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 CP10: Poster Session II (ICF Compression and ICF/HED Simulation; MFE: CTH, HSX and other Stellarators; MFE: Field-reversed Configurations and SPHEROMAKs; MFE: MST and Other Reversed-field Pinches; Plasma Sources and Diagnostic)

Poster

Show Abstracts

Monday, October 31, 2016
Room: Exhibit Hall 1

		CP10.00001: ICF COMPRESSION AND ICF/HED SIMULATIONS Preview Abstract
		CP10.00002: Investigation of the transition between hydrodynamic and kinetic regimes for DT exploding pushers at OMEGA and the NIF R. Simpson, N. Kabadi, J.A. Frenje, M. Gatu Johnson, C.K. Li, F.H. Seguin, H. Sio, R.D. Petrasso, M. Rosenberg, R. Betti, H. Rinderknecht, A. Nikroo, D.T. Casey, T. Kwan, A. Simakov, S. Atzeni, C. Bellei Preview Abstract
		CP10.00003: Using secondary nuclear products for inferring the fuel areal density, convergence, and electron temperatures of deuterium filled implosions on the NIF B. Lahmann, J.A. Frenje, M. Gatu Johnson, H. Sio, N.V. Kabadi, G. Sutcliffe, F.H. Seguin, C.K. Li, R.D. Petrasso, E.P. Hartouni, H.G. Rinderknecht, D.B. Sayre, C.B. Yeamans, S.F. Khan, G.A. Kyrala, S. LePape, L. Berzak-Hopkins, N. Meezan, R. Bionta, T. Ma Preview Abstract
		CP10.00004: Double-peaked proton spectra from shocks in D-$^{\mathrm{3}}$He ICF capsules D.C. Wilson, A.B. Zylstra, S.M. Sepke, H. Sio, B.J. Lahmann, E. Dewald, R. Tommasini, G.A. Kyrala, A. Yi, A.N. Simakov, J.L. Kline, R.D. Petrasso, S.H. Batha Preview Abstract
		CP10.00005: Techniques for Enhancing Implosion Performance on High-Foot Ignition Capsules on NIF T. R. Dittrich, O. Hurricane, L. F. Berzak Hopkins, D. A. Callahan, D. Clark, S. W. Haan, D. E. Hinkel, T. Ma, A. Nikroo, A. E. Pak, H. S. Park, J. D. Salmonson, C. R. Weber Preview Abstract
		CP10.00006: Simulations of Converging Shock Collisions for Shock Ignition Joshua Sauppe, Evan Dodd, Eric Loomis Preview Abstract
		CP10.00007: Results from the MARBLE Campaign on the National Ignition Facility: Implosion of Foam-Filled Capsules for Studying Thermonuclear Burn in the Presence of Heterogeneous Mix T. J. Murphy, M. R. Douglas, T. Cardenas, B. G. Devolder, J. R. Fincke, M. A. Gunderson, B. M. Haines, C. E. Hamilton, Y. H. Kim, M. N. Lee, J. A. Oertel, R. E. Olson, R. B. Randolph, R. C. Shah, J. M. Smidt Preview Abstract
		CP10.00008: Kinetic simulation of hydrodynamic equivalent capsule implosions Thomas Kwan, Ari Le, Mark Schmitt, Hans Herrmann Preview Abstract
		CP10.00009: Overview of Double Shell Designs and Challenges for Fabrication and Diagnostics S.H. Batha, D.S. Montgomery, W.S. Daughton, E.C. Merritt, E.S. Dodd, D.C. Wilson, T. Cardenas, J.L. Kline Preview Abstract
		CP10.00010: Effect of non-local electron conduction in compression of solid ball target for fast ignition Hideo Nagatomo, Takashi Asahina, Philippe Nicolai, Atsushi Sunahara, Tomoyuki Johzaki Preview Abstract
		CP10.00011: Kinetic studies of ICF target dynamics with ePLAS R.J. Mason Preview Abstract
		CP10.00012: A molecular dynamics approach to barrodiffusion James Cooley, Mathieu Marciante, Michael Murillo Preview Abstract
		CP10.00013: Characterization of neutron scatter for the 25-m neutron time of flight detector at the Z Accelerator Edward Norris, Kelly Hahn, Gordon Chandler, Carlos Ruiz, Jedediah Styron, Gary Cooper, Brent Jones, Jose Torres, Decker Spencer, Alan Nelson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00014: Plasma interfacial mixing layers: Comparisons of fluid and kinetic models Erik Vold, Lin Yin, William Taitano, B. J. Albright, Luis Chacon, Andrei Simakov, Kim Molvig Preview Abstract
		CP10.00015: Numerical Investigation of Kinetic Effects in ICF Capsules using iFP William Taitano, Luis Chac{\'o}n, Andrei Simakov, Brett Keenan Preview Abstract
		CP10.00016: Shock wave, fluid instability and implosion studies with a kinetic particle approach Irina Sagert, Wesley P. Even, Terrance T. Strother Preview Abstract
		CP10.00017: ICF target 2D modeling using Monte Carlo SNB electron thermal transport in DRACO Jeffrey Chenhall, Duc Cao, Gregory Moses Preview Abstract
		CP10.00018: Vlasov-Fokker-Planck Modeling of Ion Acoustic Waves in Inertial Confinement Fusion Plasmas Archis Joglekar, Ben Winjum, Adam Tableman, Michail Tzoufras, Warren Mori Preview Abstract
		CP10.00019: Progress on 3-D ICF simulations and Ray-Traced Power Deposition Method Andrew J. Schmitt, David E. Fyfe Preview Abstract
		CP10.00020: Additions and improvements to the high energy density physics capabilities in the FLASH code D. Q. Lamb, N. Flocke, C. Graziani, P. Tzeferacos, K. Weide Preview Abstract
		CP10.00021: VISRAD, 3-D Target Design and Radiation Simulation Code Igor Golovkin, Joseph MacFarlane, Viktoriya Golovkina Preview Abstract
		CP10.00022: Modeling of Dense Plasma Effects in Short-Pulse Laser Experiments Timothy Walton, Igor Golovkin, Joseph MacFarlane Preview Abstract
		CP10.00023: Parallel Implementation of X-Ray Scattering Models in SPECT3D. James Sebald, Igor Golovkin, Joseph MacFarlane Preview Abstract
		CP10.00024: Comparing Particle-in-Cell QED Models for High-Intensity Laser-Plasma Interactions Scott V. Luedtke, Lance A. Labun, Bj\"{o}rn Manuel Hegelich Preview Abstract
		CP10.00025: Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for the Simulation of Laser Produced Plasmas Alec Griffith, Tyler Holladay, Michael S. Murillo Preview Abstract
		CP10.00026: Full-Pulse Particle-in-Cell Simulations of Hot-Electron Generation in OMEGA Experiments Eli Borwick, Jun Li, Chuang Ren, Rui Yan, Suxing Hu Preview Abstract
		CP10.00027: Hybrid simulations of weakly collisional plasmas Qian Xia, Brian Reville, Michail Tzoufras Preview Abstract
		CP10.00028: CTH, HSX AND OTHER STELLARATORS Preview Abstract
		CP10.00029: Overview of Compact Toroidal Hybrid research program progress and plans David Maurer, David Ennis, James Hanson, Gregory Hartwell, Jeffrey Herfindal, Stephen Knowlton, Xingxing Ma, Mihir Pandya, Nicholas Roberds, Kevin Ross, Peter Traverso Preview Abstract
		CP10.00030: Control of Sawtooth Oscillation Dynamics using Externally Applied Stellarator Transform J.L. Herfindal, D.A. Maurer, G.J. Hartwell, D.A. Ennis Preview Abstract
		CP10.00031: Density limit disruption suppression in a current-carrying stellarator Xinxing Ma, D.A. Ennis, J.D. Hanson, G.J. Hartwell, S.F. Knowlton, D.A. Maurer Preview Abstract
		CP10.00032: NIMROD Simulations of Low-q Disruptions in the Compact Toroidal Hybrid Device (CTH) E.C. Howell, M.D. Pandya, J.D. Hanson, D.A. Mauer, D.A. Ennis, G.J. Hartwell Preview Abstract
		CP10.00033: Coherence Imaging Measurements of Impurity Flow in the Compact Toroidal Hybrid Experiment D.A. Ennis, G.J. Hartwell, C.A. Johnson, D.A. Maurer, S.L. Allen, W.H. Meyer, C.M. Samuell Preview Abstract
		CP10.00034: Thomson scattering diagnostic on the Compact Toroidal Hybrid Experiment Peter Traverso, D.A. Maurer, D.A. Ennis, G.J. Hartwell Preview Abstract
		CP10.00035: Design and Implementation of a 200kW, 28GHz gyrotron system for the Compact Toroidal Hybrid Experiment G.J. Hartwell, S.F Knowlton, D.A Ennis, D.A. Maurer, T. Bigelow Preview Abstract
		CP10.00036: The present HSX program and path to a new mid-sized stellarator D.T. Anderson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00037: Impurity transport measurements in the HSX stellarator J.F. Castillo, K.M. Likin, D.T. Anderson, F.S.B. Anderson, J.N. Talmadge, S.T.A. Kumar, A. Bader Preview Abstract
		CP10.00038: Determination of radial electric field from Pfirsch-Schluter flows in a stellarator S. T. A. Kumar, J. N. Talmadge, T. J. Dobbins, F. S. B. Anderson, K. M. Likin, D. T. Anderson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00039: The dependence of TEM turbulence on magnetic geometry in the HSX stellarator J. Smoniewski, B.J. Faber, M.J. Pueschel, K.M. Likin, C.B. Deng, J.N. Talmadge Preview Abstract
		CP10.00040: Density Fluctuation measurement with Upgraded FIR System on the HSX Stellarator C.B. Deng, D.L. Brower, D.T. Anderson, F.S.B. Anderson, K.M. Likin, J.N. Talmadge Preview Abstract
		CP10.00041: A MSE Polarimetry diagnostic for the measurement of radial electric fields on the HSX stellarator T. J. Dobbins, S. T. A. Kumar, F. S. B. Anderson, D. T. Anderson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00042: Configuration Optimization for Turbulent Transport in HSX Joseph Talmadge, Jason Smoniewski, Konstin Likin, Chuanbao Deng, Josefine Proll, Harry Mynick, Samuel Lazerson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00043: High-beta extended MHD simulations of stellarators T. A. Bechtel, C. C. Hegna, C. R. Sovinec, N. A. Roberds Preview Abstract
		CP10.00044: 3D low-beta magnetized plasma equilibria from external shaping A. Hassam, J. Tenbarge, M. Landreman, W. Dorland, W. Sengupta Preview Abstract
		CP10.00045: A comparison of quasi-symmetries in stellarators Alex Johnson, Andrew Ware Preview Abstract
		CP10.00046: Bootstrap current, magnetic islands and ballooning stability in W7-X Steve Morente, Andrew Ware, Steven Hirshman Preview Abstract
		CP10.00047: Testing the limits of quasi-symmetry in stellarator Andrew Ware Preview Abstract
		CP10.00048: Progress on accelerated calculation of 3D MHD equilibrium with the PIES code Daniel Raburn, Allan Reiman, Donald Monticello Preview Abstract
		CP10.00049: Recent Advances in Stellarator Optimization David Gates, T. Brown, J. Breslau, M. Landreman, S. A. Lazerson, H. Mynick, G. H. Neilson, N. Pomphrey Preview Abstract
		CP10.00050: A new stellarator coil design tool using space curves Caoxiang Zhu, Stuart Hudson, Joshua Breslau, Samuel Lazerson, Yuntao Song, Yuanxi Wan Preview Abstract
		CP10.00051: Zero-plasma-current equilibria generated by tilted planar coils J. Li, B. Israeli, K. C. Hammond, F. A. Volpe Preview Abstract
		CP10.00052: Neoclassical calculations for W7-X OP1.1 parameters Matt Landreman, A Alonso, C D Beidler, S Bozhenkov, A Dinklage, G Fuchert, J Geiger, M Hirsch, A Kr\"{a}mer-Flecken, A Langenberg, H Maassberg, A Moll\'{e}n, N Pablant, E Pasch, S Satake, H M Smith, P Traverso, Y Turkin, P Valson, J L Velasco, T Windisch, D Zhang Preview Abstract
		CP10.00053: Equilibrium Reconstructions with V3FIT and Current Evolution Modeling for 3-D Stellarator Plasmas J.C. Schmitt, M. Cianciosa, J. Geiger, S. Lazerson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00054: Limiter heat loads during the first operation of the W7-X stellarator Glen Wurden, Holger Niemann, Marcin Jakubowski, Sergey Bozhenkov, Christoph Biedermann, Stefan Marsen, Florian Effenberg, Laurie Stephey, Oliver Schmitz Preview Abstract
		CP10.00055: Observation of MHD fluctuation by ECE on W7-X first experimental campaign Hayato Tsuchiya, Matthias Hirsch, Gavin Weir, Udo Hofel, Marc Beurskens, Suguru Masuzaki Preview Abstract
		CP10.00056: Conceptual Design of a Heavy Ion Beam Probe for W7-X P.J. Fimognari, T.P. Crowley, D.R. Demers, O. Grulke, R. Laube Preview Abstract
		CP10.00057: Anisotropic heat diffusion on stochastic magnetic field in the Large Helical Device Yasuhiro SUZUKI Preview Abstract
		CP10.00058: Quantitative evaluation of wall heat loads by lost fast ions in the Large Helical Device Junki Morimoto, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Ryosuke Seki Preview Abstract
		CP10.00059: Benchmark of MEGA Code on Fast Ion Pressure Profile in the Large Helical Device Ryosuke Seki, Yasushi Todo, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Masaki Osakabe Preview Abstract
		CP10.00060: Bootstrap current calculations for TJ-II stellarator Julio J. Martinell, Katia Camacho Preview Abstract
		CP10.00061: MFE: FIELD REVERSED CONFIGURATIONS AND SPHEROMAKS Preview Abstract
		CP10.00062: Overview of C-2U FRC Experimental Program and Plans for C-2W H. Gota, M.W. Binderbauer, T. Tajima, S. Putvinski, M. Tuszewski, S. Dettrick, S. Korepanov, A. Smirnov, M.C. Thompson, X. Yang, M. Cappello, A.A. Ivanov Preview Abstract
		CP10.00063: Overview of the Tri Alpha Energy Plasma Diagnostics Program Matthew Thompson, Hiroshi Gota, Sergei Putvinski, Michel Tuszewski, Michl Binderbauer Preview Abstract
		CP10.00064: C-2U Experimental Transport Analysis Erik Trask, M. Beall, N. Bolte, B. Deng, J. Douglass, H. Gota, E. Granstedt, D. Gupta, D. Osin, T. Roche, K. Zhai Preview Abstract
		CP10.00065: Neutral Beam Injection System for the C-2W Field Reversed Configuration Experiment Alexander Dunaevsky, Alexander Ivanov, Vyacheslav Kolmogorov, Artem Smirnov, Sergey Korepanov, Michl Binderbauer Preview Abstract
		CP10.00066: Observation of Super-thermal Plasma \& Beam Energization in a Beam Driven Field-reversed Configuration Ryan Clary, R Magee, A Roquemore, A Kolmogorov, A Ivanov, S Korepanov, S Medley, A Smirnov, M Tiunov Preview Abstract
		CP10.00067: Phenomenology of beam driven modes in the field reversed configuration Richard Magee, Nathan Bolte, Ryan Clary, Ales Necas, Sergey Korepanov, Artem Smirnov, Matthew Thompson, Toshiki Tajima, THE TAE TEAM Preview Abstract
		CP10.00068: EPOCH code simulation of a non-thermal distribution driven by neutral beam injection in a high-beta plasma A. Necas, T. Tajima, S. Nicks, R. Magee, R. Clary, T. Roche Preview Abstract
		CP10.00069: Instabilities in Beam-Plasma Waves in a Model of the Beam-Driven FRC Bradley Scott Nicks, Ales Necas, Toshi Tajima Preview Abstract
		CP10.00070: Observation and suppression of a new fast ion driven micro burst instability in a field-reversed configuration plasma B.H. Deng, S. Korepanov, E. Belova, J. Douglass, M. Beall, M. Binderbauer, R. Clary, S. Detrick, E. Garate, H. Gota, E. Granstedt, R. Magee, A. Necas, S. Putvinski, T. Roche, A. Smirnov, T. Tajima, M Thompson, M. Tuszewski, A. Van Drie Preview Abstract
		CP10.00071: Opto-Mechanical Design of FIR Diagnostic System for C-2W Michael Beall, B. H. Deng, G. Settles, M. Rouillard, J. Schroeder, H. Gota, M. Thompson, G. Snitchler, S. Ziaei Preview Abstract
		CP10.00072: Design of C-2W Thomson Scattering System Kan Zhai, Tania Schindler, Helen Zhang, Kurt Walters, Matthew Thompson, The TAE Team Preview Abstract
		CP10.00073: Absence of Ion-scale Core Turbulence and Transport Barrier Formation with Passive/active Divertor Biasing in the C-2/C-2U Field Reversed Configuration Michel Tuszewski, D. Fulton, C. Lau, I. Holod, Z. Lin, B.H. Deng, H. Gota, T. Tajima, M. Binderbauer, L. Schmitz Preview Abstract
		CP10.00074: Simulation of drift wave instability in field-reversed configurations using global magnetic geometry D. P. Fulton, C. K. Lau, Z. Lin, T. Tajima, I. Holod Preview Abstract
		CP10.00075: Global simulation of field-reversed configuration using fully kinetic ion and drift kinetic electron Calvin Lau, Daniel Fulton, Animesh Kuley, Jian Bao, Zhihong Lin, Michael Binderbauer, Toshiki Tajima, Lothar Schmitz Preview Abstract
		CP10.00076: First Fast-Ion D-alpha (FIDA) Measurements and Simulations on C-2U Nathan Bolte, Deepak Gupta, Luke Stagner, Marco Onofri, Sean Dettrick, Erik Granstedt Preview Abstract
		CP10.00077: Fast imaging measurements and modeling of neutral and impurity density on C-2U Erik Granstedt, B. Deng, S. Dettrick, D.K. Gupta, D. Osin, T. Roche, K. Zhai Preview Abstract
		CP10.00078: Measurements of energy loss in the scrape-off layer of C-2U M.E. Griswold, S. Korepanov, M.C. Thompson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00079: Integrated Electron Density Measurements of End Loss Plasma in the C-2U Divertor Daniel Sheftman, Lothar Schmitz, Matthew Thompson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00080: Spectroscopic observations of scrape-off layer electron temperature and density in an advanced beam-driven field-reversed configuration Dmitry Osin, Tania Schindler Preview Abstract
		CP10.00081: Possible role of external radial electric field on ion heating in an FRC Deepak Gupta, E Trask, S Korepanov, E Granstedt, D Osin, T Roche, B Deng, M Beall, K Zhai, The TAE Team Preview Abstract
		CP10.00082: Edge/SOL Plasma Parameter/Magnetic Field Profile and Fluctuation Measurements at C-2U Mid-plane T. Roche, A. Necas, B. Deng, D. Osin, K. Zhai, K. Knapp Preview Abstract
		CP10.00083: Behavior of Compact Toroid Injected into C-2U Confinement Vessel Tadafumi Matsumoto, T. Roche, I. Allrey, J. Sekiguchi, T. Asai, M. Conroy, H. Gota, E. Granstedt, C. Hooper, J. Kinley, T. Valentine, W. Waggoner, M. Binderbauer, T. Tajima Preview Abstract
		CP10.00084: Performance improvement of magnetized coaxial plasma gun by magnetic circuit on a bias coil Takahiro Edo, Tadafumi Matsumoto, Tomohiko Asai, Yasuhiro Kamino, Michiaki Inomoto, Hiroshi Gota Preview Abstract
		CP10.00085: A Pre-ionization System to Limit Neutral Gas in a Compact Toroid Injector Ian Allfrey, Thomas Roche, Tadafumi Matsumoto, Eusebio Garate, Hiroshi Gota, Tomohiko Asai Preview Abstract
		CP10.00086: Simulation Overview of High-Performance Beam-Driven FRCs S.A. Dettrick, D.C. Barnes, E. Belova, F. Ceccherini, D.P. Fulton, L. Galeotti, S. Gupta, H.J. Monkhorst, Y. Mok, A. Necas, M. Onofri, L.C. Steinhauer, T. Tajima Preview Abstract
		CP10.00087: FPIC Study of the n$=$1 Toroidal Mode in FRC Plasmas Francesco Ceccherini, Sean Dettrick, Dan Barnes, Laura Galeotti Preview Abstract
		CP10.00088: Transport simulations of the C-2 and C-2U Field Reversed Configurations with the Q2D code. Marco Onofri, Sean Dettrick, Daniel Barnes, Toshiki Tajima Preview Abstract
		CP10.00089: FRC equilibrium reconstruction by Bayesian evaluation of Monte Carlo transport simulations Nikolaus Rath, M. Onofri, E. Trask Preview Abstract
		CP10.00090: Hybrid reconstruction of field-reversed configurations Loren Steinhauer Preview Abstract
		CP10.00091: UEDGE modeling of a small-s FRC reactor's asymmetric scrape-off-layer (SOL) Nicholas McGreivy, Amir Raja, Eugene Evans, Olivier Izacard, Tom Rognlien, Samuel Cohen Preview Abstract
		CP10.00092: Observations of FRC Trapped Flux Lifetime Relative to Its Prolateness Chris Grabowski, James Degnan, Matthew Domonkos, David Amdahl, Edward Ruden, Glen Wurden, Thomas Weber Preview Abstract
		CP10.00093: Overview of HIT-SI3 experiment: Simulations, Diagnostics, and Summary of Current Results James Penna, Thomas Jarboe, Brian Nelson, Aaron Hossack, Derek Sutherland, Kyle Morgan, Chris Hansen, Thomas Benedett, Chris Everson, Brian Victor Preview Abstract
		CP10.00094: The inductive, steady-state sustainment of stable spheromaks A. C. Hossack, T. R. Jarboe, K. D. Morgan, D. A. Sutherland, C. J. Hansen, C. J. Everson, J. M. Penna, B. A. Nelson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00095: Optical Diagnostics on HIT-SI3 Christopher Everson, Thomas Jarboe, Kyle Morgan Preview Abstract
		CP10.00096: NIMROD Modeling of HIT-SI and HIT-SI3 Kyle Morgan, Tom Jarboe, Aaron Hossack Preview Abstract
		CP10.00097: Applying the new HIT results to tokamak and solar plasmas Thomas Jarboe, Derek Sutherland, Aaron Hossack, Brian Nelson, Kyle Morgan, Hansen Chris, Thomas Benedett, Chris Everson, James Penna Preview Abstract
		CP10.00098: An Overview of Research and Design Activities at CTFusion D.A. Sutherland, T.R. Jarboe, A.C. Hossack Preview Abstract
		CP10.00099: Plasmoid formation in the elongated current sheet during transient CHI on HIST Masayoshi Nagata, Akihiro Fujita, Takahiro Matsui, Yusuke Kikuchi, Naoyuki Fukumoto, Takashi Kanki Preview Abstract
		CP10.00100: Developing a compact toroid injector in the ThermoElectric driven Liquid metal plasma facing Structures device Michael Christenson, Matthew Szott, Kishor Kalathiparambil, Carl Sovinec, David Ruzic Preview Abstract
		CP10.00101: A Study of the Topology of Magnetic Helicity and its Application to the Spheromak Roselyn Williams, Ronald Williams Preview Abstract
		CP10.00102: The STPX Spheromak System: Recent Measurements and Observations R. L. Williams, J. Clark, M. Richardson, R. E. Williams Preview Abstract
		CP10.00103: Acoustically Driven Magnetized Target Fusion At General Fusion: An Overview Peter O'Shea, M. Laberge, M. Donaldson, M. Delage Preview Abstract
		CP10.00104: Results of subscale MTF compression experiments Stephen Howard, A. Mossman, M. Donaldson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00105: Magnetic Compression Experiment at General Fusion Carl Dunlea, Stephen Howard, Kelly Epp, Wade Zawalski, Charlson Kim Preview Abstract
		CP10.00106: Plasma Studies in the SPECTOR Experiment as Target Development for MTF Russ Ivanov, William Young Preview Abstract
		CP10.00107: Thomson Scattering Results from General Fusion's SPECTOR William Young Preview Abstract
		CP10.00108: Simulation of MTF experiments at General Fusion Meritt Reynolds, Aaron Froese, Sandra Barsky, Peter deVietien, Gabor Toth, Dylan Brennan, Bick Hooper Preview Abstract
		CP10.00109: MFE: MST AND OTHER REVERSED FIELD PINCHES Preview Abstract
		CP10.00110: Overview of MST Research J.S. Sarff Preview Abstract
		CP10.00111: Validation of Extended MHD Models using MST RFP Plasmas C.M. Jacobson, B.E. Chapman, D. Craig, K.J. McCollam, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		CP10.00112: Measuring viscosity with a resonant magnetic perturbation in the MST RFP Richard Fridstr\"{o}m, Stefano Munaretto, Lorenzo Frassinetti, Brett Chapman, Per Brunsell, John Sarff Preview Abstract
		CP10.00113: Two-fluid Magnetic Relaxation in the MST Reversed Field Pinch Joseph Triana, AF Almagri, KJ McCollam, JS Sarff, CR Sovinec Preview Abstract
		CP10.00114: Dynamics of m$=$0 Modes in the RFP D. Craig, A.M. Futch, R. Hesse, C.M. Jacobson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00115: Studying Filamentary Currents with Thomson Scattering on MST D. J. Den Hartog, W. C. Young, S. Z. Kubala Preview Abstract
		CP10.00116: Maximizing MST's inductive capability with a Bp programmable power supply B.E. Chapman, D.J. Holly, C.M. Jacobson, K.J. McCollam, J.C. Morin, J.S. Sarff, A. Squitieri Preview Abstract
		CP10.00117: Runaway electrons and mitigation studies in MST tokamak plasmas J.A. Goetz, B.E. Chapman, A.F. Almagri, B.S. Cornille, A. DuBois, K.J. McCollam, S. Munaretto, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		CP10.00118: Anisotropic electron tail generation during tearing mode magnetic reconnection Ami DuBois, Abdulgader Almagri, Jay Anderson, Daniel Den Hartog, John Sarff Preview Abstract
		CP10.00119: Drift wave turbulence in the edge region of MST reversed field pinch plasmas D.J. Thuecks, A.F. Almagri, J.S. Sarff, P.W. Terry Preview Abstract
		CP10.00120: Measurements of drift-wave-induced density and velocity fluctuations using high-speed passive impurity spectroscopy Takashi Nishizawa, D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, M.D. Nornberg Preview Abstract
		CP10.00121: Characterization and initial results from the upgraded MST interferometer-polarimeter W.X. Ding, E. Parke, D.L. Brower, J. Duff Preview Abstract
		CP10.00122: Measurements of beam-driven instabilities with the upgraded MST interferometer-polarimeter E. Parke, J. K. Anderson, D. L. Brower, W. X. Ding Preview Abstract
		CP10.00123: Observation of Electron Bernstein Wave Heating in the MST Reversed Field Pinch Andrew Seltzman, Jay Anderson, Ami DuBois, Abdulgader Almagri, Paul Nonn, Karsten McCollam, Brett Chapman, John Goetz, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		CP10.00124: Damping Rates of Energetic Particle Modes and Stability With Changing Equilibrium Conditions in the MST Reversed-Field Pinch S.H. Sears, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, P.J. Bonofiglo, W. Capecchi, J. Kim Preview Abstract
		CP10.00125: Fast Ion Transport in the MST Reversed Field Pinch P. J. Bonofiglo, J. K. Anderson, W. Capecchi, J. Kim, S. H. Sears, J. Egedal Preview Abstract
		CP10.00126: Fast ion generation and runaway through magnetic reconnection events in MST Jungha Kim, Jay Anderson, William Capecchi, Phillip Bonofiglo, Stephanie Sears Preview Abstract
		CP10.00127: Ion heat transport in improved confinement MST plasmas Zichuan Xing, Mark Nornberg, Daniel J. Den Hartog, Santhosh Kumar, Jay K. Anderson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00128: Testing the role of shear in the Quasi Single Helicity state in MST RFP plasmas J. Boguski, M.D. Nornberg, S. Munaretto, B.E. Chapman, M. Cianciosa, P.W. Terry, D.J. Den Hartog, K.J. McCollam, J.D. Hanson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00129: 3-D Measurement of Recycling and Radiation in MST Ryan Norval, John Goetz, Oliver Schmitz Preview Abstract
		CP10.00130: Prospects for measuring shifted- and non-Maxwellian electron distributions with Thomson scattering on MST S.Z. Kubala, D.J. Den Hartog, A.M. DuBois, L.A. Morton, W.C. Young Preview Abstract
		CP10.00131: Incorporating beam attenuation into an Integrated Data Analysis model to determine $Z_{\rm eff}$ M.D. Nornberg, L.M. Reusch, D.J. Den Hartog Preview Abstract
		CP10.00132: Prototype detectors for measuring poloidal magnetic flux with an ion beam probe T. P. Crowley, D. R. Demers, P. J. Fimognari, T. D. Kile Preview Abstract
		CP10.00133: Impact of diagnostic neutral beam optimization on active spectroscopy in MST Xiande Feng, Mark. D. Nornberg, Daniel. J. Den hartog, Steven. P. Oliva, Darren Craig Preview Abstract
		CP10.00134: Improvements to the Interpretation and Understanding of SXR Tomography Measurements on MST Patrick VanMeter, Paolo Franz, Lisa Reusch, John Goetz, Daniel Den Hartog Preview Abstract
		CP10.00135: Expanded Ion Energy Distribution Measurements on MST RFP Plasmas Jerry Clark, J.B. Titus, E.D. Mezonlin, J.K. Anderson, A.F. Almagri Preview Abstract
		CP10.00136: Two-dimensional visible light and SXR imaging studies for impurity influx in a low-aspect-ratio RFP Akio Sanpei, Sadao Masamune, Shun Nakanobo, Ryosuke Tsuboi, Satoshi Kunita, Haruka Makizawa, Haruhiko Himura, Satoshi Ohdachi, Naoki Mizuguchi, Tsuyoshi Akiyama Preview Abstract
		CP10.00137: Comparing nonlinear MHD simulations of low-aspect-ratio RFPs to RELAX experiments K.J. McCollam, D.J. Den Hartog, C.M. Jacobson, C.R. Sovinec, S. Masamune, A. Sanpei Preview Abstract
		CP10.00138: The impact of boundary shaping on reverse-field-pinch equilibria Carmen Miele, Andrew Ware Preview Abstract
		CP10.00139: Spectral properties of VMEC equilibria I Predebon, B Momo, D Terranova, P Innocente Preview Abstract
		CP10.00140: Electrical modeling of the Reversed Field Pinch configuration. Roberto Cavazzana Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		CP10.00141: Resistive MHD Simulation of Quasi-Single-Helicity State on KTX Bing Luo, Ping Zhu, Hong Li, Wandong Liu Preview Abstract
		CP10.00142: Modeling of Resistive Wall Modes in Tokamak and Reversed Field Pinch Configurations of KTX Rui Han, Ping Zhu, Wei Bai, Tao Lan, Wandong Liu Preview Abstract
		CP10.00143: The effect of shaping on Reversed Field Pinch dynamics Robert Chahine, Jorge A. Morales, Kai Schneider, Wouter J. T. Bos Preview Abstract
		CP10.00144: PLASMA SOURCES AND DIAGNOSTIC Preview Abstract
		CP10.00145: Characterization of a small railgun-based plasma jet source Maximilian Schneider, Colin Adams, Marius Popescu, Joshua Korsness, Michael Sherburne Preview Abstract
		CP10.00146: Development of a long pulse plasma gun discharge for magnetic turbulence studies David Schaffner Preview Abstract
		CP10.00147: Modeling nitrogen plasmas produced by intense electron beams Justin Angus, Steve Swanekamp, Andrew Richardson, Joseph Schumer, David Mosher, Paul Ottinger Preview Abstract
		CP10.00148: Low Temperature Plasmas Generated and Sustained Indefinitely Using a Focused Microwave Beam Remington Reid, Brad Hoff, Paul Lepell Preview Abstract
		CP10.00149: Updates to the Development of Low Pressure High Density Plasmas on the Helicon Plasma Experiment (HPX) Royce James, Phil Azzari, Paul Crilly, Omar Duke-Tinson, Jackson Karama, Richard Paolino, Carter Schlank, Justin Sherman, Tooran Emami, Jeremy Turk Preview Abstract
		CP10.00150: Electron Heating in Microwave-Assisted Helicon Plasmas John McKee, Umair Siddiqui, Andrew Jemiolo, Julianne McIlvain, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		CP10.00151: Full Wave Modeling of Helicon Operation in Proto-MPEX Pawel Piotrowicz, Juan Caneses, Green David, Cornwall Lau, John Caughman, Richard Goulding, David Ruzic Preview Abstract
		CP10.00152: Upgrades to the MARIA Helicon Experiment at UW-Madison Jonathan Green, Noah Hershkowitz, Oliver Schmitz, Greg Severn, Victoria Winters Preview Abstract
		CP10.00153: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		CP10.00154: Single-shot measurements of laser-induced avalanche breakdown demonstrating spatial and temporal control by an external source Daniel Woodbury, Jared Wahlstrand, Andy Goers, Linus Feder, Bo Miao, George Hine, Fatholah Salehi, Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
		CP10.00155: Heating, Hydrodynamics, and Radiation From a Laser Heated Non-LTE High-Z Target William Gray, M.E Foord, M.B Schneider, M.A Barrios, G.V Brown, R.F Heeter, L.C. Jarrott, D.A Liedahl, E.V Marley, C.W Mauche, K Widmann Preview Abstract
		CP10.00156: Negative ion studies on the RF plasma device MAGPIE Hannah Willett, Jesse Santoso, Cormac Corr, Kieran Gibson Preview Abstract
		CP10.00157: Continuous emission of keV x-rays from low-pressure, low-field, low-power-RF plasma columns and significance to mirror confinement P. Jandovitz, C. Swanson, A. Glasser, S.A. Cohen Preview Abstract
		CP10.00158: ECRH launching scenario in FFHR-d1 Kota Yanagihara, Shin Kubo, Takashi Shimozuma, Yasuo Yoshimura, Hiroe Igami, Hiromi Takahashi, Tohru Tsujimura, Ryohhei Makino Preview Abstract
		CP10.00159: Radiation Power as Function of Current in Wall-stabilized AC Arc of Water-cooled Vortex Type with Small Caliber Toru Iwao, Yuto Naito, Yuta Shimizu, Shinji Yamamoto Preview Abstract
		CP10.00160: MOVED TO GP10.171 Preview Abstract
		CP10.00161: Arc Deflection Length Affected by Transverse Rotating Magnetic Field with Lateral Gas Toru Shiino, Yoko Ishii, Shinji Yamamoto, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
		CP10.00162: Shape reconstruction of merging spherical tokamak plasma in UTST device Tomohiko Ushiki, Masafumi Itagaki, Michiaki Inomoto Preview Abstract
		CP10.00163: Anode Spot Formation in Low Pressure and Temperature He Plasma Brett Scheiner, Edward Barnat, Matthew Hopkins, Scott Baalrud, Benjamin Yee Preview Abstract
		CP10.00164: Ion flow and sheath structure near positively biased electrodes Ryan Hood, Brett Scheiner, Scott Baalrud, Matthew Hopkins, Ed Barnat, Benjamin Yee, Robert Merlino, Fred Skiff Preview Abstract
		CP10.00165: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		CP10.00166: Investigation of inversion methods for calculation of soft X-ray-based plasma position and its consistency with magnetically determined position on tokamaks Martin Imrisek, Jan Mlynar, Tomas Odstrcil, Michal Odstrcil, Jakub Svoboda, Viktor Loffelmann, Ondrej Ficker, Vladimir Weinzettl, Martin Hron, Radomir Panek Preview Abstract
		CP10.00167: Upgrades to the C-Mod FIR Polarimeter Sameer Abraham, Jim Irby, Reich Watterson, Rui Vieira, Rick Leccacorvi, William Parkin, Rick Murray, Earl Marmar Preview Abstract
		CP10.00168: Probing of high-frequency coherent fluctuations by using a two-channel microwave reflectometer with antenna switching R. Ikezoe, M. Ichimura, J. Itagaki, M. Hirata, S. Sumida, S. Jang, K. Izumi, A. Tanaka, M. Yoshikawa, J. Kohagura, M. Sakamoto, Y. Nakashima Preview Abstract
		CP10.00169: High Temporal and Spatial Resolution Electron Density Diagnostic for the Edge Plasma based on Stark Broadening Abdullah Zafar, Elijah Martin, Steve Shannon, Ralph Isler, John Caughman Preview Abstract
		CP10.00170: Vacuum Compatibility of Laser-Sintered Metals W.F. Rivera, C. A. Romero-Talamas, E. M. Bates, W.J. Birmingham, M. Quinley, S. Woodruff, J.E. Stuber, P.E. Sieck, P.A. Melnik Preview Abstract
		CP10.00171: Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) Data for Neutral Argon (ArI) in a Large Scale Helicon Plasm Ralph Kelly, Mark Gilmore, Kevin Meany, Yue Zhang, Tiffany Desjardins Preview Abstract
		CP10.00172: Modeling Laser-induced Fluorescence Measurements of Plasma Ion Temperature and Mean-field Waves using a Lagrangian Approach Feng Chu, Fred Skiff Preview Abstract
		CP10.00173: Laser-induced incandescence (LII) diagnostic for in situ monitoring of nanoparticle synthesis in a high-pressure arc discharge. Shurik Yatom, Vladislav Vekselman, James Mitrani, Brentley Stratton, Yevgeny Raitses Preview Abstract
		CP10.00174: New level-resolved collision data for neutral argon, benchmarked against the ALEXIS plasma experiment. Nicholas Arnold, Stuart Loch, Connor Ballance, Ed Thomas Preview Abstract
		CP10.00175: Azimuthal Doppler shift of absorption spectrum in optical vortex laser absorption spectroscopy Shinji Yoshimura, Mitsutoshi Aramaki, Naoya Ozawa, Kenichiro Terasaka, Masayoshi Tanaka, Kenichi Nagaoka, Tomohiro Morisaki Preview Abstract
		CP10.00176: Phase Contrast Imaging on the HL-2A Tokamak Yi Yu, Shaobo Gong, Min Xu, Wei Jiang, Wulv Zhong, Zhongbin Shi, Huajie Wang, Yifan Wu, Boda Yuan, Tao Lan, Minyou Ye, Xuru Duan Preview Abstract
		CP10.00177: On Floating Potential of Emissive Probes in a Partially-Magnetized Plasma Yevgeny Raitses, Brian Kraus Preview Abstract
		CP10.00178: Transport Processes in a Cylinder Immersed in a Weakly Collisional, Magnetized Plasma Andrew Alt, Yevgeny Raitses Preview Abstract
		CP10.00179: The Diagnostics Of Hydrogen-Cesium Plasma Using Fully Relativistic Electron Impact Cross Sections Priti Priti, Dipti Dipti, Reetesh Gangwar, Rajesh Srivastava Preview Abstract
		CP10.00180: Plasma Stratification by Planar Shocks Brett Keenan, Andrei Simakov, William Taitano, Luis Chacon, William Daughton 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 CP10: Poster Session II (ICF Compression and ICF/HED Simulation; MFE: CTH, HSX and other Stellarators; MFE: Field-reversed Configurations and SPHEROMAKs; MFE: MST and Other Reversed-field Pinches; Plasma Sources and Diagnostic)

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