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 TO4: EAST

Chair: Rajesh Maingi, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Room: 201AB

Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		TO4.00001: Overview of long pulse H-mode operation on EAST X. Gong, A.M. Garofalo, B. Wan, J. Li, J. Qian, E. Li, F. Liu, Y. Zhao, M. Wang, H. Xu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		TO4.00002: RF heating and current drive with dominant electron Heating in Long Pulse Discharges on EAST Xinjun Zhang, Yanping Zhao, Fukun Liu, jiafang Shan, Xianzu Gong, Bojiang Ding, Mao Wang, Handong Xu, Chengming Qin, Xiaojie Wang, Miaohui Li, Jinping Qian, Baonian Wan, Liqun Hu, Yuntao Song, Jiangang Li Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		TO4.00003: Particle and Power Exhaust in EAST Liang Wang, Fang Ding, Yaowei Yu, Kaifu Gan, Yunfeng Liang, Guosheng Xu, Bingjia Xiao, Youwen Sun, Guangnan Luo, Xianzu Gong, Jiansheng Hu, Jiangang Li, Baonian Wan, Rajesh Maingi, Houyang Guo, Andrea Garofalo Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		TO4.00004: Integrated Plasma Control for Alternative Plasma Shape on EAST Bingjia Xiao Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:18AM - 10:30AM		TO4.00005: Multimode Plasma Response in the EAST Tokamak. Lang Cui, Nikolas Logan, Shuai Gu, Guoqiang Li, Raffi Nazikian, Carlos Paz-Soldan, Youwen Sun, Huihui Wang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		TO4.00006: Vertical Position and Current Profile Measurements by Faraday-effect Polarimetry On EAST tokamak Weixing Ding, H.Q. Liu, Y.X. Jie, D.L. Brower, J.P. Qian, Z.Y. Zou, H. Lian, S.X. Wang, Z.P. Luo, B.J. Xiao Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		TO4.00007: ELM elimination with lithium aerosol injection in upper-single null discharges using the tungsten divertor in EAST Z. Sun, R. Maingi, J. Hu, R. Lunsford, A. Diallo, K. Tritz, T. Osborne, J. Canik, G. Zuo, L. Wang, G. Xu, X. Gong Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		TO4.00008: Progressive recycling reduction with Li aerosol injection in EAST J.M. Canik, Z. Sun, J.S. Hu, G.Z. Zuo, W. Xu, M. Huang, R. Maingi, R. Lunsford, A. Diallo, D.K. Mansfield, X.C. Meng, T. Osborne, K. Tritz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		TO4.00009: ELM Suppression and performance improvement with a flowing liquid lithium limiter in EAST G.Z. Zuo, J.S. Hu, R. Maingi, Z. Sun, W. Xu, J.G. Li, A. Diallo, R. Lunsford, T. Osborne, K. Tritz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		TO4.00010: Tungsten control in long pulse H-mode discharges on EAST L Zhang, J Huang, S Morita, X Gong, Z Xu, X Yang, Z Sun, Z Wu, L Hu, X Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		TO4.00011: Prompt triggering of edge localized modes through lithium granule injection on EAST Robert Lunsford, Z Sun, J.S. Hu, W. Xu, G.Z. Zuo, X.Z. Gong, B.N. Wan, J.G. Li, M. Huang, R. Maingi, A Diallo, K Tritz Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		TO4.00012: Investigation of the harmonic coherent modes in the EAST pedestal region Chu Zhou, Adi Liu, Jinlin Xie, Tao Lan, Wandong Liu, Ge Zhuang, Weixin Ding, Wenzhe Mao, Guiding Wang, Liang Wang, Yong Liu, X.L. Zou, Jianqiang Hu, Mingyuan Wang, Jin Zhang, Xi Feng, Jiaxu Ji, Zhaoyang Liu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		TO4.00013: New Small-ELM H-mode Regimes for Steady-state High-performance Operations in EAST G.S. Xu, Q.Q. Yang, Y.F. Wang, N. Yan, G.H. Hu, X. Lin, X.Q. Xu, A.M. Garofalo, R. Maingi Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06PM - 12:18PM		TO4.00014: Diagnostic and Hardware Upgrades for the US-PRC PMI Collaboration on EAST Kevin Tritz, R. Maingi, D. Andruczyk, J. Canik, Z. Wang, B. Wirth, S. Zinkle, K. Woller, J.S. Hu, G.N. Luo, X.Z. Gong Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:18PM - 12:30PM		TO4.00015: Edge simulations in ELMy H-mode discharges of EAST tokamak T.Y. Xia, Y.Q. Huang, X.Q. Xu, Y.B. Wu, L. Wang, Z. Zheng, J.B. Liu, Q. Zang, Y.Y. Li, D. Zhao Preview Abstract

Session TO5: Strongly-coupled/Dusty Plasmas

Chair: James Danielson, University of California, San Diego
Room: 202AB

Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		TO5.00001: Structural and dynamical properties of recombining ultracold neutral plasma Sanat Kumar Tiwari, Nathaniel R. Shaffer, Scott D. Baalrud Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		TO5.00002: Radial Distribution Functions of Strongly Coupled Two-Temperature Plasmas Nathaniel R. Shaffer, Sanat Kumar Tiwari, Scott D. Baalrud Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		TO5.00003: Equilibration rates in a dual-species ultracold neutral Ca/Yb plasma Tucker Sprenkle, Adam Dodson, Quin McKnight, Scott Bergeson Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		TO5.00004: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:18AM - 10:30AM		TO5.00005: Strongly coupled plasmas from compressed gases with controllable coupling Gautham Dharuman, Liam G. Stanton, Michael S. Murillo Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		TO5.00006: Coupling of non-crossing wave modes in a two-dimensional plasma crystal John Meyer, Ingo Laut, Sergey Zhdanov, Vladimir Nosenko, Hubertus Thomas Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		TO5.00007: Lattice wave transport in a 2D complex plasma graphene analogue. Eva Kostadinova, Constanze Liaw, Lorin Matthews, Kyle Busse, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		TO5.00008: Mode spectra measurement of particle-particle interaction and upstream potential around dust particles in a plasma sheath. Ke Qiao, Zhiyue Ding, Jie Kong, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		TO5.00009: Dust particle pair correlation functions and the non-linear effect of interaction potentials. Jie Kong, Ke Qiao, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		TO5.00010: Nonlinear response of vertical particle chains to driven oscillations. Zhiyue Ding, Ke Qiao, Jie Kong, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		TO5.00011: The Relationship between Dust Particle Structures and Confinement. Mudi Chen, Jie Kong, Ke Qiao, Jorge Carmona-Reyes, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		TO5.00012: Steady equilibrium co-rotating dust vortices in complex plasma Modhuchandra Singh Laishram, Devendra Sharma, kaw P.K. Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		TO5.00013: Interparticle / Interchain Forces in Field-Aligned Chains within a Complex Plasma. Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Peter Hartmann, Oleg Petrov, Vladimir Nosenko, Marlene Rosenberg, Jie Kong, Ke Qiao Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06PM - 12:18PM		TO5.00014: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Magnetized Dusty Plasmas C. A. Romero-Talamas, E. M. Bates, W. J. Birmingham, W. F. Rivera, R. P. Smith, M. Lacarra Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:18PM - 12:30PM		TO5.00015: Effect of Stochastic Charge Fluctuations on Dust Dynamics Lorin Matthews, Babak Shotorban, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract

Session TO6: Low Temperature and Technology

Chair: Tobin Munsat, University of Colorado
Room: 202C

Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		TO6.00001: Trapping and Charging of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles in RF Discharges Andre Melzer, Harald Krueger Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		TO6.00002: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		TO6.00003: Measurement of low temperature plasma properties using non-invasive impedance measurements Eric Gillman, Bill Amatucci, Erik Tejero, David Blackwell Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		TO6.00004: Influence of Neutral Pressure on Instability Enhanced Friction and Ion Velocities at the Sheath Edge of Two-Ion-Species Plasmas Patrick Adrian, Scott Baalrud, Trevor Lafluer Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:18AM - 10:30AM		TO6.00005: Gas Composition and Input Waveform Effects on Alpha-to-Gamma Transitions in CCRF Plasma Gayathri Shivkumar, Siva Sashank Tholeti, Majed Alrefae, Sergey Macheret, Timothy Fisher, Alina Alexeenko Preview Abstract
(Author Not Attending)		TO6.00006: Characterizing Hypervelocity Impact Plasma Through Experiments and Simulations Sigrid Close, Nicolas Lee, Alex Fletcher, Andrew Nuttall, Monica Hew, Paul Tarantino Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		TO6.00007: Latest results and developments from the Hybrid Illinois Device for Research and Applications Rabel Rizkallah, Daniel Andruczyk, Zachary Jon Jeckell, Andrew John Shone, Daniel Scott Johnson, Jean Paul Allain, Davide Curreli, David N Ruzic Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		TO6.00008: Analysis of high-speed rotating flow inside gas centrifuge casing Dr. Sahadev Pradhan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		TO6.00009: A model of early formation of uranium molecular oxides in laser-ablated plasmas Mikhail Finko, Davide Curreli, Magdi Azer, David Weisz, Jonathan Crowhurst, Timothy Rose, Batikan Koroglu, Harry Radousky, Joseph Zaug, Mike Armstrong Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		TO6.00010: Developing the Polynomial Expressions for Fields in the ITER Tokamak Stephen Sharma Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		TO6.00011: Particle-In-Cell Simulations of a Thermionic Converter Stephen Clark Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		TO6.00012: A CASPER STEM Oriented Educational Intervention based on Microgravity using a 1.5 sec Drop Tower Jorge Carmona, Li Wang, Rachel Moore, Judy York, Todd Buchs, Marie Clyatt, Rene Laufer, Lorin Matthews, Truell Hyde Preview Abstract

Session TO7: Magneto-Inertial Fusion II

Chair: Matt Gomez, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: 203AB

Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		TO7.00001: Progress on Scaling the Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch: The Fusion Z-Pinch Experiment "FuZE" B.A. Nelson, U. Shumlak, E.L. Claveau, E.G. Forbes, R.P. Golingo, A.D. Stepanov, T.R. Weber, Y. Zhang, H.S. McLean, D.P. Higginson, A.E. Schmidt, K.K. Tummel Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		TO7.00002: A Reactor Development Scenario for the FuZE Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-pinch Harry S. McLean, D.P Higginson, A. Schmidt, K.K. Tummel, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, E.L. Claveau, E.G. Forbes, R.P. Golingo, A.D. Stepanov, T.R Weber, Y. Zhang Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		TO7.00003: Characterizing an octant of a spherically imploding plasma liner as an MIF driver S. C. Hsu, S. J. Langendorf, J. P. Dunn, K. C. Yates, M. Gilmore, F. D. Witherspoon, S. Brockington, A. Case, E. Cruz, Y. C. F. Thio Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		TO7.00004: The PLX-$\alpha$ Plasma Guns: Progress and Plans F.D. Witherspoon, S. Brockington, A. Case, E. Cruz, M. Luna, Y.C. Francis Thio Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:18AM - 10:30AM		TO7.00005: Numerical Modeling of Plasma-Liner Formation and Implosion for PLX-{\$}$\backslash $alpha{\$} Jason Cassibry, Roman Samulyak, Kevin Schillo, Wen Shih, Peter Stoltz, Kris Beckwith, Samuel Langendorf, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		TO7.00006: Magnetothermodynamics: Measuring the equations of state in a relaxed MHD plasma for magneto-inertial fusion Manjit Kaur, L. J. Barbano, E. M. Suen-Lewis, J. E. Schrock, A. D. Light, D. A. Schaffner, M. R. Brown Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		TO7.00007: Acceleration of Taylor plumes on SSX for magneto-inertial fusion M. R. Brown, M. Kaur, J. E. Shrock, E. M. Suen-Lewis, L. J. Barbano, S. Nambiar, D. A. Schaffner Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		TO7.00008: Instability control in a Staged Z-pinch, using an axial-magnetic field and target plasma Hafiz U. Rahman, F. Beg, F. Conti, A. Covington, T. Darling, E. Dutra, J. Narkis, P. Ney, M. Ross, E. Ruskov, J. Valenzuela, F. Wessel Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		TO7.00009: Staged Z-pinch Experiments on Cobra and Zebra Frank J. Wessel, A. Anderson, J. T. Banasek, T. Byvank, F. Conti, T. W. Darling, E. Dutra, V. Glebov, J. Greenly, D. A. Hammer, W. M. Potter, S. V. Rocco, M. P. Ross, E. Ruskov, J. Valenzuela, F. Beg, A. Covington, J. Narkis, H. U. Rahman Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		TO7.00010: Issues with Strong Compression of Plasma Target by Stabilized Imploding Liner Peter Turchi, Sherry Frese, Michael Frese Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		TO7.00011: Experimental investigation of adiabatic compression and heating using collision of an MHD-driven jet with a gas target cloud for magnetized target fusion Byonghoon Seo, Hui Li, Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		TO7.00012: Cost Modeling and Design of Field-Reversed Configuration Fusion Power Plants David Kirtley, John Slough Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		TO7.00013: MEMS-based, RF-driven, compact accelerators A. Persaud, P. A. Seidl, Q. Ji, I. Breinyn, W. L. Waldron, T. Schenkel, K. B. Vinayakumar, D. Ni, A. Lal Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06PM - 12:18PM		TO7.00014: Beta > 1 Plasmas Robert Jones Preview Abstract

Session TO8: High-Energy Density Physics, High-Field Physics, and Intense Beams

Chair: Erik Gilson, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Room: 203C

Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:30AM - 9:42AM		TO8.00001: Multipactor Breakdown Thresholds at 110 GHz S. C. Schaub, M. A. Shapiro, R. J. Temkin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:42AM - 9:54AM		TO8.00002: Oversized 250~GHz Traveling Wave Tube with a Photonic Band-Gap Structure Guy Rosenzweig, Michael A. Shapiro, Richard J. Temkin Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:54AM - 10:06AM		TO8.00003: Harmonic Frequency-Locking In The Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron Drew Packard, Geoffrey Greening, Nicholas Jordan, Steven Exelby, Patrick Wong, Y.Y. Lau, Ronald Gilgenbach, Brad Hoff Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:06AM - 10:18AM		TO8.00004: Design, Simulation and Experiments on the Recirculating Crossed-Field Planar Amplifier Steven Exelby, Geoffrey Greening, Nicholas Jordan, Drew Packard, Yue Ying Lau, Ronald Gilgenbach, David Simon, Brad Hoff Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:18AM - 10:30AM		TO8.00005: High dose-rate irradiation of materials with pulsed ion beams at NDCX-II Peter Seidl, F. Treffert, Q. Ji, B. Ludewigt, A. Persaud, X. Kong, S.J. de Leon, E. Dowling, W.L. Waldron, T. Schenkel, J.J. Barnard, A. Friedman, D.P. Grote, A. Stepanov, E.P. Gilson, I.D. Kaganovich Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:30AM - 10:42AM		TO8.00006: Probing of high density plasmas using the multi-beam, high power TiSa laser system ARCTURUS Oswald Willi, Esin Aktan, Stephannie Brauckmann, Bastian Aurand, Mirela Cerchez, Rajendra Prasad, Anna Marie Schroer Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:42AM - 10:54AM		TO8.00007: Picosecond Thermal Dynamics in an Underdense Plasma Measured with Thomson Scattering D. Haberberger, J. Katz, S. Bucht, A. Davies, J. Bromage, J.D. Zuegel, D.H. Froula, R. Trines, R. Bingham, J. Sadler, P.A. Norreys Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 10:54AM - 11:06AM		TO8.00008: Nanostructure array plasmas generated by femtosecond pulses at highly relativistic intensities R.C. Hollinger, Y. Wong, S. Wong, A. Rockwood, J. Glasby, V. Shlyaptsev, J.J. Rocca, M.G. Capeluto, V. Kaymak, A. Pukhov Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:06AM - 11:18AM		TO8.00009: Back-reflection mitigation solutions for 10 PW high-power laser experiments PETRU GHENUCHE, Mihail Octavian Cernaianu, Daniel Ursescu, Yoshiaki Hayashi, Hideaki Habara, Florin Negoita, Bogdan Diaconescu, Dan Stutman, Kazuo A Tanaka Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:18AM - 11:30AM		TO8.00010: Flying Focus: Spatiotemporal Control of the Laser Beam Intensity D.H. Froula, D. Turnbull, T.J. Kessler, D. Haberberger, S.-W. Bahk, I.A. Begishev, R. Boni, S. Bucht, A. Davies, J. Katz, A.B. Sefkow, J.L. Shaw Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:30AM - 11:42AM		TO8.00011: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:42AM - 11:54AM		TO8.00012: Plasma-based amplification of laser beams with higher-order polarization modes Raoul M Trines, J Vieira, RA Fonseca, JT Mendonca, LO Silva, EP Alves, R Bingham Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:54AM - 12:06PM		TO8.00013: PW-class laser-driven super acceleration systems in underdense plasmas Masahiro Yano, Alexei Zhidkov, Ryosuke Kodama Preview Abstract
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06PM - 12:18PM		TO8.00014: Abstract Withdrawn
Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:18PM - 12:30PM		TO8.00015: High-energy vacuum birefringence and dichroism in an ultrastrong laser field Sebastian Meuren, Sergey Bragin, Christoph H. Keitel, Antonino Di Piazza Preview Abstract

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