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May 2007
ISSN 1070-664X
EISSN 1089-7674
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EDITORIALS
LETTERS
Reentrant cone angle dependence of the energetic electron slope temperature in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions
M. Nakatsutsumi; R. Kodama; P. A. Norreys; S. Awano; H. Nakamura; T. Norimatsu; A. Ooya; M. Tampo; K. A. Tanaka; T. Tanimoto; T. Tsutsumi; T. Yabuuchi
Phys. Plasmas 14, 050701 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2730490
ARTICLES
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
On the continuous spectrum of leaky magnetohydrodynamic modes and the associated quasimodes
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714513
Current sheet formation and nonideal behavior at three-dimensional magnetic null points
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722300
Simulation studies of non-neutral plasma equilibria in an electrostatic trap with a magnetic mirror
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2727470
Potential around a charged dust particle in a collisional sheath
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2730498
Current sheets at three-dimensional magnetic nulls: Effect of compressibility
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734949
Computation of three-dimensional tokamak and spherical torus equilibria
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052110 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2732170
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Theory and particle simulation of nonlinear double layers in a magnetized plasma
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052301 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722291
Generation mechanism for electron acoustic solitary waves
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052305 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2732176
Nonlinear excitation of geodesic acoustic modes by drift waves
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052308 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2732167
Diffusion and drift of a blob of partially ionized plasma in a magnetic field
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052309 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2735938
Parametric up-conversion of an electron Bernstein mode by a relativistic electron beam in a plasma
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052310 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2736368
Development of electrostatic turbulence from drift-interchange instabilities in a toroidal plasma
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052311 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2731323
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
Numerical modeling of diffusive heat transport across magnetic islands and highly stochastic layers
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052501 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722980
Modeling of dust-particle behavior for different materials in plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722274
Transition from Bohm to classical diffusion due to edge rotation of a cylindrical plasma
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052507 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2722302
Fokker-Planck modeling of current penetration during electron cyclotron current drive
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052508 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2727479
Nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic simulation of Tore Supra hollow current profile discharges
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052509 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2733677
Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas, Equations of State
A clean radiation environment for opacity measurements of radiatively heated material
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052701 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2727472
Demonstrated transparent mode in nested wire arrays used for dynamic hohlraum Z pinches
T. W. L. Sanford; M. E. Cuneo; D. E. Bliss; C. A. Jennings; R. C. Mock; T. J. Nash; W. A. Stygar; E. M. Waisman; J. P. Chittenden; M. G. Haines; D. L. Peterson
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052703 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2730488
Ionospheric, Solar-System, and Astrophysical Plasmas
Self-focusing instability in ionospheric plasma with thermal conduction
Phys. Plasmas 14, 052901 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2727449
Lasers, Particle Beams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Laser triggered Coulomb explosion of nanoscale symmetric targets
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2731695
Comparative spectra and efficiencies of ions laser-accelerated forward from the front and rear surfaces of thin solid foils
J. Fuchs; Y. Sentoku; E. d’Humières; T. E. Cowan; J. Cobble; P. Audebert; A. Kemp; A. Nikroo; P. Antici; E. Brambrink; A. Blazevic; E. M. Campbell; J. C. Fernández; J.-C. Gauthier; M. Geissel; M. Hegelich; S. Karsch; H. Popescu; N. Renard-LeGalloudec; M. Roth; J. Schreiber; R. Stephens; H. Pépin
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053105 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2720373
Unstable coupled-mode structures in a one-dimensional Raman free-electron laser
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2731318
Second harmonic generation in laser magnetized–plasma interaction
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734187
Nonlinear analysis of electron cyclotron maser based on anomalous Doppler effect
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734569
Phase locking in backward-wave oscillators with strong end reflections
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734571
Shock formation processes in colliding two collisionless plasmas in a magnetic field
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053110 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734580
Electron injection by a nanowire in the bubble regime
Baifei Shen; Yuelin Li; Karoly Nemeth; Hairong Shang; Yong-chul Chae; Robert Soliday; Robert Crowell; Edward Frank; William Gropp; John Cary
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053115 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2728773
Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Three-dimensional modeling of magnetic field inflation by plasma injection
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053502 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734579
Magnetic field propagation in a two ion species planar plasma opening switch
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2736353
Charge exchange and ionization in hydrogen atom-fully stripped ion collisions in Debye plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053505 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2736675
Evaluation of ultrafast laser-based hard x-ray sources for phase-contrast imaging
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053506 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2730778
Propagating double layers in electronegative plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 14, 053508 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2736946
Dusty Plasmas
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
PAPERS FROM THE 48TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE APS DIVISION OF PLASMA PHYSICS
REVIEW PAPERS
INVITED PAPERS
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Sawtooth oscillations in shaped plasmas
E. A. Lazarus; T. C. Luce; M. E. Austin; D. P. Brennan; K. H. Burrell; M. S. Chu; J. R. Ferron; A. W. Hyatt; R. J. Jayakumar; L. L. Lao; J. Lohr; M. A. Makowski; T. H. Osborne; C. C. Petty; P. A. Politzer; R. Prater; T. L. Rhodes; J. T. Scoville; W. M. Solomon; E. J. Strait; A. D. Turnbull; F. L. Waelbroeck; C. Zhang
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055701 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436849
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Intermediate nonlinear regime of a line-tied mode
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055903 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2671230
Particle simulation of bursting Alfvén modes in JT-60U
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055904 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2710208
Particle and impurity transport in the Axial Symmetric Divertor Experiment Upgrade and the Joint European Torus, experimental observations and theoretical understanding
C. Angioni; L. Carraro; T. Dannert; N. Dubuit; R. Dux; C. Fuchs; X. Garbet; L. Garzotti; C. Giroud; R. Guirlet; F. Jenko; O. J. W. F. Kardaun; L. Lauro-Taroni; P. Mantica; M. Maslov; V. Naulin; R. Neu; A. G. Peeters; G. Pereverzev; M. E. Puiatti; T. Pütterich; J. Stober; M. Valovič; M. Valisa; H. Weisen; A. Zabolotsky; ASDEX Upgrade Team; JET EFDA Contributors
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055905 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2515300
Observation and identification of zonal flows in a basic plasma physics experiment
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055906 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2711387
Relativistic dynamical bistability and adiabatic excitation of strong plasma waves
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055908 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2710783
Effects of finite poloidal gyroradius, shaping, and collisions on the zonal flow residual
Phys. Plasmas 14, 055910 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718519
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
Resistive wall mode stabilization by slow plasma rotation in DIII-D tokamak discharges with balanced neutral beam injection
E. J. Strait; A. M. Garofalo; G. L. Jackson; M. Okabayashi; H. Reimerdes; M. S. Chu; R. Fitzpatrick; R. J. Groebner; Y. In; R. J. LaHaye; M. J. Lanctot; Y. Q. Liu; G. A. Navratil; W. M. Solomon; H. Takahashi; the DIII-D Team
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2472599
Coupling of global toroidal Alfvén eigenmodes and reversed shear Alfvén eigenmodes in DIII-D
M. A. Van Zeeland; M. E. Austin; N. N. Gorelenkov; W. W. Heidbrink; G. J. Kramer; M. A. Makowski; G. R. McKee; R. Nazikian; E. Ruskov; A. D. Turnbull
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436489
Novel design methods for magnetic flux loops in the National Compact Stellarator Experiment
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2472368
Plasma startup in the National Spherical Torus Experiment using transient coaxial helicity injection
R. Raman; T. R. Jarboe; D. Mueller; B. A. Nelson; M. G. Bell; M. Ono; T. Bigelow; R. Kaita; B. LeBlanc; R. Maqueda; J. Menard; S. Paul; L. Roquemore; The NSTX Research Team
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2515159
Reduced particle and heat transport with quasisymmetry in the Helically Symmetric Experiment
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056107 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2709862
Resistive stability of modes near resonance
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056108 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2515224
H-mode pedestal and threshold studies over an expanded operating space on Alcator C-Mod
A. E. Hubbard; J. W. Hughes; I. O. Bespamyatnov; T. Biewer; I. Cziegler; B. LaBombard; Y. Lin; R. McDermott; J. E. Rice; W. L. Rowan; J. A. Snipes; J. L. Terry; S. M. Wolfe; S. Wukitch; The Alcator C-Mod Group
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056109 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714297
Low recycling and high power density handling physics in the Current Drive Experiment-Upgrade with lithium plasma-facing components
R. Kaita; R. Majeski; T. Gray; H. Kugel; D. Mansfield; J. Spaleta; J. Timberlake; L. Zakharov; R. Doerner; T. Lynch; R. Maingi; V. Soukhanovskii
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056111 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718509
Zonal-flow-driven nonlinear energy transfer in experiment and simulation
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056112 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2716409
Superdense core mode in the Large Helical Device with an internal diffusion barrier
T. Morisaki; N. Ohyabu; S. Masuzaki; M. Kobayashi; R. Sakamoto; J. Miyazawa; H. Funaba; K. Ida; K. Ikeda; O. Kaneko; S. Morita; S. Mutoh; K. Nagaoka; Y. Nagayama; N. Nakajima; K. Narihara; Y. Oka; M. Osakabe; B. J. Peterson; S. Sakakibara; M. Shoji; Y. Suzuki; Y. Takeiri; N. Tamura; K. Tanaka; K. Tsumori; K. Y. Watanabe; I. Yamada; H. Yamada; A. Komori; O. Motojima; LHD Experiment Group
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056113 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718530
Response of multiscale turbulence to electron cyclotron heating in the DIII-D tokamak
T. L. Rhodes; W. A. Peebles; M. A. Van Zeeland; J. S. deGrassie; R. V. Bravenec; K. H. Burrell; J. C. DeBoo; J. Lohr; C. C. Petty; X. V. Nguyen; E. J. Doyle; C. M. Greenfield; L. Zeng; G. Wang
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056117 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714019
Transport with reversed shear in the National Spherical Torus Experiment
F. M. Levinton; H. Yuh; M. G. Bell; R. E. Bell; L. Delgado-Aparicio; M. Finkenthal; E. D. Fredrickson; D. A. Gates; S. M. Kaye; B. P. LeBlanc; R. Maingi; J. E. Menard; D. Mikkelsen; D. Mueller; R. Raman; G. Rewoldt; S. A. Sabbagh; D. Stutman; K. Tritz; W. Wang
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056119 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2734124
Scrape-off layer transport and deposition studies in DIII-D
M. Groth; S. L. Allen; J. A. Boedo; N. H. Brooks; J. D. Elder; M. E. Fenstermacher; R. J. Groebner; C. J. Lasnier; A. G. McLean; A. W. Leonard; S. Lisgo; G. D. Porter; M. E. Rensink; T. D. Rognlien; D. L. Rudakov; P. C. Stangeby; W. R. Wampler; J. G. Watkins; W. P. West; D. G. Whyte
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056120 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2721978
Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas, Equations of State
Target design for high fusion yield with the double Z-pinch-driven hohlraum
R. A. Vesey; M. C. Herrmann; R. W. Lemke; M. P. Desjarlais; M. E. Cuneo; W. A. Stygar; G. R. Bennett; R. B. Campbell; P. J. Christenson; T. A. Mehlhorn; J. L. Porter; S. A. Slutz
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056302 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2472364
Role of hydrodynamics simulations in laser-plasma interaction predictive capability
N. B. Meezan; R. L. Berger; L. Divol; D. H. Froula; D. E. Hinkel; O. S. Jones; R. A. London; J. D. Moody; M. M. Marinak; C. Niemann; P. B. Neumayer; S. T. Prisbrey; J. S. Ross; E. A. Williams; S. H. Glenzer; L. J. Suter
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056304 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2710782
Laser absorption, mass ablation rate, and shock heating in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion
S. P. Regan; R. Epstein; V. N. Goncharov; I. V. Igumenshchev; D. Li; P. B. Radha; H. Sawada; W. Seka; T. R. Boehly; J. A. Delettrez; O. V. Gotchev; J. P. Knauer; J. A. Marozas; F. J. Marshall; R. L. McCrory; P. W. McKenty; D. D. Meyerhofer; T. C. Sangster; D. Shvarts; S. Skupsky; V. A. Smalyuk; B. Yaakobi; R. C. Mancini
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056305 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2671690
Nuclear measurements of fuel-shell mix in inertial confinement fusion implosions at OMEGA
J. R. Rygg; J. A. Frenje; C. K. Li; F. H. Séguin; R. D. Petrasso; J. A. Delettrez; V. Yu. Glebov; V. N. Goncharov; D. D. Meyerhofer; P. B. Radha; S. P. Regan; T. C. Sangster
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056306 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2671761
Deuterium gas-puff Z-pinch implosions on the Z accelerator
C. A. Coverdale; C. Deeney; A. L. Velikovich; J. Davis; R. W. Clark; Y. K. Chong; J. Chittenden; S. Chantrenne; C. L. Ruiz; G. W. Cooper; A. J. Nelson; J. Franklin; P. D. LePell; J. P. Apruzese; J. Levine; J. Banister
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056309 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2710207
Developing depleted uranium and gold cocktail hohlraums for the National Ignition Facility
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056310 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718527
Proof of principle experiments that demonstrate utility of cocktail hohlraums for indirect drive ignition
O. S. Jones; J. Schein; M. D. Rosen; L. J. Suter; R. J. Wallace; E. L. Dewald; S. H. Glenzer; K. M. Campbell; J. Gunther; B. A. Hammel; O. L. Landen; C. M. Sorce; R. E. Olson; G. A. Rochau; H. L. Wilkens; J. L. Kaae; J. D. Kilkenny; A. Nikroo; S. P. Regan
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056311 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2712426
Highly resolved measurements of defect evolution under heated-and-shocked conditions
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056314 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2720799
Laser plasma instability experiments with KrF lasers
J. L. Weaver; J. Oh; B. Afeyan; L. Phillips; J. Seely; U. Feldman; C. Brown; M. Karasik; V. Serlin; Y. Aglitskiy; A. N. Mostovych; G. Holland; S. Obenschain; L-Y. Chan; D. Kehne; R. H. Lehmberg; A. J. Schmitt; D. Colombant; A. Velikovich
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056316 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2672029
Ionospheric, Solar-System, and Astrophysical Plasmas
The evolution of magnetic tower jets in the laboratory
A. Ciardi; S. V. Lebedev; A. Frank; E. G. Blackman; J. P. Chittenden; C. J. Jennings; D. J. Ampleford; S. N. Bland; S. C. Bott; J. Rapley; G. N. Hall; F. A. Suzuki-Vidal; A. Marocchino; T. Lery; C. Stehle
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056501 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436479
Planar radiative shock experiments and their comparison to simulations
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056504 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714023
Experiment on the mass-stripping of an interstellar cloud in a high Mach number post-shock flow
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056505 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714024
Lasers, Particle Beams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Quantitative experiments with electrons in a positively charged beam
A. W. Molvik; M. Kireeff Covo; R. Cohen; A. Friedman; S. M. Lund; W. Sharp; J-L. Vay; D. Baca; F. Bieniosek; C. Leister; P. Seidl
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056701 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436850
Collective temperature anisotropy instabilities in intense charged particle beams
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056705 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436847
Monoenergetic and GeV ion acceleration from the laser breakout afterburner using ultrathin targets
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056706 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436857
Thermal effects in plasma-based accelerators
Phys. Plasmas 14, 056707 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2714022
Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Nonlocal effects in a bounded low-temperature plasma with fast electrons
Phys. Plasmas 14, 057101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436470
Dielectric surface flashover at atmospheric conditions under high-power microwave excitation
Phys. Plasmas 14, 057102 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436856
Fundamentals and applications of a plasma-processing system based on electron-beam ionization
Phys. Plasmas 14, 057103 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2712424
Experimental and theoretical studies of cylindrical Hall thrusters
Phys. Plasmas 14, 057106 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2718522
TUTORIAL PAPERS
Cryogenic DT and targets for inertial confinement fusion
T. C. Sangster; R. Betti; R. S. Craxton; J. A. Delettrez; D. H. Edgell; L. M. Elasky; V. Yu. Glebov; V. N. Goncharov; D. R. Harding; D. Jacobs-Perkins; R. Janezic; R. L. Keck; J. P. Knauer; S. J. Loucks; L. D. Lund; F. J. Marshall; R. L. McCrory; P. W. McKenty; D. D. Meyerhofer; P. B. Radha; S. P. Regan; W. Seka; W. T. Shmayda; S. Skupsky; V. A. Smalyuk; J. M. Soures; C. Stoeckl; B. Yaakobi; J. A. Frenje; C. K. Li; R. D. Petrasso; F. H. Séguin; J. D. Moody; J. A. Atherton; B. D. MacGowan; J. D. Kilkenny; T. P. Bernat; D. S. Montgomery
Phys. Plasmas 14, 058101 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2671844
Progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criterion
Samuel E. Wurzel, Scott C. Hsu
Key advancements toward eliminating the “drive deficit” in ICF hohlraum simulations
Hui Chen, D. T. Woods, et al.
Single-point in situ measurements of thermal ions during the KiNET-X ionospheric sounding rocket mission
M. L. Moses, K. Lynch, et al.