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 TP10: Poster Session VII (MFE: Turbulence and Transport; Astrophysical Plasmas; Scrape-off Layer and Plasma Surface Interactions

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Thursday, November 3, 2016
Room: Exhibit Hall 1

		TP10.00001: MFE: TURBULENCE AND TRANSPORT Preview Abstract
		TP10.00002: Cross-phase Modification: A mechanism for the I-mode and other enhanced confinement regimes? David Newman, Paul Terry, Raul Sanchez, A Bustos Preview Abstract
		TP10.00003: Non-diffusive Transport in a Simple Flux-driven Plasma Turbulence System Douglas Ogata, David Newman, Raul Sanchez Preview Abstract
		TP10.00004: Control of Internal Transport Barriers in Magnetically Confined Fusion Plasmas Soma Panta, David Newman, Raul Sanchez, Paul Terry Preview Abstract
		TP10.00005: Echoes and phase-unmixing in fully developed tokamak turbulence William Dorland, Alex Schekochihin, Noah Mandell, David Hatch, Anjor Kanekar, Jake Bringewatt, Greg Hammett Preview Abstract
		TP10.00006: Features of Discontinuous Galerkin Algorithms in Gkeyll, and Exponentially-Weighted Basis Functions G. W. Hammett, A. Hakim, E.L. Shi Preview Abstract
		TP10.00007: Continuum Gyrokinetic Simulations of Turbulence in Open-Field-Line Plasmas E.L. Shi, G.W. Hammett, T. Stoltzfus-Dueck, A. Hakim Preview Abstract
		TP10.00008: Sparse Grid Methods in Discontinuous Galerkin Algorithms, and Initial Continuum Gyrokinetic Simulations of NSTX-like SOL Turbulence Ammar Hakim, Greg Hammett, Eric Shi Preview Abstract
		TP10.00009: Using 3-D shaping to manipulate ITG turbulence saturation in stellarators C. C. Hegna, P. W. Terry Preview Abstract
		TP10.00010: Energy Transfers Saturating ITG Microturbulence Garth Whelan, MJ Peuschel, Paul Terry Preview Abstract
		TP10.00011: Transport and Zonal Flows at Ion and Electron scales in the MST Reversed-Field Pinch Zachary Williams, James Duff, M.J. Pueschel, Paul Terry Preview Abstract
		TP10.00012: Self-consistent modeling of multiscale gyrokinetics and transport Jeffrey Parker, Lynda LoDestro, Daniel Told, Frank Jenko Preview Abstract
		TP10.00013: Density and magnetic fluctuations at JET: experimental observation and numerical characterization Gianluca De Masi, Italo Predebon, Silvia Spagnolo, Ivan Lupelli, Jon Hillesheim, Luis Meneses, Costanza Maggi, Ephrem Delabie Preview Abstract
		TP10.00014: Studies of L-H Transition Thresholds in Electron Heated Regimes Mikhail Malkov, Patrick Diamond, Pei-Chun Hsu Preview Abstract
		TP10.00015: Construction of reduced transport model by gyro-kinetic simulation with kinetic electrons in helical plasmas S. Toda, M. Nakata, M. Nunami, A. Ishizawa, T. -H. Watanabe, H. Sugama Preview Abstract
		TP10.00016: A Model of the Saturation of Multi-scale Turbulence by Zonal Flow Mixing G.M. Staebler, J. Candy, C. Holland, N. Howard Preview Abstract
		TP10.00017: Stability of Microtearing Modes and the Resulting Electron Thermal Transport in Tokamak Discharges T. Rafiq, J. Weiland, L. Luo, A. Kritz, A. Pankin Preview Abstract
		TP10.00018: Sub-Alfv\'enic reduced full-f Kinetic MHD equations to study flute like instabilities W Sengupta, A Hassam, T. M Antonsen Jr. Preview Abstract
		TP10.00019: GTC Simulation of Static Magnetic Island Effect on Micro-turbulence Hongying Feng, Wenlu Zhang Preview Abstract
		TP10.00020: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		TP10.00021: Accuracy of two points correlation length measurement and its applications in H-1NF heliac. Jaewook Kim, C.A. Michael, Y.U. Nam, M. Lampert, Y. C. Ghim Preview Abstract
		TP10.00022: Emergence of Macroscopic Transport Barriers from Staircase Structures Arash Ashourvan, Patrick H. Diamond Preview Abstract
		TP10.00023: Hybrid Gyrofluid/Gyrokinetic Modeling of Tokamak Turbulence with GryfX Noah Mandell, Bill Dorland, Edmund Highcock, Greg Hammett Preview Abstract
		TP10.00024: The effect of energetic particle induced geodesic acoustic modes on microturbulence Mirjam Schneller, GuoYong Fu, WeiXing Wang, Ilija Chavdarovski, Philipp Lauber Preview Abstract
		TP10.00025: Role of magnetic shear and equilibrium flow on stability of collisionless mixed parity and microtearing modes Aditya Krishna Swamy, Deepak Verma, Rajaraman Ganesh, Stephan Brunner, Laurent Villard Preview Abstract
		TP10.00026: On extended analytic theory of 2D ballooning modes in tokamak plasmas Peshwaz Abdoul, David Dickinson, Colin Roach, Howard Wilson Preview Abstract
		TP10.00027: Gyrokinetic simulations of the ITER pedestal Mike Kotschenreuther, D. Hatch, S. Mahajan, P. Valanju, L. Zheng, X. Liu Preview Abstract
		TP10.00028: Gyrokinetic revelation of transport bifurcation events in tokamak edge plasmas using XGC1 C.S. Chang, S. Ku, R. Hager, R.M. Churchill, I. Cziegler, G. Tynan, J. Highes, A. Hubbard, M. Greenwald Preview Abstract
		TP10.00029: Gyrokinetic simulation of I-mode C-Mod pedestal using GENE Xing Liu, H David, M Kotschenreuther, S Mahajan, J Huges, A Hubbard, P Valanju Preview Abstract
		TP10.00030: Statistical analysis of edge turbulence and blob structures simulated in the full-f gyrokinetic code XGC1 Randy Churchill, CS Chang, Seung-Hoe Ku, Robert Hager Preview Abstract
		TP10.00031: A Gyrokinetic Perspective on the JET-ILW Pedestal David Hatch, Mike Kotschenreuther, Swadesh Mahajan, Prashant Valanju, Xing Liu Preview Abstract
		TP10.00032: Benchmarking finite- $\beta$ ITG gyrokinetic simulations A.M. Dimits, W.M. Nevins, J. Candy, C. Holland, N. Howard Preview Abstract
		TP10.00033: Understanding and Controlling Turbulent Mixing in a Laboratory Magnetosphere M.E. Mauel Preview Abstract
		TP10.00034: Fluid Simulation of plasma interchange turbulence in a Dipole Configuration Ou Weike Preview Abstract
		TP10.00035: Investigations of Particle Transport in the Texas Helimak. E.I. Taylor, W.L. Rowan, K.W. Gentle, H. Huang, C.B. Williams Preview Abstract
		TP10.00036: Characterization of Instabilities in a Simple Magnetized Torus C.B. Williams, K.W. Gentle Preview Abstract
		TP10.00037: Measurements of Turbulent Transport in Simple Interchange Turbulence Kenneth Gentle, William Rowan, Chad Williams, Mark Koepke, Sam Nogami Preview Abstract
		TP10.00038: Magnetically Insulated Baffled Probe Measurement of Unfiltered Fluctuating Space Potential in the Texas Helimak M.E. Koepke, S.H. Nogami, V.I. Demidov, C.B. Williams, K. Gentle Preview Abstract
		TP10.00039: Parallel closures in an inhomogeneous magnetic field Hankyu Lee, Jeong-Young Ji Preview Abstract
		TP10.00040: Intrinsic toroidal rotation drive by electromagnetic turbulence in high pressure pedestal plasmas Shuitao Peng, Lu Wang Preview Abstract
		TP10.00041: Analytic investigation of a long wavelength coherent structure in stellarator TEM turbulence Benjamin Faber, Chris Hegna Preview Abstract
		TP10.00042: ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS Preview Abstract
		TP10.00043: Kinetic turbulence and non-thermal particle acceleration in relativistically hot plasma Vladimir Zhdankin, Gregory Werner, Dmitri Uzdensky Preview Abstract
		TP10.00044: Proton and Helium Injection Into First Order Fermi Acceleration at Shocks: Hybrid Simulation and Analysis Galina Dudnikova, Mikhail Malkov, Roald Sagdeev, Tatjana Liseykina, Adrian Hanusch Preview Abstract
		TP10.00045: Positron Anomaly in Galactic Cosmic Rays: Constraining Dark Matter Contribution Roald Sagdeev, Mikhail Malkov, Patrick Diamond Preview Abstract
		TP10.00046: Electron-ion instability coupling in Alfv\'en waves propagating in high beta plasmas James Juno, Jason TenBarge, Ammar Hakim, William Dorland Preview Abstract
		TP10.00047: Hybrid-Kinetic Simulations of the Collisionless Turbulent Dynamo. D. A. St-Onge, M. W. Kunz Preview Abstract
		TP10.00048: Radiative transfer dynamo effect Vadim Munirov, Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
		TP10.00049: Magnetorotational stability in a self-consistent three dimensional axisymmetric magnetized warm plasma equilibrium with a gravitational field Peter Catto, Sergei Krasheninnikov Preview Abstract
		TP10.00050: PIC simulations of the MagnetoRotational instability in electron-positron plasmas Giannandrea Inchingolo, Thomas Grismayer, Nuno F. Loureiro, Ricardo A. Fonseca, Luis O. Silva Preview Abstract
		TP10.00051: Large scale dynamo action precedes turbulence in shearing box simulations of the magnetorotational instability Pallavi Bhat, Fatima Ebrahimi, Eric G. Blackman Preview Abstract
		TP10.00052: A generalized model for small scale dynamo at finite correlation times Kandaswamy Subramanian, Pallavi Bhat Preview Abstract
		TP10.00053: Integrated mechanism that both removes accretion disk angular momentum and drives astrophysical jets Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
		TP10.00054: Instrumental Implementation of an Experiment to Demonstrate $\alpha\omega$-dynamos in Accretion Disks Jiahe Si, Richard Sonnenfeld, Art Colgate, Hui Li, Mark Nornberg Preview Abstract
		TP10.00055: Exploring the effect of conducting endcaps on the Princeton MRI Experiment Kyle Caspary, Erik Gilson, Jeremy Goodman, Hantao Ji, Peter Sloboda Preview Abstract
		TP10.00056: Numerical Prediction of the Onset of the Magnetorotational Instability in the Princeton MRI Apparatus Erik Gilson, Kyle Caspary, Fatima Ebrahimi, Jeremy Goodman, Hantao Ji, Tahiri Nu\~{n}ez, Xing Wei Preview Abstract
		TP10.00057: Tethered mass-spring experiment in a quasi-Keplerian Taylor-Couette device Derek Man Hon Hung, Steven Stemmley, Kyle Caspary, Erik Gilson, Peter Sloboda, Hantao Ji, Eric Blackman Preview Abstract
		TP10.00058: Non-thermal Plasmas Around Black Holes, New Configurations, Magnetic Field Generation and Relevant Collective Modes* M. Asgari-Targhi, B. Coppi Preview Abstract
		TP10.00059: Modeling production of $e^\pm$-pair plasma in AGNs Alex Ford, Mikhail V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
		TP10.00060: Simulations of Rayleigh Taylor Instabilities in the presence of a Strong Radiative shock Matthew Trantham, Carolyn Kuranz, Dov Shvarts, R. P. Drake Preview Abstract
		TP10.00061: Probing particle acceleration in lower hybrid turbulence via synthetic diagnostics produced by PIC simulations F. Cruz, R.A. Fonseca, L.O. Silva, A. Rigby, G. Gregori, R.A. Bamford, R. Bingham, M. Koenig Preview Abstract
		TP10.00062: QED-PIC simulations of electromagnetic cascades at the surface of pulsar's polar cap. Thomas Grismayer, Marija Vranic, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
		TP10.00063: Estakhr's Proper-Time Averaged of Material-Geodesic Equations (an umberella term equation for Relativistic Astrophysics, Relativistic Jets, Gamma-Ray Burst, Big Bang Hydrodynamics, Supernova Hydrodynamics) Ahmad Reza Estakhr Preview Abstract
		TP10.00064: SCARE-OFF LAYERS Preview Abstract
		TP10.00065: Fusion Ash Separation in the Princeton Field-Reversed Configuration Reactor Joseph Abbate, Meagan Yeh, Nick McGreivy, Samuel Cohen Preview Abstract
		TP10.00066: What sets the minimum tokamak scrape-off layer width? Ilon Joseph Preview Abstract
		TP10.00067: Experimental test of the mass dependence of the heuristic drift model M.A. Makowski, T.H. Osborne, A.W. Leonard, A. Bortolon, R. Nazikian Preview Abstract
		TP10.00068: Progress in snowflake divertor research in DIII-D, NSTX and NSTX-U V A Soukhanovskii, S Allen, M Fenstermacher, O Izacard, C Lasnier, M Makowski, A McLean, W Myer, D Ryutov, F Scotti, D Eldon, E Kolemen, P Vail, G Canal, R Groebner, A Hyatt, A Leonard, T Osborne, R Bell, A Diallo, S Gerhardt, S Kaye, B LeBlanc, J Menard, M Podesta Preview Abstract
		TP10.00069: Finding the magnetic field structure of a snowflake divertor from a limited set of the input parameters D.D. Ryutov, V.A. Soukhanovskii Preview Abstract
		TP10.00070: Resilient non-resonant divertors for stellarators A. Bader, A. H. Boozer, C.C. Hegna, S.A. Lazerson Preview Abstract
		TP10.00071: Local temperature effects in the helical scrape-off layer of startup plasmas at Wendelstein 7-X due to N seeding Tullio Barbui, F. Effenberg, O. Schmitz, M. Krychowiak, R. K\"onig, S. Klose, D. Zhang, J. M. Mu\~noz Burgos, P. Drews, Y. Liang, S. Liu, O. Neubauer, A. Terra, B. Schweer, B.D. Blackwell Preview Abstract
		TP10.00072: 3-D plasma boundary and plasma wall interaction research at UW-Madison Oliver Schmitz, Adrian Akerson, Aaron Bader, Tullio Barbui, Florian Effenberg, Kurt Flesch, Heinke Frerichs, Jonathan Green, Edward Hinson, Thierry Kremeyer, Ryan Norval, Laurie Stephey, Ian Waters, Victoria Winters Preview Abstract
		TP10.00073: Measurement of limiter particle fluxes and carbon erosion in the helical scrape-off layer of startup plasmas at W7-X V. Winters, C. Biedermann, S. Brezinsek, F. Effenberg, H. Frerichs, J. Harris, O. Schmitz, L. Stephey, E. Unterberg, G. Wurden Preview Abstract
		TP10.00074: Synthetic reconstruction of recycling on the limiter during startup phase of W7-X based on EMC3-EIRENE simulations Heinke Frerichs, Florian Effenberg, Oliver Schmitz, Laurie Stephey Preview Abstract
		TP10.00075: High-density operation of the Proto-MPEX High Intensity Plasma Source J.B.O. Caughman, R.H. Goulding, T.M. Biewer, T.S. Bigelow, I.H. Campbell, J. Caneses, S.J. Diem, E.H. Martin, C.M. Parish, J. Rapp, H.B. Ray, G.C. Shaw, M.A. Showers, D. Donovan, P.A. Piotrowicz, D.C. Martin Preview Abstract
		TP10.00076: Helicon wave field measurements in Proto-MPEX Juan Francisco Caneses, Pawel Piotrowicz, Richard Goulding, John Caughman, Missy Showers, Nischal Kafle, Juergen Rapp, Ian Campbell Preview Abstract
		TP10.00077: ECH/EBW Plasma Coupling and Heating Experiments on the Proto-MPEX Tim Bigelow, John Caughman, Juan Caneses, Stephanie Diem, Richard Goulding, Nischal Kafle, Juergen Rapp Preview Abstract
		TP10.00078: EBW Propagation and Damping in Proto-MPEX Steffi Diem, T. Bigelow, J.F. Caneses, J.B.O. Caughman, R.H. Goulding, D.L. Green, R.W. Harvey, Yu.V. Petrov, J. Rapp Preview Abstract
		TP10.00079: Ion Cyclotron Heating on Proto-MPEX R. H. Goulding, J. B. O. Caughman, J. Rapp, T. M. Biewer, I. H. Campbell, J. F. Caneses, N. Kafle, H. B. Ray, M. A. Showers, P. A. Piotrowicz Preview Abstract
		TP10.00080: Characterization of ion fluxes and heat fluxes for PMI relevant conditions on Proto-MPEX*~ Clyde Beers, Guinevere Shaw, Theodore Biewer, Juergen Rapp Preview Abstract
		TP10.00081: Particle and heat flux estimates in Proto-MPEX in Helicon Mode with IR imaging* M.A. Showers, T.M. Biewer, J.B.O Caughman, D.C. Donovan, R.H. Goulding, J. Rapp Preview Abstract
		TP10.00082: Spatial and Temporal characterization of plasma properties via emission spectroscopy in fusion materials testing device Proto-MPEX* Casey Morean, Theodore Biewer, Guinevere Shaw, Josh Beers, Holly Ray Preview Abstract
		TP10.00083: Development of a Digital Holography Diagnostic for Surface Characterization at ORNL T.M. Biewer, C.E. Thomas Preview Abstract
		TP10.00084: Comparison of 3D ion velocity distribution measurements and models in the vicinity of an absorbing boundary oriented obliquely to a magnetic field Miguel F. Henriquez, Derek S. Thompson, Shane Kenily, Rinat Khaziev, Timothy N. Good, Julianne McIlvain, M. Umair Siddiqui, Davide Curreli, Earl E. Scime Preview Abstract
		TP10.00085: Boltzmann-BCA Analysis on the Role of Charge Exchange in Microscopic Erosion of Fusion-Relevant Plasma Facing Components Shane Keniley, Davide Curreli Preview Abstract
		TP10.00086: Experimental Analysis of Nano-structures on Anode Metal Surfaces in Atmospheric Pressure Yao Kovach, John Foster Preview Abstract
		TP10.00087: Erosion behavior of lithium coated tungsten fuzz samples under D and He ion irradiation Anton Neff, Eric Lang, Jean Paul Allain Preview Abstract
		TP10.00088: An Analytical/Computational Approach to the Effect of Roughness on Erosion: Global and Local Angles A. Lasa, J.M. Canik, E.A. Unterberg, J. Rapp, C. Chrobak, P.C. Stangeby Preview Abstract
		TP10.00089: Designs of LiMIT as a Limiter in the EAST Tokamak Matthew Szott, Michael Christenson, Kishor Kalathiparambil, David Ruzic Preview Abstract
		TP10.00090: Simulating W Impurity Transport in Tokamaks Timothy R. Younkin, David L. Green, Ane Lasa, John M. Canik, Brian D. Wirth Preview Abstract
		TP10.00091: Modeling of transient dust events in fusion edge plasmas with DUSTT-UEDGE code R.D. Smirnov, S.I. Krasheninnikov, A.Yu. Pigarov, T.D. Rognlien Preview Abstract
		TP10.00092: Time evolution of the particle and heat flux of the detached plasma Theerasarn Pianpanit, Seiji Ishiguro, Hiroki Hasegawa Preview Abstract
		TP10.00093: A Sensitivity Analysis of SOLPS Plasma Detachment D.L. Green, J.M. Canik, D. Eldon, O. Meneghini Preview Abstract
		TP10.00094: An atomic and molecular fluid model for efficient edge-plasma transport simulations at high densities. Thomas Rognlien, Marvin Rensink Preview Abstract
		TP10.00095: Interaction of neutral atoms and plasma turbulence in the tokamak edge region Christoph Wersal, Paolo Ricci, Rogerio Jorge, Jorge Morales, Paola Paruta, Fabio Riva Preview Abstract
		TP10.00096: Implementation of a plasma-neutral model in NIMROD S. Taheri, U. Shumlak, J. R. King Preview Abstract
		TP10.00097: Filamentary structures in the scrape-off layer using ArbiTER D. A. Baver, J. R. Myra Preview Abstract
		TP10.00098: Edge-relevant plasma simulations with the continuum code COGENT M. Dorf, M. Dorr, D. Ghosh, J. Hittinger, T. Rognlien, R. Cohen, W. Lee, P. Schwartz Preview Abstract
		TP10.00099: Effects of divertor's topology on stochastic particle transport Y. Nishimura, J.C. Lyu Preview Abstract
		TP10.00100: Blob-Filament characteristics in XGC1 simulations and implications for the SOL width Ioannis Keramidas Charidakos, James Myra, Scott Parker, Seung-Hoe Ku, Jugal Chowdhury, Randy Churchill, Robert Hager, Choong-Seock Chang Preview Abstract
		TP10.00101: Formation of Non-Monotonic Potential Structure in the Detached Plasma Seiji Ishiguro, Theerasarn Pianpanit, Hiroki Hasegawa Preview Abstract
		TP10.00102: Configuration of Self-consistent Flows in a Hole Structure Hiroki Hasegawa, Seiji Ishiguro Preview Abstract
		TP10.00103: Recent Progress in BOUT$++$ simulations X.Q. Xu Preview Abstract
		TP10.00104: Towards understanding the role of turbulence on scaling of divertor heat flux profile widths on C-Mod B. Chen, X.Q. Xu, T.Y. Xia, B. LaBombard, M.Y. Ye Preview Abstract
		TP10.00105: Towards understanding the role of turbulence on scaling of divertor heat flux profile widths on DIII-D T.F. Tang, X.Q. Xu, T.Y. Xia, M. Makowski, C. Lasnier, T. Leonard, T.H. Osborne, J.Z. Sun, D.Z. Wang Preview Abstract
		TP10.00106: Impurity migration with RF sheath and ELMs perturbed electric field in tokamak Bin Gui, Xiaotao Xiao, Tengfei Tang, Xueqiao Xu Preview Abstract
		TP10.00107: Numerical investigation on lithium transport in the edge plasma of EAST real-time- Li-injection experiments in the frame of BOUT$++$ N.M. Li, J.Z. Sun, Z.H. Wang, X.Q. Xu, Z. Sun, L. Wang, J.S. Hu, D.Z. Wang Preview Abstract
		TP10.00108: Stellarator Microinstability and Turbulence Simulations Using Gyrofluid (GryfX) and Gyrokinetic (GS2) Codes Mike Martin, Matt Landreman, Noah Mandell, William Dorland Preview Abstract
		TP10.00109: Graphene as a Coating for Plasma Facing Components Marcos Navarro, Richard Rojas, Gerald Kulcisnki, Max Lagally, John Santarius 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 TP10: Poster Session VII (MFE: Turbulence and Transport; Astrophysical Plasmas; Scrape-off Layer and Plasma Surface Interactions

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