Bulletin of the American Physical Society

71st Annual Gaseous Electronics Conference

Volume 63, Number 10

Monday–Friday, November 5–9, 2018; Portland, Oregon

Session Index

Session HW0: The Will Allis Prize for the Study of Ionized Gases

Chair: James Colgan, Los Alamos National Lab
Room: Oregon Convention Center Ballroom 201-203

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
8:00AM - 9:00AM

HW0.00001: Solving the Boltzmann equation for electrons in weakly ionized gases
Invited Speaker: Leanne Pitchford

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Session HW1: Electron-Molecule Scattering

Chair: Klaus Bartschat, Drake University
Room: Oregon Convention Center A103-A104

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:30AM - 10:00AM		HW1.00001: Dissociative electron attachment dynamics in polyatomic gases Invited Speaker: Daniel Slaughter Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:00AM - 10:30AM		HW1.00002: Simplified approach to dissociation of polyatomic molecules by electron impact Invited Speaker: Samantha Fonseca Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:30AM - 10:45AM		HW1.00003: Experimental and theoretical study of the energy and angular dependence of the triple differential cross sections for electron-impact ionization of aligned H2. Esam Ali, Enliang Wang, Xingyu Li, Xueguang Ren, Chuangang Ning, Xiangjun Chen, Alexander Dorn, Don Madison Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:45AM - 11:00AM		HW1.00004: Multicenter distorted wave approach for electron-impact ionization of molecules. Don Madison, Esam Ali, Chuangang Ning Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:00AM - 11:30AM		HW1.00005: Towards Visualizing the Driving Principle of a Photochemical Reaction by Means of Time-Resolved Electron and Atomic Momentum Spectroscopies Invited Speaker: Masahiko Takahashi Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:30AM - 11:45AM		HW1.00006: Vibrationally-resolved electron-impact excitation of molecular hydrogen Liam Scarlett, Jonathan Tapley, Dmitry Fursa, Jeremy Savage, Igor Bray, Mark Zammit Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:45AM - 12:00PM		HW1.00007: Photon-H$_2$ cross sections and hydrogen plasma equations of state Mark Zammit, James Colgan, Jeremy Savage, Dmitry Fursa, Igor Bray, Christopher Fontes, David Kilcrease, Peter Hakel, Jeffery Leiding, Eddy Timmermans Preview Abstract

Session HW2: High Pressure Discharges I

Chair: Kentaro Hara, Texas A&M University
Room: Oregon Convention Center A105

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:30AM - 9:45AM		HW2.00001: Diagnostics of atmospheric-pressure N$_2$/O$_2$ plasma jet with green optical emission K. Sasaki, S. Nishiyama, M. Shimabayashi, K. Ueno, N. Shirai Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:45AM - 10:00AM		HW2.00002: Optical Analysis of High Pressure Microplasma Glow and Arc Discharges Noah Latham, Gabe Xu, Carl Sanderson, Brett Hokr Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:00AM - 10:15AM		HW2.00003: Spatiotemporal behavior of OH radical in AC-excited atmospheric pressure Ar plasma jet generated in open air Keigo Takeda, Ren Kuramashi, Kenji Ishikawa, Takayuki Tsutsumi, Masaru Hori Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:15AM - 10:30AM		HW2.00004: A Spectroscopic Study of Discharge Species Produced in a Packed Bed Dielectric Barrier Discharge Reactor Kenneth Engeling, Juliusz Kruszelnicki, Mark Kushner, John Foster Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:30AM - 11:00AM		HW2.00005: Electric fields and electron properties in non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasmas in contact with different targets Invited Speaker: Ana Sobota Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:00AM - 11:15AM		HW2.00006: Cold atmospheric plasma jet in humid environment Li Lin, Mikhail Shneider, Michael Keidar Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:15AM - 11:30AM		HW2.00007: Optical emission spectroscopy characterization of a kHz pulsed atmospheric pressure N$_2$ microwave plasma Emile Carbone, Federico D'Isa, Ante Hecimovic, Ursel Fantz Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:30AM - 11:45AM		HW2.00008: Variability of an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet for Tissue Surface-Treatment Guy Parsey, Juliusz Kruszelnicki, Amanda M. Lietz, Mark J. Kushner Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:45AM - 12:00PM		HW2.00009: Discharge physics of an helium nanopulse discharge at atmospheric pressure Jean-Sebastien Boisvert, Florence Montpetit, Pierre-Gabriel Rozon, Jacopo Profili, Luc Stafford Preview Abstract

Session HW3: Thermal Plasmas: Arcs, Jets, Switches, others

Chair: Laxminarayan Raja, The University of Texas at Austin
Room: Oregon Convention Center A106

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:30AM - 9:45AM		HW3.00001: Investigating the sealing performance of helium gas arc discharges Jian Gao, Andrew Lajoie, Felix Marti Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:45AM - 10:00AM		HW3.00002: Experimental investigation of plasma torch dynamics using magnetic diagnostics Ganesh Ravi, Vidhi Goyal, Subroto Mukherjee Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:00AM - 10:15AM		HW3.00003: Student Excellence Award Finalist: Evidence of Stabilization in Current-Driven Plasma Jets Thomas Underwood, Keith Loebner, Victor Miller, Mark Cappelli Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:15AM - 10:30AM		HW3.00004: A "resonance" method to decrease the electrode erosion in magnetically rotated arcs Valerian Nemchinsky Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:30AM - 10:45AM		HW3.00005: Abstract Withdrawn
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:45AM - 11:00AM		HW3.00006: Modeling of vacuum arcs with liquid-metal cathodes Dmitry Levko, Robert Arslanbekov, Vladimir Kolobov Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:00AM - 11:15AM		HW3.00007: Global model of an arc discharge plasma for nanoparticle synthesis Sergey Averkin, Thomas Jenkins, Madhusudhan Kundrapu Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:15AM - 11:30AM		HW3.00008: Abstract Withdrawn
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:30AM - 11:45AM		HW3.00009: Simulation of pre-breakdown discharges in air Mikhail Benilov, Nuno G. C. Ferreira, Diego Santos, Pedro G. C. Almeida, George Naidis Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:45AM - 12:00PM		HW3.00010: Dynamics of Contraction of Surface Barrier Discharge in Atmospheric Air. Sergey Leonov Preview Abstract

Session HW4: Basic Plasma Physics Phenomena in Low-temperature Plasmas II

Chair: Alexandre Likhanskii, Applied Material Inc.
Room: Oregon Convention Center A107-A109

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:30AM - 9:45AM		HW4.00001: On the deviations of similarity laws in low-temperature discharges Yangyang Fu, Janez Krek, De-qi Wen, Peng Zhang, John P. Verboncoeur Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:45AM - 10:00AM		HW4.00002: Adiabatic expansion of electron gas interacting with a magnetic nozzle Kazunori Takahashi, Christine Charles, Rod Boswell, Akira Ando Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:00AM - 10:30AM		HW4.00003: Electron beam generated plasma as a low T$_{\mathrm{e}}$ approach to atomic-precision processing Invited Speaker: Scott Walton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:30AM - 10:45AM		HW4.00004: Investigation of Electron-Neutral Collisions in Weakly Ionized Laser Plasma Using Two-Color Interferometry and Radar Scattering Christopher Limbach Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 10:45AM - 11:00AM		HW4.00005: An experimental study of population density distribution of H(n=2) fine structure by laser absorption spectroscopy S Nishiyama, T Naruse, K Sasaki Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:00AM - 11:15AM		HW4.00006: Electron Temperature and Density Measurements of Continuous-Wave Microwave-Driven Free Space Plasma Adrian Lopez, Remington Reid, Erin Thornton Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:15AM - 11:30AM		HW4.00007: The General Theory of Ionization Instabilities in a Plasma Slab, Supported by Microwave Sergey Dvinin, Oleg Sinkevich, Vitaly Dovzhenko Preview Abstract
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 11:30AM - 11:45AM		HW4.00008: Plasma-Based Electrically Small Antennas Abbas Semnani, Sergey Macheret, Dimitrios Peroulis Preview Abstract

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