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Experimental observation of turbulence transition and a critical gradient threshold for trapped electron mode in tokamak plasmas
Transport and deceleration of fusion products in microturbulence
Suppression of collisionless magnetic reconnection in asymmetric current sheets
Particle-in-cell simulation study of a lower-hybrid shock
Exploration of magnetic perturbation effects on advanced divertor configurations in NSTX-U
Issues
June 2016
ISSN 1070-664X
EISSN 1089-7674
In this Issue
LETTERS
Experimental observation of turbulence transition and a critical gradient threshold for trapped electron mode in tokamak plasmas
W. L. Zhong; Z. B. Shi; Z. J. Yang; G. L. Xiao; Z. C. Yang; B. Y. Zhang; P. W. Shi; H. R. Du; X. M. Pan; R. B. Zhou; L. H. Wan; X. L. Zou; M. Xu; X. R. Duan; Yong Liu; G. Zhuang; HL-2A Team; J-TEXT Team
Phys. Plasmas 23, 060702 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953427
Transport and deceleration of fusion products in microturbulence
Phys. Plasmas 23, 060703 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953420
Suppression of collisionless magnetic reconnection in asymmetric current sheets
Phys. Plasmas 23, 060704 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954818
MINI-TUTORIAL
Stringent limitations on reductive perturbation studies of nonplanar acoustic solitons in plasmas
In Special Collection:
Reviews and Tutorials in Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, and Transport
Phys. Plasmas 23, 060801 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954308
TUTORIAL
Validation metrics for turbulent plasma transport
In Special Collection:
Reviews and Tutorials in Numerical Methods, Verification, and Validation in Plasma Physics
Phys. Plasmas 23, 060901 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954151
ARTICLES
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Derivation of the Hall and extended magnetohydrodynamics brackets
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062101 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952641
Numerical analysis of electrostatic ion cyclotron instability in an electron-positron-ion plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062102 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953094
Spin-electron acoustic waves: The Landau damping and ion contribution in the spectrum
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062103 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953049
Kinetic calculation of the resistive wall mode and fishbone-like mode instability in tokamak
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062105 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953100
Particle-in-cell simulation study of a lower-hybrid shock
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062111 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953568
The spectrum of the Sedov–Taylor point explosion linear stability
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062114 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953424
Compression-amplified EMIC waves and their effects on relativistic electrons
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062116 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953899
A resistive magnetodynamics analysis of sawtooth driven tearing modes in tokamak plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062117 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953900
Non-neutral plasma diode in the presence of a transverse magnetic field
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062118 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953904
Catastrophic instabilities of modified DA-DC hybrid surface waves in a semi-bounded plasma system
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062119 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954153
Solar wind implication on dust ion acoustic rogue waves
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062121 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954298
New longitudinal mode and compression of pair ions in plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062125 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954651
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Arbitrary amplitude fast electron-acoustic solitons in three-electron component space plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062302 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952637
Verification of BOUT++ by the method of manufactured solutions
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062303 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953429
Magnetic curvature effects on plasma interchange turbulence
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062304 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953610
Turbulence induced radial transport of toroidal momentum in boundary plasma of EAST tokamak
N. Zhao; N. Yan; G. S. Xu; Z. X. Wang; H. Q. Wang; L. Wang; S. Y. Ding; R. Chen; L. Chen; W. Zhang; G. H. Hu; L. M. Shao
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062309 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953601
Two dimensional kinetic analysis of electrostatic harmonic plasma waves
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062310 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953898
Three species one-dimensional kinetic model for weakly ionized plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062311 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953901
Nonlinear features of electrostatic waves in a plasma with nonthermal-Tsallis distributed electrons
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062313 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954380
Chaotic behavior of collective ion dynamics in the presence of an external static magnetic field
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062315 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954381
Effect of fast electrons on the stability of resistive interchange modes in the TJ-II stellarator
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062319 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954826
Nonlinear separate spin evolution in degenerate electron-positron-ion plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062320 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954908
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
Control of sawtooth via ECRH on EAST tokamak
Yi Yuan; Liqun Hu; Liqing Xu; Xiaoguang Wang; Xiaojie Wang; Handong Xu; Zhengping Luo; Kaiyun Chen; Shiyao Lin; Yanmin Duan; Pengxiang Chang; Hailin Zhao; Kaiyang He; Yunfeng Liang
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062503 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953605
Tearing mode dynamics and locking in the presence of external magnetic perturbations
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062504 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953438
Fokker-Planck simulation of runaway electron generation in disruptions with the hot-tail effect
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062506 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953606
Plasma sheath properties in a magnetic field parallel to the wall
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062509 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953897
Progress toward steady-state tokamak operation exploiting the high bootstrap current fraction regime
Q. L. Ren; A. M. Garofalo; X. Z. Gong; C. T. Holcomb; L. L. Lao; G. R. McKee; O. Meneghini; G. M. Staebler; B. A. Grierson; J. P. Qian; W. M. Solomon; A. D. Turnbull; C. Holland; W. F. Guo; S. Y. Ding; C. K. Pan; G. S. Xu; B. N. Wan
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062511 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948724
Exploration of magnetic perturbation effects on advanced divertor configurations in NSTX-U
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062517 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954816
The role of zonal flows in the saturation of multi-scale gyrokinetic turbulence
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062518 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954905
Linear gyrokinetic simulations of microinstabilities within the pedestal region of H-mode NSTX discharges in a highly shaped geometry
M. Coury; W. Guttenfelder; D. R. Mikkelsen; J. M. Canik; G. P. Canal; A. Diallo; S. Kaye; G. J. Kramer; R. Maingi; NSTX-U team
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062520 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954911
Inertially Confined Plasmas, High Energy Density Plasma Science, Warm Dense Matter
Modeling of the merging of two colliding field reversed configuration plasmoids
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062701 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953101
Influence of the Al wire placed in the anode axis on the transformation of the deuterium plasma column in the plasma focus discharge
P. Kubes; M. Paduch; B. Cikhardtova; J. Cikhardt; D. Klir; J. Kravarik; K. Rezac; E. Zielinska; D. Zaloga; M. J. Sadowski; K. Tomaszewski
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062702 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953569
A simple method to prevent hard X-ray-induced preheating effects inside the cone tip in indirect-drive fast ignition implosions
Dongxiao Liu; Lianqiang Shan; Weimin Zhou; Yuchi Wu; Bin Zhu; Xiaoshi Peng; Tao Xu; Feng Wang; Feng Zhang; Bi Bi; Bo Zhang; Zhimeng Zhang; Min Shui; Yingling He; Zhiwen Yang; Tao Chen; Li Chen; Ming Chen; Yimeng Yang; Yongteng Yuan; Peng Wang; Yuqiu Gu; Baohan Zhang
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062703 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952631
Ionospheric, Solar-System, and Astrophysical Plasmas
Comparison of the telegraph and hyperdiffusion approximations in cosmic-ray transport
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062901 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953564
Existence domains of electrostatic solitary structures in the solar wind plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062902 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953892
A parametric study of the linear growth of magnetospheric EMIC waves in a hot plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062903 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953565
Accelerated ions from pulsed-power-driven fast plasma flow in perpendicular magnetic field
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062904 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954309
Numerical linearized MHD model of flapping oscillations
Phys. Plasmas 23, 062905 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954388
Lasers, Particle Beams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Laser pulse driven terahertz generation via resonant transition radiation in inhomogeneous plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063103 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953098
Stabilization effect of Weibel modes in relativistic laser fusion plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063104 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953106
Efficient energy absorption of intense ps-laser pulse into nanowire target
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063105 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953092
A portable high power microwave source with permanent magnets
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063109 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953602
Charged particle tracking through electrostatic wire meshes using the finite element method
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063110 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953801
Axial motion of collector plasma in a relativistic backward wave oscillator
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063114 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953915
Intra-pulse transition between ion acceleration mechanisms in intense laser-foil interactions
H. Padda; M. King; R. J. Gray; H. W. Powell; B. Gonzalez-Izquierdo; L. C. Stockhausen; R. Wilson; D. C. Carroll; R. J. Dance; D. A. MacLellan; X. H. Yuan; N. M. H. Butler; R. Capdessus; M. Borghesi; D. Neely; P. McKenna
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063116 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954654
Reflectance characterization of tape-based plasma mirrors
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063118 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954242
On the physics of electron ejection from laser-irradiated overdense plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063119 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954822
Characteristics of a transient axial mode from the formation of anode plasma in a gigawatt-class L-band magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator
Sun-Hong Min; Ohjoon Kwon; Matlabjon Sattorov; Hoechun Jung; Sang-Ho Shin; In-Keun Baek; Seontae Kim; Seunghyuk Park; Gun-Sik Park
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063120 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954916
Magnetic field generation during intense laser channelling in underdense plasma
A. G. Smyth; G. Sarri; M. Vranic; Y. Amano; D. Doria; E. Guillaume; H. Habara; R. Heathcote; G. Hicks; Z. Najmudin; H. Nakamura; P. A. Norreys; S. Kar; L. O. Silva; K. A. Tanaka; J. Vieira; M. Borghesi
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063121 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953547
Radiation: Emission, Absorption, Transport
Tunable angle absorption of hyperbolic metamaterials based on plasma photonic crystals
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063301 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4948788
Broadband microwave propagation in a novel large coaxial gridded hollow cathode helium plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063304 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954393
Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Reproducibility of the cutoff probe for the measurement of electron density
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063501 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4947222
Modeling of inelastic collisions in a multifluid plasma: Ionization and recombination
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063505 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953050
Discharge dynamics and plasma density recovery by on/off switches of additional gas
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063507 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953054
Plasma model of discharge along a dielectric surface in N2/O2 mixtures
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063508 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4949767
Influence of humidity on the characteristics of positive corona discharge in air
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063511 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953890
Charge dependence of the plasma travel length in atmospheric-pressure plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063512 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953907
Is the bulk mode conversion important in high density helicon plasma?
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063513 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4951017
Kinetic interpretation of resonance phenomena in low pressure capacitively coupled radio frequency plasmas
Sebastian Wilczek; Jan Trieschmann; Denis Eremin; Ralf Peter Brinkmann; Julian Schulze; Edmund Schuengel; Aranka Derzsi; Ihor Korolov; Peter Hartmann; Zoltán Donkó; Thomas Mussenbrock
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063514 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953432
Space-time evolution of ejected plasma for the triggering of gas switch
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063515 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953910
Optical diagnostics with radiation trapping effect in low density and low temperature helium plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063516 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954047
A linear-field plasma jet for generating a brush-shaped laminar plume at atmospheric pressure
Phys. Plasmas 23, 063521 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954829
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Wavenumber shift due to nonlinear plasma and wave interaction
Phys. Plasmas 23, 064501 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952622
Investigation of ablation of thin foil aluminum ribbon array at 1.5 MA
Fan Ye; Zhenghong Li; Faxin Chen; Feibiao Xue; Shijian Meng; Jiamin Ning; Yi Qin; Qingyuan Hu; Shuqing Jiang; Linbo Li; Yanyun Chu; Jianlun Yang; Rongkun Xu; Zeping Xu
Phys. Plasmas 23, 064502 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952620
Wave-breaking amplitudes of relativistic upper-hybrid oscillations in a cold magnetized plasma
Phys. Plasmas 23, 064503 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953607
Positional stability of field-reversed-configurations in the presence of resistive walls
Phys. Plasmas 23, 064505 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953417
COMMENTS
ERRATA
Erratum: “Dust on a surface in a plasma: A charge simulation” [Phys. Plasmas 23, 043703 (2016)]
Phys. Plasmas 23, 069902 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953426
Progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criterion
Samuel E. Wurzel, Scott C. Hsu
FreeGSNKE: A Python-based dynamic free-boundary toroidal plasma equilibrium solver
N. C. Amorisco, A. Agnello, et al.
Weakly nonlinear incompressible Rayleigh–Taylor–Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in plane geometry
Zhen-Qi Zou, Jun-Feng Wu, et al.