Bulletin of the American Physical Society

59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 62, Number 12

Monday–Friday, October 23–27, 2017; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Session Index

Session JP11: Poster Session IV: Education and Outreach; High School or Undergraduate Research; C-Mod, MST, & MFE Theoretical Methods

Room: Exhibit Hall D

		JP11.00001: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH Preview Abstract
		JP11.00002: Outreach to Underrepresented Groups in Plasma Physics A. Dominguez, A. Zwicker, D. Ortiz, S.L. Greco Preview Abstract
		JP11.00003: Pathway to STEM: Using Outreach Initiatives as a Method of Identifying, Educating and Recruiting the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers Deedee Ortiz-Arias, Andrew Zwicker, Arturo Dominguez, Shannon Greco Preview Abstract
		JP11.00004: The ZPIC educational code suite R. Calado, M. Pardal, P. Ninhos, A. Helm, W. B. Mori, V. K. Decyk, J. Vieira, L. O. Silva, R. A. Fonseca Preview Abstract
		JP11.00005: Engaging high school students as plasma science outreach ambassadors Amy Wendt, John Boffard Preview Abstract
		JP11.00006: Terrella for Advanced Undergraduate Physics Laboratory Jim Reardon, Douglass Endrizzi, Cary Forest, Steven Oliva Preview Abstract
		JP11.00007: HIGH SCHOOL OR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Preview Abstract
		JP11.00008: Development of a Non-Contact, Inductive Depth Sensor for Free-Surface, Liquid-Metal Flows Gerrit Bruhaug, Egemen Kolemen, Adam Fischer, Mike Hvasta Preview Abstract
		JP11.00009: Detection of an electron beam in a high density plasma via an electrostatic probe Stephen Majeski, Jongsoo Yoo, Stewart Zweben, Masaaki Yamada, Hantao Ji Preview Abstract
		JP11.00010: High-Resolution Measurement of the Turbulent Frequency-Wavenumber Power Spectrum in a Laboratory Magnetosphere T.M. Qian, M.E. Mauel Preview Abstract
		JP11.00011: Design of a laboratory platform for atmospheric pressure biomedical plasma experiments Sarah Lee, Sara Rutz, Nathaniel Hicks, Brandon Briggs Preview Abstract
		JP11.00012: Towards an understanding of flows in avalanche transport phenomena Suying Jin, Nikolas Ramadan, Bart Van Compernolle, Matt J. Poulos, George J. Morales Preview Abstract
		JP11.00013: Microwave Interferometric Density Measurements of a Pulsed Helicon Source Ethan Scime, Earl Scime, Derek Thompson Preview Abstract
		JP11.00014: Magnet Topology and Homoclinic Tangles in Single-Null Divertor Tokamaks Ayana Crutchfield, Kessiena Ofunreign, Halima Ali, Alkesh Punjabi Preview Abstract
		JP11.00015: Online plasma calculator H. Wisniewski, P.-A. Gourdain Preview Abstract
		JP11.00016: An assessment of surface emissivity variation effects on plasma uniformity analysis using IR cameras Abigail Greenhalgh, Melissa Showers, Theodore Biewer Preview Abstract
		JP11.00017: Sensitivity of wave propagation in the LHRF to initial poloidal position in finite-aspect-ratio toroidal plasmas J.J. Larson, R.I. Pinsker, P.T. Bonoli, M. Porkolab Preview Abstract
		JP11.00018: XPS investigation of depth profiling induced chemistry Quinn Pratt, Charles Skinner, Bruce Koel, Zhu Chen Preview Abstract
		JP11.00019: Statistical characterization of surface features from tungsten-coated divertor inserts in the DIII-D Metal Rings Campaign Jacob Adams, Ezekial Unterberg, Christopher Chrobak, Brian Stahl, Tyler Abrams Preview Abstract
		JP11.00020: Data Analysis of the Gated-LEH X-Ray Imaging Diagnostic at the NIF Matthew Thibodeau, Hui Chen Preview Abstract
		JP11.00021: Experimental analysis of coupling between Compressional Alfv\'{e}n Eigenmodes and Kinetic Alfv\'{e}n Waves in NSTX Z Deng, NA Crocker, Y Ren, EV Belova Preview Abstract
		JP11.00022: Measurement of the thermal effects in the dispersion relation of the dust acoustic wave Joshua Hoyng, Jeremiah Williams Preview Abstract
		JP11.00023: Development of a time-resolved stereoscopic PIV system Kristin Irlam, Jeremiah Williams Preview Abstract
		JP11.00024: 2D Measurements of the Balmer Series in Proto-MPEX using a Fast Visible Camera Setup Elizabeth G. Lindquist, Theodore M. Biewer, Holly B. Ray Preview Abstract
		JP11.00025: Design and Control of Small Neutral Beam Arc Chamber for Investigations of DIII-D Neutral Beam Failure During Helium Operation. Carl Fremlin, Jasper Beckers, Brendan Crowley, Joseph Rauch, Jim Scoville Preview Abstract
		JP11.00026: Enhancements to the Low-Energy Ion Facility at SUNY Geneseo Zachariah Barfield, Steven Kostick, Ethan Nagasing, Kurt Fletcher, Stephen Padalino Preview Abstract
		JP11.00027: Study of high field side/low field side asymmetry in the electron temperature profile with electron cyclotron emission V.R. Gugliada, M.E. Austin, M.W. Brookman Preview Abstract
		JP11.00028: Building a database for statistical characterization of ELMs on DIII-D B.J. Fritch, A. Marinoni, A. Bortolon Preview Abstract
		JP11.00029: Whistler wave generation by electron temperature anisotropy during asymmetric magnetic reconnection in space Josh Swerdlow, Jongsoo Yoo, Eun-Hwa Kim, Masaaki Yamada, Hantao Ji Preview Abstract
		JP11.00030: Measured vs. Predicted Pedestal Pressure During RMP ELM Control in DIII-D* Bailey Zywicki, Max Fenstermacher, Richard Groebner, Orso Meneghini Preview Abstract
		JP11.00031: Origin of Non-Gaussian Spectra Observed via the Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy Diagnostic in the DIII-D Tokamak Alex Sulyman, Colin Chrystal, Shaun Haskey, Keith Burrell, Brian Grierson Preview Abstract
		JP11.00032: Operations Studies of the Gyrotrons on DIII-D Stephen Storment, John Lohr, Mirela Cengher, Yuri Gorelov, Dan Ponce, Antonio Torrezan Preview Abstract
		JP11.00033: Hydrodynamic instabilities at an oblique interface: Experiments and Simulations E. Douglas-Mann, C. Fiedler Kawaguchi, M. A. Trantham, G. Malamud, W.C. Wan, S. R. Klein, C. C. Kuranz Preview Abstract
		JP11.00034: An Illustrative Guide to the Minerva Framework Erik Flom, Patrick Leonard, Udo Hoeffel, Sehyun Kwak, Andrea Pavone, Jakob Svensson, Maciej Krychowiak Preview Abstract
		JP11.00035: Ion Temperature and Velocity Measurements using Fabry-Perot Spectroscopy Megan Tabbutt, Ken Flanagan, Mark D. Nornberg, Jason Milhone, Fred L. Roesler, Cary B. Forest Preview Abstract
		JP11.00036: Mode Identification During Biased Rotation on the Large Plasma Device H. K. Johnson, D. A. Schaffner, L. E. Fahim, C. A. Cartagena-Sanchez Preview Abstract
		JP11.00037: Compression of an Accelerated Taylor State in SSX J.E. Shrock, E. M. Suen-Lewis, L. J. Barbano, M. Kaur, D.A. Schaffner, M.R. Brown Preview Abstract
		JP11.00038: Magnetic Probe Calibration for MHD Turbulence Studies Using a Power Amplifier L. E. Fahim, D.A. Schaffner, H.K. Johnson, C.A. Cartagena-Sanchez Preview Abstract
		JP11.00039: Ross filter development for absolute measurement of Al line radiation on MST N. Lauersdorf, L. M. Reusch, D. J. Den Hartog, J. A. Goetz, P. Franz, P. VanMeter Preview Abstract
		JP11.00040: Precision Electron Density Measurements in the SSX MHD Wind Tunnel Emma M. Suen-Lewis, Luke J. Barbano, Jaron E. Shrock, Manjit Kaur, David A. Schaffner, Michael R. Brown Preview Abstract
		JP11.00041: A Phoswich Detector System to Measure Sub-Second Half-Lives using ICF Reactions Micah Coats, Katelyn Cook, Mark Yuly, Stephen Padalino, Craig Sangster, Sean Regan Preview Abstract
		JP11.00042: Two-point modeling of SOL losses of HHFW power in NSTX Ayden Kish, Rory Perkins, Joon-Wook Ahn, Ahmed Diallo, Travis Gray, Joel Hosea, Michael Jaworski, Gerrit Kramer, Benoit LeBlanc, Steve Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		JP11.00043: Using Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy to Characterize Targets for MTW Gunnar Brown, Barak Stockler, Ryan Ward, Charlie Freeman, Stephen Padalino, Collin Stillman, Steven Ivancic, S.P. Reagan, T.C. Sangster Preview Abstract
		JP11.00044: Characterizing the volume of a compressed Taylor state object in the SSX plasma L. J. Barbano, E. M. Suen-Lewis, J. E. Shrock, M. Kaur, D. A. Schaffner, M. R. Brown Preview Abstract
		JP11.00045: Opacplot2: Enabling tabulated EoS and opacity compatibility for HEDLP simulations with the FLASH code Jordan Laune, Petros Tzeferacos, Scott Feister, Milad Fatenejad, Roman Yurchak, Norbert Flocke, Klaus Weide, Donald Lamb Preview Abstract
		JP11.00046: Investigating Trapped Particle Asymmetry Modes and Temperature Effects in the Lawrence Non-neutral Torus II R. Nirwan, P. Swanson, M.R. Stoneking Preview Abstract
		JP11.00047: Is Bohm's Criterion satisfied in a weakly ionized Kr discharge, in the vicinity of a biased grid that permits counter streaming ion flow? Eugene Wackerbarth, In-Je Kang, In-Sun Park, Kyu-Sun Chung, Noah Hershkowitz, Greg Severn Preview Abstract
		JP11.00048: Simulation, Analysis, and Design of the Princeton Adaptable Stellarator for Education and Outreach (PASEO) Jared Carlson, Arturo Dominguez Preview Abstract
		JP11.00049: Optimization of confocal laser induced fluorescence for long focal length applications Andrew J. Jemiolo, Miguel F. Henriquez, Derek S. Thompson, Earl E. Scime Preview Abstract
		JP11.00050: Optimization of Ion Beam Extraction Jacob McLaughlin, David Caron, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		JP11.00051: The Effect of Background Pressure on Electron Acceleration from Ultra-Intense Laser-Matter Interactions Manh Le, Gregory Ngirmang, Chris Orban, John Morrison, Enam Chowdhury, William Roquemore Preview Abstract
		JP11.00052: Characterizing Scintillator Response with Neutron Time-of-Flight Kevin Palmisano, Hannah Visca, Louis Caves, Corey Wilkinson, Hannah McClow, Stephen Padalino, Chad Forrest, Joe Katz, Craig Sangster, Sean Regan Preview Abstract
		JP11.00053: Mach Probe Measurements in a Large-Scale Helicon Plasma M.W. Hatch, R.F. Kelly, D.M. Fisher, M. Gilmore, R.H. Dwyer Preview Abstract
		JP11.00054: Simulation of an expanding plasma using the Boris algorithm Luke Neal, Evan Aguirre, Thomas Steinberger, Timothy Good, Earl Scime Preview Abstract
		JP11.00055: Computational Study of Plasma Response to Higher Order RF Multipoles Amanda Bowman, Katarina Godden, Nathaniel Hicks Preview Abstract
		JP11.00056: Stability of an axisymmetric, non-paraxial mirror and its applications for a fusion neutron source Roger Waleffe, Ethan Peterson, Vladimir Mirnov, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		JP11.00057: Schlieren Technique Applied to Magnetohydrodynamic Generator Plasma Torch Nirbhav Chopra, Jacob Pearcy, Michael Jaworski Preview Abstract
		JP11.00058: Quench and stress coupled analysis of high temperature superconducting coils Jessica Li, Yuhu Zhai Preview Abstract
		JP11.00059: Simulations of Atmospheric Plasma Arcs Jacob Pearcy, Nirbhav Chopra, Michael Jaworski Preview Abstract
		JP11.00060: Predicting high-current disruptions on NSTX with stacked regression trees Nathaniel Barbour, Kornee Kleijwegt, Leonard Lupin-Jimenez, Egemen Kolemen Preview Abstract
		JP11.00061: Photon Throughput Calculations for a Spherical Crystal Spectrometer C. J. Gilman, M. Bitter, L. Delgado-Aparicio, P. C. Efthimion, K. Hill, B. Kraus, L. Gao, N. Pablant Preview Abstract
		JP11.00062: Intrinsic Flow Behavior During Improved Confinement in MST Reversed-field Pinch E. Tan, D. Craig, B. Schott, J. Boguski, Z.A. Xing, M.D. Nornberg, J.K. Anderson Preview Abstract
		JP11.00063: Accelerating CR-39 Track Detector Processing by Utilizing UV Jonathan Sparling, Stephen Padalino, James McLean, Craig Sangster, Sean Regan Preview Abstract
		JP11.00064: Ballistic dynamics of a relativistic electron beam for mapping of the magnetosphere Michael Greklek-McKeon, Andrew T. Powis, Igor D. Kaganovich, Peter Porazik, Jay Johnson, Jake Willard, Ennio Sanchez Preview Abstract
		JP11.00065: RF Antenna Design for a Helicon Plasma Source Katarina Godden, Brendan Stassel, Daniel Warta, Isaac Yep, Nathaniel Hicks, Jens Munk Preview Abstract
		JP11.00066: FLASH Interface; a GUI for managing runtime parameters in FLASH simulations. Christopher Walker, Petros Tzeferacos, Klaus Weide, Donald Lamb, Norbert Flocke, Scott Feister Preview Abstract
		JP11.00067: Design and Calibration of a Dispersive Imaging Spectrometer Adaptor for a Fast IR Camera on NSTX-U Richard Reksoatmodjo, Travis Gray Preview Abstract
		JP11.00068: Analysis Tools for the Ion Cyclotron Emission Diagnostic on DIII-D C. A. del Castillo, K. E. Thome, R. I. Pinsker, O. Meneghini, D. C. Pace Preview Abstract
		JP11.00069: Identification of a localized core mode in a helicon plasma Daniel A. Green, Saikat Chakraborty Thakur, George R. Tynan, Adam D. Light Preview Abstract
		JP11.00070: Spherical 3-Axis Hall Probe Array Calibration and Implementation for The Big Red Ball Jacob Lynn Preview Abstract
		JP11.00071: Einzel lens calculation and design for the ALPHA Experiment B. G. Cole, W. A. Bertsche, M. A. Johnson, T. D. Tharp Preview Abstract
		JP11.00072: Properties of large amplitude Alfv\'{e}n waves in a magnetized, order-unity $\beta$ laboratory plasma Christina Migliore, Troy Carter, Steve Vincena, Shreekrishna Tripathi, Seth Dorfman, David Hamilton Preview Abstract
		JP11.00073: Nonneutral plasma diagnostic commissioning for the ALPHA Antihydrogen experiment S. Konewko, T. Friesen, T. D. Tharp Preview Abstract
		JP11.00074: Using Divertor Strike Point Splitting to Study Plasma Response and Its Sensitivity to Equilibrium Uncertainties Abraham Teklu, D.M. Orlov, R.A. Moyer, I. Bykov, T.E. Evans, W. Wu, G.L. Trevisan, B.C. Lyons, T. Abrams, M.A. Makowski, C.S. Lasnier, M.E. Fenstermacher Preview Abstract
		JP11.00075: Direct comparison of neutral velocity distribution measurements and simulations in the vicinity of an absorbing boundary oblique to a magnetic field Miguel F. Henriquez, Derek S. Thompson, Shane Keniley, Davide Curreli, Thomas E. Steinberger, David D. Caron, Andrew J. Jemiolo, Jacob W. McLaughlin, Mikal T. Dufor, Luke A. Neal, Earl E. Scime, M. Umair Siddiqui Preview Abstract
		JP11.00076: Progress On The Thomson Scattering Diagnostic For The Helicon Plasma Experiment (HPX) A. Green, T. Emami, R. Davies, J. Frank, J. Hopson, J. Karama, R.W. James, J. Hopson, R.N. Paolino, E. Sandri, J. Turk, M. Wicke Preview Abstract
		JP11.00077: Progress on the Development of Langmuir Probes on the Helicon Plasma Experiment (HPX)* T. Robledo-Thompson, P. Azzari, T. Emami, J. Frank, A. Green, J. Hopson, R. W. James, J. Karama, R. N. Paolino, E. Sandri, M. Wicke, E. Wright, M. Yepez, J. Turk Preview Abstract
		JP11.00078: EBT-XD Radiochromic Film Sensitivity Calibrations Using Proton Beams from a Pelletron Accelerator Barak Stockler, Alexander Grun, Gunnar Brown, Matthew Klein, Jacob Wood, Anthony Cooper, Ryan Ward, Charlie Freeman, Stephen Padalino, S.P. Regan, T.C. Sangster Preview Abstract
		JP11.00079: Pressure Profiles and Pressure-Driven Equilibrium Currents near Small Magnetic Islands and near Divertor Separatrices: Resonance and Symmetry Effects Dhanush Radhakrishnan, Allan Reiman Preview Abstract
		JP11.00080: C-MOD Preview Abstract
		JP11.00081: The High Field Path to Practical Fusion Energy Robert Mumgaard, D. Whyte, M. Greenwald, Z. Hartwig, D. Brunner, B. Sorbom, E. Marmar, J. Minervini, P. Bonoli, J. Irby, B. Labombard, J. Terry, R. Vieira, S. Wukitch Preview Abstract
		JP11.00082: High Performance Regimes in Alcator C-Mod at High Magnetic Field E.S. Marmar Preview Abstract
		JP11.00083: Conceptual design study for heat exhaust management in the ARC fusion pilot plant C.A. Dennett, N.M. Cao, A.J. Creely, J. Hecla, H. Hoffman, A.Q. Kuang, M. Major, J. Ruiz Ruiz, R.A. Tinguely, E.A. Tolman, D. Brunner, B. LaBombard, B.N. Sorbom, D.G. Whyte, P. Grover, C. Laughman Preview Abstract
		JP11.00084: Integrated, Reactor Relevant Solutions for Lower Hybrid Range of Frequencies Actuators S Shiraiwa, P. T. Bonoli, Y Lin, G. M. Wallace, S. J. Wukitch Preview Abstract
		JP11.00085: Separation of particle and energy transport in the I-mode regime A.E. Hubbard, I. Cziegler, T. Happel, J. W. Hughes, P. Manz, J.E. Rice, T. Wilks Preview Abstract
		JP11.00086: Impact of magnetic field and heating power on Er profile and fluctuations in I-mode pedestals in C-Mod Jerry Hughes, T.M. Wilks, C. Theiler, A.E. Hubbard, S.-G. Baek, M. Churchill, I. Cziegler, E. Edlund, J. Rice, E. Tolman Preview Abstract
		JP11.00087: ABSTRACT WITHDRAWN Preview Abstract
		JP11.00088: Gyrokinetic and experimental investigations of multi-scale turbulence in Alcator C-Mod and DIII-D plasmas N.T. Howard, C. Holland, T.L. Rhodes, A.E. White, J. Candy, A.J. Creely, M. Greenwald, G.R. McKee, P. Rodriguez-Fernandez Preview Abstract
		JP11.00089: Flux-driven turbulence GDB simulations of the IWL Alcator C-Mod L-mode edge compared with experiment Manaure Francisquez, Ben Zhu, Barrett Rogers Preview Abstract
		JP11.00090: Validation of TGLF in C-Mod and DIII-D using machine learning and integrated modeling tools P Rodriguez-Fernandez, AE White, NM Cao, AJ Creely, MJ Greenwald, BA Grierson, NT Howard, O Meneghini, CC Petty, JE Rice, F Sciortino, X Yuan Preview Abstract
		JP11.00091: Bayesian Inference of H-mode Impurity Transport in Alcator C-Mod F. Sciortino, N. Howard, M.A. Chilenski, E.S. Marmar, P. Rodriguez-Fernandez, N.M. Cao, A.J. Creely, M. Greenwald, J.E. Rice, A.E. White, J.C. Wright, and Alcator C-Mod Team Preview Abstract
		JP11.00092: Electron Profile Stiffness and Critical Gradient Length Studies in the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Saeid Houshmandyar, David R. Hatch, Kenneth T. Liao, Bingzhe Zhao, Perry E. Phillips, William L. Rowan, Norman Cao, Darin R. Ernst, John E. Rice Preview Abstract
		JP11.00093: The Multi-Spectral Imaging Diagnostic on Alcator C-MOD and TCV B. L. Linehan, R. T. Mumgaard, B. P. Duval, C. G. Theiler Preview Abstract
		JP11.00094: Universality in scrape-off layer plasma fluctuations: Comparison of experiment to numerical simulations Ralph Kube, Odd Erik Garcia, Audun Theodorsen, Dan Brunner, Brian LaBombard, James Terry, Matthias Wiesenberger Preview Abstract
		JP11.00095: Evidence for Chaotic Edge Turbulence in the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Ziyan Zhu, Anne White, Troy Carter, Jim Terry, Seung Gyou Baek Preview Abstract
		JP11.00096: Synchrotron emission in Alcator C-Mod: spectra at three magnetic fields, visible camera images, and polarization data R Alex Tinguely, Robert Granetz, Mathias Hoppe, Ola Embr{\'e}us, Adam Stahl, T{\"u}nde F{\"u}l{\"o}p Preview Abstract
		JP11.00097: An assessment of methods to compute secondary electron emission for tungsten and molybdenum and implications for plasma potential measurements by Langmuir probes in Alcator C-Mod William McCarthy, Brian LaBombard, Dan Brunner, Adam Kuang Preview Abstract
		JP11.00098: Fluctuations measured by flush mounted versus proud divertor Langmuir probes -- why are they different? O.E. Garcia, A.Q. Kuang, D. Brunner, B. LaBombard, R. Kube Preview Abstract
		JP11.00099: Characterization and Mitigation of ICRF Antenna – Plasma Edge Interaction Rongjie Hong, George Tynan, Steve Wukitch, Yijun Lin, Jim Terry, M. Chilenski, T. Golfinopoulos, A. Hubbard, R.T. Mumgaard, R. Perkins, M.L. Reinke Preview Abstract
		JP11.00100: Mode conversion in ICRF experiments on Alcator C-Mod Y. Lin, S.J. Wukitch, E. Edlund, P. Ennever, A.E. Hubbard, M. Porkolab, J. Rice, J. Wright Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		JP11.00101: A Lithium Vapor Box Divertor Similarity Experiment Robert A. Cohen, Eric D. Emdee, Robert J. Goldston, Michael A. Jaworski, Jacob A. Schwartz Preview Abstract
		JP11.00102: MST Preview Abstract
		JP11.00103: Overview of MST Research B.E. Chapman Preview Abstract
		JP11.00104: Intrinsic Flow and Momentum Transport during Improved Confinement in MST D. Craig, E. Tan, B. Schott, J.K. Anderson, J. Boguski, M.D. Nornberg, Z.A. Xing Preview Abstract
		JP11.00105: Ion energy balance in enhanced-confinement reversed-field pinch plasmas Z. A. Xing, M.D. Nornberg, J. Boguski, D. Craig, D.J. Den Hartog, K. McCollam Preview Abstract
		JP11.00106: Measurements of Impurity Particle Transport Associated with Drift-Wave Turbulence in MST Takashi Nishizawa, Mark Nornberg, John Boguski, Darren Craig, Daniel Den Hartog, M.J. Pueschel, John Sarff, Paul Terry, Zach Williams, Zichuan Xing Preview Abstract
		JP11.00107: Measurement of ion velocities in the locked Single Helical Axis state in MST RFP plasmas J. Boguski, M. D. Nornberg, B. E. Chapman, M. Cianciosa, D. J. Den Hartog, D. Craig, K. J. McCollam, T. Nishizawa, Z. A. Xing Preview Abstract
		JP11.00108: Validation of MHD Models using MST RFP Plasmas C.M. Jacobson, B.E. Chapman, D.J. Den Hartog, K.J. McCollam, J.S. Sarff, C.R. Sovinec Preview Abstract
		JP11.00109: Synthetic Camera Diagnostics for Edge Modeling in MST Ryan Norval, Heinke Frerichs, John Goetz, Oliver Schmitz Preview Abstract
		JP11.00110: Measurements of fast ion spatial dynamics during magnetic activity in the RFP J.A. Goetz, J.K. Anderson, P. Bonofiglo, J. Kim, R. McConnell, R.M. Magee Preview Abstract
		JP11.00111: Anisotropic and asymmetric fast ion distribution generated by magnetic reconnection in MST plasmas Jungha Kim, Jay Anderson, Phillip Bonofiglo, Robert Harvey, John Sarff Preview Abstract
		JP11.00112: Fast Ion Transport in the Three-Dimensional Reversed Field Pinch P. J. Bonofiglo, J. K. Anderson, E. Parke, M. Gobbin, J. Kim, J. Egedal Preview Abstract
		JP11.00113: Measurement of beam-driven Alfv\'{e}nic instabilities in MST and comparison to predictions E. Parke, J. K. Anderson, J. Boguski, P. J. Bonofiglo, D. L. Brower, W. X. Ding Preview Abstract
		JP11.00114: Core Localized Anisotropic Electron Energization During Magnetic Reconnection in RFP Plasma Alexander Scherer, Abdulgader Almagri, Mihir Pandya, Ami DuBois Preview Abstract
		JP11.00115: Dissipation Range of Anisotropic Magnetic Fluctuations in MST plasmas James Titus, Abdul Almagri, John Sarff, Paul Terry, Ephrem Mezonlin Preview Abstract
		JP11.00116: Observation of Electron Bernstein Wave Heating in the RFP Andrew Seltzman, Jay Anderson, John Goetz, Cary Forest Preview Abstract
		JP11.00117: Advanced control for inductive programming of MST plasmas I. R. Goumiri, K. J. McCollam, A. Squitieri, D. J. Holly, J. S. sarff, C. M. Jacobson Preview Abstract
		JP11.00118: Ohmic ignition with high engineering beta based on the RFP J.S. Sarff, J.K. Anderson, B.E. Chapman, K.J. McCollam Preview Abstract
		JP11.00119: Density-Gradient-Driven trapped-electron-modes in improved-confinement RFP plasmas James Duff, John Sarff, Weixing Ding, David Brower, Eli Parke, Brett Chapman, Paul Terry, M.J. Pueschel, Zach Williams Preview Abstract
		JP11.00120: Soft X-ray studies on MST: Measuring the effects of toroidicity on tearing mode phase and installation of a multi-energy camera Patrick VanMeter, Lisa Reusch, Paolo Franz, John Sarff, John Goetz, Louis Delgado-Aparicio, Daniel Den Hartog Preview Abstract
		JP11.00121: Improvements to the MST Thomson Scattering Diagnostic D.T. Adams, M.T. Borchardt, D.J. Den Hartog, D.J. Holly, T. Kile, S.Z. Kubala, C.M. Jacobson, M.A. Thomas, J.P. Wallace, W.C. Young Preview Abstract
		JP11.00122: Absolute brightness modeling for improved measurement of electron temperature from soft x-rays on MST L. M. Reusch, P. Franz, J. A. Goetz, D. J. Den Hartog, M. D. Nornberg, P. Van Meter Preview Abstract
		JP11.00123: An Integrated Data Analysis model to determine ion effective charge from beam attenuation and charge exchange emission measurements M.D. Nornberg, D.J. Den Hartog, L.M. Reusch Preview Abstract
		JP11.00124: Development of Poloidal Magnetic Flux Measurements and Ion Beam Velocity Detectors P.J. Fimognari, T.P. Crowley, D.R. Demers, T.D. Kile Preview Abstract
		JP11.00125: Effects of oscillating poloidal current drive on magnetic relaxation in the MST reversed field pinch. Zichao Li, K. J. McCollam, John S. Sarff, Hong Li, Wandong Liu, Weixing Ding Preview Abstract
		JP11.00126: Comparing magnetic fluctuation dynamics in nonlinear MHD simulations of low-aspect-ratio RFPs to RELAX experiments K.J. McCollam, D.J. Den Hartog, C.M. Jacobson, C.R. Sovinec, S. Masamune, A. Sanpei Preview Abstract
		JP11.00127: THEORETICAL METHODS Preview Abstract
		JP11.00128: Eulearian approach to bounce-transit and drift resonance with magnetic drifts in tokamaks Ker Chung Shaing, J. Seol, M. S. Chu, S. A. Sabbagh Preview Abstract
		JP11.00129: A multigrid method for drift-kinetic calculations in stellarators and rippled tokamaks Matt Landreman, H{\aa}kan Smith Preview Abstract
		JP11.00130: A New Parallel Boundary Condition for Turbulence Simulations in Stellarators Mike F Martin, Matt Landreman, William Dorland, Pavlos Xanthopoulos Preview Abstract
		JP11.00131: A conservative, relativistic Fokker-Planck solver for runaway electrons Luis Chacon, W. Taitano, X. Tang, Z. Guo, C. McDevitt Preview Abstract
		JP11.00132: A backward Monte Carlo method for efficient computation of runaway probabilities in runaway electron simulation Guannan Zhang, Diego Del-Castillo-Negrete Preview Abstract
		JP11.00133: Application of electron closures in extended MHD Eric Held, Brett Adair, Trevor Taylor Preview Abstract
		JP11.00134: NIMROD modeling of poloidal flow damping in tokamaks using kinetic closures J. R. Jepson, C. C. Hegna, E. D. Held Preview Abstract
		JP11.00135: Parallel closure theory for toroidally confined plasmas Jeong-Young Ji, Eric D. Held Preview Abstract
		JP11.00136: Abstract Withdrawn
		JP11.00137: Confinement properties of tokamak plasmas with extended regions of low magnetic shear J. P. Graves, W. A. Cooper, A. Kleiner, M. Raghunathan, E. Neto, T. Nicolas, S Lanthaler, H. Patten, D. Pfefferle, D. Brunetti, H. Lutjens Preview Abstract
		JP11.00138: Investigation of flow-induced numerical instability in a mixed semi-implicit, implicit leapfrog time discretization Jacob King, Scott Kruger Preview Abstract
		JP11.00139: Non-symmetric steady ideal magnetohydrodynamic flows in a non-symmetric topological torus Harold Weitzner, Wrick Sengupta Preview Abstract
		JP11.00140: Numerical optimization of the ramp-down phase with the RAPTOR code Anna Teplukhina, Olivier Sauter, Federico Felici Preview Abstract
		JP11.00141: Validation and Continued Development of Methods for Spheromak Simulation Thomas Benedett Preview Abstract
		JP11.00142: Modeling MHD Equilibrium and Dynamics with Non-Axisymmetric Resistive Walls in LTX and HBT-EP C. Hansen, J. Levesque, D. P. Boyle, P. Hughes Preview Abstract
		JP11.00143: Computational optimization of global gyrokinetic particle code GTS. Aditya Krishna Swamy, Stephane Ethier, Weixing Wang, Edward Startsev, Wei-li Lee, Rajaraman Ganesh Preview Abstract
		JP11.00144: Progress on Schwarz-type coupling of core- and edge-region tokamak simulations for whole device modeling Lee Ricketson, Ammar Hakim, Jeffrey Hittinger Preview Abstract
		JP11.00145: Bringing global gyrokinetic turbulence simulations to the transport timescale using a multiscale approach Jeffrey Parker, Lynda LoDestro, Daniel Told, Gabriele Merlo, Lee Ricketson, Alejandro Campos, Frank Jenko, Jeffrey Hittinger Preview Abstract
		JP11.00146: Development of Multi-Scale Temporal Coupling Methods for XGC Benjamin Sturdevant, Scott Parker, Robert Hager, Choong-Seock Chang, Julien Dominski, Seung-Hoe Ku Preview Abstract
		JP11.00147: Implementation of non-axisymmetric mesh system in the gyrokinetic PIC code (XGC) for Stellarators Toseo Moritaka, Robert Hager, Micheal Cole, Choong-Seock Chang, Samuel Lazerson, Seung-Hoe Ku, Seiji Ishiguro Preview Abstract
		JP11.00148: A symbiotic approach to fluid equations and non-linear flux-driven simulations of plasma dynamics Federico Halpern Preview Abstract
		JP11.00149: Introducing a distributed unstructured mesh into gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code, XGC Eisung Yoon, Mark Shephard, E.Seegyoung Seol, Kaushik Kalyanaraman Preview Abstract
		JP11.00150: Resistive MHD Stability Analysis in Near Real-time Alexander Glasser, Egemen Kolemen Preview Abstract
		JP11.00151: Diagnosis of Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Heating Mikal T. Dufor, Andrew J. Jemiolo, Amy Keesee, Paul Cassak, Weichao Tu, Earl E. Scime Preview Abstract
		JP11.00152: Error field locking of real frequency tearing modes A.J. Cole, J.M. Finn, D.P. Brennan Preview Abstract
		JP11.00153: Experimental Demonstration of Magnetic Reconnection in a Laboratory Scale with Guide Field Hyunsue Kim, Jan Egedal, Joe Olsen, Douglass Endrizzi, John Wallace Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

59th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 62, Number 12

Monday–Friday, October 23–27, 2017; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Session JP11: Poster Session IV: Education and Outreach; High School or Undergraduate Research; C-Mod, MST, & MFE Theoretical Methods

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