORNL helicon and PhIX experiments L.W. Owen, Y.K.M. Peng, J.B. Caughman, R.H. Goulding, X. Bonnin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00076: Design of an ICRH antenna for RF-plasma interaction studies J.B.O. Caughman, P.M. Ryan, T.S. Bigelow, S.J. Diem, R.H. Goulding, D.A. Rasmussen Preview Abstract
		TP8.00077: The PhIX High Intensity Plasma Source R.H. Goulding, J.B.O. Caughman, Y.-K.M. Peng, J. Rapp, D.A. Rasmussen, T.M. Biewer, J.M. Canik, G. Chen, S.J. Diem, S.J. Meitner, L.W. Owen Preview Abstract
		TP8.00078: Cherenkov radiation of shear Alfv\'{e}n waves in plasmas with two ion species W.A. Farmer, G.J. Morales Preview Abstract
		TP8.00079: LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS Preview Abstract
		TP8.00080: Glow Plasma Discharges inside Externally Excited Porous Spherical Cavity Resonators Paul Bernhardt, Arne Fliflet Preview Abstract
		TP8.00081: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		TP8.00082: A Low-Voltage Heated-Cathode Discharge Device for Nonlocal Control of Plasma Properties V.I. Demidov, I. Schweigert, I. Kaganovich, A.S. Mustafaev, S.F. Adams, M.E. Koepke Preview Abstract
		TP8.00083: Application of Oxide cathode discharge source in a linear plasma device Guanghai Hu, Jinlin Xie, Lin Yuan, Xiaoli Jin, Hong Li, Wandong Liu Preview Abstract
		TP8.00084: Initial Operation of the Miniaturized Inductively Heated Plasma Generator IPG6 Michael Dropmann, Georg Herdrich, Rene Laufer, Helmut Koch, Chris Gomringer, Mike Cook, Jimmy Schmoke, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
		TP8.00085: Excitation of Ion Acoustic Waves by Electron Beams Dmytro Sydorenko, Erinc Tokluoglu, Igor Kaganovich, Edward Startsev, Ronald Davidson Preview Abstract
		TP8.00086: Geometrical Optics of Dense Aerosols Michael J. Hay, Ernest J. Valeo, Nathaniel J. Fisch Preview Abstract
		TP8.00087: Laboratory modeling of hypersonic flight conditions Alexey Shashurin, Madhusudhan Kundrapu, John Loverich, Isak Beilis, Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
		TP8.00088: Python framework for kinetic modeling of electronically excited reaction pathways John Verboncoeur, Guy Parsey, Yaman Guclu, Andrew Christlieb Preview Abstract
		TP8.00089: Development of a Compact Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Source Alexander Hyde, Richard Kamieneski, Oleg Batishchev Preview Abstract
		TP8.00090: Atmospheric-pressure ionic plasmas in afterglow of atmospheric-pressure discharges in room-temperature air Osamu Sakai, Yu Hiraoka, Keiichiro Urabe Preview Abstract
		TP8.00091: Cold Atmospheric Plasma as an alternative therapy for cancer therapies Olga Volotskova, Teresa Hawley, Mary Ann Stepp, Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
		TP8.00092: Characteristics of dielectric barrier discharge plasmas in atmospheric humid air Y. Fukuda, K. Fukui, R. Iwami, Y. Matsuoka, Y. Kikuchi, N. Fukumoto, M. Nagata Preview Abstract
		TP8.00093: Time Evolution of Electron Density in Atmospheric Discharges William C. Young, C.A. Romero-Talam\'as Preview Abstract
		TP8.00094: Spectroscopy Measurements of Air Breakdown Initiated with a Focused 110 GHz, MW-Level Quasioptical Gyrotron Beam Jason Hummelt, Sam Schaub, Michael Shapiro, Richard Temkin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00095: Focused Laser Initiated RF Sustained High Pressure Air Plasmas Yan Li, John Scharer Preview Abstract
		TP8.00096: Electron and Negative Ion Production Rates in Air Plasmas with Ionizing Radiation C.A. Romero-Talamas, W.C. Young, G.S. Nusinovich, R.C. Elton Preview Abstract
		TP8.00097: Electron ranaway and ion-ion plasma formation in afterglow low-pressure plasma of oxygen-containing gas mixtures Anatoly Kudryavtsev, Eugene Bogdanov, Nikolay Kosykh, Sergey Gutsev Preview Abstract
		TP8.00098: 2D ion velocity distribution function measurements by laser-induced fluorescence above a radio-frequency biased silicon wafer Nathaniel Moore, Walter Gekelman, Patrick Pribyl, Yiting Zhang, Mark Kushner Preview Abstract
		TP8.00099: Overview of Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Plasma Physics Research at the University of Wisconsin John Santarius, Gilbert Emmert, Gerald Kulcinski, Richard Bonomo, Eric Alderson, Gabriel Becerra, Lauren Garrison, Karla Hall, Aaron McEvoy, Matthew Michalak, Craig Schuff Preview Abstract
		TP8.00100: Modeling Two-Charge State Helium Plasmas Gilbert Emmert, John Santarius Preview Abstract
		TP8.00101: Experimentally Study of Micro-Cathode Arc Thruster ($\mu $CAT) Taisen Zhuang, Alexey Shashurin, Dereck Chiu, George Teel, Isak Beilis, Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
		TP8.00102: Enhanced Output of the High Power Helicon with Addition of a Downstream Accelerating Antenna B. Race Roberson, Robert Winglee Preview Abstract
		TP8.00103: Progress in Development of Low Pressure High Density Plasmas on a Small Helicon Plasma Experiment (HPX) Royce James, M. Lopez, S. Nolan, E.L. Page, C. Schlank, J. Sherman, B.S. Stutzman, J. Zuniga Preview Abstract
		TP8.00104: Examination of Ion Beam Acceleration in A High Power-Low Pressure and Gas Flow Rates Argon Plasma Created in the MadHeX Helicon Source Yung-Ta Sung, Michael DeVinney, John Scharer Preview Abstract
		TP8.00105: Ion Extraction from a Helicon Plasma Source for an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device Gabriel Becerra, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius Preview Abstract
		TP8.00106: A Comparison of Laser Induced Florescence and Continuous Wave Ring Down Spectroscopy Measurements of Argon Ion and Neutral VDFs in a Helicon Plasma Dustin McCarren, Robert Vandervort, Jerry Carr Jr., Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		TP8.00107: A comparison of ion velocity measurements from retarding field energy analyzer (RFEA) and laser induced fluorescence (LIF) in expanding helicon plasma Nj{\aa}l Gulbrandsen, {\AA}shild Fredriksen, Jerry Carr Jr., Earl Scime, Dustin W. McCarren, Robert VanDervort, Matthew E. Galante, Richard M. Magee, Greg Lusk, Stephanie H. Sears, Wojciech J. Miloch Preview Abstract
		TP8.00108: Multiple Current-Free Double Layer Formation in an Expanding Plasma Jerry Carr Jr., Matthew Galante, Dustin McCarren, Stephanie Sears, Njal Gulbrandsen, Robert Vandervort, Gregory Lusk, Richard Magee, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		TP8.00109: Direct Measurements of the Ionization Fraction in Krypton Helicon Plasmas Richard Magee, Matthew Galante, Greg Lusk, Dustin McCarren, Earl Scime, Njal Gulbrandsen Preview Abstract
		TP8.00110: The Development of a Solid Fuel Plasma Source for the High Power Helicon Ian Johnson, Robert Winglee, Race Roberson Preview Abstract
		TP8.00111: Pre-Stage Magnetic Coil to Enhance Helicon Mode Excitation on a Small Helicon Plasma Experiment (HPX) Carter Schlank, Royce James, Nicholas Thayer, Justin Sherman, Stephen Nolan, Michael Lopez Preview Abstract
		TP8.00112: Supersonic ExB Rotation in the Highly Ionized, Low Temperature Plasma of a Hall Thruster Martin Griswold, Yevgeny Raitses, Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
		TP8.00113: Modeling the expansion of a contactor plasma Erik Hogan, Gian Luca Delzanno, Enrico Camporeale, Joseph Borovsky, Elizabeth MacDonald, Michelle Thomsen Preview Abstract
		TP8.00114: Laser ablation with applied magnetic field for electric propulsion Alla Batishcheva, Oleg Batishchev, Jean-Luc Cambier Preview Abstract
		TP8.00115: Emission spectra of electric propulsion thrusters Taylor Matlock, Oleg Batishchev Preview Abstract
		TP8.00116: Sensitivity of RF-Driven Plasma Filaments to Trace Gases in Neon M.J. Burin, L. Saucedo, D.R. Wilson, S.J. Zweben, A. Zwicker, C. Brunkhorst Preview Abstract
		TP8.00117: Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene composite in arc for ultracapacitors Jian Li, Xiaoqian Cheng, Alexey Shashurin, Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
		TP8.00118: Measuring plasma potential with an impedance probe in low density plasma David Walker, David Blackwell, Richard Fernsler, William Amatucci Preview Abstract
		TP8.00119: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		TP8.00120: Imaging x-ray fluorescence relevant to hydrodynamic mixing experiments at the National Ignition Facility Michael MacDonald, Eliseo Gamboa, Carolyn Kuranz, Paul Keiter, R. Paul Drake Preview Abstract
		TP8.00121: Z-PINCHES, X-PINCHES AND DENSE PLASMAS FOCUS Preview Abstract
		TP8.00122: High Energy Density Z-Pinch Plasmas using Flow Stabilization: ZaP-HD U. Shumlak, R.P. Golingo, M.C. Hughes, S.D. Knecht, B.A. Nelson, M.C. Paliwoda, M.P. Ross, H.C. Stankey Preview Abstract
		TP8.00123: Insulator Modifications to Extend Plasma Lifetime on the ZaP Flow Z-Pinch M.C. Hughes, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, R.P. Golingo, S.D. Knecht, M.P. Ross Preview Abstract
		TP8.00124: Design of a digital holographic interferometer for the ZaP Flow Z-Pinch Michael Ross, Uri Shumlak, Brian Nelson, Raymond Golingo, Michal Hughes, Sean Knecht, Matt Paliwoda Preview Abstract
		TP8.00125: Investigation of K-shell radiation from two-component wire arrays Daniel Papp, Vladimir Ivanov, Roberto Mancini, Peter Hakel, Sara Altemara, Austin Anderson Preview Abstract
		TP8.00126: Modeling K- and L-shell Spectra from Cu Wire Array Implosions on ZR R.W. Clark, A. Dasgupta, J.L. Giuliani, N.D. Ouart, B. Jones, D.J. Ampleford, C.A. Coverdale Preview Abstract
		TP8.00127: 2D-RMHD Modeling of the Dynamics of a Ne Gas Puff Z Pinch J. Thornhill, J. Giuliani, A. Dasgupta, A. Velikovich, Y. Chong, R. Clark, E. Kroupp, D. Osin, Y. Maron, A. Starobinets, E. Stambulchik, V. Fisher, V. Bernshtam, A. Fisher, C. Deeney Preview Abstract
		TP8.00128: Simulation of K-$\alpha$ Emission from Highly Charged Cu ions for Pinches on ZR A. Dasgupta, J.L. Giuliani, R.W. Clark, N.D. Ouart, B. Jones, D.J. Ampleford Preview Abstract
		TP8.00129: Simultaneous time-gated measurements of K- and L-shell radiation from brass wire array implosions on Zebra N.D. Ouart, J.L. Giuliani, A. Dasgupta, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.A. Esaulov, I. Shrestha, M.E. Weller, V. Shlyaptseva, G.C. Osborne, A. Stafford, S. Keim, R.W. Clark Preview Abstract
		TP8.00130: Shell Interaction Physics of Multi-Material Gas Puff Z-Pinches for the Neutron Production on the Refurbished Z Y.K. Chong, A.L. Velikovich, J.W. Thornhill, J. Giuliani, C.A. Coverdale Preview Abstract
		TP8.00131: Resolving Microstructures in Z Pinches with Intensity Interferometry J.P. Apruzese, J.L. Giuliani, J.W. Thornhill, Y. Maron, E. Kroupp Preview Abstract
		TP8.00132: Comparison of Deuterium-Deuterium-Deuterium and Neon-Deuterium-Deuterium Triple Shell Gas-Puff Z-pinch on the Level of 3 MA K. Rezac, Daniel Klir, P. Kubes, J. Kravarik, A. Shishlov, A. Labetsky, N. Ratakhin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00133: Optimization of an Elliptical Spectrometer for the Study of X-Pinch Physics Adam Cahill, Cad Hoyt, Tania Shelkovenko, Sergei Pikuz, David Hammer Preview Abstract
		TP8.00134: X-Pinch Experiments on UM Linear Transformer Drivers Sonal Patel, David Chalenski, Ronald Gilgenbach, Adam Steiner, David Yager-Elorriaga, Yue Lau Preview Abstract
		TP8.00135: Early stage of a hybrid X-pinch plasma formation Ivan N. Tilikin, Tatiana A. Shelkovenko, Albert R. Mingaleev, Sergey N. Mishin, Vera M. Romanova, Aleksey E. Ter-Oganesyan, Sergey A. Pikuz Preview Abstract
		TP8.00136: Study of exploding Al wire plasmas using X-ray absorption spectroscopy Sergey A. Pikuz, Tatiana A. Shelkovenko, Cad L. Hoyt, Adam D. Cahill, David A. Hammer Preview Abstract
		TP8.00137: Study of Implosion in Wire Arrays with UV interferometry and Faraday Rotation Diagnostics Austin Anderson, Daniel Papp, Sara Altemara, Vladimir Ivanov Preview Abstract
		TP8.00138: Analysis of Precursor Properties of mixed Al/Alumel Cylindrical Wire Arrays* A. Stafford, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.A. Esaulov, M.E. Weller, I. Shrestha, G.C. Osborne, V.V. Shlyaptseva, S.F. Keim, C.A. Coverdale, A.S. Chuvatin Preview Abstract
		TP8.00139: Observations of Opacity from K-shell Z-pinch Plasmas at the Z Accelerator C.A. Coverdale, D. Ampleford, B. Jones, S. Hansen, M.E. Cuneo, J.P. Apruzese, A. Dasgupta, J. Giuliani Preview Abstract
		TP8.00140: Modeling of the Magnetic Field Entrained in Precursor Plasma of a Fast Cylindrical Shell Implosion on Z Matthew Martin, Ryan McBride, John Greenly Preview Abstract
		TP8.00141: Seeded Magneto Rayleigh Taylor Experiments on a 1-MA LTD David Chalenski, Ronald Gilgenbach, Sonal Patel, Adam Steiner, David Yager-Eliorraga Preview Abstract
		TP8.00142: Faraday and Kerr Effects Diagnostics for Underwater Exploding Wires G.S. Sarkisov, A.V. Fedotov-Gefen, Ya.E. Krasik Preview Abstract
		TP8.00143: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		TP8.00144: Viscous and Induced Current Heating in Plasma Focus Plasmoids Ahmad Talaei, Eric Lerner Preview Abstract
		TP8.00145: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		TP8.00146: Interferometry Results from Single Jet and Two Jet Merging Experiments on PLX Mark Gilmore, Elizabeth Merritt, Alan Lynn, Anna Moser, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		TP8.00147: On attaining eV energy resolution in an ionization energy shift at $\sim$ 60 keV Nino Pereira, Bruce Weber, Jeff Vanhoy, Jeff Carroll Preview Abstract
		TP8.00148: Measurements of Ion Beam Production and Neutron Yields in the LLNL High Gradient Z-Pinch Experiment J.L. Ellsworth, S. Falabella, B. Rusnak, A. Schmidt, V. Tang Preview Abstract
		TP8.00149: Fully Kinetic Simulations of Dense Plasma Focus Z-Pinch Andrea Schmidt, Vincent Tang, Dale Welch Preview Abstract
		TP8.00150: Neutron Signatures of Non-Thermal Ion Distributions in Z-Pinch Driven ICF Plasmas Patrick Knapp, Christopher Jennings, Daniel Sinars Preview Abstract
		TP8.00151: Experimental study of z-pinch driven radiative shocks in low density gases Jonathan Skidmore, S.V. Lebedev, F. Suzuki-Vidal, G. Swadling, S.N. Bland, G. Burdiak, J.P. Chittenden, P. de Grouchy, G.N. Hall, L. Pickworth, L. Suttle, M. Bennett, A. Ciardi Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 57, Number 12

Monday–Friday, October 29–November 2 2012; Providence, Rhode Island

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Session TP8: Poster Session VII: DIII-D II; Divertor, Heating and Current Drive; Low Temperature Plasmas; Z-pinches, X-pinches, and Dense Plasma Focus

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