Bulletin of the American Physical Society

58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 61, Number 18

Monday–Friday, October 31–November 4 2016; San Jose, California

Session Index

Session BP10: Poster Session I (Computational and Theoretical Techniques; C-Mod, International, ITER and Next Step Tokamak) Reconnection and Self-organization

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Monday, October 31, 2016
Room: Exhibit Hall 1

		BP10.00001: COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL TECHNIQUES Preview Abstract
		BP10.00002: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		BP10.00003: Conservative discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of the 2D incompressible Euler equation Francois Waelbroeck, Craig Michoski, Tess Bernard Preview Abstract
		BP10.00004: An optimal, fully implicit algorithm for the low-$\beta$ ``two-field'' two-fluid MHD model. Luis Chac\'on, Adam Stanier Preview Abstract
		BP10.00005: Advection-Dominant MHD Computation for External Kinks and Edge-Localized Modes C. R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		BP10.00006: Applications of continuous and orthogonal wavelet transforms to MHD and plasma turbulence Marie Farge, Kai Schneider Preview Abstract
		BP10.00007: On Hamiltonian Magnetohydrodynamics: Lagrangian, Eulerian, and Dynamically Accessible Stability - Applications with Translation Symmetry P. J. Morrison, T. Andreussi, F. Pegoraro Preview Abstract
		BP10.00008: Implementation and verification of Chapman-Enskog-like drift kinetic equations in NIMROD Eric Held, Joseph Jepson, Jeong-Young Ji Preview Abstract
		BP10.00009: Common Hamiltonian and topological properties of extended MHD models George Miloshevich, Manasvi Lingam, Philip Morrison Preview Abstract
		BP10.00010: Derivation of the Hall and Extended Magnetohydrodynamics Brackets Eric D'Avignon, Manasvi Lingam, Philip Morrison Preview Abstract
		BP10.00011: Spectral methods for multiscale plasma-physics simulations Gian Luca Delzanno, Gianmarco Manzini, Juris Vencels, Stefano Markidis, Vadim Roytershteyn Preview Abstract
		BP10.00012: Cascades and Spectra of Elastic Turbulence in 2D: Spinodal Decomposition & MHD Xiang Fan, Patrick Diamond, Luis Chacon Preview Abstract
		BP10.00013: Global Gyrokinetic Simulation Model for Laboratory Magnetosphere Hua-sheng Xie, Wei-ke Ou, Yi Zhang, Shi-kang Du, Zi-cong Huang, Bo Li Preview Abstract
		BP10.00014: A multi-model plasma simulation of collisionless magnetic reconnection I. A. M. Datta, U. Shumlak, A. Ho, S. T. Miller Preview Abstract
		BP10.00015: Numerical simulations using a physics-based domain-decomposed plasma model A. Ho, U. Shumlak, I. A. M. Datta, S. T. Miller Preview Abstract
		BP10.00016: Variational and Hamiltonian techniques for plasma kinetic theory Alexander Close, Cesare Tronci Preview Abstract
		BP10.00017: Kinetic Global Modeling of Rare Gas Lasers Guy Parsey, John Verboncoeur, Andrew Christlieb Preview Abstract
		BP10.00018: On the ensemble averaging of PIC simulations R. J. B. Codur, F. S. Tsung, W. B. Mori Preview Abstract
		BP10.00019: Mitigating Particle Integration Error in Relativistic Laser-Plasma Simulations Adam Higuera, Kathleen Weichmann, Benjamin Cowan, John Cary Preview Abstract
		BP10.00020: Exact Energy and Momentum Conservation in Variational Macro-Particle Plasma Models B. A. Shadwick, E. G. Evstatiev, Nam Nguyen Preview Abstract
		BP10.00021: A non-stochastic Coulomb collision algorithm for particle-in-cell methods Guangye Chen, Luis Chacon Preview Abstract
		BP10.00022: Sparse grid techniques for particle-in-cell schemes Lee Ricketson, Antoine Cerfon Preview Abstract
		BP10.00023: GPU Acceleration of Particle-In-Cell Methods Benjamin Cowan, John Cary, Scott Sides Preview Abstract
		BP10.00024: Physics based optimization of Particle-in-Cell simulations on GPUs Stephen Abbott, Ed D'Azevedo Preview Abstract
		BP10.00025: Integral equation tools for 2D scattering of RF waves by blobs. lise-marie imbert-gerard Preview Abstract
		BP10.00026: PlasmaPy: beginning a community developed Python package for plasma physics Nicholas A. Murphy, Yi-Min Huang Preview Abstract
		BP10.00027: C-MOD, INTERNATIONAL, ITER AND NEXT STEP TOKAMAKS Preview Abstract
		BP10.00028: Examining Innovative Divertor and Main Chamber Options for a National Divertor Test Tokamak B. LaBombard, M. Umansky, D. Brunner, A.Q. Kuang, E. Marmar, G. Wallace, D. Whyte, S. Wukitch Preview Abstract
		BP10.00029: Scoping study for compact high-field superconducting net energy tokamaks R. T. Mumgaard, M. Greenwald, J. P. Freidberg, S. M. Wolfe, Z. S. Hartwig, D. Brunner, B. N. Sorbom, D. G. Whyte Preview Abstract
		BP10.00030: The density dependence of H-mode access at high magnetic fields J.W. Hughes, D. Brunner, A.E. Hubbard, B. LaBombard, J. Rice, J. Terry, E. Tolman, I. Cziegler, E. Edlund Preview Abstract
		BP10.00031: High Density H-Mode Behavior on Alcator C-Mod Elizabeth Tolman, Jerry Hughes, Brian LaBombard, Steve Wolfe Preview Abstract
		BP10.00032: Gas-Puff Imaging Observations of the Edge Mode Driven by the ``Shoelace'' Antenna Woonghee Han, J. Terry, T. Golfinopoulos, S. Baek, D. Brunner, P. Ennever, B. LaBombard, E. Marmar Preview Abstract
		BP10.00033: Statistics of fluctuation induced transport in the scrape-off layer of Alcator C-Mod Ralph Kube, Odd Erik Garcia, Audun Theodorsen, Brian LaBombard, James Terry Preview Abstract
		BP10.00034: Reduction of ion transport and turbulence via dilution with nitrogen and neon injection in C-Mod deuterium plasmas M. Porkolab, P. Ennever, S.G. Baek, A.J. Creely, E.M. Edlund, J. Hughes, J.E. Rice, J.C. Rost, A.E. White, M.L. Reinke, G. Staebler, J. Candy Preview Abstract
		BP10.00035: Electron Temperature Gradient Scale Measurements in ICRF Heated Plasmas at Alcator C-Mod Saeid Houshmandyar, Perry E. Phillips, William L. Rowan, Nathaniel T. Howard, Martin Greenwald Preview Abstract
		BP10.00036: Simultaneous profile measurements of medium- and high-Z impurity concentrations (n$_{\mathrm{Z}}$/n$_{\mathrm{e}})$, T$_{\mathrm{e}}$ , $\Delta $Z$_{\mathrm{eff}}$ and n$_{\mathrm{e}}^{\mathrm{2}}$Z$_{\mathrm{eff}}$ in MCF plasmas from multi-energy x-rays Jacob Maddox, Luis Delgado-Aparicio, Novimir Pablant, Max Rutman, Ken Hill, Manfred Bitter, Matthew Reinke, John Rice Preview Abstract
		BP10.00037: Complications with flush-mounted probe analysis beyond sheath-expansion A.Q. Kuang, B. LaBombard, D. Brunner Preview Abstract
		BP10.00038: Experimental characterization of the lower hybrid wave field on the first pass using a magnetic probe array T. Shinya, S. G. Baek, G. M. Wallace, R. R. Parker, S. Shiraiwa, Y. Takase Preview Abstract
		BP10.00039: Experimental Measurements of the Lower Hybrid Electric Field on Alcator C-Mod by Stark Effect Spectroscopy D. L. Hillis, R. Mumgaard, C. Lau, G. Wallace, S. Shiraiwa Preview Abstract
		BP10.00040: Simulation analysis of current profile broadening via lower hybrid current drive in the EAST tokamak P. T. Bonoli, S. Shiraiwa, A. M. Garofalo, M. Lanctot, X. Z. Gong, B. Ding, S. Ding, G. Li, M. Li, H. Liu, B. Lyu, J. Qian, C. Yang, C. Holcomb, J. McClenaghan Preview Abstract
		BP10.00041: Extending fullwave core ICRF simulation to SOL and antenna regions using FEM solver S. Shiraiwa, J. C. Wright Preview Abstract
		BP10.00042: Mode conversion in three ion species ICRF heating scenario Y. Lin, E. Edlund, P. Ennever, M. Porkolab, J. Wright, S. Wukitch Preview Abstract
		BP10.00043: An automated process for generating archival data files from MATLAB figures G.M. Wallace, M. Greenwald, J. Stillerman Preview Abstract
		BP10.00044: Analysis of MHD instabilities limiting high normalized beta operation in KSTAR Y.S. Park, S.A. Sabbagh, J.W. Berkery, J.M. Bialek, S.W. Yoon, J. Kim, Y.M. Jeon, J.G. Bak, W.H. Ko, S.H. Hahn, Y.K. In, M.J. Choi, S.G. Lee, J.G. Kwak, Y.K. Oh, H.K. Park, G.S. Yun, S.C. Jardin Preview Abstract
		BP10.00045: Radio frequency bursts accompanied by the crash dynamics of edge-localized mode Minho Kim, Shekar G. Thatipamula, Gunsu S. Yun, Kangwook Kim, Yong-Un Nam Preview Abstract
		BP10.00046: Supersonic Molecular Beam Injection Effects on Tokamak Plasma Applied Non-axisymmetric Magnetic Perturbation Hyunsun Han, Y. In, Y.M. Jeon, S.H. Hahn, K.D. Lee, Y.U. Nam, S.W. Yoon Preview Abstract
		BP10.00047: ELM study in KSTAR H-mode plasma using ECEI observations and edge simulation M. Kim, J. Lee, H.K. Park, G.S. Yun, J.M. Kwon, J.E. Lee, X.Q. Xu, S. Ku Preview Abstract
		BP10.00048: Solitary perturbations prior to the partial collapse of the edge pedestal in KSTAR H-mode plasmas J.E. Lee, G.S. Yun, M.H. Kim, M. Kim, J. Lee, H.K. Park, M. Choi, W.H. Ko Preview Abstract
		BP10.00049: Implementation of MSE Wavelength-Interpolation Background Subtraction on KSTAR Steven Scott, Robert Mumgaard Preview Abstract
		BP10.00050: Development of Integrated Magnetic and Kinetic Control-oriented Transport Model for q-profile Response Prediction in EAST Discharges Hexiang Wang, Eugenio Schuster, Tariq Rafiq, Arnold Kritz, Siye Ding Preview Abstract
		BP10.00051: Predicting Electron and Ion Thermal Transport in EAST Discharges A.H. Kritz, T. Rafiq, A.Y. Pankin, S. Ding, H. Du, J. Ma, P.T. Bonoli Preview Abstract
		BP10.00052: The low density type III ELMy H-mode regime on JET-ILW: a low density H-mode compatible with a tungsten divertor? E. Delabie, J. C. Hillesheim, J. Mailloux, C. F. Maggi, F. Rimini, E. R. Solano Preview Abstract
		BP10.00053: Recent Alfv\'{e}n Eigenmode measurements on JET V. Aslanyan, M. Porkolab, P. Woskov, P. Puglia, W. Pires de Sa, R. Galvao, L. Ruchko, S. Sharapov, S. Dorling, S. Dowson, M. Graham, T. Blackman, G. Jones, A. Goodyear, P. Blanchard, A. Fasoli, D. Testa, J. Figueiredo, C. Perez von Thun Preview Abstract
		BP10.00054: Isotopic mass and fast ion effects in JET alpha heating plasmas Robert Budny Preview Abstract
		BP10.00055: Measurement of turbulent electron temperature fluctuations on the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak using correlated Electron Cyclotron Emission S. Freethy, G. D. Conway, I. Classen, A. J. Creely, T. Happel, B. Vanovac, A. E. White Preview Abstract
		BP10.00056: Runaway electrons mitigation by 3D fields: new insights from ASDEX Upgrade and RFX-mod experiments. M. Gobbin, G. Papp, L. Marrelli, P.J. McCarthy, M. Nocente, G. Pautasso, W. Suttrop, P. Piovesan, D. Terranova, M. Valisa Preview Abstract
		BP10.00057: Overview of the EUROfusion Medium Size Tokamak scientific program Piero Martin, Stefano Coda, Thomas Eich, Antti Hakola, Hendrik Meyer Preview Abstract
		BP10.00058: Understanding the dynamics of the inductive plasma formation and its application to create doublet shaped plasma in the TCV tokamak Joyeeta Sinha, Stefano Coda, Basil Paul Duval, Cristian Galperti, Jean-Marc Moret, Holger Reimerdes Preview Abstract
		BP10.00059: Initial exploration of scenarios with Internal Transport Barrier in the first NBI-heated L-mode TCV plasmas Chiara Piron, Olivier Sauter, Stefano Coda, Antoine Merle, Alexander Karpushov, Leonardo Pigatto, Tommaso Bolzonella, Paolo Piovesan, Nicola Vianello Preview Abstract
		BP10.00060: Runaway electron behavior in the Frascati Tokamak Upgrade (FTU) Zana Popovic, Jose Ramon Martin-Solis, Basilio Esposito, Daniele Marocco, Federica Causa, Paolo Buratti, Luca Boncagni, Daniele Carnevale, Mateusz Gospodarczyk Preview Abstract
		BP10.00061: Runaway electrons and ITER Allen Boozer Preview Abstract
		BP10.00062: Real-time Numerical Solution for the Plasma Response Matrix for Disruption Avoidance in ITER Alexander Glasser, Egemen Kolemen, A.H. Glasser Preview Abstract
		BP10.00063: Calculation of Neoclassical Ripple Transport in ITER using SFINCS Elizabeth Paul, Matt Landreman, Donald Spong, Francesca Poli Preview Abstract
		BP10.00064: Burn control of an ITER-like fusion reactor using fuzzy logic A. Sair Garcia-Amador, Julio J. Martinell Preview Abstract
		BP10.00065: Can high fields save the tokamak? The challenge of steady-state operation for low cost compact reactors Jeffrey Freidberg, Akshunna Dogra, William Redman, Antoine Cerfon Preview Abstract
		BP10.00066: The High Field Compact Approach in Nuclear Fusion: Present and Foreseeable Developments vs. Damnatio Memoriae* P. Spillantini, B. Coppi, G. Grasso Preview Abstract
		BP10.00067: Verification and optimization of the CFETR baseline scenario D. Zhao, L.L. Lao, O. Meneghini, G.M. Staebler, J. Candy, S.P. Smith, P.B. Snyder, R. Prater, X. Chen, V.S. Chan, J. Li, J. Chen, N. Shi, W. Guo, C. Pan, X. Jian Preview Abstract
		BP10.00068: Optimization of CFETR confinement by controlling rotation shear and pedestal collisionality Xiang Jian, Jiale Chen, Vincent Chan, Guoqiang Li, Ge Zhuang Preview Abstract
		BP10.00069: A Multi Fluid Analysis of the Ignition Criterion Luca Guazzotto, Riccardo Betti Preview Abstract
		BP10.00070: RECONNECTION AND SELF ORGANIZATION Preview Abstract
		BP10.00071: Pressure and Density Scaling in the High-Energy Trapping Distribution During Reconnection Peter Montag, Jan Egedal Preview Abstract
		BP10.00072: Cluster observation of electron energization during the magnetospheric reconnection. Harsha Gurram, Jan Egedal Preview Abstract
		BP10.00073: Pressure Anisotropy Probe for the Terrestrial Reconnection Experiment (TREX) Rachel Myers, Jan Egedal, Joseph Olson, Samuel Greess, Michael Clark, Paul Nonn, John Wallace, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		BP10.00074: Sub-ion scale plasmoids during collisionless reconnection on TREX Joseph Olson, Jan Egedal, Rachel Myers, Sam Greess, Mike Clark, John Wallace, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		BP10.00075: Kinetic Structures Associated with Asymmetric Magnetic Reconnection in MMS Observations Blake Wetherton, Jan Egedal, Ari Le, William Daughton Preview Abstract
		BP10.00076: Second Generation Magnetic Flux Array for the Terrestrial Reconnection Experiment (TREX) Samuel Greess, Jan Egedal, Joe Olson, John Wallace, Mike Clark, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		BP10.00077: Magnetic pumping as a source of particle heating Emily Lichko, Jan Egedal, William Daughton, Justin Kasper Preview Abstract
		BP10.00078: Is there a fundamental principle for energy partitioning in a proto-typical reconnection layer? Masaaki Yamada, Jongsoo Yoo, Russell Kulsrud Preview Abstract
		BP10.00079: Laboratory study of magnetic reconnection with a guide field and density asymmetry across the current sheet Hongxuan Zhu, J. Yoo, H. Ji, J. Jara-Almonte, W. Fox, M. Yamada Preview Abstract
		BP10.00080: Development and construction of a comprehensive set of research diagnostics for the FLARE user facility Jongsoo Yoo, J. Jara-Almonte, S. Majeski, S. Frank, H. Ji, M. Yamada Preview Abstract
		BP10.00081: Status of the FLARE (Facility for Laboratory Reconnection Experiments) Construction Project and Plans as a User Facility H. Ji, A. Bhattacharjee, S. Prager, W. Daughton, Y. Chen, R. Cutler, W. Fox, F. Hoffmann, M. Kalish, J. Jara-Almonte, C. Myers, Y. Ren, M. Yamada, J. Yoo, S.D. Bale, T. Carter, S. Dorfman, J. Drake, J. Egedal, J. Sarff, J. Wallace Preview Abstract
		BP10.00082: Development of a new experimental device for long-duration magnetic reconnection in weakly ionized plasma Ryoma Yanai, Yasuhiro Kaminou, Kento Nishida, Michiaki Inomoto Preview Abstract
		BP10.00083: Measurement of Ohms Law and Transport with Two Interacting Flux Ropes. Walter Gekelman, Tim DeHaas, Steve Vincena, Bill Daughton Preview Abstract
		BP10.00084: Measurements of Magnetic Helicity within Two Interacting Flux Ropes Timothy DeHaas, Walter Gekelman Preview Abstract
		BP10.00085: Nonlinear interactions of kink-unstable flux ropes and shear Alfv\'{e}n waves S. Vincena, W. Gekelman, T. DeHaas, S.K.P. Tripathi Preview Abstract
		BP10.00086: Hard X-Ray Burst Detected From Caltech Plasma Jet Experiment Magnetic Reconnection Event Ryan S. Marshall, Paul M. Bellan Preview Abstract
		BP10.00087: Three-dimensional two-fluid investigation of 3D-localized magnetic reconnection and its relation to whistler waves Young Dae Yoon, Paul M. Bellan Preview Abstract
		BP10.00088: The role of kinetic ions in magnetic reconnection Adam Stanier, William Daughton, Andrei Simakov, Luis Chacon, Ari Le, Homa Karimabadi, Jonathan Ng, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		BP10.00089: Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection as an Ion Acceleration Mechanism of Low-$\beta$ Laboratory Plasmas Emanuele Cazzola, Davide Curreli, Giovanni Lapenta Preview Abstract
		BP10.00090: 3-D Electromagnetic Instabilities in Current Sheet Zhenyu Wang, Yu Lin, Xueyi Wang, Liu Chen, Kurt Tummel Preview Abstract
		BP10.00091: Particle-in-cell simulations of Magnetic Field Generation, Evolution, and Reconnection in Laser-driven Plasmas Jack Matteucci, Clément Moissard, Will Fox, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		BP10.00092: Visco-resistive plasmoid instability in Sweet-Parker current sheets Daniela Grasso, Luca Comisso Preview Abstract
		BP10.00093: Enhanced Electron Heating and Mixing in a 3D Kinetic Simulation for MMS Magnetopause Crossings with Weak Guide Fields Ari Le, William Daughton, Li-Jen Chen, Jan Egedal Preview Abstract
		BP10.00094: Generalized Plasmoid Instability in Time Evolving Current Sheets Luca Comisso, Manasvi Lingam, Yi-Min Huang, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		BP10.00095: Onset of Plasmoid Instability in an Evolving Current Sheet Yi-Min Huang, Luca Comisso, A. Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		BP10.00096: Energy principle for a gyrofluid model and variational description of collisionless tearing modes Makoto Hirota, Philip J. Morrison Preview Abstract
		BP10.00097: Proton acceleration in three-dimensional non-null magnetic reconnection Mahboub Hosseinpour Preview Abstract
		BP10.00098: A nonlocal fluid closure for antiparallel reconnection Jonathan Ng, A Hakim, A Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		BP10.00099: PIC simulation studies of merging processes of spheromak-like and spherical-tokamak-like plasmoids Ritoku Horiuchi, Shunsuke Usami Preview Abstract
		BP10.00100: Energy Conversion Mechanism for Electron Perpendicular Energy in High Guide-Field Reconnection Xuehan Guo, Ritoku Horiuchi, Yasuhiro Kaminou, Frank Cheng, Yasushi Ono Preview Abstract
		BP10.00101: Magneto-thermal Reconnection Processes, Related Angular Momentum Transport issues and Formation of High Energy Particle Populations* B. Coppi, B. Basu, A. Fletcher Preview Abstract
		BP10.00102: Magnetic reconnection in three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic Taylor-Green flows Jinhua Hao, Yue Yang Preview Abstract
		BP10.00103: Relativistic Magnetic Reconnection around rotating black holes Felipe Asenjo, Luca Comisso Preview Abstract
		BP10.00104: 3-D MHD modeling and stability analysis of jet and spheromak plasmas launched into a magnetized plasma. Dustin Fisher, Yue Zhang, Ben Wallace, Mark Gilmore, Ward Manchester, C. Nick Arge Preview Abstract
		BP10.00105: Dynamics of Magnetized Plasma Jets and Bubbles Launched into a Background Magnetized Plasma B. Wallace, Y. Zhang, D.M. Fisher, M. Gilmore Preview Abstract
		BP10.00106: The Mochi project: a field theory approach to plasma dynamics and self-organization Setthivoine You, Jens von der Linden, Eric Sander Lavine, Alexander Card, Evan Carroll Preview Abstract
		BP10.00107: The Topology of Canonical Flux Tubes in Flared Jet Geometry Eric Sander Lavine, Setthivoine You Preview Abstract
		BP10.00108: Exploring the use of Quadrature Moment Inversion Algorithms in Implicit PIC Simulation David Larson, Ian Bean Preview Abstract
		BP10.00109: Non-modal theory of the ion cyclotron turbulence of the inhomogeneous plasma with a shearing transverse current . Volodymyr S. Mykhaylenko, Volodymyr V. Mykhaylenko, Hae June Lee Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 61, Number 18

Monday–Friday, October 31–November 4 2016; San Jose, California

Session Index

Session BP10: Poster Session I (Computational and Theoretical Techniques; C-Mod, International, ITER and Next Step Tokamak) Reconnection and Self-organization

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