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Session GI2: MFE: Pedestal & Impurities

Chair: Howard Wilson, University of York
Room: 210 CDGH

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GI2.00001: Pedestal shape, stability and inter-ELM evolution for different main ion species in ASDEX Upgrade Invited Speaker: Florian M. Laggner Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GI2.00002: Observation and Calculation of the ECRH Effect on the Tracer Impurity Accumulation in LHD Invited Speaker: Naoki Tamura Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 11:00AM		GI2.00003: On the recovery of pedestal temperature of JET-ILW plasmas with injection of low-Z impurities Invited Speaker: Carine Giroud Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:00AM - 11:30AM		GI2.00004: Theoretical explanation for strong poloidal impurity asymmetry in tokamak pedestals Invited Speaker: Silvia Espinosa Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 12:00PM		GI2.00005: Experimental pathways to understand and avoid high-Z impurity contamination from ICRF heating in tokamaks Invited Speaker: Matthew Reinke Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:00PM - 12:30PM		GI2.00006: MHD modeling of DIII-D QH-mode discharges and comparison to observations Invited Speaker: Jacob King Preview Abstract

Session GI3: Thrusters, Plasma Expansion, and Laboratory Astrophysics

Chair: Vadim Khayms, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Room: 210 ABEF

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 10:00AM		GI3.00001: The X3: A 200 kW Class Nested Channel Hall Thruster Invited Speaker: J. P. Sheehan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:00AM - 10:30AM		GI3.00002: Theory and Numerical Simulation of Plasma-wall Interactions in Electric Propulsion Invited Speaker: Ioannis Mikellides Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 11:00AM		GI3.00003: Instabilities and transport in Hall plasmas with ExB drift Invited Speaker: Andrei Smolyakov Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:00AM - 11:30AM		GI3.00004: Collisionless coupling of a high-$\beta$ expansion to an ambient plasma Invited Speaker: Jeffrey Bonde Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 12:00PM		GI3.00005: Cathode-less gridded ion thrusters for small satellites Invited Speaker: Ane Aanesland Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:00PM - 12:30PM		GI3.00006: Studying astrophysical particle acceleration with laser-driven plasmas Invited Speaker: Frederico Fiuza Preview Abstract

Session GO5: Implosions I

Chair: Tammy Ma, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: 230 B

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO5.00001: Systematic Fuel Cavity Asymmetries in Directly Driven ICF Implosions Rahul Shah, F. J. Wysocki, B. M. Haines, J. F. Benage, J. Fooks, V. Glebov, P. Hakel, M. Hoppe, I. V. Igumenshchev, G. Kagan, R. C. Mancini, F. J. Marshall, D. T. Michel, T. J. Murphy, M. E. Schoff, C. Stoeckl, B. Yaakobi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO5.00002: Visualizing density perturbations in the capsule shell in NIF implosions near peak velocity L.A. Pickworth, B.A. Hammel, V.A. Smalyuk, A. MacPhee, H.A. Scott, H.F. Robey, J. Field, M. Barrios, S.P. Regan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO5.00003: Pushered single shell capsule design for the study of high Z mix on the National Ignition Facility Ryan Sacks, Kevin Baker, Daniel Casey, Edward Dewald, Frank Graziani, Stephan MacLaren, Abass Nikroo, Jesse Pino, Joseph Ralph, Bruce Remington, Jay Salmonson, Vladimir Smalyuk, Robert Tipton Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO5.00004: The Measurable Effects of Germanium Loaded into the Pusher of a Pushered Single Shell Capsule Designed for the National Ignition Facility Robert Tipton, Kevin Baker, Daniel Casey, Eduard Dewald, Frank Graziani, Steve MacLaren, Abass Nikroo, Jesse Pino, Joe Ralph, Bruce Remington, Ryan Sacks, Jay Salmonson, Vladimir Smalyuk Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO5.00005: Seeding of capsule instability growth by fill tubes and support rods for inertial confinement fusion implosions Andrew MacPhee, Daniel Casey, Daniel Clark, John Field, Steven Haan, Bruce Hammel, Jeremy Kroll, Otto Landen, David Martinez, Jose Milovich, Abbas Nikroo, Neal Rice, Harry Robey, Vladimir Smalyuk, Michael Stadermann, Christopher Weber Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO5.00006: Polar tent for reduced perturbation of NIF ignition capsules B.A. Hammel, L. Pickworth, M. Stadermann, J. Field, H. Robey, H. A. Scott, V. Smalyuk Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO5.00007: Simulations of the impact of localized defects on ICF implosions Jose Milovich, Harry Robey, Christopher Weber, Scott Sepke, Daniel Clark, Joe Koning, Vladimir Smalyuk, David Martinez Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO5.00008: Stabilization of Thin-Shell Implosions Using a High-Foot Adiabat-Shaped Drive on the National Ignition Facility Marion Lafon, Pascal Gauthier, Laurent Masse Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO5.00009: Surface Roughness Instability Simulations of Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions Kristopher McGlinchey, Nicolas Niasse, Jeremy Chittenden Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO5.00010: Fuel areal density distributions derived from nuclear scattering signatures R. M. Bionta, D. T. Casey, C. J. Cerjan, C. B. Yeamans, M. G. Gatu Johnson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO5.00011: Measurements of shock-front structure in multi-species plasmas on OMEGA Hans G. Rinderknecht, H.-S. Park, J. S. Ross, S. C. Wilks, P. A. Amendt, R. F. Heeter, J. Katz, N. M. Hoffman, E. Vold, W. Taitano, A. Simakov, L. Chacon Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO5.00012: Asymptotic behavior of the mixed mass in Rayleigh-Taylor$^{\mathrm{\thinspace \thinspace \thinspace }}$and Richtmyer-Meshkov instability induced flows Ye Zhou, William Cabot, Ben Thornber Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO5.00013: Hot spot model of MagLIF implosions: Nernst term effect on magnetic flux losses. Fernando Garcia Rubio, Javier Sanz Recio, Riccardo Betti Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO5.00014: Controlling Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities in solid liner implosions with rotating magnetic fields P. F. Schmit, R. D. McBride, G. K. Robertson, A. L. Velikovich Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO5.00015: Development of the electrothermal instability from resistive inclusions Edmund Yu, T.J. Awe, B.S. Bauer, K.C. Yates, W.G. Yelton, T.M. Hutchinson, S Fuelling, B.B. Mckenzie, K.J. Peterson Preview Abstract

Session GO6: NSTX-U & Pegasus

Chair: Matthew Thompson, Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
Room: 230 C

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO6.00001: Overview of Initial NSTX-U Experimental Operations Devon Battaglia Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO6.00002: Initial error field correction studies in the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade C. E. Myers, S. P. Gerhardt, J. E. Menard, N. M. Ferraro, J.-K. Park, R. E. Bell, B. P. LeBlanc, M. Podesta, S. A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO6.00003: Results of using the NSTX-U Plasma Control System for scenario development M.D. Boyer, D.J. Battaglia, D.A. Gates, S. Gerhardt, J. Menard, D. Mueller, C.E. Myers, J. Ferron, S. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO6.00004: Initial transport validation studies using NSTX-U L-mode plasmas Walter Guttenfelder, D. Battaglia, R.E. Bell, M.D. Boyer, N. Crocker, A. Diallo, N. Ferraro, S.P. Gerhardt, S.M. Kaye, B.P. LeBlanc, D. Liu, J.E. Menard, D. Mueller, C. Myer, M. Podesta, R. Raman, Y. Ren, S. Sabbagh, D. Smith Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO6.00005: Beam ion confinement on NSTX-U D. Liu, W. W. Heidbrink, G. Z. Hao, M. Podesta, D. S. Darrow, E. D. Fredrickson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO6.00006: Suppression of Alfv\'{e}nic modes with off-axis NBI* Eric Fredrickson, R Bell, A Diallo, B Leblanc, M Podesta, F Levinton, H Yuh, D Liu Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO6.00007: Disruption Event Characterization and Forecasting in NSTX-U S.A. Sabbagh, J.W. Berkery, J.M. Bialek, Y.S. Park, R.E. Bell, M.D. Boyer, S.P. Gerhardt, C. Myers, J.D. Riquezes Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO6.00008: Advances in boronization on NSTX-Upgrade C.H. Skinner, W. Blanchard, D. Cai, M. Jaworski, F. Bedoya, J.P. Allain, F. Scotti, B.E. Koel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO6.00009: In-vacuo studies of Boronization and Lithiumization in NSTX-U and relationship to plasma performance* Carlos Bedoya, Jean Paul Allain, Robert Kaita, Charles Skinner, Scotti Filippo, Bruce Koel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO6.00010: Energy Exchange Dynamics across L-H transitions in NSTX A. Diallo, S. Banerjee, S. Zweben, T. Stoltzfus-Dueck Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO6.00011: Inter-ELM and ELM-free divertor heat flux broadening induced by EHO in NSTX. Kaifu Gan, Joon-Wook Ahn, Rajesh Maingi, Travis Gray, Stewart Zweben, Eric Fredrickson, Gustavo Canal, Brian Wirth Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO6.00012: Stabilizing Effect of Resistivity towards ELM-free H-mode Discharge in Lithium-conditioned NSTX Debabrata Banerjee, Ping Zhu, Rajesh Maingi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO6.00013: Advancing Non-Solenoidal Startup on the Pegasus ST J.A. Reusch, J.L. Barr, G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, M.G. Burke, R.J. Fonck, J.L. Pachicano, J.M. Perry, N.J. Richner, C. Rodriguez Sanchez, D.J. Schlossberg Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO6.00014: Electron Temperature Evolution During Local Helicity Injection on the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment D.J. Schlossberg, J.L. Barr, G.M. Bodner, M.W. Bongard, R.J. Fonck, J.M. Perry, J.A. Reusch, C. Rodriguez Sanchez Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO6.00015: Impurity contamination effects on the interaction of Li and Sn Films on W (poly) Oluseyi Fasoranti, Bruce Koel Preview Abstract

Session GO7: Space and Astrophysical Plasmas

Chair: Kristopher Klein, University of Michigan
Room: 212 AB

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO7.00001: 3D Laboratory Measurements of Forces, Flows, and Collimation in Arched Flux Tubes Magnus Haw, Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO7.00002: Three-Dimensional Hybrid-Kinetic Simulations of Alfvénic Turbulence in the Solar Wind Lev Arzamasskiy, Matthew Kunz, Ben Chandran, Eliot Quataert Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO7.00003: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO7.00004: Kappa distributions in the presence of a potential energy George Livadiotis Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO7.00005: MMS observations of plasma wave and electron energization in the electron diffusion region of asymmetric reconnection with strong guide field Chijie Xiao, Siqi Zhao, Mijie Shi, Zuyin Pu, Xiaogang Wang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO7.00006: A Lower Hybrid Fluid Model and Asymptotic Solutions Xiaogang Wang Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO7.00007: Conceptual Design of Tail-Research EXperiment (T-REX) on Space Plasma Environment Research Facility Qingmei Xiao, Xiaogang Wang, Peng E, Chao Shen, Zhibin Wang, Aohua Mao, Chijie Xiao, Weixing Ding, Hantao Ji, Yang Ren Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO7.00008: Anomalous Faraday rotation in the ISM/ICM Mikhail V. Medvedev Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO7.00009: Explosive reconnection and particle acceleration in relativistic plasmas Maxim Lyutikov, Sergey Komissarov, Oliver Porth, Lorenzo Sironi Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO7.00010: A PIC Simulation Study of Electron Viscosity and Thermal Conduction in Collisionless Plasmas Mario Riquelme, Eliot Quataert, Daniel Verscharen Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO7.00011: Kinetic Magnetorotational Turbulence and Dynamo Matthew Kunz, James Stone, Eliot Quataert Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO7.00012: Analysis of the effects of atomic mass, jet velocity, and radiative cooling on the dimensionless parameters of counter-propagating, weakly collisional plasma flows Gilbert Collins, Julio Valenzuela, Farhat Beg Preview Abstract

Session GO8: HED Hydrodynamics and Shocks

Chair: Elizabeth Merritt, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: 212 CD

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO8.00001: Hydrodynamic Instabilities at an Oblique Interface in the light to heavy configuration Carolyn Kuranz, G. Malamud, S.R. Klein, M Trantham, R.P. Drake, D. Shvarts, W.C. Wan, A.M. Rasmus, K. Flippo, J Kline, C.A. Di Stefano, A. Shimony Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO8.00002: Coupled hydrodynamic instability growth on oblique interfaces in a heavy to light configuration A.M. Rasmus, K.A. Flippo, C.A. Di Stefano, F.W. Doss, E.C. Merritt, T. Cardenas, D.W. Schmidt, J.L. Kline, C.C. Kuranz Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO8.00003: High-Energy-Density Shear Flow and Instability Experiments F. W. Doss, K. A. Flippo, E. C. Merritt, C. A. Di Stefano, B. G. DeVolder, S. Kurien, J. L. Kline Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO8.00004: The NIF Shear Experiment: Emergent Coherent Structures and Initial Conditions K. A. Flippo, F. W. Doss, E. C. Merritt, C. A. Di Stefano, B. G. DeVolder, S. Kurien, L. Kot, E. N. Loomis, T. J. Murphy, T. S. Perry, J. L. Kline, C. M. Huntington, S. R. Nagel, S. A. MacLaren, D. W. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO8.00005: The effects of sinusoidal initial conditions on finite-thickness, HED shear flows Carlos Di Stefano, Elizabeth Merritt, Forrest Doss, Tiffany Desjardins, Kirk Flippo, John Kline, Eric Loomis, Alex Rasmus Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO8.00006: Preliminary results of the redesigned Reshock experiment at the OMEGA laser facility Tiffany Desjardins, Carlos Di Stefano, Elizabeth Merritt, Forrest Doss, Kirk Flippo, John Kline Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO8.00007: Shock-driven Rayleigh-Taylor/Richtmyer-Meshkov ripple evolution measurements using the split target geometry S. R. Nagel, C. M. Huntington, S. A. Maclaren, K. S. Raman, T. Baumann, J. Bender, L. R. Benedetti, J. P. Holder, L. Savage, R. M. Seugling, L. Simmons, P. Wang, K. A. Flippo, T. S. Perry Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO8.00008: Three- and Two- Dimensional Simulations of Re-shock Experiments at High Energy Densities at the National Ignition Facility Ping wang, Kumar Raman, Stephan MacLaren, Channing Huntington, Sabrina Nagel Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO8.00009: Fully-kinetic simulations of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability in high-energy-density plasmas E. Paulo Alves, Warren B. Mori, Frederico Fiuza Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO8.00010: Shock front field structure~in low-density systems Rui Hua, Christopher Mucguffey, Farhat Beg, Hong Sio, Yuan Ping, Scott Wilks, Bob Heeter, Rip Collins Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO8.00011: Counter-propagating radiative shock experiments on the Orion laser facility T. Clayson, F. Suzuki-Vidal, S.V. Lebedev, G.F. Swadling, G.C. Burdiak, S. Patankar, R.A. Smith, J. Foster, J. Skidmore, E. Gumbrell, P. Graham, C. Danson, C. Stehlé, R.L. Singh, U. Chaulagain, J. Larour, M. Kozlova, C. Spindloe Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO8.00012: Generation of Gigabar Pressures for High-Energy-Density Plasmas W. Theobald, R. Betti, A. Bose, W. Seka, C. Stoeckl, D. Mangino, A. Casner, F.N. Beg, E. Llor Aisa, X. Ribeyre, M.S. Wei, M.E. Schoff, R. Florido, R.C. Mancini Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO8.00013: Absolute Hugoniot measurements for CH foams in the 1.5-8 Mbar range Y. Aglitskiy, A.L. Velikovich, A. J. Schmitt, M. Karasik, V. Serlin, J.L. Weaver, J. Oh, S.P. Obenschain Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO8.00014: Shock induced cavity collapse. Jonathan Skidmore, Hugo Doyle, Brett Tully, Matthew Betney, Peta Foster, Tim Ringrose, Rohan Ramasamy, James Parkin, Tom Edwards, Nicholas Hawker Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		GO8.00015: Evolution of shock through a void in foam Y. Kim, J. M. Smidt, T. J. Murphy, M. R. Douglass, B. G. DeVolder, J. R. Fincke, D. W. Schmidt, T. Cardenas, S. G. Newman, C. E. Hamilton, T. J. Sedillo Preview Abstract

Session GO9: Strongly Coupled and Other Basic Plasmas

Chair: Rich Petrasso, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room: 211 CD

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		GO9.00001: Laser-cooling calcium ions in an ultracold neutral plasma Stephen Rupper, Scott Bergeson Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		GO9.00002: Progress towards energy relaxation studies in an ultracold dual-species Yb/Ca plasma Scott Bergeson, Michaela Kleinert Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		GO9.00003: Species Diffusion in Plasma Mixtures Robert Rudd, Tomorr Haxhimali, William Cabot, Frank Graziani Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		GO9.00004: Effective Potential Theory for Diffusion in Binary Ionic Mixtures Nathaniel R. Shaffer, Scott D. Baalrud, Jerome Daligault Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		GO9.00005: Diffusive Mixing in Strongly Coupled Plasmas Abdourahmane DIAW, Michael Murillo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		GO9.00006: Molecular dynamics studies of electron-ion temperature equilibration in the coupled-mode regime Lorin X. Benedict, Michael P. Surh, Christian R. Scullard, Liam G. Stanton, Alfredo A. Correa, John I. Castor, Frank R. Graziani, Lee A. Collins, Joel D. Kress Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		GO9.00007: Particle-Particle-Particle-Mesh (PPPM) method generalized to arbitrary linear screening of Coulomb potential for large-scale simulation of strongly coupled plasmas G. Dharuman, L. Stanton, J. Glosli, M. S. Murillo Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		GO9.00008: Thermodynamic State Variables In An Ultracold Plasma Sanat Kumar Tiwari, Nathaniel R. Shaffer, Scott D. Baalrud Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		GO9.00009: Continuum considerations for Rydberg atom formation in low-density ultracold neutral plasmas Wei-Ting Chen, Jacob Roberts Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		GO9.00010: Thermalization via collisional and non-collisional mechanisms in ultracold neutral plasmas Craig Witte, Jacob Roberts Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		GO9.00011: Flow past an obstacle immersed in a Yukawa liquid: An atomistic study Harish Charan, Rajaraman Ganesh Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		GO9.00012: Measurements of the temporal onset of mega-Gauss magnetic fields in a laser-driven solenoid Clement Goyon, B. B. Polllock, D. T. Turnbull, A. Hazi, J. S. Ross, D. A. Mariscal, S. Patankar, G. J. Williams, W. A. Farmer, J. D. Moody, S. Fujioka, K. F. F. Law Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		GO9.00013: Measuring Energy Scaling of Laser Driven Magnetic Fields Jackson Williams, Clement Goyon, Derek Mariscal, Brad Pollock, Siddharth Patankar, John Moody Preview Abstract
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		GO9.00014: Optimization of capacitor coil targets for generation of mega Gauss level magnetic fields using kJ-ns class lasers Deepak Kumar, Collaborative Team Preview Abstract

Session GP10: Poster Session III (Particle Beams and Radiation; MHD, Transients and Simulation; Mini-Conference: Gyrokinetic Algorithms; Magneto-inertial Fusion; Basic Plasma Physics)

Room: Exhibit Hall 1

		GP10.00001: PARTICLE BEAMS AND RADIATION Preview Abstract
		GP10.00002: Wakefield-acceleration of relativistic electrons with few-cycle laser pulses at kHz-repetition-rate Diego Guenot, Dominykas Gustas, Aline Vernier, Frederik Boehle, Benoit Beaurepaire, Rodrigo Lopez-Martens, Jerome Faure Preview Abstract
		GP10.00003: Improving the Performance and Portability of VPIC Robert Bird, Evan Peters, David Nystrom, Brian Albright Preview Abstract
		GP10.00004: Applying Boundary Conditions Using a Time-Dependent Lagrangian for Modeling Laser-Plasma Interactions Jonathan Reyes, B. A. Shadwick Preview Abstract
		GP10.00005: 3D hybrid simulations of the plasma penetration across a magnetic field Yuri Omelchenko Preview Abstract
		GP10.00006: SMILEI: A collaborative, open-source, multi-purpose PIC code for the next generation of super-computers Mickael Grech, J Derouillat, A Beck, M Chiaramello, A Grassi, F Niel, F Perez, T Vinci, M Fle, N Aunai, J Dargent, I Plotnikov, G Bouchard, P Savoini, C Riconda Preview Abstract
		GP10.00007: Approaches to Simulating the Prompt Electromagnetic Pulse Alex Friedman, Bruce I. Cohen, Chester D. Eng, William A. Farmer, David P. Grote, Hans W. Kruger, David J. Larson Preview Abstract
		GP10.00008: EMPulse, a new 3-D simulation code for electromagnetic pulse studies Bruce Cohen, Chester Eng, William Farmer, Alex Friedman, David Grote, Hans Kruger, David Larson Preview Abstract
		GP10.00009: Electron Beam Focusing and Spreading due to interactions With Copropagating Plasma Waves and Lasers: Explanation of Simulation Results A. Bowman, R. L. Williams Preview Abstract
		GP10.00010: OSIRIS 4.0: new version of the OSIRIS framework Ricardo Fonseca, Adam Tableman, Jorge Vieira, Viktor Decyk, Warren Mori, Luís Silva Preview Abstract
		GP10.00011: Implementation of a 3D version of ponderomotive guiding center solver in particle-in-cell code OSIRIS Anton Helm, Jorge Vieira, Luis Silva, Ricardo Fonseca Preview Abstract
		GP10.00012: Kinetic Simulations -- Oshun (Vlasov-Fokker-Planck) and PIC (Osiris) -- Physics and Open Source Software In The UCLA PICKSE Initiative. Adam Tableman, Michail Tzoufras, Ricardo Fonseca, W.B. Mori Preview Abstract
		GP10.00013: Generation of high quality electron beams via ionization injection in a plasma wakefield accelerator Navid Vafaei-Najafabadi, Chan Joshi Preview Abstract
		GP10.00014: Linear to non linear analysis for positron acceleration in plasma hollow channel wakefields Ligia Diana Amorim, Weiming An, Warren B. Mori, Jorge Vieira Preview Abstract
		GP10.00015: Modeling multi-GeV class laser-plasma accelerators with INF{\&}RNO Carlo Benedetti, Carl Schroeder, Stepan Bulanov, Cameron Geddes, Eric Esarey, Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
		GP10.00016: Evolution of beams in a plasma channel due to beam break up Gregory Penn, Remi Lehe, Jean-Luc Vay, Carl Schroeder, Eric Esarey Preview Abstract
		GP10.00017: Narrow bandwidth Thomson photon source development using Laser-Plasma Accelerators C.G.R. Geddes, J. van Tilborg, H.-E. Tsai, Cs. Toth, J.-L. Vay, R. Lehe, C.B. Schroeder, E. Esarey, S.G. Rykovanov, D.P. Grote, A. Friedman, W.P. Leemans Preview Abstract
		GP10.00018: Analysis of non-Gaussian laser mode guidance and evolution in leaky plasma channels Blagoje Djordjevic, Carlo Benedetti, Carl Schroeder, Eric Esarey, Wim Leemans Preview Abstract
		GP10.00019: Shaped Plasma Lenses for Optical Beam Control at High Laser Intensities R. F. Hubbard, J. P. Palastro, L. A. Johnson, B. Hafizi, D. F. Gordon, J. R. Penano, M. H. Helle, D. Kaganovich Preview Abstract
		GP10.00020: Exploring the orbital angular momentum of betatron radiation Joana Martins, Guenda Hehmann, Ricardo Fonseca, Luis Silva, Jorge Vieira Preview Abstract
		GP10.00021: Target optimization for desired X-ray spectra produced by laser plasma accelerated electrons. Maxim Lobok, Andrey Brantov, Valery Bychenkov Preview Abstract
		GP10.00022: A Stable High-Energy Electron Source from Laser Wakefield Acceleration Ping Zhang, Baozhen Zhao, Cheng Liu, Wenchao Yan, Grigory Golovin, Sudeep Banerjee, Shouyuan Chen, Daniel Haden, Colton Fruhling, Donald Umstadter Preview Abstract
		GP10.00023: Ionization-injected electron acceleration with sub-terawatt laser pulses Linus Feder, Andy Goers, George Hine, Bo Miao, Fatholah Salehi, Daniel Woodbury, Howard Milchberg Preview Abstract
		GP10.00024: Laser wakefield signatures: from gas plasma to nanomaterials Deano Farinella, Xiaomei Zhang, Youngmin Shin, Toshiki Tajima Preview Abstract
		GP10.00025: Laser Wakefield Acceleration Experiments in the Self Modulated Regime at Titan Paul King, Felicie Albert, Nuno Lemos, Siddarth Patankar, Joseph Ralph, Jessica Shaw, Manuel Hegelich, John Moody, Chan Joshi Preview Abstract
		GP10.00026: Backward Raman Amplifier for Laser Wakefield Accelerator Joshua Ludwig, Paul-Edouard Masson-Laborde, Stefan Huller, Wojciech Rozmus, Scott C. Wilks Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		GP10.00027: Explosion of relativistic electron vortices in laser plasmas Kirill Lezhnin, Fedor Kamenets, Timur Esirkepov, Sergei Bulanov, Yanjun Gu, Stefan Weber, Georg Korn Preview Abstract
		GP10.00028: PIC Simulations of direct laser accelerated electron from underdense plasmas using the OMEGA EP Laser Amina Hussein, Thomas Batson, Karl Krushelnick, Louise Willingale, Alex Arefiev, Tao Wang, Phil Nilson, Dustin Froula, Dan Haberberger, Andrew Davies, Wolfgang Theobald, Jackson Williams, Hui Chen Preview Abstract
		GP10.00029: Direct laser acceleration of electrons in a strong azimuthal magnetic field Tao Wang, Toma Toncian, David Stark, Alexey Arefiev Preview Abstract
		GP10.00030: Non-planar electron motion during direct laser acceleration by a linearly/circularly polarized laser pulse. Vladimir Khudik, Alexey Arefiev, Xi Zhang, Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
		GP10.00031: Controlling the Direct Laser Acceleration Inside a Plasma Bubble Using Lasers' Polarization and Wavelength Xi Zhang, Vladimir Khudik, Rafal Zgadzaj, Aaron Bernstein, Mike Downer, Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
		GP10.00032: Effects of dimensionality on computer simulations of laser-ion acceleration: When are three-dimensional simulations needed? L. Yin, D. J. Stark, B. J. Albright Preview Abstract
		GP10.00033: Toward Extrapolating Two-Dimensional High-intensity Laser-Plasma Ion Acceleration Particle-in-Cell Simulations to Three Dimensions D. J. Stark, L. Yin, B. J. Albright, F. Guo Preview Abstract
		GP10.00034: Neutron Generation from Laser-Accelerated Ion Beams: Use of Alternative Deuteron-Rich Targets for Improved Neutron Yield and Control of Neutron Spectra B. J. Albright, L. Yin, A. Favalli Preview Abstract
		GP10.00035: Efficient neutron generation by Coulomb explosions of multi-component cluster targets Masakatsu Murakami, Myles Allen Zosa Preview Abstract
		GP10.00036: Improved theory for relativistic transmittance of circularly polarized laser pulses in non-ideal, realistic plasmas Teyoun Kang, Young-Kuk Kim, Min Sup Hur Preview Abstract
		GP10.00037: Enhanced proton acceleration in an applied longitudinal magnetic field Toma Toncian, Alexey Arefiev, Gennady Fiksel Preview Abstract
		GP10.00038: Proton and Ion Acceleration on the Contrast Upgraded Texas Petawatt Laser Edward McCary, Rebecca Roycroft, Xuejing Jiao, Rotem Kupfer, Ganesh Tiwari, Craig Wagner, Andrew Yandow, Philip Franke, Gilliss Dyer, Erhard Gaul, Toma Toncian, Todd Ditmire, Bjorn Hegelich Preview Abstract
		GP10.00039: A new model for TNSA in the multi-ps laser-foil interactions Kunioki Mima, Natsumi Iwata, Akifumi Yogo, Shota Tosaki, Keisuke Koga, Hideo Nagatomo, Yasuaki Kishimoto, Hiroaki Nishimura, Hiroshi Azechi Preview Abstract
		GP10.00040: Laser-driven Ion Acceleration using Nanodiamonds Luc D'Hauthuille, Tam Nguyen, Franklin Dollar Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		GP10.00041: Study of proton generation using thin metal wires with a sharp tip Anatoly Maksimchuk, Gennady Fiksel, Karl Krushelnick, Valery Yu. Bychenkov, Andrey V. Brantov Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		GP10.00042: A high repetition rate transverse beam profile diagnostic for laser-plasma proton sources Nicholas Dover, Mamiko Nishiuchi, Hironao Sakaki, Masaki Kando, Keita Nishitani Preview Abstract
		GP10.00043: Neutron Source from Laser Plasma Acceleration Xuejing Jiao, Joseph Shaw, Eddie McCary, Mike Downer, Bjorn Hegelich Preview Abstract
		GP10.00044: What is the surface temperature of a solid irradiated by a Petawatt laser? Andreas Kemp, Laurent Divol Preview Abstract
		GP10.00045: OSIRIS Modeling of High Energy Electron Transport in Warm Dense Matter J May, T Yabuuchi, C McGuffey, MS Wei, F Beg, WB Mori Preview Abstract
		GP10.00046: Enhancing Understanding of High Energy Density Plasmas Using Fluid Modeling with Kinetic Closures David Hansen, Eric Held, Bhuvana Srinivasan, Robert Masti, Jake King Preview Abstract
		GP10.00047: Ultra-intense laser-plasma interaction toward Weibel-mediated collisionless shocks formation Anna Grassi, M Grech, F Amiranoff, A Macchi, C Riconda Preview Abstract
		GP10.00048: Investigation of the effects of electron plasma frequency on the operation of a helix TWT Lutfi Oksuz, Necati Haytural, Emre Uygun, Ferhat Bozduman, Hakan Yesiltepe, Ali Gulec Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		GP10.00049: Pair production and $\gamma $ ray emission in collisions of e$^{\mathrm{+}}$e$^{\mathrm{-}}$beams. Fabrizio Del Gaudio, Thomas Grismayer, Ricardo Fonseca, Warren Mori, Luis Silva Preview Abstract
		GP10.00050: Transforming the Idler for Use in Laser--Plasma Interaction Experiments S. Bucht, D. Haberberger, J. Bromage, D.H. Froula Preview Abstract
		GP10.00051: Pulse Compression in Magnetized Plasmas Yuan Shi, Nathaniel J. Fisch, Hong Qin Preview Abstract
		GP10.00052: Scaling solid density high-harmonic generation into the mid-infrared range Tam Nguyen, Franklin Dollar Preview Abstract
		GP10.00053: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		GP10.00054: Terahertz Radiation from Laser Created Plasma by Applying a Transverse Static Electric Field Takuya Fukuda, Koji Katahira, Noboru Yugami, Yasuhiko Sentoku, Hitoshi Sakagami, Hideo Nagatomo Preview Abstract
		GP10.00055: Harmonic Generation in a Traveling-Wave Tube Patrick Wong, Peng Zhang, Y.Y. Lau, Geoffrey Greening, Ronald Gilgenbach, David Chernin, David Simon, Brad Hoff Preview Abstract
		GP10.00056: Study on the Before Cavity Interaction in a Second Harmonic Gyrotron Using 3D CFDTD PIC Simulations M. C. Lin, S. Illy, M. Thumm, J. Jelonnek Preview Abstract
		GP10.00057: Cherenkov radiation in a surface wave accelerator based on silicon carbide Tianhong Wang, Vladimir Khudik, Gennady Shvets Preview Abstract
		GP10.00058: Simulations of light-light scattering in quantum vacuum Pedro Carneiro, Thomas Grismayer, Luís Silva, Ricardo Fonseca Preview Abstract
		GP10.00059: MHD, TRANSIENTS AND SIMULATION Preview Abstract
		GP10.00060: Development of a free-boundary version of the SIESTA MHD equilibrium code H. Peraza-Rodriguez, R. Sanchez, J.M. Reynolds-Barredo, V. Tribaldos, J. Geiger, S.P. Hirshman, M.R. Cianciosa Preview Abstract
		GP10.00061: Extension of the SIESTA Equilibrium Code to Non-Stellarator Symmetry M.R. Cianciosa, S.P. Hirshman, S.K. Seal Preview Abstract
		GP10.00062: Stabilization of the SIESTA MHD Equilibrium Code Using Rapid Cholesky Factorization S.P. Hirshman, E.A. D'Azevedo, S.K. Seal Preview Abstract
		GP10.00063: Fast Three Dimensional Reconstruction of Magnetohydrodynamic Equilibria in Plasma Confinement Devices S.K. Seal, M.R. Cianciosa, S.P. Hirshman, A. Wingen, R.S. Wilcox, E.A. Unterberg Preview Abstract
		GP10.00064: Surface currents on the plasma-vacuum interface in MHD equilibria James D. Hanson Preview Abstract
		GP10.00065: Cylindrically-Symmetric Equilibria in Ideal MHD with Fractal Pressure Profiles Brian Kraus, Stuart Hudson Preview Abstract
		GP10.00066: Singular Currents Near Magnetic Islands in MHD Equilibria: Effects of Pressure Variation Within Flux Surfaces and of Symmetry Allan Reiman Preview Abstract
		GP10.00067: Observed Magnetic Island Rotation and Reconnecting Modes with Phase Velocity in the Ion Diamagnetic Velocity* P. Buratti, B. Coppi, B. Basu Preview Abstract
		GP10.00068: Variational formulation of Hybrid kinetic-MHD models for energetic particles in tokamak plasmas Alain Brizard Preview Abstract
		GP10.00069: Effects of Equilibrium Toroidal Flow on Locked Mode and Plasma Response in a Tokamak Ping Zhu, Wenlong Huang, Xingting Yan Preview Abstract
		GP10.00070: Plasma Density Effects on Toroidal Flow Stabilization of Edge Localized Modes Shikui Cheng, Ping Zhu, Debabrata Banerjee Preview Abstract
		GP10.00071: Influence of driven current on resistive tearing mode in Tokamaks Zhiwei Ma, Sheng Wang, Wei Zhang Preview Abstract
		GP10.00072: Neoclassical Toroidal Viscosity Torque Induced by Plasma Response in a Low-$\beta$ Tokamak with Edge Pedestal Xingting Yan, Ping Zhu, Youwen Sun Preview Abstract
		GP10.00073: High-beta equilibria in circular, elliptical and D-shape large aspect ratio axisymmetric configurations with poloidal and toroidal flows Omar Lopez Ortiz, Luca Guazzotto Preview Abstract
		GP10.00074: Tearing Mode Stability with Sheared Toroidal Flows Ryan White, Bruno Coppi Preview Abstract
		GP10.00075: Recent Progress on the DCON Code A. H. Glasser, Z. R. Wang, J.-K. Park, D. P. Brennan Preview Abstract
		GP10.00076: Visco-Resistive MHD Modeling Benchmark of Forced Magnetic Reconnection M T Beidler, C C Hegna, C R Sovinec, J D Callen, N M Ferraro Preview Abstract
		GP10.00077: Nonlinear External Kink Computing with NIMROD K. J. Bunkers, C. R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		GP10.00078: Real frequency tearing modes with parallel dynamics and their effect on locking and resistive wall modes Andrew Cole, J.M. Finn, D.P. Brennan Preview Abstract
		GP10.00079: A simple rigorous calculation of nonlinear tearing mode Qian Teng, David Gates, Muni Zhou, Roscoe White Preview Abstract
		GP10.00080: Study the effect of electrode biasing on m/n$=$2/1 tearing mode on the J-TEXT tokamak. Qiming Hu, Hai Liu, Zhipeng Chen, Qingquan Yu, Lizhi Zhu, Zhifeng Cheng, Ge Zhuang Preview Abstract
		GP10.00081: Linear instability regimes in L-mode edges using reduced MHD models in BOUT$++$ Eric Bass, Chris Holland, Bruce Cohen, Maxim Umansky Preview Abstract
		GP10.00082: Integrated Modeling of Time Evolving 3D Kinetic MHD Equilibria and NTV Torque N.C. Logan, J.-K. Park, B.A. Grierson, S.R. Haskey, R. Nazikian, L. Cui, S.P. Smith, O. Meneghini Preview Abstract
		GP10.00083: Kinetic Effects on Resistive Tearing Mode Hao Shi, Wenlu Zhang Preview Abstract
		GP10.00084: Modeling resistive wall modes and disruptive instabilities with M3D-C1 NM Ferraro, SC Jardin, D Pfefferle Preview Abstract
		GP10.00085: Effect of rotation magnitude and shear on tokamak plasma response to three-dimensional magnetic perturbations B.C. Lyons, N.M. Ferraro, R. Nazikian, C. Paz-Soldan Preview Abstract
		GP10.00086: Fully 3D modeling of tokamak vertical displacement events with realistic parameters David Pfefferle, Nathaniel Ferraro, Stephen Jardin, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		GP10.00087: A self-sustaining mechanism that prevents tokamak plasmas from sawtoothing in non-linear 3D MHD simulations I. Krebs, S.C. Jardin, S. G{\"u}nter, K. Lackner, M. Hoelzl, N. Ferraro Preview Abstract
		GP10.00088: Steady states of solar coronal loops as nonaxisymmetric toroidal flux ropes Linda Sugiyama, M. Asgari-Targhi Preview Abstract
		GP10.00089: Proof of a necessary condition for stability in kinetic magnetohydrodynamics J.J. Ramos Preview Abstract
		GP10.00090: Ballooning Stability Of Tokamak Pedestals In The Presence Of Applied 3D Magnetic Perturbations T B Cote, C C Hegna, M Willensdorfer, E Strumberger, W Suttrop, H Zohm Preview Abstract
		GP10.00091: The effects of safety factor value at pedestal on the MHD stability of ITER H-mode confinement Linjin Zheng, M. T. Kotschenreuther, P. Valanju Preview Abstract
		GP10.00092: Toroidal Energy Principle (TEP) and perturbed equilibrium code STB Leonid Zakharov, Di Hu Preview Abstract
		GP10.00093: Sub-microsecond time evolution of edge density inferred from ion cyclotron emission measurements during ELMs in KSTAR plasmas B Chapman, S C Chapman, R O Dendy, K G McClements, G S Yun, M H Kim, S Thatipamula, Y U Nam Preview Abstract
		GP10.00094: Particle simulation of runaway electrons in rippled tokamaks with pellet suppression effects D. A. Spong, L. Carbajal Gomez, D. del-Castillo-Negrete, L. Baylor, S. Seal Preview Abstract
		GP10.00095: Full-orbit effects in the dynamics of runaway electrons in toroidal geometry D. del-Castillo-Negrete, L. Carbajal-Gomez, D.A. Spong, L. Baylor, S. K. Seal Preview Abstract
		GP10.00096: A backward Monte Carlo method for efficient computation of runaway probabilities in runaway electron simulation Guannan Zhang, Diego Del-Castillo-Negrete Preview Abstract
		GP10.00097: KORC: A Kinetic Orbit Runaway Electrons code for tokamak disruptions Leopoldo Carbajal Gomez, Diego del-Castillo-Negrete, Donald Spong, Sudip Seal, Larry Baylor Preview Abstract
		GP10.00098: Suppression of runaway electrons with a resonant magnetic perturbation in MST tokamak plasmas. Stefano Munaretto, B.E. Chapman, A.F. Almagri, B.S. Cornille, A.M. DuBois, J.A. Goetz, K.J. McCollam, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		GP10.00099: Simulation of MST tokamak discharges with resonant magnetic perturbations B.S. Cornille, C.R. Sovinec, B.E. Chapman, A. Dubois, K.J. McCollam, S. Munaretto Preview Abstract
		GP10.00100: Enhancement of threshold electric field for relativistic runaway electrons due to magnetic fluctuation and synchrotron radiation Shucai Li, Lu Wang, Zhongyong Chen, Duwei Huang, Ruihai Tong Preview Abstract
		GP10.00101: Long slide-away discharges in the COMPASS tokamak Ondrej Ficker, Jan Mlynar, Milos Vlainic, Vladimir Weinzettl, Jakub Urban, Jordan Cavalier, Jaroslav Havlicek, Radomir Panek, Martin Hron, Jaroslav Cerovsky, Petr Vondracek, Richard Paprok, Joan Decker, Yves Peysson, Ondrej Bogar, Adam Stahl Preview Abstract
		GP10.00102: Lifetime of Runaway Electrons at Phase-space Attractor Adrian Fontanilla, Boris Breizman Preview Abstract
		GP10.00103: Gyrokinetic ion/fluid electron simulation of nonlinear evolution of multiple Reverse Shear Alfven Eigenmodes Yang Chen, Guo-Yong Fu, Scott Parker Preview Abstract
		GP10.00104: Validation and Continued Development of Methods for Spheromak Simulation Thomas Benedett Preview Abstract
		GP10.00105: Modeling MHD Equilibrium and Dynamics with Non-Axisymmetric Resistive Walls in LTX and HBT-EP C. Hansen, J. Levesque, J. Bialek, D.P. Boyle, J. Schmitt Preview Abstract
		GP10.00106: Generalized Weighted Residual Method; Advancements and Current Studies Jan Scheffel, Kristoffer Lindvall Preview Abstract
		GP10.00107: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		GP10.00108: A hybrid kinetic hot ion PIC module for the M3D-C$^{\mathrm{1}}$ Code J.A. Breslau, N. Ferraro, S.C. Jardin, K. Kalyanaraman Preview Abstract
		GP10.00109: Status of the 5D gyrokinetic code COGENT and its initial applications Wonjae Lee, M. Dorf, M. Dorr, R. Cohen, D. Ghosh, T. Rognlien, J. Hittinger, M. Umansky, S. Krasheninnikov Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		GP10.00110: Marker loading effect on ion-temperature-gradient turbulence Hongwei Yang, Yong Xiao, Zhihong Lin Preview Abstract
		GP10.00111: RF Wave Simulation Using the MFEM Open Source FEM Package J. Stillerman, S. Shiraiwa, P. T. Bonoli, J. C. Wright, D. L. Green, T. Kolev Preview Abstract
		GP10.00112: Development of a fully implicit particle-in-cell scheme for gyrokinetic electromagnetic turbulence simulation in XGC1 Seung-Hoe Ku, R. Hager, C.S. Chang, L. Chacon, G. Chen Preview Abstract
		GP10.00113: A Simulation Model for the Toroidal Ion Temperature Gradient Instability with Fully Kinetic Ions Benjamin Sturdevant, Scott Parker, Yang Chen Preview Abstract
		GP10.00114: A Nonlinear Gyrokinetic Vlasov-Maxwell System for High-frequency Simulation in Toroidal Geometry Pengfei Liu, Wenlu Zhang, Jingbo Lin, Ding Li, Chao Dong Preview Abstract
		GP10.00115: Parallel mesh support for particle-in-cell methods in magnetic fusion simulations Eisung Yoon, Mark S. Shephard, E. Seegyoung Seol, Kaushik Kalyanaraman, Daniel Ibanez Preview Abstract
		GP10.00116: Simulation of 2D Kinetic Effects in Plasmas using the Grid Based Continuum Code LOKI Jeffrey Banks, Richard Berger, Tom Chapman, Stephan Brunner Preview Abstract
		GP10.00117: Transverse instability of electron plasma waves study via direct 2$+$2D Vlasov simulations Denis Silantyev, Pavel Lushnikov, Harvey Rose Preview Abstract
		GP10.00118: MINI-CONFERENCE: GYROKINETIC ALGORITHMS Preview Abstract
		GP10.00119: Verification and validation of electromagnetic instabilities from XGC1 in NSTX and NSTX-U plasmas Peter Porazik, Robert Hager, Seung-Hoe Ku, Walter Guttenfelder, Randy Churchill, Choong-Seock Chang Preview Abstract
		GP10.00120: A Proposed Gyrokinetic Simulation Scheme for the Equilibrium Potential Well due to Finite Larmor Radius Effects at the Tokamak Edge W. W. Lee, Roscoe White Preview Abstract
		GP10.00121: Geometric Algorithms for Relativistic Dynamics Jian Liu, Hong Qin, Yulei Wang Preview Abstract
		GP10.00122: MAGNETO-INERTIAL FUSION Preview Abstract
		GP10.00123: The Fusion Gain Analysis of the Inductively Driven Liner Compression Based Fusion Akihisa Shimazu, John Slough Preview Abstract
		GP10.00124: Observations of ETI under dielectric-overcoated aluminum pulsed to hundreds of Tesla Trevor Hutchinson, Bruno Bauer, Stephan Fuelling, Kevin Yates, Thomas Awe, Graham Yelton Preview Abstract
		GP10.00125: Study of laser preheat in magnetic liner inertial fusion using the AMR code FLASH Marissa Adams, Christopher Jennings, Stephen Slutz, Kyle Peterson, Pierre-Alexandre Gourdain Preview Abstract
		GP10.00126: Analysis of laser preconditioning experiments on Z Beamlet Laser for MagLIF Michael Glinsky, Matthew Weis, Adam Harvey-Thompson, Matthias Geissel, Christopher Jennings, Taisuke Nagayama, Kyle Peterson Preview Abstract
		GP10.00127: Development And Characterization Of A Liner-On-Target Injector For Staged Z-Pinch Experiments J. C. Valenzuela, F. Conti, I. Krasheninnikov, J. Narkis, F. Beg, F. J. Wessel, H. U. Rahman Preview Abstract
		GP10.00128: Shock formation in Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe on DD gas puff implosions J. Narkis, H. U. Rahman, F. J. Wessel, P. Ney, F. Beg Preview Abstract
		GP10.00129: Comparison of Staged Z-pinch Experiments at the NTF Zebra Facility with Mach2 simulations E. Ruskov, F. J. Wessel, 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
		GP10.00130: Neutron and X-ray diagnostics for SZP experiments at Zebra T. Darling, E. McGee, A. Covington, E. Dutra, F. J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, H. U. Rahman, J. C. Valenzuela, F. Conti Preview Abstract
		GP10.00131: Ion-viscosity effects on plasma-liner formation and implosion via merging supersonic plasma jets Kevin Schillo, Jason Cassibry, Roman Samulyak, Wen Shih, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP10.00132: Diagnostics and results from coaxial plasma gun development for the PLX-$\alpha$ project* A. Case, S. Brockington, E. Cruz, F. D. Witherspoon Preview Abstract
		GP10.00133: Engineering design of the PLX-$\alpha$ coaxial gun Edward Cruz, Samuel Brockington, Andrew Case, Marco Luna, Douglas Witherspoon, Samuel Langendorf Preview Abstract
		GP10.00134: Semi-analytical model of plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion Samuel Langendorf, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP10.00135: Diagnostic Suite for the PLX-$\alpha $ Project Kevin Yates, Mark Gilmore, Samuel Langendorf, John Dunn, Jacquelynne Vaughan, Ricardo Martinez, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP10.00136: Numerical Modeling of Plasma-Liner Formation and Implosion for the PLX-{\$}$\backslash $alpha{\$} Project. Jason Cassibry, Roman Samulyak, Kevin Schillo, Wen Shih, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
		GP10.00137: BASIC PLASMA PHYSICS Preview Abstract
		GP10.00138: Optical Tagging of Ion Beams Accelerated by Double Layers in Laboratory Plasma Timothy Good, Evan Aguirre, Derek Thompson, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		GP10.00139: Two Dimensional LIF Measurements and Potential Structure of Ion Beam Formation in an Argon Helicon Plasma Evan Aguirre, Earl Scime, Timothy Good Preview Abstract
		GP10.00140: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		GP10.00141: Agyrotropic pressure tensor induced by the plasma velocity shear Francesco Pegoraro, Danele Del Sarto, Francesco Califano Preview Abstract
		GP10.00142: Relativistic Langevin equation for runaway electrons J.A. Mier, J.R. Martin-Solis, R. Sanchez Preview Abstract
		GP10.00143: Characterizing a multi-MeV e-beam induced plasma through visible spectroscopy and imaging Thierry d'Almeida, Maxime Ribiere, Rémi Maisonny, Sandra Ritter, Damien Plouhinec, Gérard Auriel Preview Abstract
		GP10.00144: A table top experiment to study plasma confined by a dipole magnet Sudeep Bhattacharjee, Anuj Ram Baitha Preview Abstract
		GP10.00145: Uniform derivation of Coulomb collisional transport thanks to Debye shielding Dominique Escande, Yves Elskens, Fabrice Doveil Preview Abstract
		GP10.00146: Study of a dual frequency capacitively coupled rf discharge in the background of multi-component plasma and its validation by a simple analytical sheath model Heman Bhuyan, Partha Saikia, Mario Favre, Edmundo Wyndham, Felipe Veloso Preview Abstract
		GP10.00147: The Fokker-Planck approach to derive the magnetized Balescu-Lenard-Guernsey equation. Chao Dong, Wenlu Zhang, Ding Li Preview Abstract
		GP10.00148: Two-fluid effects and shear in large-scale dynamos Manasvi Lingam, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		GP10.00149: The role of the Hall current in mean-field dynamo theory Amitava Bhattacharjee, Manasvi Lingam Preview Abstract
		GP10.00150: Study of axisymmetric Z-pinch compression using continuum kinetic simulations G.V. Vogman, P. Colella, U. Shumlak Preview Abstract
		GP10.00151: Arc Voltage Between Deion Grid Affected by Division of Arc in Magnetic Driven Arc. Yutaro Inuzuka, Takashi Yamato, Shinji Yamamoto, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
		GP10.00152: Heat Transfer Affected by Transverse Magnetic Field using 3D Modeling of Arc Plasma. Yoshifumi Maeda, Tatsuro Tanaka, Shinji Yamamoto, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
		GP10.00153: Transient Response of Arc Temperature and Iron Vapor Concentration Affected by Current Frequency with Iron Vapor in Pulsed Arc Tatsuro Tanaka, Yoshifumi Maeda, Shinji Yamamoto, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract
		GP10.00154: Time and space correlated investigations of confinement effects due to static axial magnetic fields acting on laser produced carbon plasmas Mario Favre, Edmund Wyndham, Felipe Veloso, Heman Bhuyan, Sebastian Reyes, Hugo Marcelo Ruiz, Luis Sebastian Caballero-Bendixsen Preview Abstract
		GP10.00155: Galerkin GX Vlasov-Maxwell system Joshua Burby Preview Abstract
		GP10.00156: Current sheet formation in a 3D line-tied plasma Yao Zhou, Yi-Min Huang, Hong Qin, Amitava Bhattacharjee Preview Abstract
		GP10.00157: Plasma Rotation Control Experiment in a Strongly Diverging Magnetic Field Kenichiro Terasaka, Kanshi Furuta, Shinji Yoshimura, Mitsutoshi Aramaki, Masayoshi Y. Tanaka Preview Abstract
		GP10.00158: Heat Transport Effects in Rotating Gases and Plasmas Elijah Kolmes, Vasily Geyko, Nathaniel Fisch Preview Abstract
		GP10.00159: Observations on the dynamics of the plasma sheath axial acceleration phase on a Plasma Focus Discharge of hundreds of Joules Gonzalo Avaria, Alejandro Clausse, Osvaldo Cuadrado, Nelson Villalba, Jose Moreno, Cristian Pavez, Leopoldo Soto Preview Abstract
		GP10.00160: Experimental Observation of Sheath-presheath Instabilities Vara Prasad Kella, Joydeep Ghosh, Devendra Sharma, Prabal k Chattopadhyay Preview Abstract
		GP10.00161: Characterization and Stability of High Beta Spherical Flows Robert Siller, Vladimir Mirnov, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		GP10.00162: Electron Cyclotron Heating Plasmas at the Wisconsin Plasma Astrophysics Laboratory Jason Milhone, Michael Clark, John Wallace, David Weisberg, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		GP10.00163: Water cooling system leak proofing strategy for the Plasma Couette Experiment Upgrade (PCX-U) Mike Clark, Ken Flanagan, Wilson Hernandez, Austin Jaeger, Lauren Laufman-Wollitzer, Ethan Nikolau, Megan Tabbutt, Roger Waleffe, John Wallace, Yufan Xu, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		GP10.00164: Volumetric-driven flows on the Plasma Couette Experiment Ken Flanagan, M.M. Clark, J. Lynn, R. Siller, M. Tabbutt, J. Wallace, Y. Xu, C.B. Forest Preview Abstract
		GP10.00165: Improved Cooling Methods for Magnetized Electron Plasmas Eric Hunter, Nathan Evetts, Joel Fajans Preview Abstract
		GP10.00166: Electron Plasmas Cooled by Cyclotron-Cavity Resonance Lenny Evans, N. DeTal, Nathan Evetts, Joel Fajans, Walter Hardy, Eric Hunter, Isaac Martens, Francis Robicheaux, Sabrina Shanman, Chukman So, X. Wang, Jonathan Wurtele Preview Abstract
		GP10.00167: Integral parallel closures for various ions Jeong-Young Ji, Hankyu Lee, Eric Held Preview Abstract
		GP10.00168: Phase Space Velocy Correlation and Degrees of Freedom Sean Mattingly, Jorge Berumen, Feng Chu, Ryan Hood, Fred Skiff Preview Abstract
		GP10.00169: Thermal and electrical conductivity and temperature relaxation for dense plasma using a multi-species BGK model Cory Hauck, Jeffrey Haack, Michael Murillo Preview Abstract
		GP10.00170: Intense laser-driven proton beam energy deposition in compressed and uncompressed Cu foam Christopher McGuffey, C M Krauland, J Kim, F N Beg, M S Wei, H Habara, S Noma, T Ohtsuki, A Tsujii, K Yahata, Y Yoshida, Y Uematsu, S Nakaguchi, A Morace, A Yogo, H Nagatomo, K Tanaka, Y Arikawa, S Fujioka, H Shiraga Preview Abstract
		GP10.00171: Heat Transfer to Anode of Arc as Function of Transverse Magnetic Field and Lateral Gas Flow Velocity Yoshiyuki Zama, Toru Shiino, Yoko Ishii, Yoshifumi Maeda, Shinji Yamamoto, Toru Iwao Preview Abstract