Bulletin of the American Physical Society

55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 58, Number 16

Monday–Friday, November 11–15, 2013; Denver, Colorado

Session Index

Session BP8: Poster Session I: Turbulence, Tokamak, Z-Pinch, DIII-D I	Show Abstracts
Monday, November 11, 2013 Room: Plaza ABC

		BP8.00001: TURBULENCE AND TRANSPORT Preview Abstract
		BP8.00002: Area preserving map models of gyro-averaged ExB chaotic transport J. Fonseca, D. del-Castillo-Negrete Preview Abstract
		BP8.00003: Reconnection and transport in a two-frequency nontwist map model of a reversed magnetic shear tokamak Alexander Wurm Preview Abstract
		BP8.00004: An Universal Mechanism of Saturation of ITG/ETG Modes via Coupling to Ion Acoustic Modes Vladimir Sokolov, Amiya K. Sen Preview Abstract
		BP8.00005: Whistler turbulence inverse cascade: Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations S. Peter Gary, R. Scott Hughes, Joseph Wang, Ouliang Chang Preview Abstract
		BP8.00006: Linear non-normality as the cause of nonlinear instability in LAPD Brett Friedman, Troy Carter, Maxim Umansky Preview Abstract
		BP8.00007: Effects of Electrode Biasing and Sheared Magnetic Field on Edge Fluctuations in a Linear Plasma Device M. Gilmore, T.R. Hayes, J. Plank Preview Abstract
		BP8.00008: Turbulence scaling study in an MHD wind tunnel on the Swarthmore Spheromak Experiment D.A. Schaffner, A. Wan, J. Owusu-Boateng, M.R. Brown, V.S. Lukin Preview Abstract
		BP8.00009: Reconnection- driven MHD turbulence on the SSX plasma wind tunnel Michael Brown, David Schaffner, Adrian Wan, Jeffrey Owusu-Boateng Preview Abstract
		BP8.00010: Lattice Boltzmann Representations of MHD Turbulence George Vahala, Linda Vahala, Min Soe, Christopher Flint Preview Abstract
		BP8.00011: Energy partitioning between damped modes in gyrokinetic turbulence K.D. Makwana, P.W. Terry, M.J. Pueschel Preview Abstract
		BP8.00012: The observations of Low Frequency Zonal Flow in electrode biasing experiments on J-TEXT tokamak H.G. Shen, D.F. Kong, H.L. Zhao, J. Wu, T. Lan, W.D. Liu, C.X. Yu, Y. Sun, H. Liu, Z.P. Chen, G. Zhuang Preview Abstract
		BP8.00013: Investigating the Interaction Between Magnetohydrodynamic Instabilities and Microturbulence S.D. James, C. Holland, O. Izacard, D.P. Brennan Preview Abstract
		BP8.00014: Observation of intermittency with varying toroidal magnetic field in a simple toroidal plasma Shekar Thatipamula, Surabhi Jaiswal, Umesh Kumar, Rajaraman Ganesh, Yogesh Saxena, Raju Daniel Preview Abstract
		BP8.00015: Magnetic field generation by non-Gaussian, non-random turbulent motion Raul Sanchez, David E. Newman Preview Abstract
		BP8.00016: Analyses of core heat transport in plasmas with different toroidal rotation profiles in JT-60U Emi Narita, Mitsuru Honda, Nobuhiko Hayashi, Hajime Urano, Shunsuke Ide, Takeshi Fukuda Preview Abstract
		BP8.00017: Regulation of ETG turbulence by TEM driven zonal flows Yuuichi Asahi, Akihiro Ishizawa, Tomohiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Tsutsui, Shunji Tsuji-Iio Preview Abstract
		BP8.00018: Nonlinear cross-field coupling on the route to broadband turbulence Christian Brandt, Saikat C. Thakur, Lang Cui, Jordan J. Gosselin, Jose Negrete Jr., Chris Holland, George R. Tynan Preview Abstract
		BP8.00019: Experiment to measure fast ion transport by magnetic fluctuations Adam Preiwisch, William Heidbrink, Heinz Boehmer, Roger McWilliams, Troy Carter, Walter Gekelman, Shreekrishna Tripathi, Bart Van Compernolle, Steve Vincena Preview Abstract
		BP8.00020: Numerical simulation of 3D Kinetic Alfv\'{e}n Turbulence Qian Xia, Stanislav Boldyrev, Jean Perez Preview Abstract
		BP8.00021: Initial results of magnetic nozzle induced plasma flows in the Controlled Shear Decorrelation eXperiment - Upgrade (CSDX-U) Jordan J. Gosselin, Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, George R. Tynan Preview Abstract
		BP8.00022: Effective mass in Rosenbluth-Hinton type zonal flows W. Sengupta, A.B. Hassam Preview Abstract
		BP8.00023: Turbulence dynamics during the transition to fully developed broadband turbulence in the Controlled Shear Decorrelation eXperiment - Upgrade (CSDX-U) Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, Christian Brandt, Lang Cui, Jordan Gosselin, Adam Light, Chris Holland, George Tynan Preview Abstract
		BP8.00024: Transient turbulence in beta-plane and quasi-Keplerian Taylor-Couette flows E.M. Edlund, E. Chertkov, E.P. Gilson, H. Ji Preview Abstract
		BP8.00025: Recent Results from the Princeton MRI Experiment Ethan Schartman, Hantao Ji, Austin Roach, Eric Edlund, Erik P. Gilson, Tom Zick, Peter Sloboda, Jeremy Goodman, Frank Jenko, Angelo Limone Preview Abstract
		BP8.00026: Development of a Swirling Gas/Plasma Experiment for Studying Angular Momentum Transport in Accretion Disks Enrique Merino, William Berrios, Samuel Greess, Hantao Ji Preview Abstract
		BP8.00027: Modification of intermittency with sheared flow in the Large Plasma Device Giovanni Rossi, Troy Carter, David Schaffner, Danny Guice, Roger Bengtson Preview Abstract
		BP8.00028: Statistical properties of electrostatic turbulence XGC1 data Varun Tangri, T. Rafiq, A.H. Kritz, Seung-Hoe Ku, Jianying Lang, C.S. Chang, J. Seo Preview Abstract
		BP8.00029: Study of gyrokinetic edge blobs and vorticity merge dynamics in the SciDAC Center for Edge Physics Simulation C.S. Chang, J. Lang, S. Ku, P.H. Worley, E.F. D'Azevedo Preview Abstract
		BP8.00030: Momentum transport due to overlapping tearing modes in tokamaks and reversed field pinches A.J. Cole, J.M. Finn, C.C. Hegna, P.W. Terry Preview Abstract
		BP8.00031: Gyrokinetic simulation of spontaneous plasma fueling from inward particle pinch J. Lang, C.S. Chang, S. Ku, D.P. Stotler Preview Abstract
		BP8.00032: Experimental validation by global gyrokinetic particle simulation Yong Xiao, Taige Zhang, Zhihong Lin Preview Abstract
		BP8.00033: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP8.00034: Heat pulse propagation is 3-D chaotic magnetic fields D. del-Castillo-Negrete, D. Blazevski Preview Abstract
		BP8.00035: Determination of correlation functions from experimental measurements Fred Skiff, Sean Mattingly Preview Abstract
		BP8.00036: GYROKINETIC DESCRIPTION Preview Abstract
		BP8.00037: Effects of magnetic islands on drift wave instability Peng Jiang Preview Abstract
		BP8.00038: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP8.00039: Gkeyll: High-Order Discontinuous Galerkin Solver for (Drift/Gyro) Kinetic Simulations of Edge Plasmas Ammar Hakim, Greg Hammett, Eric Shi Preview Abstract
		BP8.00040: 1D2V Gyrokinetic Simulations of Parallel Transport in a Scrape-Off Layer Plasma using Discontinuous Galerkin Algorithms E.L. Shi, A. Hakim, G.W. Hammett Preview Abstract
		BP8.00041: Tests of Maxwellian-Weighted Basis Functions in a Discontinuous Galerkin Kinetic Code G.W. Hammett, A. Hakim, E.L. Shi Preview Abstract
		BP8.00042: Gyrokinetic simulations with a general equilibrium distribution function George Wilkie, Edmund Highcock, Ian Abel, William Dorland Preview Abstract
		BP8.00043: MEASUREMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS Preview Abstract
		BP8.00044: Millimeter Wave Interferometry and Fabry-Perot Spectroscopy on the Madison Plasma Dynamo Experiment K. Flanagan, M. Clark, C. Cooper, W. Ding, J. Milhone, W. Peng, F.L. Roesler, J. Wallace, D. Weisberg, C.B. Forest Preview Abstract
		BP8.00045: A 10MHz Fiber-Coupled Photodiode Imaging Array for Plasma Diagnostics Samuel Brockington, Andrew Case, F. Douglas Witherspoon Preview Abstract
		BP8.00046: Continuous Wave Ring-Down Spectroscopy Diagnostic for Measuring Argon Ion and Neutral Velocity Distribution Functions in a Helicon Plasma Dustin McCarren, Robert Vandervort, Mark Soderholm, Jerry Carr Jr., Matthew Galante, Richard Magee, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		BP8.00047: Two-photon Laser Induced Fluorescence on Xenon for Neutral Density and Temperature Measurements Drew Elliott, Matthew Galante, Earl Scime, Mark Soderholm, Robert Vandervort Preview Abstract
		BP8.00048: Fluctuation Measurements at New Spatial Scales Ryan Hood, Sean Mattingly, Jorge Berumen, Dereth Drake, Fred Skiff Preview Abstract
		BP8.00049: Synthetic analysis results for Microwave Imaging Reflectometry on the DIII-D Tokamak Xiaoxin Ren, Christopher Muscatello, Benjamin Tobias, Calvin Domier, Xing Hu, Neville Luhmann Preview Abstract
		BP8.00050: Preliminary Results for Coded Aperture Plasma Diagnostic Magnus Haw, Pakorn Wongwaitayakornkul, Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
		BP8.00051: Measurements of ultrafast laser-driven ionization and extreme gas nonlinearity Sina Zahedpour, Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Jared Wahlstrand, Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
		BP8.00052: Platform for Interfacing Synthetic Diagnostics with Analysis of Fusion Experiments and Simulation Codes Lei Shi, William Tang, Ernest Valeo, Benjamin Tobias, Stephane Ethier, Weixing Wang, Seung-Hoe Ku, Choong-Seock Chang, Ahmed Diallo Preview Abstract
		BP8.00053: A New and Novel Way of Looking at Waves Through Probes Katherine Pacha Preview Abstract
		BP8.00054: Measuring the ion energy distribution using a retarding field energy analyzer in a plasma material interaction test stand Michael Christenson, Soonwook Jung, Daniel Andruczyk, Davide Curreli, David Ruzic Preview Abstract
		BP8.00055: In-situ studies of stainless steel exposed to hydrogen plasmas in the Lithium Tokamak Experiment (LTX) Felipe Bedoya, Sean Gonderman, Jean Paul Allain, Robert Kaita, Matthew Lucia, Charles Skinner, Robert Ellis, Lane Roquemore, Richard Majeski Preview Abstract
		BP8.00056: Using Ion Implanted Depth Markers to Measure Erosion and/or Deposition in Fusion Relevant Materials Jude Safo, Regina Sullivan, Dennis Whyte Preview Abstract
		BP8.00057: Ionization Source Effects on near-Antenna Static and Dynamic Electric Field Measurements by Stark-Effect, Passive Emission Spectroscopy C.C. Klepper, S. Panayotis, B. Pegourie, J. Jacquot, L. Colas, J. Hillairet, R.C. Isler, E.H. Martin, J.B. Caughman, J.H. Harris, S.C. Shannon Preview Abstract
		BP8.00058: High-Resolution and Frequency, Printed Miniature Magnetic Probes James Prager, Timothy Ziemba, Kenneth Miller, Julian Picard Preview Abstract
		BP8.00059: Vector Tomographic Reconstruction of 3D Plasma Flows with Ion Doppler Spectroscopy Keon Vereen, Setthivoine You Preview Abstract
		BP8.00060: Development of Fast Ionization Gauge for Time-Resolved Neutral Gas Density Measurements Eric Lavine, Setthivoine You Preview Abstract
		BP8.00061: Test, Construction, and Calibration of a Fast Valve Driver Unit (FVDU) and an Earth-isolated High Voltage Probe (HV probe) for a pulsed plasma experiment Yu Kamikawa, Jens von der Linden, Setthivoine You Preview Abstract
		BP8.00062: HEATING AND CURRENT DRIVE Preview Abstract
		BP8.00063: Slow Wave Excitation due to warm electrons in NSTX-U and tokamaks C.K. Phillips, E.F. Jaeger, L.A. Berry, P.T. Bonoli, E.J. Valeo, N. Bertelli, J.C. Hosea, R. Perkins, P.M. Ryan, G. Taylor, J.R. Wilson, J.C. Wright Preview Abstract
		BP8.00064: Integrated Plasma Simulation of Sawtooth Modification via Lower Hybrid Current Drive in Tokamaks P.T. Bonoli, R.R. Parker, S. Shiraiwa, G.M. Wallace, J.C. Wright, R.W. Harvey, D.B. Batchelor, W. Elwasif, J. Chen, F. Poli, S.J. Jardin, C.E. Kessel Preview Abstract
		BP8.00065: Interference effects on quasilinear diffusion of lower hybrid waves John Wright, Paul Bonoli Preview Abstract
		BP8.00066: Benchmarking and application of integrated 3D time-domain RF sheath and plasma model David Smithe, Daniel D'Ippolito, James Myra Preview Abstract
		BP8.00067: Glancing angle RF sheaths D.A. D'Ippolito, J.R. Myra Preview Abstract
		BP8.00068: Scattering of radio frequency waves by density blobs A.K. Ram, K. Hizanidis, J. Valvis Preview Abstract
		BP8.00069: Development of the Finite Orbit Width version of the CQL3D code Yuri Petrov, Bob Harvey Preview Abstract
		BP8.00070: Investigating Stationary Phase Violations in Kinetic RF Simulation of Real Plasmas D.L. Green, L.A. Berry, E.F. Jaeger Preview Abstract
		BP8.00071: Penetration and Scattering of Lower Hybrid Waves by Density Fluctuations Wendell Horton, M. Goniche, Y. Peysson, J. Decker, A. Ekedahl, X. Litaudon Preview Abstract
		BP8.00072: Nonlinear effects on lower hybrid waves current drive Dehui Li, Nong Xiang, Yu Lin, Xueyi Wang Preview Abstract
		BP8.00073: Active control of ECCD-induced tearing mode stabilization in coupled NIMROD/GENRAY HPC simulations Thomas Jenkins, Scott Kruger, Eric Held Preview Abstract
		BP8.00074: Design of an HHFW antenna including high impedance surfaces for FTU Daniele Milanesio, Riccardo Maggiora Preview Abstract
		BP8.00075: Parasitic oscillation study on CRPP X3 gyrotron Fengping Li, Jean-Philippe Hogge, Andreas Schlaich, Stefano Alberti, Miguel Silva Preview Abstract
		BP8.00076: Recent Results using a 28 GHz EBW Heating and Current Drive System on MAST Tim Bigelow, John Caughman, Martin Peng, Stephanie Diem, Julian Hawes, Chris Gurl, Jonathan Griffiths, Vladimir Shevchenko, Paul Finburg, Joelle Mailloux, Gary Taylor Preview Abstract
		BP8.00077: Far-Field RF Sheaths due to Shear Alfv\'{e}n Waves in the LAPD Michael Martin, Bart Van Compernolle, Walter Gekelman, Pat Pribyl, Troy Carter, Daniel A. D'Ippolito, James R. Myra Preview Abstract
		BP8.00078: Experimental Measurements of the Dynamic Electric Field Topology Associated with Magnetized RF Sheaths E.H. Martin, J.B.O. Caughman, S.C. Shannon, C.C. Klepper, R.C. Isler Preview Abstract
		BP8.00079: The ion-ion hybrid Alfv\'{e}n resonator in ITER G.J. Morales, W.A. Farmer Preview Abstract
		BP8.00080: A full-wave numerical simulation code for RF heating in weakly-inhomogeneous plasmas C. Tsironis, A. Papadopoulos, A.K. Ram, K. Hizanidis, A. Samaras Preview Abstract
		BP8.00081: New Technique of AC drive in Tokamak using Permanent Magnets Jackson Matteucci, Ali Zolfaghari Preview Abstract
		BP8.00082: Coupling and spatial structure of Alfven-ion-cyclotron waves in GAMMA 10 R. Ikezoe, M. Ichimura, M. Hirata, T. Yokoyama, T. Iimura, Y. Saito, Y. Iwamoto, T. Okada, S. Sumida, K. Watanabe, M. Yoshikawa, J. Kohagura, Y. Shima Preview Abstract
		BP8.00083: Gas Puff Z-Pinches at 1-MA and 200-ns on COBRA David Hammer, Niansheng Qi, Elliott Rosenberg, Levon Atoyan, William Potter, Kate Blesener, Adam Cahill, Pierre-Alexandre Gourdain, John Greenly, Cad Hoyt, Bruce Kusse, Sergei Pikuz, Peter Schrafel, Tatiana Shelkovenko Preview Abstract
		BP8.00084: Developing DIII-D to Address Critical Plasma Science for Fusion Energy R.J. Buttery, T.S. Taylor, M.R. Wade, D.N. HIll Preview Abstract
		BP8.00085: Stability and Confinement of ITER Baseline Scenario Plasmas in DIII-D T.C. Luce, T.W. Petrie, G.L. Jackson, F. Turco, W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
		BP8.00086: High Internal Inductance as a Steady-State Scenario J.R. Ferron, T.C. Luce, C.T. Holcomb, J.M. Park Preview Abstract
		BP8.00087: MARS-K Modeling Validation for Rotation and Fast-Ions Impact on RWM Stability in DIII-D Plasmas F. Turco, J.M. Hanson, G.R. Navratil, Y. Liu, M.J. Lanctot, A.D. Turnbull Preview Abstract
		BP8.00088: Analysis and Simulation of ITER Steady-State Discharges on DIII-D S.J. Diem, M. Murakami, J.M. Park, A.C. Sontag Preview Abstract
		BP8.00089: Response of DIII-D Discharges in ITER Baseline Scenario Regime to Incremental Heating Power R.I. Pinsker, G.L. Jackson, D.C. Pace, B.A. Grierson, J.C. Hosea, A. Nagy, R. Perkins, W.M. Solomon, G. Taylor, M. Porkolab, M.E. Austin, S. Diem, P.M. Ryan, F. Turco Preview Abstract
		BP8.00090: Electron Temperature Critical Gradient and Transport Stiffness on DIII-D C.C. Petty, S.P. Smith, T.C. Luce, R. Prater, T.L. Rhodes, G. Wang, L. Zeng, C.H. Holland, M.E. Austin, G.R. McKee, Z. Yan Preview Abstract
		BP8.00091: ELM-free, Quiescent H-mode Operation in DIII-D Under Reactor-Relevant Conditions Using Non-Axisymmetric Magnetic Fields K.H. Burrell, A.M. Garofalo, W.M. Solomon, M.E. Fenstermacher Preview Abstract
		BP8.00092: Structure and Behavior of the Edge Harmonic Oscillation in Quiescent H-Mode Plasmas on DIII-D G.R. McKee, Z. Yan, K.H. Burrell, A.M. Garofalo, B.A. Grierson, W.M. Solomon Preview Abstract
		BP8.00093: Interpretive and Predictive Transport Analysis in DIII-D ITER Baseline and QH-Mode Discharges B.A. Grierson, R.V. Budny, W.M. Solomon, X. Yuan, J. Candy, T.C. Luce, C.C. Petty Preview Abstract
		BP8.00094: Intense Bursts of Millimeter-wave Emission in QH-mode Plasmas on the DIII-D Tokamak L. Yu, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., B.J. Tobias, W.M. Solomon, M.E. Austin Preview Abstract
		BP8.00095: Fast Ion Confinement in High Beta, Steady-State Scenario Plasmas W.W. Heidbrink, X. Chen, J.R. Ferron, M.A. Van Zeeland, B.A. Grierson, C.T. Holcomb Preview Abstract
		BP8.00096: Neutron Detection With Ultra-Fast Digitizer and Pulse Identification Techniques on DIII-D Y.B. Zhu, W.W. Heidbrink, D.A. Piglowski Preview Abstract
		BP8.00097: H-mode Particle Transport Measurement and Comparison to TGLF in DIII-D L. Zeng, E.J. Doyle, L. Schmitz, T.L. Rhodes, W.A. Peebles, S. Mordijck, G.M. Staebler, C.C. Petty Preview Abstract
		BP8.00098: Effect of Robin Boundary Conditions on Analysis and Simulation of Turbulent Transport Using TGLF, MMM95, and GLF23 H.E. St. John, A.D. Turnbull, L.L. Lao Preview Abstract
		BP8.00099: Theory and Simulation of Quasilinear Transport from External Magnetic Field Perturbations in a DIII-D Plasma R.E. Waltz, N.M. Ferraro Preview Abstract
		BP8.00100: Physics-model-based Actuator Trajectory Optimization and Feedback Control of the Plasma Safety Factor Profile and Internal Energy Dynamics in DIII-D J.E. Barton, E. Schuster, M.L. Walker, D.A. Humphreys Preview Abstract
		BP8.00101: Comparison of Data-Driven and First-Principles Model-Based Control Approaches for Regulation of the Poloidal Flux Profile and $\beta_N$ in DIII-D Advanced Tokamak Scenarios W. Wehner, W. Shi, E. Schuster, M.L. Walker, D.A. Humphreys Preview Abstract
		BP8.00102: Off-diagonal Terms Connection Between Particle and Momentum Transport in DIII-D Plasma X. Wang, S. Mordijck, E.J. Doyle, O. Meneghini Preview Abstract
		BP8.00103: Initial UF-CHERS Measurements of Ion Temperature Fluctuations as a Function of Electron Temperature Gradient D. Truong, R.J. Fonck, G.R. McKee, Z. Yan, S.P. Smith Preview Abstract
		BP8.00104: Progress on Bayesian Inference of the Fast Ion Distribution Function L. Stagner, W.W. Heidbrink, X. Chen, W. Salewski, B.A. Grierson Preview Abstract
		BP8.00105: High Resolution ECE Measurements on DIII-D M.E. Austin, D. Truong Preview Abstract
		BP8.00106: Commissioning a Megawatt-class Gyrotron with Collector Potential Depression J. Lohr, M. Cengher, Y.A. Gorelov, D. Ponce, R. Prater Preview Abstract
		BP8.00107: Performance of the DIII-D ECH System M. Cengher, J. Lohr, Y.A. Gorelov, D. Ponce Preview Abstract
		BP8.00108: Upgrades and Additions for the ECH System on \mbox{DIII-D} Y.A. Gorelov, J. Lohr, M. Cengher, D. Ponce Preview Abstract
		BP8.00109: Application of High Harmonic Fast Waves to Off-Axis Current Drive in DIII-D R. Prater, R.I. Pinsker, C.P. Moeller, M. Porkolab, V.L. Vdovin Preview Abstract
		BP8.00110: Imaging Runaway Electrons in Slide-Away and Killer Pellet Discharges in DIII-D R.A. Moyer, E.M. Hollmann, V.A. Izzo, N.W. Eidietis, P.B. Parks, E.J. Strait, J.C. Wesley, C. Paz-Soldan, N. Commaux, R. Granetz Preview Abstract
		BP8.00111: Ideal MHD Continua, Mercier Stability, Sturmian Sequences, and Interchange Modes in Tokamak A.D. Turnbull, D.P. Brennan, J.M. Finn Preview Abstract
		BP8.00112: Feedback-Driven Mode Rotation Control by Electro-Magnetic Torque M. Okabayashi, E.J. Strait, A.M. Garofalo, R.J. La Haye, Y. In, J.M. Hanson, D. Shiraki, F. Volpe Preview Abstract
		BP8.00113: Validation of the Combined TGLF and NEO Transport Models on DIII-D J.E. Kinsey, R.W. Harvey, Yu.V Petrov, G.M. Staebler, C.C. Petty, E.A. Belli Preview Abstract
		BP8.00114: Z-PINCH AND DENSE PLASMA FOCUS Preview Abstract
		BP8.00115: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP8.00116: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP8.00117: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP8.00118: VISAR Unfold Analysis of Load Current in MagLIF Experiments Mark Hess, Ryan McBride, Matthew Martin Preview Abstract
		BP8.00119: Laser-only experiments in support of the MagLIF scheme Adam Harvey-Thompson, Stephen Slutz, Adam Sefkow, David Bliss, Matthias Geissel, Matthew Gomez, Eric Harding, Daniel Sinars, Ian Smith, Gennady Fiksel, Mingsheng Wei Preview Abstract
		BP8.00120: Fundamental magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Growth Experiments D.B. Sinars, K.J. Peterson, R.A. Vesey, C. Jennings, M.C. Herrmann, R.D. McBride, M.R. Martin, S.A. Slutz Preview Abstract
		BP8.00121: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP8.00122: Experimental Results from Plasma Shell on Deuterium Gas-puff Z-pinch on the Current Level of 3 MA K. Rezac, D. Klir, P. Kubes, J. Kravarik, A. Shishlov, A. Labetsky, V. Kokshenev, N. Ratakhin Preview Abstract
		BP8.00123: Hybrid X-pinch Experiments on a MA Linear Transformer Driver* S.G Patel, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, R.M. Gilgenbach, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Chalenski, Y.Y. Lau Preview Abstract
		BP8.00124: Characteristics of soft x-ray spectra from ultra-fast micro-capillary discharge plasmas Jing Li, Gonzalo Avaria, Vyacheslav Shlyaptsev, Fernando Tomasel, Michael Grisham, Quincy Dawson, Jorge Rocca Preview Abstract
		BP8.00125: ZaP Flow Z-pinch extended source results and machine upgrade to ZaP-HD Michal Hughes, Uri Shumlak, Brian Nelson, Raymond Golingo, Chris Bowers, Shawn Doty, Sean Knecht, Michael Ross, Harrison Stankey, Sydney Swofford Preview Abstract
		BP8.00126: Development of a digital holographic interferometer for the ZaP-HD Flow Z-Pinch Michael Ross, Uri Shumlak, Brian Nelson, Ray Golingo, Chris Bowers, Shawn Doty, Michal Hughes, Sean Knecht, Matt Paliwoda, Harrison Stankey, Sydney Swofford Preview Abstract
		BP8.00127: Magnetized plasma jets in experiment and simulation Peter Schrafel, John Greenly, Pierre Gourdain, Charles Seyler, Kate Blesener, Bruce Kusse Preview Abstract
		BP8.00128: Deducing surprisingly small thermal ion energy content from spectral line shapes in an imploding z-pinch plasma E. Kroupp, L. Gregorian, G. Davara, A. Starobinets, Y. Maron, A. Fruchtman, N.J. Fisch Preview Abstract
		BP8.00129: Study of Ablation and Implosion Stages of 1-MA Wire Array Z-Pinch using X-ray Laser-Based Backlighting Austin Anderson, Vladimir Ivanov, Daniel Papp, Bjorn Talbot, Alexey Astanovitskiy Preview Abstract
		BP8.00130: Energetic Electron Beams in Conical Wire Array Z-Pinches R. Presura, M.S. Wallace, S. Haque, A. Arias, N. Quiros Preview Abstract
		BP8.00131: The Magnetic Field Distribution of Single Exploding Wire Aluminum Plasmas Kate Blesener, Sergei Pikuz, Tania Shelkovenko, David Hammer, Yitzhak Maron, Ramy Doron, Vladimir Bernshtam, Leonid Weingarten, Yuri Zarnitsky Preview Abstract
		BP8.00132: An Investigation of X-Pinch Dynamics by X-Ray Absorption Adam Cahill, Cad Hoyt, Sergei Pikuz, Tania Shelkovenko, David Hammer Preview Abstract
		BP8.00133: X-ray Thomson Scattering using the Hybrid X-pinch X-ray Source Cad Hoyt, Sergei Pikuz, Tania Shelkovenko, Dave Hammer Preview Abstract
		BP8.00134: Examination of the Feasibility of a Spark Gap - X-Pinch Hybrid for Point-Projection Radiography Gilbert Collins, Julio Valenzuela, Derek Mariscal, Farhat Beg Preview Abstract
		BP8.00135: Recent Developments on the Pulsed Neutron Source and Diagnostics on Zebra Erik McKee Preview Abstract
		BP8.00136: Formation of One-Dimensional Reverse Shocks in Collisionless Magnetized Plasma Flows Driven by Inverse Wire Array Z Pinches Lee Suttle, Sergey Lebedev, Matthew Bennett, Guy Burdiak, Gareth Hall, Nadine Kalmoni, Francisco Suzuki-Vidal, George Swadling, Roland Smith, Siddharth Patankar, Adam Frank, Andrea Ciardi Preview Abstract
		BP8.00137: Colliding supersonic plasma jets on the MAGPIE pulsed-power generator F. Suzuki-Vidal, S.V. Lebedev, L.A. Pickworth, J. Skidmore, G.F. Swadling, G. Burdiak, M. Bennett, S.N. Bland, J.P. Chittenden, P. de Grouchy, G.N. Hall, J. Music, S. Patankar, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle Preview Abstract
		BP8.00138: Update on PHELIX Pulsed-Power Hydrodynamics Experiments and Modeling Christopher Rousculp, William Reass, David Oro, Jeffery Griego, Peter Turchi, Robert Reinovsky, Barbara Devolder Preview Abstract
		BP8.00139: Predictive Fully Kinetic Modeling of kJ and MJ Dense Plasma Focus Z-Pinches A. Link, J. Ellsworth, S. Falabella, H. McLean, B. Rusnak, A. Schmidt, J. Sears, V. Tang, D. Welch Preview Abstract
		BP8.00140: MHD modeling of dense plasma focus electrode shape variation Harry McLean, Charles Hartman, Andrea Schmidt, Vincent Tang, Anthony Link, Jen Ellsworth, David Reisman Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 58, Number 16

Monday–Friday, November 11–15, 2013; Denver, Colorado

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Session BP8: Poster Session I: Turbulence, Tokamak, Z-Pinch, DIII-D I

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