For additional information contact: Ben Stein, 301-209-3091, bstein@aip.org or James Riordon, 301-209-3238, jriordon@aip.org

ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS

• Cosmic Particle Acceleration During Magnetic Explosions
• Seeing the Invisible
• New High Temperature Laboratory Plasmas to Explore the Science of Space Plasmas
• Magnetic Reconnection in MRX and Spitzer's Transverse Plasma Resistivity

EXOTIC PLASMAS AND PLASMA APPLICATIONS

• Hot, Dense Plasmas Give High-Resolution Radiographs of Flies
• Measurement of a Superluminal Ionization Front
• Towards Building Terahertz Microwave Sources

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION RESEARCH

• Initial Direct-Drive Cryogenic Target Implosions on OMEGA
• First Direct Observations of the Ablative Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability and "Feedout" in Laser-Accelerated Targets Aids in Understanding ICF Target Distortion

MAGNETIC FUSION RESEARCH

• New Supercomputer Capability Enables Turbulence Simulation of Reactor-Scale Plasmas
• Smaller Turbulent Eddies Reduce Heat Loss from Plasma
• Reduction of Magnetic Chaos and Transport in Fusion Plasmas
• "Search And Suppress" Stabilization of a Neoclassical Tearing Mode Increases Plasma Pressure
• Spinning Plasma Improves Prospects For Fusion Energy
• Video Imaging of Tokamak Plasma Edge Reveals Detailed Structure of Edge Turbulence
• Intermittent Convective Transport In DIII-D Edge Plasmas
• Plasma Study Shows Critical Rose of Relativity in Dynamics of Low-Energy Alphas
• Multiple Frequency Waves Used to Create and Maintain Internal Transport Barrier Plasmas on the Alcator C-Mod Tokamak
• Driving Current Efficiently With Millimeter Waves
• JET/DIII-D "Wind Tunnel" Comparison of Neoclassical Tearing Modes
• Plasma Boundary Studies Via "Wind-Tunnel" Approach
• Controlled Plasma Termination With High Pressure Noble Gas Injection

PLASMA FACILITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

• Science Teachers Day
• Basic Plasma Science Facility

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Reporters seeking additional information should contact Ben Stein, 301-209-3091, bstein@aip.org or James Riordon, 301-209-3238, jriordon@aip.org