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Session BI2: MFE: Scenarios

Chair: Saskia Mordijck, College of William and Mary
Room: 210 CDGH

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 10:00AM		BI2.00001: Critical Gradient Threshold for Alfv\'en Eigenmode Induced Fast-Ion Transport* Invited Speaker: W.W. Heidbrink Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:00AM - 10:30AM		BI2.00002: Validation of the Model for ELM Suppression with 3D Magnetic Fields Using Low Torque ITER Baseline Scenario Discharges in DIII-D Invited Speaker: R.A. Moyer Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 11:00AM		BI2.00003: Comparative investigation of ELM control based on toroidal modelling of plasma response to RMP fields Invited Speaker: Yueqiang Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:00AM - 11:30AM		BI2.00004: Confinement improvement in the high poloidal beta regime on DIII-D and application to steady-state H-mode on EAST Invited Speaker: S. Ding Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 12:00PM		BI2.00005: A plasma rotation control scheme for NSTX and NSTX-U Invited Speaker: Imene Goumiri Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:00PM - 12:30PM		BI2.00006: C-2-Upgrade Field Reversed Configuration Experiment. Invited Speaker: Artem Smirnov Preview Abstract

Session BI3: Space & Astrophysical Plasmas, Laboratory Astrophysics

Chair: Jason TenBarge, University of Maryland
Room: 210 ABEF

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 10:00AM		BI3.00001: Models of Dilute Relativistic Plasmas Around Black Holes Invited Speaker: Eliot Quataert Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:00AM - 10:30AM		BI3.00002: Generation of large-scale magnetic fields by small-scale dynamo in shear flows Invited Speaker: Jonathan Squire Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 11:00AM		BI3.00003: A Field-­Particle Correlation Technique to Explore the Collisionless Damping of Plasma Turbulence Invited Speaker: Kristopher Klein Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:00AM - 11:30AM		BI3.00004: Laboratory astrophysics using differential rotation of unmagnetized plasma at large magnetic Reynolds number Invited Speaker: David Weisberg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 12:00PM		BI3.00005: Statistical Physics Experiments Using Dusty Plasmas Invited Speaker: John Goree Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:00PM - 12:30PM		BI3.00006: Collisionless Coupling between Explosive Debris Plasma and Magnetized Ambient Plasma Invited Speaker: Anton Bondarenko Preview Abstract

Session BO4: Equation of State & X-ray Radiation

Chair: Guillaume Loisel, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: 230 A

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO4.00001: Developing absolute shock wave equation of state measurements on the NIF Peter Celliers, D. E. Fratanduono, A. Lazicki, R. A. London, S. Brygoo, D. C. Swift, F. Coppari, M. Millot, J. L. Peterson, N. B. Meezan, A. Fernandez-Panella, D. J. Erskine, S. Ali, G. W. Collins Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO4.00002: Shock compression of D2 to 500 GPa along the principal Hugoniot A. Fernandez-Pañella, D. Fratanduono, M. Millot, G. W. Collins, P. Celliers, M. Gregor, T. R. Boehly Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO4.00003: Observation of Solid--Solid Phase Transitions in Ramp-Compressed Aluminum D.N. Polsin, T.R. Boehly, J.A. Delettrez, M.C. Gregor, C.A. McCoy, B. Henderson, D.E. Fratanduono, R. Smith, R. Kraus, J.H. Eggert, R. Collins, F. Coppari, P.M. Celliers Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO4.00004: Design and analysis of x-ray driven shock wave equation-of-state experiments on the National Ignition Facility R. A. London, A. Lazicki, P. M. Celliers, D. J. Erskine, D. E. Fratanduono, N. B. Meezan, J. L. Peterson Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO4.00005: X-ray diffraction measurements of polycrystalline diamond near the Hugoniot elastic limit under shock compression M. J. MacDonald, E. E. McBride, P. Sun, M. Gauthier, E. J. Gamboa, D. Kraus, W. Schumaker, J. Vorberger, E. Galtier, T. B. van Driel, X. Zhou, E. Granados, I. Nam, R. P. Drake, S. H. Glenzer, L. B. Fletcher Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO4.00006: Dissociation along the principal Hugoniot of plastic ablator materials Gael Huser, Pierre Colin-Lalu, Vanina Recoules, Gwenael Salin, Norimasa Ozaki, Kohei Miyanishi, Takayoshi Sano, Yuuichi Sakawa, Erik Brambrink, Tommaso Vinci, Bolis Riccardo Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO4.00007: Hugoniot Measurements of Silicon Shock Compressed to 25 Mbar B. Henderson, D.N. Polsin, T.R. Boehly, M.C. Gregor, S.X. Hu, G.W. Collins, J.R. Rygg, D.E. Fratanduono, P.M. Celliers Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO4.00008: Transverse Diffraction at the LCLS: Shock-Compressed Silicon E. E. McBride, A. Krygier, M.. Harmand, Z.. Konopkova, H.-P. Liermann, A. Schropp, S. Toleikis, A. Pelka, M. Roedel, C. Spindloe, R. F. Smith, E. Galtier, H. J. Lee, B. Nagler, Th. Tschentscher, J. S. Wark, A. Higginbotham Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO4.00009: Measuring Ionization in Highly Compressed, Near-Degenerate Plasmas Tilo Doeppner, D. Kraus, P. Neumayer, B. Bachmann, G.W. Collins, L. Divol, A. Kritcher, O.L. Landen, A. Pak, C. Weber, L. Fletcher, S.H. Glenzer, R.W. Falcone, A. Saunders, D. Chapman, R. Baggott, D.O. Gericke, A. Yi Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO4.00010: A platform for detecting material melting from shock compression using the NIF x-ray diffraction diagnostic TARDIS Christopher Wehrenberg, Richard Kraus, Dave Braun, Ryan Rygg, Federica Coppari, Amy Lazicki, James McNaney, Jon Eggert Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO4.00011: Picosecond Streaked K-Shell Spectroscopy of Near Solid-Density Aluminum Plasmas C.R. Stillman, P.M. Nilson, S.T. Ivancic, C. Mileham, D.H. Froula, I.E. Golovkin Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO4.00012: Line Emission and X-ray Line Polarization of Multiply Ionized Mo Ions E.E. Petkov, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V.V. Shlyaptseva, A. Stafford, U.I. Safronova, I.K. Shrestha, K.A. Schultz, R. Childers, M.C. Cooper, P. Beiersdorfer, N. Hell, G.V. Brown Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO4.00013: X-ray heating of a neon photoionized plasma experiment at Z R Mancini, T Lockard, D Mayes, G Loisel, J Bailey, G Rochau, J Abdallah Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		BO4.00014: L- and K-shell emission from X-FEL heated iron Philip Heimann, Stephanie Hansen, Guillaume Loisel, James Bailey, Eliseo Gamboa, Siegfried Glenzer, Roberto Mancini, Alison Saunders, Roger Falcone, Eric Galtier Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		BO4.00015: Characterization of the ultrafast x-ray heating of iron foils Eliseo Gamboa, Guillaume Loisel, Philip Heimann, James Bailey, Roger Falcone, Eric Galtier, Siegfried Glenzer, Andy MacKinnon, Roberto Mancini, Alison Saunders, Stephanie Hansen Preview Abstract

Session BO5: Hohlraums I

Chair: Robin Benedetti, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: 230 B

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO5.00001: Improving Hohlraums for High Foot Implosions D. E. Hinkel, L. F. Berzak Hopkins, T. Ma, J. E. Ralph, F. Albert, L. R. Benedetti, P. M. Celliers, T. Doeppner, C. S. Goyon, N. Izumi, L. C. Jarrott, S. F. Khan, J. L. Kline, A. L. Kritcher, G. A. Kyrala, S. R. Nagel, A. E. Pak, P. Patel, M. D. Rosen, J. R. Rygg, M. B. Schneider, D. P. Turnbull, C. B. Yeamans, D. A. Callahan, O. A. Hurricane Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO5.00002: Measurements of Hard X-Ray Emission Suggest Absorption Along the Path of the Inner Beams in High Foot Implosion Experiments on the NIF Joseph Ralph, Arthur Pak, Landen Otto, Andrea Kritcher, Tammy Ma, Jarrott Charles, Debra Callahan, Denise Hinkel, Laura Berzak Hopkins, John Moody, Shahab Khan, Tilo Doeppner, Ryan Rygg, Omar Hurricane Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO5.00003: Metrics for comparing drive on the capsule for indirect drive implosions on NIF Debra Callahan, Omar Hurricane, John Moody, Laura Berzak Hopkins, Laurent Divol, Tilo Doeppner, Eduard Dewald, Denise Hinkel, Shahab Khan, Andrea Kritcher, Sebastien LePape, Tammy Ma, Nathan Meezan, Joseph Ralph, Steven Ross Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO5.00004: Laser propagation in simulations of low fill density hohlraums Nathan Meezan, L. F. Berzak Hopkins, N. Izumi, L. Divol, D. E. Hinkel, J. E. Ralph, J. D. Moody, D. A. Callahan Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO5.00005: Design options for improved performance with high-density carbon ablators and low-gas fill hohlraum targets L. Berzak Hopkins, L. Divol, S. LePape, N. B. Meezan, E. Dewald, D. Ho, S. Khan, A. Pak, J. Ralph, J. S. Ross Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO5.00006: Comparison of high-density carbon implosions in unlined uranium versus gold hohlraums Eduard Dewald, Nathan Meezan, Riccardo Tommasini, Shahab Khan, Andrew MacKinnon, Laura Berzak Hopkins, Laurent Divol, Sebastien LePape, Alastair Moore, Marilyn Schneider, Arthur Pak, Abbas Nikroo, Otto Landen Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO5.00007: Direct-drive Energetics of laser-Heated Foam Liners for Hohlraums Alastair Moore, Cliff Thomas, Kevin Baker, John Morton, Ted Baumann, Monika Biener, Suhas Bhandarkar, Denise Hinkel, Oggie Jones, Nathan Meezan, John Moody, Abbas Nikroo, Mordy Rosen, Warren Hsing Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO5.00008: Use of hohlraum liners to improve hohlraum performance Suhas Bhandarkar, Kevin Baker, Cliff Thomas, Alastair Moore, Don Bennett, Ted Baumann, Dick berger, Monika Biener, Debbie callahan, Daniel Casey, Peter Celliers, Fred Elsner, Sean Felker, Denise Hinkel, Warren Hsing, Haibo Huang, Oggie Jones, Nino Landen, Jose Milovich, Abbas Nikroo, Rick olson, Brian Spears, Michael Stadermann, David Strozzi, John Moody Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO5.00009: X-ray Measurements of Laser Irradiated Foam Filled Liners Siddharth Patankar, Derek Mariscal, Clement Goyon, Kevin Baker, Stephan Maclaren, Jim Hammer, Ted Baumann, Peter Amendt, Joseph Menapace, Bob Berger, Bedros Afeyan, Max Tabak, Sham Dixit, Sung Ho Kim, John Moody, Ogden Jones Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO5.00010: Plasma interpenetration study on the Omega laser facility Sebastien Le Pape, Laurent Divol, Steven Ross, Scott Wilks, Peter Amendt, Laura Berzak Hopkins, Gael Huser, John Moody, Andy Mackinnon, Nathan Meezan Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO5.00011: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO5.00012: A novel three-axis cylindrical hohlraum designed for inertial confinement fusion ignition Shaoen Jiang, Longyu Kuang, Hang Li, Longfei Jing, Zhiwei Lin, Lu Zhang, Lilin Li, Yongkun Ding, Jian Zheng, Jie Liu Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO5.00013: A Novel Spherical Hohlraum Design with Tetrahedral 4 Laser Entrance Holes and High Radiation Performance Yunbao Huang, Longfei Jing, Shaoen Jiang Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		BO5.00014: A Novel Spherical Hohlraum Design with Tetrahedral 4 Laser Entrance Holes and High Radiation Performance. Longfei Jing, Yunbao Huang, Shaoen Jiang, Haiyan Li, Tianxuan Huang, Yongkun Ding Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		BO5.00015: Spherical hohlraum energetics study on the SGIII prototype laser facility Wenyi Huo, Zhichao Li, Yaohua Chen, Xufei Xie, Ke Lan Preview Abstract

Session BO6: Laser-Plasma Wakefield Acceleration

Chair: Felicie Albert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: 230 C

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO6.00001: High-performance modeling of plasma-based acceleration and laser-plasma interactions. Jean-Luc Vay, Guillaume Blaclard, Brendan Godfrey, Manuel Kirchen, Patrick Lee, Remi Lehe, Mathieu Lobet, Henri Vincenti Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO6.00002: On the possibilities of LWFA in the self-guided nonlinear blowout regime for 15-100 Joule lasers Asher Davidson, Adam Tableman, Peicheng Yu, Weiming An, Frank Tsung, Warren Mori Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO6.00003: Self-guiding of laser pulses and spatio-temporal optical vortices in plasma George Hine, Nihal Jhajj, Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO6.00004: Filamentation in Laser Wakefields Eva Los, Raoul Trines, Luis Silva, Robert Bingham Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO6.00005: MeV electron acceleration at 1kHz with $<$10mJ laser pulses Fatholah Salehi, Andy Goers, George Hine, Linus Feder, Donghoon Kuk, Ki-Yong Kim, Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO6.00006: MOVED TO TO6.003 Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO6.00007: Controlled electron injection using nanoparticles in laser wakefield acceleration Myung Hoon Cho, Vishwa Bandhu Pathak, Hyung Taek Kim, Kazuhisa Nakajima, Chang Hee Nam Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO6.00008: Role of direct laser acceleration of electrons in a laser wakefield accelerator with ionization injection Jessica Shaw, Nuno Lemos, Ligia Diana Amorim, Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi, Ken Marsh, Frank Tsung, Dustin Froula, Warren Mori, Chan Josh Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO6.00009: Stable boosted-frame simulations of laser-wakefield acceleration using Galilean coordinates Remi Lehe, Manuel Kirchen, Brendan Godfrey, Andreas Maier, Jean-Luc Vay Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO6.00010: Using Quasi-3D OSIRIS simulations of LWFA to study generating high brightness electron beams using ionization and density downramp injection Thamine Dalichaouch, Asher Davidson, Xinlu Xu, Peicheng Yu, Frank Tsung, Warren Mori, Fei Li, Chaojie Zhang, Wei Lu, Jorge Vieira, Ricardo Fonseca Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO6.00011: Laser-plasma mirrors: from electron acceleration to harmonics generation Maxence Th\'evenet, Ma\"imouna Bocoum, J\'er\^ome Faure, Adrien Leblanc, Henri Vincenti, Fabien Qu\'er\'e Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO6.00012: X-ray beam source from a Self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator Nuno Lemos, Felicie Albert, K. A. Marsh, J. L. Shaw, P King, S Patankar, J Ralph, B. B. Pollock, J. L. Martins, L. D. Amorim, F. S. Tsung, C Goyon, A Pak, J. D. Moody, W Schumaker, F Fiuza, S. H. Glenzer, B. M. Hegelichand, A Saunders, R. W. Flacone, C Joshi Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO6.00013: Probing the K-edge of a laser heated aluminum plasma using X-rays from betatron oscillations in a laser wakefield accelerator with femtosecond resolution Keegan Behm, Amina Hussein, Tony Zhao, Edward Hill, Anatoly Maksimchuk, John Nees, Victor Yanovsky, Stuart Mangles, Karl Krushelnick, Alexander Thomas Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		BO6.00014: Mitigation of ion motion induced emittance growth in plasma wake field accelerator Weiming An, Xinlu Xu, Chan Joshi, Warren Mori Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		BO6.00015: High quality electron bunch generation using a longitudinal density-tailored plasma-based accelerator in the blowout regime Xinlu Xu, Fei Li, Weiming An, Peicheng Yu, Wei Lu, Chan Joshi, Warren Mori Preview Abstract

Session BO7: Diagnostics & Partially Ionized Plasmas

Chair: Erik Tejero, Naval Research Laboratory
Room: 212 AB

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO7.00001: A two-photon laser induced fluorescence diagnostic with improved sensitivity, localization, and measurement rate. Drew Elliott, Earl Scime, Zachary Short Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO7.00002: Spectroscopic Studies of Laser Produced Plasma Metasurfaces Roberto Colon Quinones, Thomas Underwood, Mark Cappelli Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO7.00003: Gamma Ray Imaging of Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments Carl Wilde, Petr Volegov, Verena Geppert-Kleinrath, Christopher Danly, Frank Merrill, Raspberry Simpson, David Fittinghoff, Gary Grim Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO7.00004: Spatial and Temporal Investigations of Laser Ablation Plasma Plume Density and Composition Jeremy Iratcabal, Bernhard Bach, Cuyler Beatty, Eric Dutra, Timothy Darling, Piotr Wiewior, Aaron Covington Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO7.00005: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO7.00006: An Electrothermal Plasma Source Developed for Simulation of Transient Heat Loads in Future Large Fusion Devices. Trey Gebhart, Larry Baylor, Leigh Winfrey Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO7.00007: Influence of emitter temperature on the energy deposition in a low-pressure plasma. Dmitry Levko, Laxminarayan Raja Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO7.00008: Generation of Currents in Weakly Ionized Plasmas through a Collisional Dynamo Yakov Dimant, Meers Oppenheim, Alex Fletcher Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO7.00009: Long pulse Soft X-ray Emission from Laser Generated Irradiated Gold Foils Joshua Davis, Yechiel Frank, Erez Raicher, Moshe Fraenkel, Paul Keiter, Sallee Klein, R. P. Drake, Dov Shvarts Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO7.00010: Contraction of Surface Barrier Discharge at Positive and Negative Polarities in Atmospheric Air. Sergey Leonov, Alec Houpt Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO7.00011: Investigation of Partially Ionized Plasma Chemistry of Hydroxylammonium Nitrate Forrest Kidd, Kristina Lemmer Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO7.00012: Effect of transverse magnetic field on the steady state properties of Plasma Diodes Sourav Pramanik, Victor Kuznetsov, Nikhil Chakrabarti Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO7.00013: Electrical description of N$_2$ capacitively coupled plasmas with the global model Ming-Lu Cao, Yi-Jia Lu, Jia Cheng, Lin-Hong Ji Preview Abstract

Session BO8: Magneto-Inertial Fusion I

Chair: Jonathan Davies, University of Rochester
Room: 212 CD

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO8.00001: The PLX-$\alpha$ Project: Progress and Plans S. Hsu, F. D. Witherspoon, J. Cassibry, M. Gilmore, R. Samulyak, P. Stoltz Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO8.00002: Coaxial-gun design and testing for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project F. Douglas Witherspoon, Samuel Brockington, Andrew Case, Edward Cruz, Marco Luna, Samuel Langendorf Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO8.00003: Simulations of Plasma-Liner Formation and Implosion for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project Roman Samulyak, Jason Cassibry, Kevin Schillo, Wen Shih, Kevin Yates, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO8.00004: Radiation-MHD Simulations of Plasma-Jet-Driven Magneto-Inertial Fusion Gain Using USim Peter Stoltz, Kristian Beckwith, Mahdusudhan Kundrapu, Scott Hsu, Samuel Langendorf Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO8.00005: Characterization of Taylor plumes on SSX M. R. Brown, M. Kaur, J. Han, J. E. Shrock, D. A. Schaffner Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO8.00006: Velocity and magnetic field measurements of Taylor plumes in SSX under different boundary conditions Manjit Kaur, M. R. Brown, J. Han, J. E. Shrock, D. A. Schaffner Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO8.00007: Replicating magneto-inertial fusion compression by colliding a magnetized plasma jet with a heavy gas cloud Amelia Greig, Paul Bellan, Hui Li Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO8.00008: Development of a Thomson scattering diagnostic for the Caltech jet-target experiment Byong Hoon Seo, Amelia Greig, Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO8.00009: Scaling of the Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch: The Fusion Z-Pinch Experiment "FuZE" B.A. Nelson, U. Shumlak, E.L. Claveau, R.P. Golingo, T.R. Weber, H.S. McLean, K.K. Tummel, D.P. Higginson, A.E. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO8.00010: A Reactor Development Scenario for the FUZE Shear-flow Stabilized Z-pinch H.S. McLean, D.P. Higginson, A. Schmidt, K.K. Tummel, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, E.L. Claveau, R.P. Golingo, T.R. Weber Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO8.00011: The Role of Magnetosonic Shocks in the Dynamics and Stability of the Staged Z-pinch Hafiz U. Rahman, F. J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, P. Ney, J. Narkis, J. Valenzuela, F. Conti, F. Beg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO8.00012: Staged Z-pinch Experiments on the University of Nevada, Reno, NTF Zebra Facility Frank J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, H. U. Rahman, P. Ney, T. W. Darling, Z. Johnson, E. McGee, A. Covington, E. Dutra, J. C. Valenzuela, F. Conti, J. Narkis, F. Beg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO8.00013: Performance of a Liner-on-Target Injector for Staged Z-Pinch Experiments F. Conti, J. C. Valenzuela, J. Narkis, I. Krasheninnikov, F. Beg, F. J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, H. U. Rahman, E. McGee Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		BO8.00014: MEMS based ion beams for fusion A. Persaud, P.A. Seidl, Q. Ji, W.L. Waldron, T. Schenkel, S. Ardanuc, K.B. Vinayakumar, Z.A. Schaffer, A. Lal Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		BO8.00015: Non-electric applications for magneto-inertial fusion John Slough Preview Abstract

Session BM9: Mini-Conference: New Developments in Algorithms and Verification of Gyrokinetic Simulations I

Chair: Robert Hager, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Room: 211 CD

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:55AM		BM9.00001: Comparitive multi-code study of finite-size gyrokinetic electromagnetic instabilities Tobias G\"orler, Natalia Tronko, William A. Hornsby, Alberto Bottino, Ralf Kleiber, Claudia Norscini, Virginie Grandgirard, Frank Jenko, Eric Sonnendr\"ucker Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:55AM - 10:20AM		BM9.00002: Double-weight scheme for gyrokinetic simulation of electromagnetic instabilities in tokamaks Edward Startsev, Wei-li Lee, Weixing Wang, Zhixin Lu Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:20AM - 10:35AM		BM9.00003: The direct method for gyrokinetic simulation with kinetic electrons and magnetic perturbations Yang Chen, Scott Parker Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:35AM - 10:50AM		BM9.00004: Verification of Pedestal / Edge Gyrokinetics David Hatch, Mike Kotschenreuther, Swadesh Mahajan, Prashant Valanju, Xing Liu, Frank Jenko, Alejandro Banon Navarro, Daniel Told, MJ Pueschel, Tobias Goerler, Craig Michoski Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:50AM - 11:15AM		BM9.00005: Canonicalizable gyrocenter and structure-preserving geometric algorithms for the Vlasov-Maxwell system Hong Qin Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:15AM - 11:40AM		BM9.00006: GEMPIC: Geometric ElectroMagnetic Particle-In-Cell Methods for the Vlasov-Maxwell System and Gyrokinetics Michael Kraus, Katharina Kormann, Eric Sonnendrücker, Philip Morrison Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:40AM - 12:05PM		BM9.00007: Reduced Landau collision operator suitable for gyrokinetic particle simulations Alain Brizard Preview Abstract

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

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