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 BI2: Disruptions and Stability

Chair: Charles Greenfield, General Atomics
Room: Plaza E

Monday, November 11, 2013 9:30AM - 10:00AM		BI2.00001: The influence of an ITER-like wall on disruptions at JET Invited Speaker: Peter de Vries Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:00AM - 10:30AM		BI2.00002: Understanding the Physics of Thermal Quench Mitigatio Invited Speaker: N. Commaux Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:30AM - 11:00AM		BI2.00003: ITPA Joint Experiment to Measure Threshold E-fields and Densities for Runaway Electron Onset and Suppression Invited Speaker: Robert Granetz Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:00AM - 11:30AM		BI2.00004: Plasma Disruption Avoidance and Mitigation using Strong Non-Axisymmetric Shaping with Stellarator Fields Invited Speaker: Matthew C. ArchMiller Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:30AM - 12:00PM		BI2.00005: Rotation and kinetic resonance effects on the spherical tokamak ideal-wall limit Invited Speaker: Jonathan Menard Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 12:00PM - 12:30PM		BI2.00006: Self-consistent modelling of energetic particle effects on RWM: anisotropy and finite orbit width Invited Speaker: Yueqiang Liu Preview Abstract

Session BI3: Plasma Jets, Beams and Flows

Chair: Christoph Niemann, University of California, Los Angeles
Room: Plaza F

Monday, November 11, 2013 9:30AM - 10:00AM		BI3.00001: Experimental Characterization of the Stagnation Layer between Two Obliquely Merging Supersonic Plasma Jets Invited Speaker: Elizabeth C. Merritt Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:00AM - 10:30AM		BI3.00002: The impact of Hall physics on magnetized high energy density plasma jets Invited Speaker: Pierre-Alexandre Gourdain Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:30AM - 11:00AM		BI3.00003: Charged Particle Stopping Power in Dense Plasmas: Improvements, Validation, and Practical Implications Invited Speaker: Paul Grabowski Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:00AM - 11:30AM		BI3.00004: Initial experimental evidence of self-collimation of TNSA proton beam in a stack of conducting foils Invited Speaker: Pavel Ni Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:30AM - 12:00PM		BI3.00005: Observation and modeling of mixing-layer development in HED blast-wave-driven shear flow Invited Speaker: Carlos Di Stefano Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 12:00PM - 12:30PM		BI3.00006: Formation of reverse shocks in magnetized high energy density supersonic plasma flows Invited Speaker: Sergey Lebedev Preview Abstract

Session BO4: Laser-Plasma Instabilities

Chair: John Sethian, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Plaza D

Monday, November 11, 2013 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO4.00001: LPI studies with grazing incidence irradiation at the Nike laser J. Weaver, D. Kehne, A. Schmitt, S. Obenschain, V. Serlin, J. Oh, R. Lehmberg, J. Seely Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO4.00002: Measurements of Electron Density Profiles of Plasmas Produced by Nike KrF Laser for Laser Plasma Instability (LPI) Research Jaechul Oh, J.L. Weaver, S.P. Obenschain, A.J. Schmitt, D.M. Kehne, M. Karasik, L-Y. Chan, V. Serlin, L. Phillips Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO4.00003: Thermal effects on the electron density fluctuations in ICF plasmas Wojciech Rozmus, T. Chapman, R. Berger, A. Brantov, V. Bychenkov, M. Tzoufras Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO4.00004: Nonlinearity of the Two--Plasmon Decay Instability as Reflected in the Half-Harmonic Emission from Imploding Direct-Drive Targets W. Seka, J.F. Myatt, J. Zhang, R.W. Short, D.H. Froula, D.T. Michel, A.V. Maximov, D.F. DuBois, D.A. Russell, H.X. Vu Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO4.00005: Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Two-Plasmon--Decay Instability and Stimulated Raman Scattering Near the Quarter-Critical Density in Plasmas H. Wen, A.V. Maximov, R. Yan, C. Ren, J.F. Myatt, W.B. Mori Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO4.00006: Two-Plasmon Decay Driven by Multiple Finite Bandwidth Laser Beams J. Zhang, J.F. Myatt, A.V. Maximov, R.W. Short, D.F. DuBois, D.A. Russell, H.X. Vu Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO4.00007: Measurements of the Two-Plasmon-Decay Generated, Hot-Electron Fraction as a Function of the Quarter-Critical Density Scale Length D.H. Edgell, D. Haberberger, S.X. Hu, D.T. Michel, J.F. Myatt, D.H. Froula Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO4.00008: Ultraviolet Thomson Scattering from Two-Plasmon--Decay Driven Electron Plasma Waves at Quarter-Critical Densities R.K. Follett, D.T. Michel, S.X. Hu, J.F. Myatt, R.J. Henchen, J. Katz, D.H. Froula Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO4.00009: The Effects of Beam Geometry and Polarization on Two-Plasmon Decay Driven by Multiple Laser Beams R.W. Short, J.F. Myatt, J. Zhang Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO4.00010: Analysis of nonlinear stimulated Raman scattering for NIF hohlraum with Diamond ablators Lin Yin, Brian Albright, Richard Berger, Ben Bergen, Kevin Bowers Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO4.00011: Mitigating Stimulated Raman Scattering in Hohlraum Plasmas Using Magnetic Insulation D.S. Montgomery, B.J. Albright, J.L. Kline, L. Yin, P.Y. Chang, J.R. Davies, G. Fiksel, D.H. Froula, R. Betti, M.J. MacDonald Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO4.00012: Effects of Early Time Stimulated Brillouin Backscatter on Recent NIF Ignition Experiments Joseph Ralph, John Moody, Debra Callahan, Denise Hinkel, Omar Hurricane, Richard Town, David Strozzi, Jose Milovich, Bruce Remington, Laura Berzak Hopkins, Edward Dewald, Thomas Dittrich, Hye-Sook Park, Harry Robey, Laurent Divol, Pierre Michel, Steven Ross, David Turnbull, Sebastien Le Pape, Robin Benedetti, Brian MacGowan, Otto Landen, John Kline Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO4.00013: The numerical study of nonlinear instabilities in ICF plasmas Chunyang Zheng, Liang Hao, Zhanjun Liu Preview Abstract

Session BO5: Dusty Plasma and Multiphase Media

Chair: Edward Thomas, Jr., Auburn University
Room: Governor's Square 10

Monday, November 11, 2013 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO5.00001: Measurement of the Interaction Force between Dust Particles within a Glass Box in a GEC RF Reference Cell Mudi Chen, Jie Kong, Ke Qiao, Jorge Carmona-Reyes, Brandon Harris, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO5.00002: The Relationship Between the Sloshing and Breathing Frequencies in a 1D Vertically Aligned Dust Particle Chain Jie Kong, Ke Qiao, Hannah Sabo, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO5.00003: Vertical Modes and Discrete Instabilities in Two-Dimensional Dust Particle Clusters Ke Qiao, Jorge Carmona-Reyes, Jie Kong, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO5.00004: Wave Modes of Vertical Dust Chains in Complex Plasma Brandon Harris, Audrey Burkart, Raymond Fowler, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO5.00005: Interaction of single-layer plasma crystals with upstream charged particles V. Nosenko, C.-R. Du, S. Zhdanov, H.M. Thomas, G.E. Morfill Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO5.00006: Modeling dust crystal in a cylindrical rf plasma reactor Althea Wilson, Mohammad Davoudabadi, Babak Shotorban Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO5.00007: Pair and three-particle correlation functions of spherical dust clusters Hauke Thomsen, Patrick Ludwig, Michael Bonitz Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO5.00008: Phase Transitions, Structures and Transport of Charged Dust in Plasma under Laboratory and Microgravity Conditions Oleg Petrov Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO5.00009: Quenching a magnetized plasma close to the phase transition Torben Ott, Hartmut L\"owen, Michael Bonitz Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO5.00010: Cosmic Dust Aggregation with Stochastic Charging Lorin Matthews, Babak Shotorban, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO5.00011: Lunar Swirls: Plasma Magnetic Field Interaction and Dust Transport Michael Dropmann, Rene Laufer, Georg Herdrich, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO5.00012: Observation of temperature peaks due to strong viscous heating in a dusty plasma flow John Goree, Yan Feng, Bin Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO5.00013: Dynamics of the self organized toroidal dust flow structures in plasma Devendra Sharma, Manjit Kaur, Prabal Kumar Chattopadhyay, J. Ghosh, Y.C. Saxena Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		BO5.00014: Microwave measurements on a well-collimated dusty plasma sheet for communications blackout applications Eric Gillman, Bill Amatucci Preview Abstract

Session BO7: Shock, Magneto, Other ICF

Chair: Andrew Schmitt, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: Governor's Square 12

Monday, November 11, 2013 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO7.00001: Electron Shock Ignition R. Betti, R. Nora, K.S. Anderson, M. Lafon, W. Theobald, R. Yan, C. Ren Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO7.00002: Low-Velocity Shock Ignition on the NIF K.S. Anderson, P.W. McKenty, T.J.B. Collins, J.A. Marozas, R. Betti Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO7.00003: Laser-plasma interactions and hot electron generation in shock ignition Rui Yan, Chuang Ren, Jun Li Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO7.00004: Demonstration of 200-Mbar Ablation Pressure for Shock Ignition W. Theobald, R. Nora, M. Lafon, K.S. Anderson, J.R. Davies, M. Hohenberger, T.C. Sangster, W. Seka, A.A. Solodov, C. Stoeckl, B. Yaakobi, R. Betti, A. Casner, C. Reverdin, X. Ribeyre, A. Vallet Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO7.00005: Fast electron heating of dense plasma relevant to shock ignition T.E. Fox, A.P.L. Robinson, J. Pasley Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO7.00006: Preliminary results from the first integrated Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) experiments on the Z accelerator* M.R. Gomez, S.A. Slutz, A.B. Sefkow, A.J. Harvey-Thompson, T.J. Awe, M.E. Cuneo, M. Geissel, M. Herrmann, C. Jennings, D. Lamppa, M. Martin, R.D. McBride, D.C. Rovang, D. Sinars, I.C. Smith Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO7.00007: Low-Convergence Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Stephen Slutz, Roger Vesey, Daniel Sinars, Adam Sefkow Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO7.00008: Semi-analytic modeling and simulation of magnetized liner inertial fusion R.D. McBride, S.A. Slutz, S.B. Hansen Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO7.00009: Thermonuclear Burn in Ignition-Scale ICF Targets under Highly Compressed Magnetic Fields L. John Perkins, B. Grant Logan, George Zimmerman, John Moody, Darwin Ho, David Strozzi, Mark Rhodes, George Caporaso, Christopher Werner Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO7.00010: Yield Enhancement in Magnetized ICF Targets Using Low-Adiabat Pulse Shapes on OMEGA P.-Y. Chang, G. Fiksel, D.H. Barnak, J.R. Davies, R. Betti Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO7.00011: Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor growth and feedthrough in cylindrical liners Matthew Weis, Y.Y. Lau, Ronald Gilgenbach, Kyle Peterson, Mark Hess Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO7.00012: Hydrodynamic instabilities in interaction of laser radiation with a magnetized target Sergei V. Ryzhkov, Victor Kuzenov Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO7.00013: Continuous conic imploding magneto-inertial fusion Yian Lei Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 12:06PM - 12:18PM		BO7.00014: A new concept of inertial magnetic confinement fusion with the ultra-intense laser system Kenjiro Takahashi Preview Abstract
Monday, November 11, 2013 12:18PM - 12:30PM		BO7.00015: Multiple Experimental Platform Consistency at NIF L.R. Benedetti, M.A. Barrios, D.K. Bradley, D.C. Eder, S.F. Khan, N. Izumi, O.S. Jones, T. Ma, S.R. Nagel, J.L. Peterson, J.R. Rygg, B.K. Spears, R.P. Town Preview Abstract

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

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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