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Session GI2: MFE Model Development and Simulation

Chair: Andris Dimits, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Chatham Ballroom C

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GI2.00001: Unification of Plasma Fluid and Kinetic Theory via Gaussian Radial Basis Functions Invited Speaker: J.M. Candy Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GI2.00002: Continuum Kinetic Modeling of the Tokamak Plasma Edge Invited Speaker: Mikhail Dorf Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 11:00AM		GI2.00003: Validation of a coupled core-transport, pedestal-structure, current-profile and equilibrium model Invited Speaker: O. Meneghini Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:00AM - 11:30AM		GI2.00004: Self-organized stationary states of tokamaks Invited Speaker: Stephen Jardin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 12:00PM		GI2.00005: Free-Boundary 3D Equilibria and Resistive Wall Instabilities with Extended-MHD Invited Speaker: N.M. Ferraro Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:00PM - 12:30PM		GI2.00006: The tokamak density limit: A thermo-resistive disruption mechanism Invited Speaker: David Gates Preview Abstract

Session GI3: ICF Preheat and Drive

Chair: Felicie Albert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Oglethorpe Auditorium

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GI3.00001: The Near Vacuum Hohlraum Campaign at the NIF: A New Approach Invited Speaker: Sebastien le Pape Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GI3.00002: Characterizing Hohlraum Plasma Conditions at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) Using X-ray Spectroscopy Invited Speaker: Maria Alejandra Barrios Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 11:00AM		GI3.00003: Scattered and Reflected Light Polarimetry as a Diagnostic of Multibeam Hohlraum Physics Invited Speaker: David Turnbull Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:00AM - 11:30AM		GI3.00004: Quantifying the Growth of Cross-Beam Energy Transfer in Polar-Direct-Drive Implosions at the Omega Laser and National Ignition Facilities Invited Speaker: A.K. Davis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 12:00PM		GI3.00005: Investigating the laser heating of underdense plasmas at conditions relevant to MagLIF Invited Speaker: Adam Harvey-Thompson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:00PM - 12:30PM		GI3.00006: Fast Ignition Realization Experiment with High-Contrast Kilo-Joule Peta-Watt Laser ``LFEX'' and Strong External Magnetic Field Invited Speaker: Shinsuke Fujioka Preview Abstract

Session GO4: C-Mod, ADX, Lockheed Martin CFR

Chair: George McKee, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Room: 105/106

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO4.00001: Overview of Alcator C-Mod Research Anne White Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO4.00002: ADX: A high Power Density, Advanced RF-Driven Divertor Test Tokamak for PMI studies Dennis Whyte Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO4.00003: Modeling of Edge Plasma in X-Point Target Divertor Configuration M.V. Umansky, M.E. Rensink, T.D. Rognlien, B. LaBombard, D. Brunner, J.L. Terry, D.G. Whyte Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO4.00004: Overview of Alcator C-Mod Contribution to the 2015 JRT on Off Axis Current Drive G.M. Wallace, P.T. Bonoli, I.C. Faust, R.T. Mumgaard, R.R. Parker, J.E. Rice, S. Shirawia, S.D. Scott, A. Bhattacharjee, F. Ebrahimi, F. Poli, S. Gerhardt, M. Podesta, W. Solomon, J.R. Wilson, C. Holcomb Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO4.00005: Analysis of Weakly Coherent mode on C-Mod with the BOUT++ code Z.X. Liu, X.Q. Xu, X. Gao, A.E. Hubbard, J. Hughes, J.R. Walk, C. Theiler, T.Y. Xia, T. Zhang, E. Davis, J.G. Li Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO4.00006: Analysis of Runaway Electron Synchrotron Radiation in Alcator C-Mod R.A. Tinguely, R.S. Granetz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO4.00007: Perturbative Thermal Transport Studies on Alcator C-Mod and ASDEX Upgrade A.J. Creely, A.E. White, E.M. Edlund, N.T. Howard, A.E. Hubbard, F. Ryter Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO4.00008: Sensitivity of Alcator C-Mod Dissipative Divertor Operation to Toroidal Peaking of Extrinsic Low-Z Impurity Seeding Matthew Reinke, Jeremy Lore, Brian LaBombard, Jim Terry, Dan Brunner, Bob Mumgaard, Richard Pitts, Bruce Lipschultz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO4.00009: High-field side scrape-off layer investigation: scaling of the power e-folding width and impurity screening behavior in near-double null configurations B. LaBombard, A. Kuang, D. Brunner, R. Mumgaard, J. Terry, J.W. Hughes, J. Walk, M. Chilenski, Y. Lin, E. Marmar, G. Wallace, D. Whyte, S. Wolfe, S. Wukitch, M. Reinke Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO4.00010: Investigations of Impurity Penetration and Transport with the Application of ICRF Power J.L. Terry, S.J. Wukitch, M.L. Reinke, B. Mumgaard, M.A. Chilenski, D. Brunner, B. LaBombard Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO4.00011: First Measurements of Edge Transport Driven by the Shoelace Antenna on Alcator C-Mod T. Golfinopoulos, B. LaBombard, R.R. Parker, W.M. Burke, J.W. Hughes, D.F. Brunner, E.M. Davis, P.C. Ennever, R.S. Granetz, M.J. Greenwald, J.H. Irby, R. Leccacorvi, E.S. Marmar, W.C. Parkin, M. Porkolab, J.L. Terry, R.F. Vieira, S.M. Wolfe, S.J. Wukitch Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO4.00012: Is turbulence indeed reduced in the tokamak edge pedestal? Mysteries of PEDESTAL poloidal ASYMMETRIES revealed Silvia Espinosa, Peter J. Catto Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO4.00013: Imaging of X-point turbulence in Alcator C-Mod Sean Ballinger, James Terry, Anne White, Stewart Zweben Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO4.00014: Path to Efficient Lower Hybrid Current Drive at High Density S.G. Baek, P.T. Bonoli, D. Brunner, I. Faust, B.L. LaBombard, R.R. Parker, S. Shiraiwa, G.M. Wallace, S. Wukitch Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO4.00015: Overview of the Lockheed Martin Compact Fusion Reactor (CFR) Program Thomas McGuire Preview Abstract

Session GO5: Hydrodynamic Instability I

Chair: Paul Bradley, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 200

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO5.00001: Instability growth seeded by ablator material inhomogeneity in implosions on the National Ignition Facility S.W. Haan, S.H. Baxamusa, P.M. Celliers, G.W. Collins, D.S. Clark, A. Nikroo, M. Stadermann, D.D. Ho, N.B. Meezan, V. Smalyuk, C.R. Weber, H. Huang, D.E. Hoover, A.Q.L. Nguyen, W. Requieron, K.P. Youngblood, J.L. Kline, A.N. Simakov, D.C. Wilson, S.A. Yi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO5.00002: Modeling and diagnosing interface mix in layered ICF implosions C.R. Weber, L.F Berzak Hopkins, D.S. Clark, S.W. Haan, D.D. Ho, N.B. Meezan, J.L. Milovich, H.F. Robey, V.A. Smalyuk, C.A. Thomas Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO5.00003: Three-Dimensional Simulations of the Deceleration Phase of Inertial Fusion Implosions K.M. Woo, R. Betti, A. Bose, R. Epstein, J.A. Delettrez, K.S. Anderson, R. Yan, P.-Y. Chang, D. Jonathan, M. Charissis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO5.00004: Effects of Long- and Intermediate-Wavelength Nonuniformities on Hot-Spot Energetics of Hydrodynamic Equivalent Targets A. Bose, R. Betti, K.M. Woo, A.R. Christopherson, D. Shvarts Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO5.00005: Numerical Simulations of Hydrodynamic Instability Growth in Polar-Direct-Drive Implosions at the National Ignition Facility A. Shvydky, M. Hohenberger, P.B. Radha, M.J. Rosenberg, R.S. Craxton, V.N. Goncharov, J.A. Marozas, F.J. Marshall, P.W. McKenty, S.P. Regan, T.C. Sangster Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO5.00006: Three-Dimensional Single-Mode Nonlinear Ablative Rayleigh--Taylor Instability R. Yan, R. Betti, J. Sanz, B. Liu, A. Frank Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO5.00007: Qualitative and quantitative features of Rayleigh-Taylor mixing dynamics Praveen Ramaprabhu, Varad Karkhanis, Andrew Lawrie, Aklant Bhowmick, Snezhana Abarzhi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO5.00008: Bell-Plesset effects in Rayleigh-Taylor instability of finite-thickness spherical and cylindrical shells A.L. Velikovich, P.F. Schmit Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO5.00009: Richtmyer-Meshkov jet formation from rear target ripples in plastic and plastic/aluminum laser targets Y. Aglitskiy, A.L. Velikovich, M. Karasik, V. Serlin, J.L. Weaver, A.J. Schmitt, S.P. Obenschain Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO5.00010: Effect of initial perturbation amplitude on Richtmyer-Meshkov flows induced by strong shocks Zachary Dell, Robert Stellingwerf, Snezhana Abarzhi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO5.00011: Effect of pressure field fluctuations on the nonlinear evolution of Richtmyer-Meshkov coherent structure Aklant Bhowmick, Snezhana Abarzhi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO5.00012: Influence of interference of perturbation waves on the dynamics of Richtmyer-Meshkov flows Arun Pandian, Snezhana Abarzhi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO5.00013: Measurements of Reduced Hydrodynamic Instability Growth in Adiabat Shaped Implosions at the NIF Daniel Casey, Andrew MacPhee, Jose Milovich, Vladimir Smalyuk, Dan Clark, Harry Robey, Luc Peterson, Kevin Baker, Chris Weber Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO5.00014: Comparison of hydrodynamic simulations with two-shockwave drive target experiments Varad Karkhanis, Praveen Ramaprabhu, William Buttler Preview Abstract

Session GO6: Fundamental High-Energy Density Science

Chair: Johan Frenje, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: 201/202

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO6.00001: Frontiers in plasma science: a high energy density perspective Bruce Remington Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO6.00002: Exploding Pusher Targets for Electron-Ion Coupling Measurements Heather D. Whitley, Jesse Pino, Marilyn Schneider, Ronnie Shepherd, Lorin Benedict, Joseph Bauer, Frank Graziani, Warren Garbett Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO6.00003: Study of shear viscosity for dense plasmas by equilibrium molecular dynamics in asymmetric Yukawa ionic mixtures Tomorr Haxhimali, Robert Rudd, William Cabot, Frank Graziani Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO6.00004: Ionic Transport in High Energy-Density Matter Liam Stanton, Michael Murillo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO6.00005: Stopping Power and Transport in Warm and Hot Dense Matter Paul Grabowski Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO6.00006: First-Principles Investigations on Thermal Conductivity and Average Ionization of CH Ablators Under Extreme Conditions S.X. Hu, V.N. Goncharov, R.L. McCrory, S. Skupsky, L.A. Collins, J.D. Kress Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO6.00007: Radiative properties measurements of photoionized plasmas on Z Guillaume Loisel, Jim Bailey, Taisuke Nagayama, Stephanie Hansen, Greg Rochau, Duane Liedahl, Chris Fontes, Matt Flaugh, Mark Koepke, Ted Lane, Roberto Mancini Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO6.00008: Laboratory-Produced X-Ray Photoionized Plasmas for Astrophysics Exploration Clement Goyon, Sebastien Le Pape, Duane Liedahl, Tammy Ma, Laura Berzak-Hopkins, Charles Reverdin, Christophe Rousseaux, Patrick Renaudin, Christophe Blancard, Edouard Nottet, Niels Bidault, Roberto Mancini, Michel Koenig Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO6.00009: Creation of optically-thin solid-density plasmas using LCLS T. Preston, S.M Vinko, O. Ciricosta, P. Hollebon, J.S. Wark, T. Burian, J. Chalupsky, V. Vozda, M. Minitti, G. Dakovski, F. Hall, C. Spindloe, U. Zastrau Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO6.00010: Measuring Ionization at Extreme Densities Dominik Kraus, Tilo Doeppner, Andrea Kritcher, Benjamin Bachmann, Luke Fletcher, Roger Falcone, Dirk Gericke, Siegfried Glenzer, Nathan Masters, Ryan Nora, Kurt Boehm, Laurent Divol, Otto Landen, Austin Yi, John Kline, Ronald Redmer, Paul Neumayer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO6.00011: Saturable Absorption of an X-Ray Free-Electron-Laser Heated Solid-Density Plasma J.S. Wark, D.S. Rackstraw, O. Ciricosta, S.M. Vinko, T. Burian, J. Chalupsky, V. Hajkova, L. Juha, B. Barbrel, K. Engelhorn, B.-I. Cho, H.-K. Chung, G. Dakovski, J. Krzywinski, P. Heimann, M. Holmes, J. Turner, R.W. Lee, S. Toleikis, U. Zastrau Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO6.00012: Measuring Femtosecond Collisional Ionization Rates in Solid-Density Plasmas Sam Vinko, Orlando Ciricosta, Patrick Hollebon, Thomas Preston, Justin Wark, Tomas Burian, Jaromir Chalupsky, Vojtech Vozda, Georgi Dakovski, Michael Minitti, Ulf Zastrau Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO6.00013: Measurements of Continuum Lowering in Strongly Coupled Plasmas of Elements and Compounds O. Ciricosta, S.M. Vinko, T. Preston, D. Rackstraw, J.S. Wark, B. Barbrel, K. Engelhorn, T. Burian, J. Chalupsky, V. Hajkova, L. Juha, B.-I. Cho, H.-K. Chung, G. Dakovski, P. Heimann, M. Holmes, J. Turner, R.W. Lee, S. Toleikis, U. Zastrau Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO6.00014: Kinetic Modeling of Ultraintense X-Ray Laser-Matter Interactions Ryan Royle, Yasuhiko Sentoku, Roberto Mancini, Tomoyuki Johzaki Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO6.00015: Atomic rate coefficients in a degenerate plasma Valentin Aslanyan, Greg Tallents Preview Abstract

Session GO7: Laser Plasma Ion Acceleration

Chair: Louise Willingale, University of Michigan
Room: 203

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO7.00001: Towards 100 MeV maximum energy for laser-accelerated proton beams Florian Wagner, Vincent Bagnoud, Christian Brabetz, Thomas Stoehlker, Stefan Bedacht, Oliver Deppert, Markus Roth, Alexandra Tebartz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO7.00002: Energy gain and spectral tailoring of ion beams using ultra-high intensity laser beams Rajendra Prasad, Marco Swantusch, Mirela Cerchez, Sven Spickermann, Bastian Auorand, Thomas Wowra, Juergen Boeker, Oswald Willi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO7.00003: Acceleration of energetic ions using 40 femtosecond laser pulses and ultrathin targets F.N. Beg, C. Mcguffey, A. Raymond, T. Batson, J. Kim, R. Hua, C. Krauland, A. Maksimchuk, G. Petrov, V. Yanovsky, A. Thomas, K. Krushelnick Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO7.00004: Demonstrated Efficient Quasi-Monoenergetic Carbon-Ion Beams Approaching Fast Ignition (FI) Requirements Juan C. Fern\'andez, S. Palaniyappan, C. Huang, D.C. Gautier, M. Santiago Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO7.00005: Computational study of transport and energy deposition of intense laser-accelerated proton beams in solid density matter J. Kim, C. McGuffey, B. Qiao, F.N. Beg, M.S. Wei, P.E. Grabowski Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO7.00006: Spectral Features in Laser Driven Proton Acceleration from Cylindrical Solid-density Hydrogen Jets Chandra Curry, Maxence Gauthier, Rohini Mishra, Jongjin Kim, Sebastian Goede, Adrienne Propp, Frederico Fiuza, Siegfried H. Glenzer, Jackson Williams, John Ruby, Clement Goyon, Art E. Pak, Shaun Kerr, Ying Y. Tsui, Bhuvanesh Ramakrishna, Bastian Aurand, Oswald Willi, Christian Roedel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO7.00007: Laser-driven proton and deuteron acceleration from a pure solid-density H2/D2 cryogenic jet Jongjin Kim, Maxence Gauthier, Bastian Aurand, Chandra Curry, Sebastian Goede, Clement Goyon, Jackson Williams, Shaun Kerr, John Ruby, Adrienne Propp, Bhuvanesh Ramakrishna, Art Pak, Andy Hazi, Siegfried Glenzer, Christian Roedel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO7.00008: Effect of the Rayleigh-Taylor-instability on radiation-pressure-accelerated protons from solid-density hydrogen jets Sebastian Goede, Christian Roedel, Maxence Gauthier, Will Schumaker, Michael MacDonald, Jongjin Kim, Rohini Mishra, Frederico Fiuza, Siegfried Glenzer, Karl Zeil, Hans-Peter Schlenvoigt, Lieselotte Obst, Josefine Metzkes, Florian Brack, Rene Gebhardt, Martin Rehwald, Philipp Sommer, Stefan Bock, Uwe Helbig, Tom Cowan, Ulrich Schramm Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO7.00009: Self-aligning concave relativistic plasma mirror with ultrafast adjustable focus Hai-En Tsai, Alexey Arefiev, Joseph Shaw, David Stark, Xiaoming Wang, Rafal Zgadzaj, Michael Downer Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO7.00010: Optimized ion acceleration using high repetition rate, variable thickness liquid crystal targets Patrick Poole, Christopher Willis, Ginevra Cochran, C. David Andereck, Douglass Schumacher Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO7.00011: Liquid crystal film development for plasma mirrors and waveplates G.E. Cochran, P.L. Poole, C. Willis, R.J. Hanna, K. Pytel, K.S. Sullivan, C.D. Andereck, D.W. Schumacher Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO7.00012: Laser acceleration of monoenergetic protons with a near-critical, optically-shaped gas target Yu-hsin Chen, Michael Helle, Antonio Ting, Daniel Gordon, Mikhail Polyanskiy, Igor Pogorelsky, Marcus Babzien, Zulfikar Najmudin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO7.00013: Enhanced Ion Acceleration from Micro-tube Structured Targets Joseph Snyder, Liangliang Ji, Kramer Akli Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO7.00014: Proton Accelerated from a Laser Driven Z-Pinch Michael Helle, Daniel Gordon, Dmitri Kaganovich, Yu-hsin Chen, John Palastro, Antonio Ting Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO7.00015: A novel parametric instability of propagating critical layer affecting the laser longitudinal envelope Aakash Sahai Preview Abstract

Session GO8: Beam, Source and Pinch Physics

Chair: Igor Kaganovich, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Room: 103/104

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO8.00001: An Exact Formulation of Laser Assisted Electron Emission on a Biased Metal Surface Peng Zhang, Y.Y. Lau, L.K. Ang, D. Shiffler, K.L. Jensen, R.M. Gilgenbach Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO8.00002: On the Interfacial Tunneling Current in Nanoscale Plasmonic Junctions Y.Y. Lau, Peng Zhang, R.M. Gilgenbach Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO8.00003: How Accurate Is Pierce's Theory of Traveling Wave Tube? D.H. Simon, D. Chernin, P. Wong, P. Zhang, Y.Y. Lau, C.F. Dong, B. Hoff, R.M. Gilgenbach Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO8.00004: Theory of Harmonic Generation on a Traveling Wave Tube C.F. Dong, P. Zhang, D. Chernin, Y.Y. Lau, D.H. Simon, P. Wong, G. Greening, R.M. Gilgenbach Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO8.00005: 3-D Printed High Power Microwave Magnetrons Nicholas Jordan, Geoffrey Greening, Steven Exelby, Ronald Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, Brad Hoff Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO8.00006: Short Intense Ion Pulses for Materials and Warm Dense Matter Research Peter Seidl, Q. Ji, S.M. Lidia, A. Persaud, M. Stettler, J.H. Takakuwa, W.L. Waldron, T. Schenkel, J.J. Barnard, A. Friedman, D.P. Grote, R.C. Davidson, E.P. Gilson, I.D. Kaganovich Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO8.00007: Theoretical studies of defect formation and target heating by intense pulsed ion beams J.J. Barnard, T. Schenkel, A. Persaud, P.A. Seidl, A. Friedman, D.P. Grote, R.C. Davidson, E.P. Gilson, I. Kaganovich Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO8.00008: Total Kinetic Energy Of Non-Thermal Electron-Beams In Z-Pinch Experiments Ben Hammel, Erik McKee, Matt Wallace, Radu Presura, Aaron Covington, Tim Darling Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO8.00009: Development and Characterization of Pulsed Neutron Sources at NTF Erik McKee, Ben Hammel, Danny Lowe, Radu Presura, Vladimir Ivanov, Showera Haque, Aaron Covington, Jeremy Iratcabal, Zephyr McCormick, Tim Darling Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO8.00010: The Role of the Driver Circuit in the Neutron Yield of the Plasma Focus Jason Sears, Andrea Schmidt, Anthony Link, Dale Welch Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO8.00011: Characterisation of the Current Switch Mechanism in Two-stage Wire Array Z-pinches Guy Burdiak, S. Lebedev, A. Harvey-Thompson, G. Hall, G. Swadling, F. Suzuki-Vidal, S. Bland, L. Pickworth, P. de Grouchy, L. Suttle, E. Waisman Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO8.00012: Experiments and Simulations on Magnetically Driven Implosions in High Repetition Rate Dense Plasma Focus Luis Caballero Bendixsen, Simon Bott-Suzuki, Samuel Cordaro, Mahadevan Krishnan, Stephen Chapman, Phil Coleman, Jeremy Chittenden Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO8.00013: Azimuthal Current Density Distribution Resulting from a Power Feed Vacuum Gap in Metallic Liner Experiments at 1 MA Simon Bott-Suzuki, S.W. Cordaro, L.S. Caballero Bendixsen, L. Atoyan, T. Byvank, W. Potter, B.R. Kusse, J.B. Greenly, D.A. Hammer, J.P. Chittenden, C.A. Jennings Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO8.00014: In-Situ Anode Heating and Its Effects on Atomic Constituents in the A-K Gap in Self-Magnetic Pinch (SMP) Experiments* Sean Simpson, Timothy Renk, Mark Johnston, Mike Mazarakis, Sonal Patel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO8.00015: Anode heating/cleaning and its effects on diode impedance in Self-Magnetic Pinch (SMP) Experiments* Timothy Renk, Sean Simpson, Jacob Zier, Bruce Weber Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:30PM - 12:42PM		GO8.00016: Dependence of the Back-Streaming Ion Current on the Self-Magnetic Pinch (SMP) Electron Diode Parameters Michael Mazarakis, Mark Johnston, Mark Kiefer, Josh Leckbee, Dan ielsen, Timothy Renk, Timothy Webb, Derek Ziska, Nichelle Bennett Preview Abstract

Session GM9: Mini-Conference: Plasma Energization - Interactions Between Fluid and Kinetic Scales II

Chair: Hui Li, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 100/101

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GM9.00001: Gyrokinetic Particle Simulation of Kinetic MHD Zhihong Lin, Ge Dong, Peng Jiang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GM9.00002: The Conversion of Large-Scale Turbulent Energy to Plasma Heat In Astrophysical Plasmas Gregory Howes Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:50AM		GM9.00003: Kinetic Versus Fluid Effects in Turbulence: A Study of Distribution Function Dynamics Jason TenBarge, James Juno Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:50AM - 11:20AM		GM9.00004: Energy Transfer and Saturation in Kinetic Turbulence P.W. Terry, M.J. Pueschel, G.G. Whelan, Z. Williams Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:20AM - 11:40AM		GM9.00005: Integrated accretion disk angular momentum removal and astrophysical jet acceleration mechanism Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:40AM - 12:10PM		GM9.00006: Studies of the linear and nonlinear properties of Alfv\'{e}n waves in LAPD Troy Carter, Seth Dorfman, Walter Gekelman, Shreekrishna Tripathi, Bart Van Compernolle, Steve Vincena, Giovanni Rossi, Frank Jenko Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:10PM - 12:30PM		GM9.00007: Canonical field theory Setthivoine You Preview Abstract

Session GM10: Mini-Conference: Nonlinear Effects in Geospace Plasmas I

Chair: Evgeny Mishin, Air Force Research Laboratory
Room: 102

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:30AM - 9:50AM		GM10.00001: Weak Turbulence in Radiation Belts Gurudas Ganguli, Chris Crabtree, Leonid Rudakov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 9:50AM - 10:10AM		GM10.00002: Laboratory investigation of nonlinear whistler wave processes Bill Amatucci, Erik Tejero, Chris Crabtree, Lon Enloe, Dave Blackwell, Guru Ganguli Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:10AM - 10:30AM		GM10.00003: Whistler Turbulence Heating of Electrons and Ions: Three-Dimensional Particle-in-Cell Simulations S. Peter Gary, R. Scott Hughes, Joseph Wang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:30AM - 10:50AM		GM10.00004: Mid-Latitude Plasma Density Irregularities and Electromagnetic Wave Scattering V. Sotnikov, T. Kim, E. Mishin, D. Rose, I. Paraschiv Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:50AM - 11:10AM		GM10.00005: Break
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:10AM - 11:30AM		GM10.00006: Wave-Particle Interactions in the Turbulent Plasmaspheric Boundary Layer Evgeny Mishin Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:30AM - 11:50AM		GM10.00007: Experimental characterization of broadband electrostatic noise due to plasma compression Ami M. DuBois, Edward Thomas, Jr., William E. Amatucci, Gurudas Ganguli Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 11:50AM - 12:10PM		GM10.00008: Laboratory Study of Nonlinear Saturation of Velocity Shear-driven Instabilities Erik Tejero, C. Lon Enloe, Bill Amatucci, Chris Crabtree, Guru Ganguli Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:10PM - 12:30PM		GM10.00009: Laboratory study of spiky potential structures associated with multi-harmonic shear-driven EIC waves Robert Merlino, Guru Ganguli, Su-Hyun Kim Preview Abstract

Session GP12: Poster Session III (Plasma Accelerators and Radiation: NSTX-U, ST, and International MFE)

Room: Exhibit Hall A

		GP12.00001: PLASMA ACCELERATORS \& RADIATION Preview Abstract
		GP12.00002: High quality electron bunch generation using a longitudinal density-tailored plasma-based accelerator Warren Mori, Xinlu Xu, Fei Li, Wei Lu, Chan Joshi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00003: Exact phase space matching for staging plasma and traditional accelerator components using longitudinally tailored plasma profiles Yipeng Wu, Xinlu Xu, Wei Lu, Warren Mori, Mark Hogan, Chan Joshi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00004: Laser-plasma acceleration with multi-color pulse stacks: Designer electron beams for advanced radiation sources Serge Kalmykov, Bradley Shadwick, Isaac Ghebregziabher, Xavier Davoine Preview Abstract
		GP12.00005: Laser-induced wakefield acceleration by using density-tapered gas-cell Minseok Kim, Inhyuk Nam, Seungwoo Lee, Hyyong Suk Preview Abstract
		GP12.00006: Hybrid Laser Wakefield and Direct Laser Plasma Accelerator in the Plasma Bubble Regime Xi Zhang, Vladimir Khudik, Alexander Pukhov, Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
		GP12.00007: Constant-gradient resonant laser acceleration of electrons in the plasma bubble regime Gennady Shvets, Xi Zhang, Vladimir Khudik Preview Abstract
		GP12.00008: Universal Scalings for Direct Laser Acceleration of Relativistic Electrons in Ion Channels Vladimir Khudik, Alexey Arefiev, Xi Zhang, Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
		GP12.00009: High Energy Electron Acceleration from Underdense Plasmas with the OMEGA EP Laser Thomas Batson, Anthony Raymond, Karl Krushelnick, Louise Willingale, Phil Nilson, Dustin Froula, Dan Haberberger, Andrew Davies, Wolfgang Theobald, Jackson Williams, Hui Chen, Alex Arefiev Preview Abstract
		GP12.00010: Waveguide assisted wakefield acceleration in near critical density plasmas Linus Feder, George hine, Fatholah Salehi, Bo Miao, Andy Goers, Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
		GP12.00011: Beatwave acceleration in a plasma metamaterial A. Lopes, E.P. Alves, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva Preview Abstract
		GP12.00012: X-ray wakefield acceleration in a nanotube Xiaomei Zhang, Toshiki Tajima, Deano Farinella, Yongmin Shin, Gerard Mourou, Jonathan Wheeler, Peter Taborek Preview Abstract
		GP12.00013: Ultrafast probing of transient electric fields from optical field ionized plasmas using picosecond electron deflectometry Zhaohan He, John Nees, Bixue Hou, Karl Krushelnick, Alec Thomas Preview Abstract
		GP12.00014: Transverse phase-space properties of beams produced via ionization injection in laser-plasma accelerators Carlo Benedetti, Carl Schroeder, Stepan Bulanov, Cameron Geddes, Eric Esarey, Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
		GP12.00015: Studies of a hybrid Trojan Horse wakefield accelerator with high transformer ratio Nathan Cook, David Bruhwiler, Bernhard Hidding, Jean-Luc Vay, Stephen Webb Preview Abstract
		GP12.00016: Ionization Injection and Acceleration of Electrons in Meter Scale Plasma at FACET Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi, C.E. Clayton, K.A. Marsh, W. An, W. Lu, W.B. Mori, C. Joshi, E. Adli, J. Allen, C.I. Clarke, S. Corde, J. Frederico, S. Gessner, S.Z. Green, M. Litos, D. Walz, M.J. Hogan, V. Yakimenko, P. Muggli Preview Abstract
		GP12.00017: QuickPIC Simulations on Recent PWFA Experiments at FACET Weiming An, Erik Adli, James Allen, Christine Clarke, Chris Clayton, Sebastien Corde, Joel Frederico, Spencer Gessner, Selina Green, Mark Hogan, Chan Joshi, Mike Litos, Wei Lu, Ken Marsh, Warren Mori, Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi, Vitaly Yakimenko Preview Abstract
		GP12.00018: Plasma undulator based on laser excitation of wakefields in a plasma channel Carl Schroeder, Sergey Rykovanov, Eric Esarey, Cameron Geddes, Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
		GP12.00019: Narrow bandwidth Thomson photon source development using Laser-Plasma Accelerators C.G.R. Geddes, S. Steinke, H.-E. Tsai, S.G. Rykovanov, J.-L. Vay, A. Bonatto, C. Benedetti, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, A. Friedman, D.P. Grote, W.P. Leemans Preview Abstract
		GP12.00020: High energy photon emission from wakefields and its signatures in astrophysical Blazars Deano Farinella, Xiaomei Zhang, Calvin Lau, Sam Taimourzadeh, Yoonwoo Hwang, James Koga, Toshikazu Ebisuzaki, Toshiki Tajima Preview Abstract
		GP12.00021: Clarification of THz Electromagnetic Radiation mechanism from the Laser Produced Plasma Masataka Hideta, Yusuke Hyuga, Yasuhiko Sentoku, Noboru Yugami Preview Abstract
		GP12.00022: Noninvariance of Energy-Momentum Scale Ranges in Vlasov Simulations of Relativistic Interactions and Warm Wavebreaking of Relativistic Plasma Waves Alec Thomas Preview Abstract
		GP12.00023: Recent advances in the modeling of plasmas with the Particle-In-Cell methods Jean-Luc Vay, Remi Lehe, Henri Vincenti, Brendan Godfrey, Patrick Lee, Irv Haber Preview Abstract
		GP12.00024: Envelope Model Simulation of Laser Wakefield Acceleration with Realistic Laser Pulses from the Texas Petawatt Kathleen Weichman, Adam Higuera, Dan Abell, Ben Cowan, Neil Fazel, John Cary, Michael Downer Preview Abstract
		GP12.00025: Applying Boundary Conditions Using a Time-Dependent Lagrangian for Modeling Laser-Plasma Interactions J. Paxon Reyes, B.A. Shadwick Preview Abstract
		GP12.00026: Challenges of PIC Simulations at High Laser Intensity Scott V. Luedtke, Alexey V. Arefiev, Toma Toncian, Bjorn Manuel Hegelich Preview Abstract
		GP12.00027: MAGNETO-INERTIAL FUSION Preview Abstract
		GP12.00028: Diagnostic Suite for HyperV Coaxial Plasma Gun Development for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project Andrew Case, Sam Brockington, F. Douglas Witherspoon Preview Abstract
		GP12.00029: Effects of real viscosity on plasma liner formation and implosion from supersonic plasma jets Kevin Schillo, Jason Cassibry, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP12.00030: The PLX-$\alpha $ project: Radiation-MHD Simulations of Imploding Plasma Liners Using USim Kristian Beckwith, Peter Stoltz, Madhusudhan Kundrapu, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP12.00031: Diagnostics for PLX-alpha Mark Gilmore, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP12.00032: Compression of a fast MHD jet upon impact with a heavy gas cloud: an analog to liner compression Amelia Greig, Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
		GP12.00033: MHD simulation of a magnetized target in an imploding conical cavity Cheng Li Preview Abstract
		GP12.00034: Conical imploding magnetized target fusion Yian Lei Preview Abstract
		GP12.00035: Development of 1D Liner Compression Code for IDL Akihisa Shimazu, John Slough, Anthony Pancotti Preview Abstract
		GP12.00036: Long-length, long-lived flow-shear stabilized Z-pinches: Background and Experimental plans for scaling studies B.A. Nelson, U. Shumlak, R.P. Golingo, E.L. Claveau, H.S. McLean, A.E. Schmidt Preview Abstract
		GP12.00037: Scaling the Shear-flow Stabilized Z-pinch to Reactor Conditions H.S. McLean, A. Schmidt, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, R.P. Golingo, E. Cleveau Preview Abstract
		GP12.00038: Design of the Fusion Z-Pinch Experiment - FuZE U. Shumlak, H.S. McLean, B.A. Nelson, R.P. Golingo, A. Schmidt, E.L. Claveau Preview Abstract
		GP12.00039: The FRCHX Plasma Injector System Chris Grabowski, James Degnan, Matthew Domonkos, Edward Ruden, Glen Wurden, Thomas Weber Preview Abstract
		GP12.00040: Magnetized Inertial Fusion (MIF) Research at the Shiva Star Facility James Degnan, C. Grabowski, M. Domonkos, E.L. Ruden, D.J. Amdahl, W.M. White, M.H. Frese, S.D. Frese, G.A. Wurden, T.E. Weber Preview Abstract
		GP12.00041: Window decompression in laser-heated MagLIF targets Daniel Woodbury, Kyle Peterson, Adam Sefkow Preview Abstract
		GP12.00042: Exploring magnetized liner inertial fusion with a semi-analytic model* R.D. McBride, S.A. Slutz, D.B. Sinars, R.A. Vesey, M.R. Gomez, A.B. Sefkow, S.B. Hansen, K.R. Cochrane, P.F. Schmit, P.F. Knapp, M. Geissel, A.J. Harvey-Thompson, C.A. Jennings, M.R. Martin, T.J. Awe, D.C. Rovang, D.C. Lamppa, K.J. Peterson, G.A. Rochau, J.L. Porter, W.A. Stygar, M.E. Cuneo Preview Abstract
		GP12.00043: Proton Probing using the T-Cubed Laser Peter Kordell, Paul Campbell, Louise Willingale, Anatoly Maksimchuk, Karl Krushelnick, Eleanor Tubman, Nigel Woolsey Preview Abstract
		GP12.00044: The first experimental campaign on the Laser Megajoule Facility: characterization of plasma transparency in radiatively-heated slots Veronique Tassin, Andre Dulieu, Cedric Courtois, Alexis Casner, Rudolf Rosch, Tony Caillaud, Clement Trosseille, Olivier Henry, Frederic Seguineau, Frederic Durut Preview Abstract
		GP12.00045: X-ray diffraction at Matter in Extreme Conditions endstation Zhou Xing, Eric Galtier, Hae Ja Lee, Bob Nagler Preview Abstract
		GP12.00046: Collision-less Coupling between Explosive Debris Plasmas and Magnetized Background Plasmas Anton Bondarenko, Derek Schaeffer, S. Eric Clark, Erik Everson, Bo Ram Lee, Carmen Constantin, Christoph Niemann Preview Abstract
		GP12.00047: Copper Conductivity Model Development and Validation Using Flyer Plate Experiments on the Z-machine L. Riford, R.W. Lemke, K. Cochrane Preview Abstract
		GP12.00048: Entrainment and acceleration of ambient plasma in a magnetized, laser-produced plasma Jeffrey Bonde, Stephen Vincena, Walter Gekelman Preview Abstract
		GP12.00049: Spectroscopic Study of a Pulsed High-Energy Plasma Deflagration Accelerator Keith Loebner, Thomas Underwood, Theodore Mouratidis, Mark Cappelli Preview Abstract
		GP12.00050: NSTX, ST AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENT Preview Abstract
		GP12.00051: Bifurcation to Enhanced Performance H-mode on NSTX D.J. Battaglia, C.S. Chang, S.P. Gerhardt, S.M. Kaye, R. Maingi, D.R. Smith Preview Abstract
		GP12.00052: Study of the L-H transition using GPI in NSTX* A. Diallo, S. Banerjee, S. Zweben Preview Abstract
		GP12.00053: Blob Structure and Motion in the Edge of NSTX Stewart Zweben, James Myra, William Davis, Daniel D'Ippolito, David Russell Preview Abstract
		GP12.00054: Investigating small-scale edge turbulence with the NSTX-U GPI diagnostic Noah Mandell, Stewart Zweben, Walter Guttenfelder, Yang Ren, Steve Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		GP12.00055: ELM elimination in high triangularity discharges as a function of Lithium dose in NSTX Rajesh Maingi, John Canik Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		GP12.00056: Evolution patterns and parameter regimes in edge localized modes on the National Spherical Torus Experiment David R. Smith, R.J. Fonck, G.R. McKee, A. Diallo, S.M. Kaye, B.P. LeBlanc Preview Abstract
		GP12.00057: Gyrokinetic turbulence simulations of the pedestal region at various lithium doses in NSTX Mireille Coury, Walter Guttenfelder, David R. Mikkelsen, John M. Canik, Ahmed Diallo, Rajesh Maingi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00058: Field line reconstruction for edge transport modeling in non-axisymmetric tokamaks configurations Heinke Frerichs, Oliver Schmitz, Ian Waters, Todd Evans, Yuhe Feng, Vlad Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
		GP12.00059: Edge Transport Modeling using the 3D EMC3-Eirene code on Tokamaks and Stellarators J.D. Lore, J.W. Ahn, A. Briesemeister, N. Ferraro, B. LaBombard, A. McLean, M. Reinke, M. Shafer, J. Terry Preview Abstract
		GP12.00060: Studies of NSTX L and H-mode Plasmas with Global Gyrokinetic Simulation Y. Ren, W. Wang, W. Guttenfelder, S.M. Kaye, S. Ethier, R.E Bell, B.P. LeBlanc, E. Mazzucato, D.R. Smith, C.W. Domier, H. Yuh Preview Abstract
		GP12.00061: Experimental Study of Density Gradient Stabilization Effects on High-k Turbulence in NSTX J. Ruiz Ruiz, W. Guttenfelder, Y. Ren, A. White, S.M. Kaye, B.P. Leblanc, E. Mazzucato, K.C. Lee, C.W. Domier, D.R. Smith, H. Yuh Preview Abstract
		GP12.00062: Extracting physical quantities from BES data Michael Fox, Anthony Field, Alexander Schekochihin, Ferdinand van Wyk Preview Abstract
		GP12.00063: Development of a Novel Method for Determination of Momentum Transport Parameters Michael J. Peters, Walter Guttenfelder, Filippo Scotti, Stanley M. Kaye, Wayne M. Solomon Preview Abstract
		GP12.00064: Modifications to Ideal Stability by Kinetic Effects for Disruption Avoidance J.W. Berkery, S.A. Sabbagh, Y.S. Park, R.E. Bell, S.P. Gerhardt, B.P. LeBlanc, J.E. Menard Preview Abstract
		GP12.00065: Idiosyncratic Features of 3D Field Produced by Current-Carrying Flux Tubes in the Scrape-Off-Layer (SOL) of Tokamaks Hiro Takahashi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00066: Analysis of fast-ion D-alpha data from NSTX E. Ruskov, W Heidbrink, D. Liu, A. Bortolon, E. Fredrickson, M. Podesta Preview Abstract
		GP12.00067: Effect of low frequency MHD instability on fast ion distribution in NSTX G. Hao, D. Liu, W.W. Heidbrink, M. Podesta, E.D. Fredrickson, A. Bortolon, R. White, D. Darrow, G.Y. Fu, Z.R. Wang, G.J. Kramer, Y.Q. Liu, K. Tritz Preview Abstract
		GP12.00068: Nonlinear Dynamics of Beam-driven TAEs in NSTX Guoyong Fu, Deyong Liu, Feng Wang Preview Abstract
		GP12.00069: Nonlinear Fishbone Dynamics in Spherical Tokamaks with Toroidal Rotation Feng Wang, G.Y. Fu Preview Abstract
		GP12.00070: Hybrid MHD/particle simulation study of sub-cyclotron Alfv\'{e}n Eigenmodes in NSTX Jeff Lestz, Elena Belova, N.N. Gorelenkov Preview Abstract
		GP12.00071: Application of the Finite Orbit Width Version of the CQL3D Code to NBI$+$RF Heating of NSTX Plasma Yu.V. Petrov, R.W. Harvey Preview Abstract
		GP12.00072: RF power deposition explorations in tokamaks using cameras and Langmuir probes J. Hosea, R. Perkins, N. Bertelli, G. Taylor, C. Qin, L. Wang, J. Yang, X.J. Zhang, B.H. Park, S.J. Wang Preview Abstract
		GP12.00073: Nonaxisymmetric effects in strongly driven Coaxial Helicity Injection in simulations of NSTX E.B. Hooper, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		GP12.00074: Progress toward commissioning and plasma operation in NSTX-U Masayuki Ono Preview Abstract
		GP12.00075: Design and simulation of control algorithms for stored energy and plasma current in non-inductive scenarios on NSTX-U Mark Boyer, Robert Andre, David Gates, Stefan Gerhardt, Jonathan Menard, Francesca Poli Preview Abstract
		GP12.00076: Modeling and control of plasma rotation and $\beta_n$ for NSTX-U using Neoclassical Toroidal Viscosity and Neutral Beam Injection Imene Goumiri, Clarence Rowley, Steven Sabbagh, David Gates, Stefan Gerhardt, Mark Boyer Preview Abstract
		GP12.00077: Performance Assessment of Model-Based Optimal Feedforward and Feedback Current Profile Control in NSTX-U using the TRANSP Code Z. Ilhan, W.P. Wehner, E. Schuster, M.D. Boyer, D.A. Gates, S. Gerhardt, J. Menard Preview Abstract
		GP12.00078: Initial Development of the NSTX-U Snowflake Divertor Control Patrick Vail, Egemen Kolemen, Anders Welander, Matthew Lanctot Preview Abstract
		GP12.00079: High-k Scattering and FIReTIP Diagnostic Upgrades for NSTX-U Robert Barchfeld, Evan Scott, Calvin Domier, Christopher Muscatello, Paul Riemenschneider, Mohammad Sohrabi, Neville Luhmann, Yang Ren, Robert Kaita Preview Abstract
		GP12.00080: Status and Plans for the TRANSP Interpretive and Predictive Simulation Code Stanley Kaye, Robert Andre, Gorelenkova Marina, Xingqui Yuan, Richard Hawryluk, Steven Jardin, Francesca Poli Preview Abstract
		GP12.00081: Initial applications of the non-Maxwellian extension of the full-wave TORIC v.5 code in the mid/high harmonic and minority heating regimes N. Bertelli, E.J. Valeo, C.K. Phillips Preview Abstract
		GP12.00082: Comparison of fast ion confinement during on-axis and off-axis neutral beam experiments on NSTX-U D. Liu, W.W. Heidbrink, G.Z. Hao, M. Podesta, D.S. Darrow, E.D. Fredrickson, S.S. Medley Preview Abstract
		GP12.00083: Core heat convection in NSTX-U via modification of electron orbits by high frequency Alfv\'{e}n eigenmodes N.A. Crocker, K. Tritz, R.B. White, E.D. Fredrickson, N.N. Gorelenkov Preview Abstract
		GP12.00084: Experimental investigation of the physics controlling core-localized compressional and global Alfv\'{e}n eigenmode spectra, structure, and amplitude in NSTX-U Shawn Tang, N.A. Crocker, T.A. Carter, E.D. Fredrickson, W. Guttenfelder, N.N. Gorelenkov Preview Abstract
		GP12.00085: Modeling of potential TAE-induced beam ion loss from NSTX-U plasmas Douglass Darrow, Eric Fredrickson, Mario Podesta, Roscoe White, Deyong Liu Preview Abstract
		GP12.00086: Design study for a spatial heterodyne Doppler coherence imaging system for flow measurements on NSTX-U Jacob Schwartz, M.A. Jaworski, A. Diallo, R. Kaita, J.H. Nichols Preview Abstract
		GP12.00087: MGI and CHI Research on NSTX-U R. Raman, T.R. Jarboe, B.A. Nelson, D. Mueller, F. Ebrahimi, S.C. Jardin, M. Ono, J.E. Menard Preview Abstract
		GP12.00088: Impact of the NCC on NSTX-U edge ballooning stability, and the implications for edge transport J.M. Canik, S.P. Gerhardt, J.E. Menard, J.-K. Park Preview Abstract
		GP12.00089: Impact of Resonant Magnetic Perturbation Fields on NSTX-U Advanced Divertor Topologies Ian Waters, Heinke Frerichs, Oliver Schmitz, Joon-Wook Ahn, Gustavo Canal, Todd Evans, Vlad Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
		GP12.00090: Heat flux and scrape-off layer width scaling in NSTX and NSTX-U Travis Gray, Joon-Wook Ahn, Kaifu Gan, Michael Jaworski, Rajesh Maingi, Adam McLean, Vlad Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
		GP12.00091: Divertor spectroscopy for radiative divertor feedback control and snowflake divertor experiments in {NSTX~Upgrade} V.A. Soukhanovskii, F. Scotti, M.E. Weller, S.P. Gerhardt, R. Kaita, B. Stratton Preview Abstract
		GP12.00092: Spectroscopic diagnostics and experimental planning for plasma-surface interaction studies in NSTX-U F. Scotti, V.A. Soukhanovskii, J.P. Allain, F. Bedoya, R. Kaita, A.L. Roquemore, C.H. Skinner Preview Abstract
		GP12.00093: Spectroscopic diagnostics for upper divertor and central stack on NSTX-U Kaifu Gan, Alessandro Bortolon, Travis Gray, Joon-Wook Ahn, Brian Wirth, Rajesh Maingi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00094: Initial Lithium Capabilities for NSTX-U and Plans for Mitigating Associated Risks R. Kaita, W. Blanchard, D. Cai, M. Jaworski, R. Lunsford, A.L. Roquemore, H. Schneider, L. Cadwallader Preview Abstract
		GP12.00095: Utilizing solid impurity granules for ELM pacing in NSTX-U Robert Lunsford, L. Roquemore, M.A. Jaworski, R. Kaita, R. Maingi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00096: Design considerations for NSTX-U high-Z divertor upgrade and future liquid metal PFCs Michael Jaworski, K. Tresemer, A. Brooks, S. Gerhardt, R. Kaita, J. Menard, J. Nichols, M. Ono, R. Maingi, P. Rindt, N. Lopes-Cardozo, T. Gray Preview Abstract
		GP12.00097: Initial results and operation of the Materials Analysis Particle Probe (MAPP) on NSTX-U Felipe Bedoya, Jean Paul Allain, Robert Kaita, Mathew Lucia, Filippo Scotti, Charles Skinner Preview Abstract
		GP12.00098: Development of a prototype infrared imaging bolometer for NSTX-U G.G. van Eden, L.F. Delgado-Aparicio, T.K. Gray, M.A. Jaworski, T.W. Morgan, B.J. Peterson, M.L. Reinke, R. Sano, K. Mukai Preview Abstract
		GP12.00099: Global mixed-material migration modeling of NSTX-U and a parameterized Li-C-O surface model J.H. Nichols, M.A. Jaworski, R. Kaita, K. Schmid Preview Abstract
		GP12.00100: Probing spherical tokamak plasmas using charged fusion products Werner U. Boeglin, Ramona V. Perez, Douglass S. Darrow, Marco Cecconello, Iwona Klimek, Scott Y. Allan, Rob J. Akers, Owen M. Jones, David L. Keeling, Ken G. McClements, Rory Scannell Preview Abstract
		GP12.00101: Parametric studies of next-step spherical tokamaks using high-temperature superconductors Jonathan Menard, Tom Brown, Laila El-Guebaly, Yuhu Zhai Preview Abstract
		GP12.00102: Towards fully non-inductive operation in NSTX-U Francesca Poli, Robert Andre, Nicola Bertelli, Gary Taylor Preview Abstract
		GP12.00103: Impurity Monitoring on NSTX-U with Three New Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometers M.E. Weller, P. Beiersdorfer, V.A. Soukhanovskii, E.W. Magee, T.D. Rognlien, B.C. Stratton Preview Abstract
		GP12.00104: Assessment of NSTX-U pedestal control and disruption avoidance Fil Alexandre Preview Abstract
		GP12.00105: Initial Physics Operation of the National Spherical Torus Experiment- Upgrade Dennis Mueller Preview Abstract
		GP12.00106: Simulations of kink-like modes on NSTX Mario Podesta, Ge Dong Preview Abstract
		GP12.00107: The Lithium Tokamak eXperiment - Upgrade (LTX-U) R. Majeski, R. Bell, D. Boyle, A. Diallo, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, B. LeBlanc, M. Lucia, E. Merino, J.C. Schmitt, T.M. Biewer, T.K. Gray, S. Kubota, W.A. Peebles, C. Hansen, T. Jarboe, J. Bialek, B. Koel, P. Beiersdorfer, K. Widman, K. Tritz Preview Abstract
		GP12.00108: Low impurity concentrations and enhanced confinement in the Lithium Tokamak Experiment (LTX) D.P. Boyle, R.E. Bell, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, J.C. Schmitt, F. Scotti, T.M. Biewer, T.K. Gray Preview Abstract
		GP12.00109: Linking PFC surface characteristics and plasma performance in the Lithium Tokamak Experiment M. Lucia, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, D.P. Boyle, M.A. Jaworski, J.C. Schmitt, F. Bedoya, J.P. Allain Preview Abstract
		GP12.00110: A Neutral Beam for the Lithium Tokamak eXperiment Upgrade (LTX-U) Enrique Merino, Richard Majeski, Robert Kaita, Thomas Kozub, Dennis Boyle, John Schmitt, Artem Smirnov Preview Abstract
		GP12.00111: Equilibrium Reconstructions and Eddy Currents in LTX J.C. Schmitt, J. Bialek, C.H. Hansen, R. Majeski, J.E. Menard Preview Abstract
		GP12.00112: Electron Density Measurements on LTX Using Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Diagnostics S. Kubota, X.V. Nguyen, W.A. Peebles, D.P. Boyle, R. Kaita, T. Kozub, R. Majeski, E. Merino, J.C. Schmitt Preview Abstract
		GP12.00113: Non-solenoidal Startup via Local Helicity Injection on Pegasus: Progress and Plans J.A. Reusch, J.L. Barr, G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, M.G. Burke, R.J. Fonck, E.T. Hinson, B.T. Lewicki, J.M. Perry, D.J. Schlossberg Preview Abstract
		GP12.00114: The Pegasus-Upgrade Experiment R.J. Fonck, M.W. Bongard, J.L. Barr, H.G. Frerichs, B.T. Lewicki, J.A. Reusch, O. Schmitz, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		GP12.00115: Effect of Aspect Ratio on H-mode and ELM Characteristics K.E. Thome, G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, M.G. Burke, R.J. Fonck, D.M. Kriete Preview Abstract
		GP12.00116: Power Balance Modeling and Validation for ST Startup Using Local Helicity Injection J.L. Barr, G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, M.G. Burke, R.J. Fonck, E.T. Hinson, J.M. Perry, J.A. Reusch, D.J. Schlossberg Preview Abstract
		GP12.00117: Physics of Plasma Cathode Current Injection During LHI E.T. Hinson, J. Barr, M. Bongard, M.G. Burke, R. Fonck, J. Perry Preview Abstract
		GP12.00118: New Electron Temperature Measurements During Local Helicity Injection and H-mode Plasmas at the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment D.J. Schlossberg, G.M. Bodner, R.J. Fonck, J.A. Reusch, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		GP12.00119: Spatial Expansion and Automation of the Pegasus Thomson Scattering Diagnostic System G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, J.A. Reusch, D.J. Schlossberg, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		GP12.00120: H-mode Edge Turbulence and Pedestal Measurements in Pegasus Plasmas using Langmuir Probes D.M. Kriete, G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, K.E. Thome, D.S. Thompson Preview Abstract
		GP12.00121: Progress Toward a New Technique for Measuring Local Electric Field Fluctuations in High Temperature Plasmas M.R. Bakken, M.G. Burke, R.J. Fonck, B.T. Lewicki, M.M. Liben, D.S. Thompson, G.R. Winz Preview Abstract
		GP12.00122: Ion Heating During Local Helicity Injection Plasma Startup in the Pegasus ST M.G. Burke, J.L. Barr, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, E.T. Hinson, J.M. Perry, J.A. Reusch Preview Abstract
		GP12.00123: Two-fluid equilibrium transition during multi-pulsing CHI in spherical torus T. Kanki, M. Nagata Preview Abstract
		GP12.00124: Design of a microwave back-scattering diagnostic for lower-hybrid waves on TST-2 N. Tsujii, Y. Takase, A. Ejiri, H. Furui, H. Homma, K. Nakamura, W. Takahashi, T. Takeuchi, H. Togashi, K. Toida, T. Shinya, M. Sonehara, S. Yajima, H. Yamazaki, Y. Yoshida Preview Abstract
		GP12.00125: Shaping of the plasma column in a small aspect ratio tokamak Julio Herrera, Ismael Arroyo, Esteban Chavez Preview Abstract
		GP12.00126: L-H threshold results in hydrogen plasmas in JET-ILW E. Delabie, C. Maggi, E. Solano, H. Meyer, E. Lerche, D. Keeling Preview Abstract
		GP12.00127: Beam ion acceleration by ICRH in JET discharges R.V. Budny, M. Gorelenkova, N. Bertelli Preview Abstract
		GP12.00128: Overview of the EUROfusion Medium Size Tokamak program Piero Martin, Marc Beurskens, Stefano Coda, Thomas Eich, Hendrik Meyer Preview Abstract
		GP12.00129: Characterization of edge fluctuations on JET during the LH transition studies Gianluca De Masi, Silvia Spagnolo, Hugo Arnichand, Jon Hillesheim, Luis Meneses, Hendrik Meyer, Ephrem Delabie, Costanza Maggi Preview Abstract
		GP12.00130: A Heavy Ion Beam Probe for ASDEX Upgrade D.R. Demers, T.P. Crowley, P.J. Fimognari, G. Birkenmeier, A. Herrmann, U. Stroth Preview Abstract
		GP12.00131: High normalized beta plasmas exceeding the ideal stability limit and projected RWM active stabilization performance using newly installed feedback sensors in KSTAR Y.S. Park, S.A. Sabbagh, J.W. Berkery, J.M. Bialek, S.W. Yoon, Y.M. Jeon, J.G. Bak, W.H. Ko, S.H. Hahn, C. Bae, Y.S. Bae, Y.K. In, J. Kim, S.G. Lee, J.G. Kwak, Y.K. Oh, H.K. Park, M.J. Choi, G.S. Yun Preview Abstract
		GP12.00132: Versatile controllability of non-axisymmetric magnetic perturbations in KSTAR experiments Hyunsun Han, Y.M Jeon, Y. In, J. Kim, S.W. Yoon, S.H. Hahn, H.S. Ahn, M.H. Woo, B.H. Park, J.G. Bak Preview Abstract
		GP12.00133: Comparative ELM study between the observation by ECEI and linear/nonlinear simulation in the KSTAR plasmas Minwoo Kim, Hyeon K. Park, Gunsu Yun, Jaehyun Lee, Jieun Lee, Woochang Lee, Stephen Jardin, X. Q. Xu Preview Abstract
		GP12.00134: Progress of long pulse operation with high performance plasma in KSTAR Young Bae Preview Abstract
		GP12.00135: Numerical study of plasma response for ELM crash suppression by mixed non-axisymmetric fields in KSTAR G.Y. Park, J. Kim, B.H. Park, S.W. Yoon, T.E. Evans, N.M. Ferraro Preview Abstract
		GP12.00136: Effects of electrode biasing in STOR-M Tokamak Debjyoti Basu, Masaru Nakajima, Akbar Rohollahi, David McColl, Joseph Adegun, Chijin Xiao, Akira Hirose Preview Abstract
		GP12.00137: Indication of GAM and electrode biasing effect on GAM in STOR-M Tokamak Masaru Nakajima, Debjyoti Basu, Akbar Rohollahi, David McColl, Joseph Adegun, Chijin Xiao, Akira Hirose Preview Abstract
		GP12.00138: Development of the STPX Spheromak System R.L. Williams, J. Clark, C.A. Weatherford Preview Abstract
		GP12.00139: The STPX Spheromak System: A Topological Study Roselyn Williams, Ronald Williams Preview Abstract
		GP12.00140: Plasma shape and position controller design for advance plasma configurations in TCV Himank Anand, Stefano Coda, Federico Felici, Jean Marc Moret, Hoang Bao Le Preview Abstract