Program overview

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 20 NOVEMBER 1997

Session pThpT. Tutorial.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South 6, 8 & 10, Convention Center

14:00 pThpT.01 Plasma-based Deposition of Metal Interconnects for Ultra-large Scale Integrated Circuits
Jeffrey Hopwood (Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115)
14:40 pThpT.02 Controversies in Quasilinear Theory
John R. Cary (Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0390 (cary@colorado.edu))
15:20 pThpT.03 Plasmas from super-intense laser/solid interaction
Robin Marjoribanks (University of Toronto and the Ontario and Laser Lightwave Research Centre)

Session pThpO1. Oral Session: Basic Plasma Physics II.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South 11 & 12, Convention Center

14:00 pThpO1.01 The MRX Laboratory Experiments on Magnetic Reconnection
M. Yamada, H. Ji, S. Hsu, R. Kulsrud, T. Carter, H. Himura, K. Morrison (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
14:12 pThpO1.02 Recent Results from Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX)
H. Ji, M. Yamada, S. Hsu, K. Morrison (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
14:24 pThpO1.03 Experimental Study of Ion Heating Mechanisms During Magnetic Reconnection
S.C. Hsu, K.M. Morrison, H. Ji, M. Yamada (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
14:36 pThpO1.04 Cusp and Y-type Magnetic Structures and Velocity Fields at the Endpoint of the Reconnection Layer.
Dmitri Uzdensky, Russell Kulsrud, Masaaki Yamada (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
14:48 pThpO1.05 The Plasma Resistivity in the MRX Reconnection Layer
Russell Kulsrud (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
15:00 pThpO1.06 Experimental Study of Low-frequency Electrostatic Fluctuations in a Simple Magnetized Torus
Ole Morten Olsen, Kristoffer Rypdal, Alfred Hanssen, Hans L. Pécseli (Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of TromsøN-9037 TromsøNorway)
15:12 pThpO1.07 Study of Second Stability for Global ITG Modes in MHD-stable Equilibria
Mathieu Fivaz, Olivier Sauter, Kurt Appert, Trach-Minh Tran, Jan Vaclavik (CRPP-EPFL)
15:24 pThpO1.08 Thermodynamic Energy Conversion in Plasma
Bela Karlovitz
15:36 pThpO1.09 Relativistic Particle Simulation of Collective Thermalization in a coloured Parton Plasma
S. Sengupta, P. Kaw (Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar - 382 428, INDIA), J.C. Parikh (Physical Research Laboratory, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad- 380 009, INDIA)
15:48 pThpO1.10 Formation A Soliton-like Beam-plasma Structure At Electron Stream Propagation In Plasma
E.P. Kontar, V.I. Lapshin (Kharkov State University, 310077, Kharkov, Ukraine), V.N. Mel'nik (Institute of Radio Astronomy of National Academy of Sciences, 310002, Kharkov, Ukraine)
16:00 pThpO1.11 Modulation Instability of Electron Waves in Magnetized Plasma
V.I. Lapshin, V.I. Maslov (NSC Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, 310108 Kharkov, Ukraine)
16:12 pThpO1.12 Coherent Superwide in Frequency Space Electromagnetic Pulse as a Soliton Propagating with Light Velocity
Vladimir M. Khoruzhy, Vasili I. Maslov (NSC Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, 310108, Kharkov, Ukraine)
16:24 pThpO1.13 Analytical Description of Soliton Excitation in Metallic Magnetized Plasma-Filled Waveguide by Electron Beam with Grouth Rate Proportional to (n_b/n_o)^(1/3)
V.I. Maslov (NSC Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, 310108, Kharkov, Ukraine)

Session pThpO2. Oral Session: EOS & ICF Target Fabrication.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South 1, Convention Center

14:00 pThpO2.01 Equation of State Measurements of NIF Ignition Capsule Ablator Materials
R. Cauble, T.S. Perry, D.R. Bach, K.S. Budil, B.A. Hammel, L.B. Da Silva, P. Celliers, G.W. Collins, R.J Wallace (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
14:12 pThpO2.02 Quantifying Preheat in High-Pressure Equation of State Experiments with an Interferometric Laser Probe
D.M. Gold, G.W. Collins, K.S. Budil, R. Cauble, P. Cellier, L.B. Da Silva, M.E. Foord, R.E. Stewart, R.J. Wallace (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
14:24 pThpO2.03 Displacement and velocity interferometry for laser-driven shock wave experiments
P. M. Celliers, G. W. Collins, D. M. Gold, R. C. Cauble, L. B. Da Silva, R. J. Wallace, R. E. Stewart, M. E. Foord, B. A. Hammel, D. J. Erskine (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
14:36 pThpO2.04 Development of Advanced Techniques for Direct-Drive Absolute EOS Measurements
G.R. Bennett, R.E. Chrien, J.M. Wallace (Los Alamos National Laboratory), G.W. Collins (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
14:48 pThpO2.05 Heat-flux induced changes to multicrystalline D_2 surfaces
Thomas P. Bernat, Gilbert Collins, Evan Mapoles (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Christian Duriez (Center d'Etudes de Limeil-Valenton, 94195 Villeneuve-St-Georges-Cedex, France)
15:00 pThpO2.06 Cryogenic D-T Fuel Layers Formed in 1-mm Spheres by Beta-Layering
E.R. Mapoles (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), J. Sater (Schafer Corporation, Livermore, California), J. Pipes (Allied Signal, Inc., Livermore, California)
15:12 pThpO2.07 The Importance of Fill Gas and Capsule Wall Thermal Conductivities in NIF Cryogenic Hohlraums
J.J. Sanchez, W.H. Giedt, T.P. Bernat (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
15:24 pThpO2.08 Progress on the fabrication of a beryllium ignition capsule
Larry R. Foreman, R. Margevicius, C. Adams, M. Trkula, D. Thoma, M. Salazar, K. Salazar, L Salzer (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
15:36 pThpO2.09 Tailoring Properties of Sputter-Deposited Be for ICF Target Capsules
R. McEachern, C. Alford, R. Cook, E. Makoweicki, R. Wallace (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
15:48 pThpO2.10 Beta-Layering of D/T on a Toroidal Beryllium Surface
J. K. Hoffer, L. R. Foreman (Los Alamos National Laboratory), J. D. Sheliak (General Atomics, Inc.)
16:00 pThpO2.11 The Fabrication of Low Density, Small Cell Polystyrene Foam Parts with High Quality Surface Finish
J.R. Duke, P.L. Gobby, R.V. Hollis, R. Manzanares, J.E. Moore, V.M. Gomez, N.E. Elliott, L.R. Foreman (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Session pThpP1. Poster Session: Self- Organization, Transport, Turbulence and Chaos.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South Hall, Convention Center

pThpP1.01 Linkage of non-SOC sandpile physics with tokamak phenomenology
R O Dendy, P Helander (UKAEA Fusion, Culham, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3DB, UK (UKAEA/Euratom Fusion Association)
pThpP1.02 Perturbing a SOC System to Control Large Events
H. Chen, D.E. Newman, B.A. Carreras (ORNL)
pThpP1.03 The Dynamics of Initiation and Control of Internal Transport Barriers
D.E. Newman, B.A. Carreras, D. Lopez-Bruna (ORNL), P.H. Diamond (UCSD)
pThpP1.04 Transition Models of Internal Transport Barriers
D. Lopez-Bruna, D.E. Newman, B.A. Carreras (ORNL), P.H. Diamond (UCSD)
pThpP1.05 Precession Drift Velocity Shear and the Origin of Electron Transport Barriers
L.T. Katt, D.T. Katt, P.H. Diamond (University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319)
pThpP1.06 A Particle Simulation Study for Tokamak Transport
Hyoung-Bin Park, Duk-In Choi (KAIST), Wendell Horton (UTA)
pThpP1.07 Fusion alpha-particle transport in strong drift turbulence
G Manfredi, L O'C Drury (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Ireland (Euratom/Irish Fusion Association)), R O Dendy (UKAEA Fusion, Culham, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3DB, UK (UKAEA/Euratom Fusion Association))
pThpP1.08 Diffusion of Beam Electrons in a Beam Discharge Plasma
R. McWilliams, F. Albert, D. Edrich (University of California, Irvine)
pThpP1.09 Diode Lasers for Ion Velocity Distribution Functions
D. Edrich, R. McWilliams (University of California, Irvine), G.D. Severn (University of San Diego)
pThpP1.10 Experimental Studies of Diffusion and Lyapunov Exponents
G.D. Severn (University of San Diego)
pThpP1.11 Effects of Shafranov Shift on the Drift and Kinetic Ballooning Modes in Negative Shear Tokamaks
A. Hirose (Univ. of Sask.), M. Yamagiwa (JAERI)
pThpP1.12 Nonlinear interchange mode in edge plasma with sheared flow and ion diamagnetic drift effect
A. Takayama, M. Wakatani (Kyoto University)
pThpP1.13 Kinetic Theory of Low Frequency Long Wavelength Electromagnetic Instabilities in Tokamaks
H. Qin, W.M. Tang, G. Rewoldt (Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory)
pThpP1.14 Variational approach to non-Hamiltonian particle gyrokinetic theory
M. Pozzo, M. Tessarotto, R. Zorat (Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy), R.B White (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08543)
pThpP1.15 Kinetic Approach to an Adiaba\-tic R-Com\-pres\-sion of Tokamak Plasmas
M.V. Gorelenkova, N.N. Gorelenkov, E.A. Azizov, A.N. Romannikov (Troitsk Institute for Innovative and Fusion Research (TRINITI), Troitsk, Moscow region, Russia, 142092)
pThpP1.16 Transport in Tokamaks with Flow
K. Imre, H. Weitzner (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU)
pThpP1.17 Effect of Potato Orbits on Transport Properties Near the Axis in Tokamak Plasmas
W.A. Houlberg (ORNL), K.C. Shaing (IFS)
pThpP1.18 Theory Basis of Classical Confinement in LCT-2
R.J. Taylor (UCLA)
pThpP1.19 Composite Transport Coefficients and Novel Scalings for Well Confined Plasmas
B. Coppi, W. Daughton (MIT)
pThpP1.20 Symbolic Analysis of Turbulent Plasma Fluctuations in Tokamaks
A.B. Rechester, M. Lehrman (Institute of Nonlinear Science Applications), E. Mazzucato, R.B. White (Princeton Plasma Physics Lab)
pThpP1.21 Statistical Properties of Turbulent Transport During L-H Transition in the STOR-M Tokamak
D. White, W. Ding, C. Xiao, A. Hirose (Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Saskatchewan)
pThpP1.22 Self-Consistent Mean Field Forces in Turbulent Plasmas: Current and Momentum Relaxation
C. C. Hegna (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
pThpP1.23 Decaying Turbulence with Viscous Boundary Conditions
Shuojun Li, David C. Montgomery (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755), Wesley Jones (Advanced Systems Division, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Mountain View, CA 94043)
pThpP1.24 Long-time Evolution of Strong Langmuir Turbulence
J.P. Sheerin (Eastern Michigan Univ.)
pThpP1.25 Scaling of Anisotropic Spectra in Shear-Alfvén Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence
S. Hu, C. S. Ng, A. Bhattacharjee, C. Kletzing (The University of Iowa)
pThpP1.26 A Theory of Drag Reduction in Pipe Flows by Polymer Additives
A. Lebed, P.H. Diamond, M.V. Medvedev (University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319), A.V. Gruzinov (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ 08540)
pThpP1.27 Suppression of Momentum Transport By Small Scale Magnetic Fields in MHD Turbulence
G.A. Zyuganov, P.H. Diamond, M.V. Medvedev, V.I. Shevchenko (University of California, San Diego)
pThpP1.28 Theoretical Analysis of the Biskamp--Zeiler Nonlinear Instability Mechanism.
Alexander A. Schekochihin, John A. Krommes (Princeton University.)
pThpP1.29 Reversed Shear Transport Barrier Map
D. Strozzi, P.J. Morrison, W. Horton (Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin)
pThpP1.30 Routes to Anomalous Transport in Hamiltonian Systems
Sadruddin Benkadda, Serge Kassibrakis (Equipe Turbulence Plasma, UMR 6633 C.N.R.S-Universite de Provence, France), Roscoe White (PPPL), George Zaslavsky (Courant Institute and Physics Dept, New York Univ)
pThpP1.31 An asymptotic analysis of subcritical transitions in nonnormal systems
X.-Z. Tang (William amp; Mary and Columbia University), E. -R. Tracy (William amp; Mary)
pThpP1.32 Nonlinear Coherent Energization of Ions in Two Electrostatic Waves
A.K. Ram, D. Bénisti, A. Bers (Research Laboratory of Electronics and Plasma Science amp; Fusion Center, M.I.T.)
pThpP1.33 Parametrization of Chaos in the Beam-Wave Interactions
Hae June Lee, Jae Koo Lee, Min Sup Hur (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 790-784, S. Korea)
pThpP1.34 Identification and Discrimination of Structures in Turbulent Systems
C.A. Graves (North Carolina State University), D.E. Newman, B.A. Carreras, J.N. Leboeuf (ORNL)
pThpP1.35 Chaotic and Regular Dynamics of Fast Magnetosonic Waves close to a Current Sheet
Roberto Pozzoli (INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita' di Milano, Milano, Italy), Daniela Farina (Istituto di Fisica del Plasma CNR, Milano, Italy), Yuri Tsidulko (Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk, Russia)
pThpP1.36 Analysis of Non-Markovian Beam Flattening in the Auroral Ionosphere.
M. Spector, D. L. Newman, M. V. Goldman (CIPS, Campus Box 390, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309)
pThpP1.37 Experimental Evidence of the Interlink between the Nonlinear Coupling in Turbulence and the Saturated Turbulence Amplitude
K. Zhai (University of Science and Technology of China and Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, PRC), Y.Z. Wen, C.X. Yu, W.D. Liu (University of Science and Technology of China, PRC), S.S. Han, Z.Z. Xu (Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, PRC)

Session pThpP2. Poster Session: TFTR.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South Hall, Convention Center

pThpP2.01 Experiments to Maximize the Fusion Reactivity in TFTR
M.G. Bell, E. Fredrickson, K. Hill, D. Mansfield, D. Mueller, S. Scott (Princeton U.), S. Sabbagh (Columbia U.)
pThpP2.02 TFTR Rollover and Comparison to JET Rollover
J.D. Strachan, M. Beer, C. Bush, Z. Chang, E. Fredrickson, H.K. Park, A. Ramsey, S. Scott, G. Taylor (PPPL), B. Balet, N. Hawkes, R. Konig, M.F.F. Nave, K. Lawson, V. Parail, P. Smeulders (JET)
pThpP2.03 \beta-limit Characteristics at Low and High Field on TFTR
E. Fredrickson, K. McGuire, M.G. Bell, R. Budny, Z. Chang, G. Taylor, E. Synakowski, J. Manickam, S. Von Goeler, L. Zakharov (PPPL), S. Batha, F. Levinton (Fusion Physics and Technology, Torrance Ca)
pThpP2.04 Test of Improved Performance in TFTR
H. Park, S.A. Sabbagh, R.V. Budny, C. Bush, T.S. Hahm, D.K. Mansfield, C.H. Skinner, M. Yamada (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.05 Difficulties in Statistical Extrapolations of Confinement Scalings, and Prospects for Improved Confinement Re\-gimes
G.W. Hammett, M.C. Zarnstorff (PPPL), W. Dorland, M. Kotschenreuther (IFS)
pThpP2.06 Transport Model Tests Based on TFTR L-Mode Experiments
S.H. Batha, D.R. Mikkelsen, G.W. Hammett, K.W. Hill, S.D. Scott (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.07 PCX Measurements of Confined Alpha Particles in TFTR D-T Discharges
S.S. Medley, D.K. Mansfield, M.H. Redi, A.L. Roquemore, R.B. White (Princeton University), R.K. Fisher (GA), M.P. Petrov (Ioffe), N.N Gorelenkov (TRINITI)
pThpP2.08 Initial Measurements of Energetic DT Neutron Tails on TFTR and JET Using Bubble Neutron Detectors
R.K. Fisher, P.B. Parks (General Atomics), M.N. Rosenbluth (ITER), S.S. Medley, A.L. Roquemore, R.V. Budny, D.L. Jassby (PPPL), M.L. Loughlin (JET), N.N. Gorelenkov (TRINITI)
pThpP2.09 Transport of recycled deuterium to the plasma core in TFTR plasmas.
C. H. Skinner, M.G. Bell, R.V. Budny, D. L. Jassby, H. Park, A. T. Ramsey, D. P. Stotler, J. D. Strachan (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.10 D Pellet Mass Redistribution and Plasma Response in TFTR NBI Discharges
G.L. Schmidt, S. Jardin, E. Fredrickson, D. Mikkelsen, E. Synakowski, G. Taylor (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.11 Deuterium and Tritium Influx and Transport in TFTR discharges with D-only NBI
R.V. Budny (Princeton University)
pThpP2.12 Alfvén Instabilities during ICRF Heating in TFTR
S. Bernabei, Z. Chang, D. Darrow, E. Fredrickson, G. Y. Fu, J. Hosea, R. Majeski, E. Mazzucato, C. K. Phillips, J. Rogers, G. Schilling, J.R. Wilson (Princeton U.), G.T. Hoang (Association Euratom-CEA. France)
pThpP2.13 Modification of Shear Alfvén Spectral Gaps by Energetic Particles
J. W. Van Dam, H. V. Wong (IFS, University of Texas at Austin), E. D. Fredrickson, Z. Chang, G. Y. Fu (PPPL, Princeton University)
pThpP2.14 Trapped DT Alpha Radial Redistributions due to TAE Modes and Reversed Shear in TFTR
M.P. Petrov (Ioffe Institute), R.V. Budny, Y. Chen, S.S.. Medley, R. Nazikian, M.H. Redi, R.B. White (Princeton University), N.N Gorelenkov (TRINITI), R.K. Fisher (GA)
pThpP2.15 Stationary Magnetic Perturbations (\lq Locked Modes\rq) and Edge Phenomena in TFTR Tokamak
H. Takahashi, E. Fredrickson, K. McGuire, A. Ramsey (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.16 Sawtooth Oscillations and Fishbone Instabilities from the TFTR Multichann el Neutron Collimator.
S. von Goeler, M. Bitter, R. Budny, Z. Chang, E. Fredrickson, L.C. Johnson, A.L. Roquemore, E. Ruskov, G. Taylor, R.B. White (Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton U.)
pThpP2.17 Advanced Study of Neoclassical Tearing Modes in TFTR and Application to ITER
Z. Chang, E. Fredrickson, R. Bell, R. Budny, C. Bush, M. McGuire, H. Park, E. Synakowski, G. Taylor, M. Zarnstorff (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), S. Batha, F. Levinton (FPamp;T Inc.)
pThpP2.18 Alignment of Magnetic Island X-points during Disruptive Instability in Tokamaks
I. Semenov, S. Mirnov (TRINITI, Troitsk,142092, Moscow Reg., Russia), K. McGuire, Z. Chang, E. Fredrickson (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
pThpP2.19 Observed core barrier dynamics and comparison with theory
E.J. Synakowski, R.E. Bell, R.V. Budny, P.C. Efthimion, B. LeBlanc, E. Mazzucato, H. Park, A.T. Ramsey, G. Schmidt, S.D. Scott, G. Taylor, M.C. Zarnstorff (Princeton University), D.E. Newman, C.E. Bush (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), S.H. Batha, F.M. Levinton (Fusion Physics and Technology)
pThpP2.20 Radial Electric Field Measurements in TFTR with the Motional Stark Effect Diagnostic
F.M. Levinton, S.H. Batha (Fusion Physics and Technology), R.E. Bell, E.J. Synakowski, M.C. Zarnstorff (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
pThpP2.21 Role of Plasma Velocity Profiles in Core Transport Barrier Physics in Different TFTR Confinement Regimes.
C.E. Bush (ORNL), R.E. Bell, B. LeBlanc, E.J. Synakowski, T.S. Hahm, F. Levinton, D.K. Mansfield, E. Mazzucato, H. Park, S.A. Sabbagh, S.D. Scott, M.C. Zarnstorff (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.22 Power Deposition and Poloidal Drive during IBW Experiments in TFTR
B.P. LeBlanc, R.E. Bell, M. Ono, J. Hosea, R. Majeski, C.K. Phillips, J.H. Rogers, G. Schilling, J.R. Wilson (Princeton University)
pThpP2.23 RF Experiments on TFTR: A Retrospective
J. C. Hosea, TFTR Group (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.24 Summary of Operating Experience with the TFTR ICRF System
G. Schilling, J.C. Hosea, R. Majeski, J.H. Rogers, J.R. Wilson (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.25 Ion Berstein Wave Coupling Experiments on TFTR
R. Ellis III, J. H. Rogers, R. E. Bell, S. Bernabei, J. C. Hosea, B. LeBlanc, R. Majeski, R. Nazikian, M. Ono, C. K. Phillips, G. Schilling, G. Taylor, J. R. Wilson (Princeton University), D. A. D'Ippolito, J. R. Myra (Lodestar Corp.), C. Bush, G. Hanson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), T. Intrator (Univ. Wisconsin), F. Paoletti (Columbia University), R. Cesario (Associazione Euratom-ENEA)
pThpP2.26 Theory and Modeling of IBW Experiments on TFTR
J.R. Myra, D.A. D'Ippolito, D.A. Russell (Lodestar Research Corp.), J.H. Rogers, J.C. Hosea, J.R. Wilson (PPPL)
pThpP2.27 The IBW Slow Wave Launch Scenario via Cold Electrostatic Ion Cyclotron Wave on TFTR
R. Cesario (Associazione Euratom-ENEA), O. Sauter (Association Euratom-EPFL), F. Paoletti (Columbia University), B. LeBlanc, R. Majeski, M. Ono, J. Rogers, R. Wilson, TFTR RF Group (Princeton University)
pThpP2.28 Theoretical study of ICRH effect on beam ion dynamics in a tokamak
C. S. Chang, H. Park (New York University and KAIST), D. Darrow, S. Zweben (Princeton University), J. deGrassie (General Atomics)
pThpP2.29 Analysis of Ion Cyclotron Emission from DT Plasmas in TFTR
S. R. Cauffman, R. P. Majeski (PPPL)
pThpP2.30 Deposition of Lithium onto a Plasma Edge Probe in TFTR
Y. Hirooka, S. Luckhardt (University of California, San Diego), H. Kugel, M. Bell, K. Hill, D. Mansfield, D. Mueller, C. H. Skinner (Princeton University), D. Walsh, W. Wampler (Sandia National Laboratories), K. Ashida, K. Watanabe (Toyama University.)
pThpP2.31 Analysis of Intense Non-Thermal Electron Cyclotron Emission Bursts from TFTR Plasmas Heavily Conditioned with Lithium
G. Taylor, D.K. Mansfield (Princeton University)
pThpP2.32 Tritium Removal Techniques on TFTR
D. Mueller, W. Blanchard, J. Hosea, A. Nagy, C.H. Skinner (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.33 Calibration of the new Layer Detector for Measurements of DD and DT Neutrons in the TFTR Neutron Collimator.
M. Bitter, L.C. Johnson, Long-Poe Ku, A.L. Roquemore, S. von Goeler (Princeton U.)
pThpP2.34 Statistics in fusion experiments
D. H. McNeill (507 Burlington Ave., Bradley Beach, NJ 07720)
pThpP2.35 Status and Plans for the National Feedback Stabilization Initiative (FSI).
K. McGuire (PPPL), Contributors FSI.
pThpP2.36 Comprehensive Magnetic Feedback Scheme for Resistive Wall Mode and Tearing Modes
M. Okabayashi, M. Chance, E. Fredrickson, R. Hatcher, H. Kugel, J. Manickam, K. Mcguire, N. Pomphrey, R. Woolley (Princeton U.), D-Y. Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea.)
pThpP2.37 Active Control of Plasma Boundaries Using Edge Currents
H. Kugel, R. Goldston, S. Jardin, K. McGuire, M. Okabayashi, J. Schmidt, L. Zakharov (PPPL), J. Kesner (MIT), J. Boedo, Luckhardt (UCSD), L. Schmitz (UCLA and UCSD)
pThpP2.38 Resistive Wall Mode Feedback Stabilization Studies Using A Lumped-Parameter Circuit Formulation
R.E. Hatcher, M. Okabayashi, N. Pomphrey, K. Mcguire, R. Woolley (Princeton University)

Session pThpP3. Poster Session: Reversed Field Pinches.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South Hall, Convention Center

pThpP3.01 An Overview of MST Results and Plans.
S.C. Prager, MST Staff (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
pThpP3.02 The Parallel Momentum Profile in the MST Reversed Field Pinch
D. J. Den Hartog, J. T. Chapman, G. Fiksel, C. C. Hegna, S. C. Prager (Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
pThpP3.03 Optical Probe for Local Measurements of Plasma Velocity
G. Fiksel, D.J. Den Hartog (Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI 53706)
pThpP3.04 Sudden Flow Changes Not Related to Field Errors
A.K. Hansen, J.T. Chapman, D.J. Den Hartog, C.C. Hegna, S.C. Prager, J.S. Sarff (UW-Madison Dept. of Physics)
pThpP3.05 Particle Confinement Improvement and Induced Flow by Plasma Biasing in MST
J. K. Anderson, D. Craig, A. F. Almagri, J. T. Chapman, C.-S. Chiang, D. J. Den Hartog, G. Fiksel, S. C. Prager, J. S. Sarff (University of Wisconsin)
pThpP3.06 Non-Ambipolarity of Magnetic Fluctuation Driven Particle Transport in MST Edge.
N. A. Crocker, G. Fiksel, S. C. Prager (Dept. of Physics, U. of Wisconsin-Madison)
pThpP3.07 Characterization of Low Frequency Electron Density Fluctuations in MST.
N. E. Lanier, J. T. Chapman, D. Craig, S. C. Prager, J. S. Sarff (University of Wisconsin-Madison), D. L. Brower, Y. Jiang (University of California-Los Angeles)
pThpP3.08 Edge Electrostatic fluctuations and transport in high confinement RFP plasmas
C.-S. Chiang, A. Almagri, D. Craig, G. Fiksel, S. Prager (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
pThpP3.09 Lundquist Number Scaling of the MHD Dynamo in the MST-RFP
J. T. Chapman, T. M. Biewer, D. J. Den Hartog, S. C. Prager, J. S. Sarff (University of Wisconsin--Madison), M. R. Stoneking (Lawrence University)
pThpP3.10 Electron Temperature Profile Evolution During a Sawtooth in the MST Reversed-Field Pinch
T.M. Biewer, M.R. Stoneking, D.J. Den Hartog, S.C. Prager (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
pThpP3.11 Energy Balance during a Sawtooth in MST
P.W. Fontana, J.C. Chapman, V. Dhyani, G. Fiksel, S.C. Prager (U. Wisconsin-Madison), M.R. Stoneking (Lawrence University)
pThpP3.12 Inductive Current Profile Control in MST.
J.S. Sarff, B.E. Chapman, N.E. Lanier, T.W. Lovell, S.C. Prager, M. Thomas (University of Wisconsin--Madison), M.R. Stoneking (Lawrence University)
pThpP3.13 Electrostatic Current Injection in the MST Reversed Field Pinch
D. Craig, A.F. Almagri, J.K. Anderson, G. Fiksel, S.C. Prager, J.S. Sarff (University of Wisconsin -- Madison)
pThpP3.14 Diffusive Processes In Braided Magnetic Lines With Non-Resonant Modes.
I. Kaganovich (Physico - Technical Department, St. Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, 195251 Russia), G. Fiksel (Department of Physics University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI 53706, USA)
pThpP3.15 EFIT Equilibrium reconstructions for the MST reversed field pinch.
C. B. Forest, J. Anderson, J.T. Chapman, N.E. Lanier, J. Sarff (University of Wisconsin, Madison), L. Lao (General Atomics)
pThpP3.16 A Tearing Mode Driven Model for High Frequency Turbulence in the RFP.
E. Fernandez, P.W. Terry (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
pThpP3.17 A Shear Flow-Induced Transition Model for Enhanced Confinement Regimes in the RFP.
Paul Terry (University of Wisconsin--Madison)
pThpP3.18 Numerical Simulation of Lower Hybrid Current Drive in MST
E. Uchimoto (Univ. of Montana-Missoula), R.W. Harvey (CompX, Del Mar, Calif.), A.P. Smirnov (Moscow State Univ., Russia), S.C. Prager, J.S. Sarff (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison), M.R. Stoneking (Lawrence Univ.)
pThpP3.19 Optical array for particle transport measurements in the MST RFP.
D. Sinitsyn, D.J. Den Hartog (Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin--Madison)
pThpP3.20 Preliminary Faraday Rotation Measurements of Poloidal Magnetic Field on MST
D.L. Brower, Y. Jiang, L. Zeng (Electrical Engineering Department, and Institute of Plasma and Fusion Research, University of California, Los Angeles), N.E. Lanier, D. Holly (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
pThpP3.21 Interferometric Measurement of Electron Density Fluctuations on MST
Y. Jiang, D.L. Brower, L. Zeng (Electrical Engineering Department, and Institute of Plasma and Fusion Research, University of California, Los Angeles), N.E. Lanier, D. Craig (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
pThpP3.22 A Heavy Ion Beam Probe (HIBP) for the Madison Symmetric Torus
U. Shah, Y. Dong, K.A. Connor, P.M. Schoch, T.P. Crowley, J.G. Schatz, J.X. Lei (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,Troy,NY), S.C. Aceto (Interscience Inc,Troy, NY)
pThpP3.23 Sweep System Design for a Heavy Ion Beam Probe on the MST
J. X. Lei, T. P. Crowley, P. M. Schoch, K. A. Connor, U. Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180)
pThpP3.24 Local Power Balance and Confinement in the RFX Experiment
P. Martin, P. Franz, L. Marrelli, L. Murari, R. Pasqualotto, A. Sardella (Consorzio RFX - Corso Stati Uniti 4 - 35127 Padova - ITALY)
pThpP3.25 Plasma rotation and finite Larmor radius losses in RFX
Rosario Bartiromo (Consorzio RFX-Padova-Italy)
pThpP3.26 Closed Divertor Experiments on RFP Device TPE-2M
Yasuhiro Sato, Satoru Kiyama, Kiyoshi Hayase (Electrotechnical Laboratory)
pThpP3.27 Toroidal RFP Equilibria by Variational Method
Hisaya Sugimoto, Hisao Ashida (Electrotechnical Laboratory), Takasi Kurasawa (Department of Physics,Tokyo Institute of Technology)
pThpP3.28 The Effect of Time Modulation of the Applied Fields on an RFP
J.A. Phillips, D.A. Baker, R.F. Gribble (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545.)
pThpP3.29 Dynamo Modes in Reversed Field Pinch Plasma with Resistive Wall
Yoshiki Maejima (Electrotechnical Laboratory), Hisao Ashida
pThpP3.30 On the Theory of High-Temperature Magnetic Relaxation in the Reversed Field Pinch
V.V. Zhirinovsky, M.V. Medvedev, P.H. Diamond (University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319)
pThpP3.31 1-D Neutral, Particle and Energy Transport Simulations of RFP Plasmas
Samuel Hokin (Alfvén Laboratory Fusion Plasma Physics Division, Assocation Euratom-NFR, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm)
pThpP3.32 Fluctuations and Particle Transport in the Finite Beta RFP.
Jan Scheffel (Fusion Plasma Physics, Alfvén Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)
pThpP3.33 MHD Driven Transport in an RFP
A. Bruno, J. P. Freidberg (MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center)

Session pThpP4. Poster Session: Z-Pinches and Magnetized Target Fusion.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, South Hall, Convention Center

pThpP4.01 X-ray Power Increase Observed from PBFA-Z Z-Pinch Implosions with Wire-Number Doubling
T.W.L. Sanford, R.B. Spielman, G.A. Chandler, D.L. Fehl, W.A. Stygar, K.W. Struve, C. Deeny, T.J. Nash, J.F. Seamen, T.L. Gilliland, R.C. Mock, J.L. McKenney, J.S. McGurn, D.O. Jobe, S. Breeze, M.F. Vargas (Sandia National Laboratories)
pThpP4.02 Z-Pinch Discharges in Aluminium and Tungsten wires
F.N. Beg, J. Ruiz, A.E. Dangor (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ, UK.), E. Clark, I. Ross (AWE, Aldermaston, UK.)
pThpP4.03 Studies of multiwire array plasma formation with and without wire preheating using x-ray backlighting
T.A. Shelkovenko, S.A. Pikuz, A.R. Mingaleev, D.A. Hammer (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)
pThpP4.04 Simulation of Wire Array Z-pinch Loads
T.A. Golub (GNG Enterprises, Inc.), N.A. Gondarenko (Institute for Plasma Research, University of Maryland)
pThpP4.05 Analysis of Aluminum-wire Array K-shell Data for Plasma Conditions as a Function of Wire Number, Load Mass, and Array Radius
P. E. Pulsifer, J. P. Apruzese, K. G. Whitney, J. W. Thornhill (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory), T. W. L. Sanford, R. C. Mock, T. J. Nash, C. Deeney, R. B. Spielman (Sandia National Laboratories)
pThpP4.06 The Scaling of Z-pinch Temperature and Density Gradients with Load Current
K. G. Whitney, J. W. Thornhill, P. E. Pulsifer, J. P. Apruzese, J. Davis (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory), T. W. L. Sanford, T. J. Nash, C. Deeney, R. C. Mock, R. B. Spielman (Sandia National Laboratories)
pThpP4.07 L- and K-shell Emission from Titanium Wire Arrays Imploded on PBFAZ
J. Davis, R. W. Clark, Jr. Giuliani, J. W. Thornhill, J. P. Apruzese, K. Whitney (Naval Research Laboratory), C. Deeney, T. Nash, R. Spielman, G. Chandler, D. Fehl (Sandia National Laboratory)
pThpP4.08 The Influence of Temperature and Density Gradients on Yield Scaling in Titanium Z-pinches
J. W. Thornhill, K. G. Whitney, P. E. Pulsifer, J. P. Apruzese, J. Davis, R. W. Clark (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory), C. Deeney, T. J. Nash, R. B. Spielman, G. A. Chandler, D. Fehl (Sandia National Laboratories)
pThpP4.09 Uniqueness of Z Pinch Conditions Diagnosed from K Shell Radiation Data.
J. P. Apruzese, J. W. Thornhill, K. G. Whitney, J. Davis (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory), C. Deeney, T. J. Nash, R. B. Spielman, P. L'Eplattenier (Sandia National Laboratories), P. D. LePell, B. H. Failor, J. C. Riordan, B. A. Whitton (Primex Physics International), E. J. Yadlowsky, R. C. Hazelton, J. J. Moschella (HY-Tech Research Corp.)
pThpP4.10 Bremsstrahlung Measurements at PBFA Z
G.A. Rochau, M.S. Derzon, D. Fehl, R. Mock, C. Ruiz, M.A. Sweeney, K. Struve (Sandia National Laboratories), S. Lazier (Ktech Corp.), G. Cooper (University of New Mexico.)
pThpP4.11 Bremsstrahlung Calculations for Plasma Diagnostics on the Z Facility
M.A. Sweeney, M.S. Derzon, G.A. Rochau (Sandia National Laboratories)
pThpP4.12 X-ray Diode Measurements of Z-pinch Driven Internal Loads on Z
G. A. Chandler, D. L. Fehl, M. S. Derzon, T. J. Nash, R. E. Olson, J. Torres, C. Deeney (Sandia National Laboratories,)
pThpP4.13 Radiation MHD Modeling of a Dynamic Hohlraum
James Hammer, Max Tabak, Art Toor, George Zimmerman (LLNL), John De Groot (UC Davis)
pThpP4.14 Generation of hard x-rays in a dense magnetized plasma adiabatically compressed by an imploding liner
A. Toor, D. Ryutov (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
pThpP4.15 Ross Filter Soft X-ray Diagnostics for a Gas-puff Z-Pinch
Ioan-Niculae Bogatu (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, Permanent address: National Institute of Lasers Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania), Lev Gregorian, Edmund Klodzh, Eyal Kroupp, Yitzhak Maron (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
pThpP4.16 Numerical Study of the Propagation of Ionization Processes in an Oxygen Z-pinch Plasma
S.H. Kim, K.T. Lee, D. Kim, T.N. Lee
pThpP4.17 The Dense Z-Pinch Program at the University of Nevada, Reno.
B.S. Bauer, V.L. Kantsyrev, F. Winterberg, A.S. Shlyaptseva, R.C. Mancini, H. Li, A. Oxner (Dept of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno)
pThpP4.18 Long Implosion Time Z-Pinches on Decade Module 2
C.A. Coverdale, P.D. LePell, B. Failor, B. Whitton, J.C. Riordan (Primex Physics International)
pThpP4.19 Computational Investigation of Single-Mode vs Multi-Mode Rayleigh-Taylor Seeding in Z-Pinch Implosions
Norman Roderick (University of New Mexico), Melissa Douglas (Sandia National Laboratories)
pThpP4.20 Profile and Curvature Depenence of Z Pinch Stability in the Kinetic Ion Regime
A. G. Sgro, P. Sheehey (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
pThpP4.21 Stabilized Z-Pinch Loads with Tailored Density Profiles
F.L. Cochran, A.L. Velikovich (Berkeley Research Associates, Inc.), J. Davis (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory)
pThpP4.22 Radiation-Hydromagnetic Models of a Z-Pinch Implosion with an Axial Magnetic Field
R.W. Clark, J.L. Giuliani, R. Terry, J. Davis (Naval Research Laboratory), A.L. Velikovich (Berkeley Scholars, Inc.)
pThpP4.23 Modeling of Staged Z Pinch Configurations
P. Ney, H. U. Rahman (University of California, Riverside), F. J. Wessel, N. Rostoker (University of California, Irvine)
pThpP4.24 Direct-drive Z-pinch Fusion Revisited
A.L. Velikovich (Berkeley Research Associates, Inc.), R.W. Clark, J. Davis (Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory)
pThpP4.25 Magnetized Target Fusion: Principles and Status
Richard Siemon, Irvin Lindemuth, Carl Ekdahl, Robert Reinovsky, Kurt Schoenberg (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
pThpP4.26 US/Russian Collaboration in Magnetized Target Fusion
Irvin Lindemuth, Robert Reinovsky, Carl Ekdahl (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Vladimir Chernyshev, Vladislav Mokhov (All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics)
pThpP4.27 Zero Dimensional Simulations of Magnetized Target Fusion on Atlas
R.W. Moses, R.A. Gerwin, K.F. Schoenberg, P.P. Sheehey (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
pThpP4.28 Computational Modeling of Joint U.S.-Russian Experiments Relevant to Magnetic Compression/Magnetized Target Fusion (MAGO/MTF)
Peter Sheehey, Rickey Faehl, Ronald Kirkpatrick, Irvin Lindemuth (Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545)
pThpP4.29 Some Recent Developments in the Thomas-Fermi Theory for an Atom
Bhimsen Shivamoggi (University of Central Florida)

Session pThpM1. Mini-conference on Nonlinear Dynamics.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, North 7 & 12, Convention Center

14:00 pThpM1.01 Compressible Alfvenic Turbulence in One Dimension
J. Fleischer, P.H. Diamond (University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0319)
14:12 pThpM1.02 Near Threshold Anomalous Transport in the Standard Map
R. B. White (Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton University, Princeton N.J. 08543), S. Benkadda, S. Kassibrakis (CNRS-Universite de Provence, I.M.T., F-13451 Marseilles Cedex 20 France), G.M. Zaslavsky (Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, 251 Mercer Street, New York NY 10012)
14:24 pThpM1.03 Collective Dynamics of Phase Space Islands
B.N. Breizman, H.L. Berk, J. Candy, D. Eremin, N. Petviashvili, H.V. Wong (University of Texas at Austin)
14:36 pThpM1.04 Nonlinear stability in Hamiltonian fluids
M. B. Isichenko (University of California, San Diego)
14:48 pThpM1.05 Dynamics of Vortex Crystals
D.Z. Jin, D.H.E. Dubin (UCSD)
15:00 pThpM1.06 Symbolic Analysis of Chaotic Signals and Turbulent Fluctuations
M. Lehrman, A.B. Rechester (Institute of Nonlinear Science Applications, Sharon, Mass. 02067), R. B. White (Princeton University.)
15:12 pThpM1.07 Transport in chaotic plasmas
Xianzhu Tang (SUNY Stony Brook and Columbia University), A. H. Boozer (Columbia University and Max-Planck Institute)
15:24 pThpM1.08 Nonlinear mapping dynamics applied to the kinetic theory of a capacitive rf discharge
Allan J. Lichtenberg (University of California at Berkeley), Ronald H. Cohen (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Zuoding Wang (University of California at Berkeley)
15:36 pThpM1.09 First principles justification of a ``single wave model'' for a general electrostatic instability
J.D. Crawford, A. Jayaraman (University of Pittsburgh)
15:48 pThpM1.10 A single wave model for a weakly unstable mode: theory and numerics
A. Jayaraman, J.D. Crawford (University of Pittsburgh)

Session pThpM2. Mini-conference on Deep Space Plasma Thrusters.

Thursday afternoon, 14:00, North 6, Convention Center

pThpM2.01 Research Status of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
F. R. Chang-Diaz ((ASPL/JSC/NASA))
pThpM2.02 A Plasma Diagnostic Set for the Study of a Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
J. P. Squire, F. R. Chang-Diaz ((ASPL/JSC/NASA)), R. Bengtson, Jr. Bussell, V. T. Jacobson, A. J. Wootton ((University of Texas at Austin)), E. A. Bering, T. Jack, A. Rabeau ((University of Houston))
pThpM2.03 An Injector for the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
T. W. Glover ((Rice University)), F. R. Chang-Diaz, J. P. Squire ((ASPL/JSC/NASA)), A. A. Chan ((Rice University))
pThpM2.04 ICRF Development for the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
P. M. Ryan ((Oak Ridge National Laboratory)), F. W. Baity, G. C. Barber, M. D. Carter, D. J. Hoffman, E. F. Jaeger, D. J. Taylor ((ORNL)), F. R. Chang-Diaz, J. P. Squire ((ASPL/NASA/JSC)), G. McCaskill ((Lockheed Martin Corporation))
pThpM2.05 Single Particle Dynamics in a Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
A. Ilin ((Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems amp; Services)), F. R. Chang-Diaz, J. P. Squire ((ASPL/JSC/NASA))
pThpM2.06 Synchrotron Radiation Drive for Space Propulsion
J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed (University of Wisconsin)
pThpM2.07 Antiproton-Catalyzed Microfission/fusion Propulsion Systems for Exploration of the Outer Solar System and Beyond
G.A. Smith, R.A. Lewis, B. Dundore, J. Fulmer, S. Chakrabarti (Penn State University)
pThpM2.08 Dense Plasma Focus for Fusion Space Propulsion
G. T. Nakafuji (Los Alamos National Laboratory), C. K. Choi (Purdue University)
pThpM2.09 Star Thrust Experiment - Fusion for Deep Space Propulsion
John Slough (U. of Washington)
pThpM2.10 Near-Term IEC Thrusters and Future Fusion Propulsion
George Miley, Yibin Gu, Brian Jurczyk (UI)