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May 1999
ISSN 1070-664X
EISSN 1089-7674
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LETTERS
Effect of impurity ions on the charge separation and velocity shear at a plasma edge
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1401–1404 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873486
ARTICLES
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Effect of dust charge fluctuations on energy loss of a test dust charged particulate in a dusty plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1409–1414 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873390
Potential of a dielectric particle in a flow of a collisionless plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1415–1420 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873391
The interaction of stationary and moving objects with dusty plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1421–1426 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873392
Whistler wave emission by a modulated electron beam through transition radiation
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1427–1434 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873393
Modes and quasi-modes for in a gyrokinetic model for a non-neutral plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1435–1441 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873394
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Mean magnetic field renormalization and Kolmogorov’s energy spectrum in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1455–1460 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873397
Nonlinear dynamics of Kelvin–Helmholtz unstable magnetized jets: Three-dimensional effects
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1461–1469 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873398
Quasi-periodic, explosive events and singularities in relevant nonlinear models
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1470–1476 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873399
One-dimensional plasma expansion into a vacuum in the field of an electromagnetic wave
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1508–1514 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873403
Penetration of a compressible magnetized plasma object into a low beta target plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1515–1521 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873404
Computer studies on the spontaneous fast reconnection model as a nonlinear instability
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1522–1531 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873405
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
Analysis of perturbed magnetic fields via construction of nearby integrable fields
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1532–1538 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873406
Calculation of resistive magnetohydrodynamic spectra in tokamaks
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1554–1561 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873409
Stabilization of neoclassical tearing modes using a continuous localized current drive
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1589–1600 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873412
Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas, Equations of State
Statistics of the hot spots of smoothed beams produced by random phase plates revisited
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1601–1610 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873413
Lasers, ParticleBeams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Transient and time periodic self focusing of a laser beam in a plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1611–1614 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873414
Filamentation of ultrashort pulse laser beams resulting from their propagation over long distances in air
B. La Fontaine; F. Vidal; Z. Jiang; C. Y. Chien; D. Comtois; A. Desparois; T. W. Johnston; J.-C. Kieffer; H. Pépin; H. P. Mercure
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1615–1621 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873715
Radiation: Emission, Absorption, Transport
Low-temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Observations of low-frequency mode in a multicomponent plasma with negative ions
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1636–1640 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873418
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Flow-curvature effect on linear Rayleigh–Taylor instability in magnetized plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1667–1669 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873422
Control of the chaotic regimes of nonlinear drift-waves in a magnetized laboratory plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1670–1673 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873423
Exponential nonlinear growth of a resistive island
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1674–1676 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873424
INVITED AND TUTORIAL PAPERS FROM THE 40TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE DIVISION OF PLASMA PHYSICS OF THE APS
TUTORIAL ARTICLES
Guiding and stability of short laser pulses in partially stripped ionizing plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1683–1689 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873426
Large-scale gyrokinetic turbulence simulations: Effects of profile variation
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1709–1716 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873429
INVITED PAPERS
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Magnetic reconnection with Sweet-Parker characteristics in two-dimensional laboratory plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1743–1750 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873432
Direct observations of the structural phases of crystallized ion plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1751–1758 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873433
Liquid- and crystallike structures in strongly coupled dusty plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1759–1768 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873434
The diffusion region in collisionless magnetic reconnection
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1781–1795 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873436
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Plasma simulation studies using multilevel physics models
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1796–1803 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873437
Hot plasma and nonlinear effects in inductive discharges
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1804–1812 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873438
Measurement of core velocity fluctuations and the dynamo in a reversed-field pinch
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1813–1821 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873439
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
Initial physics achievements of large helical device experiments
O. Motojima; H. Yamada; A. Komori; N. Ohyabu; K. Kawahata; O. Kaneko; S. Masuzaki; A. Ejiri; M. Emoto; H. Funaba; M. Goto; K. Ida; H. Idei; S. Inagaki; N. Inoue; S. Kado; S. Kubo; R. Kumazawa; T. Minami; J. Miyazawa; T. Morisaki; S. Morita; S. Murakami; S. Muto; T. Mutoh; Y. Nagayama; Y. Nakamura; H. Nakanishi; K. Narihara; K. Nishimura; N. Noda; T. Kobuchi; S. Ohdachi; Y. Oka; M. Osakabe; T. Ozaki; B. J. Peterson; A. Sagara; S. Sakakibara; R. Sakamoto; H. Sasao; M. Sasao; K. Sato; M. Sato; T. Seki; T. Shimozuma; M. Shoji; H. Suzuki; Y. Takeiri; K. Tanaka; K. Toi; T. Tokuzawa; K. Tsumori; K. Tsuzuki; I. Yamada; S. Yamaguchi; M. Yokoyama; K. Y. Watanabe; T. Watari; Y. Hamada; K. Matsuoka; K. Murai; K. Ohkubo; I. Ohtake; M. Okamoto; S. Satoh; T. Satow; S. Sudo; S. Tanahashi; K. Yamazaki; M. Fujiwara; A. Iiyoshi
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1843–1850 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873443
Two-dimensional electric fields and drifts near the magnetic separatrix in divertor tokamaks
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1851–1857 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873488
Physics of compact stellarators
S. P. Hirshman; D. A. Spong; J. C. Whitson; B. Nelson; D. B. Batchelor; J. F. Lyon; R. Sanchez; A. Brooks; G. Y.-Fu; R. J. Goldston; L-P. Ku; D. A. Monticello; H. Mynick; G. H. Neilson; N. Pomphrey; M. Redi; W. Reiersen; A. H. Reiman; J. Schmidt; R. White; M. C. Zarnstorff; W. H. Miner, Jr.; P. M. Valanju; A. Boozer
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1858–1864 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873489
Disruption mitigation studies in DIII-D
P. L. Taylor; A. G. Kellman; T. E. Evans; D. S. Gray; D. A. Humphreys; A. W. Hyatt; T. C. Jernigan; R. L. Lee; J. A. Leuer; S. C. Luckhardt; P. B. Parks; M. J. Schaffer; D. G. Whyte; J. Zhang
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1872–1879 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873445
Role of Alfvén instabilities in energetic ion transport
S. Bernabei; M. G. Bell; R. Budny; D. Darrow; E. D. Fredrickson; N. Gorelenkov; J. C. Hosea; R. Majeski; E. Mazzucato; R. Nazikian; C. K. Phillips; J. H. Rogers; G. Schilling; R. White; J. R. Wilson; F. Zonca; S. Zweben
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1880–1884 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873446
Experimental evidence of long-range correlations and self-similarity in plasma fluctuations
B. A. Carreras; B. Ph. van Milligen; M. A. Pedrosa; R. Balbı́n; C. Hidalgo; D. E. Newman; E. Sánchez; R. Bravenec; G. McKee; I. Garcı́a-Cortés; J. Bleuel; M. Endler; C. Riccardi; S. Davies; G. F. Matthews; E. Martines; V. Antoni
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1885–1892 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873490
Stabilization of the external kink and control of the resistive wall mode in tokamaks
A. M. Garofalo; A. D. Turnbull; E. J. Strait; M. E. Austin; J. Bialek; M. S. Chu; E. Fredrickson; R. J. La Haye; G. A. Navratil; L. L. Lao; E. A. Lazarus; M. Okabayashi; B. W. Rice; S. A. Sabbagh; J. T. Scoville; T. S. Taylor; M. L. Walker; The DII-D Team
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1893–1898 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873495
High confinement dissipative divertor operation on Alcator C-Mod
J. A. Goetz; B. LaBombard; B. Lipschultz; C. S. Pitcher; J. L. Terry; C. Boswell; S. Gangadhara; D. Pappas; J. Weaver; B. Welch; R. L. Boivin; P. Bonoli; C. Fiore; R. Granetz; M. Greenwald; A. Hubbard; I. Hutchinson; J. Irby; E. Marmar; D. Mossessian; M. Porkolab; J. Rice; W. L. Rowan; G. Schilling; J. Snipes; Y. Takase; S. Wolfe; S. Wukitch
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1899–1906 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873447
The role of particle sinks and sources in Alcator C-Mod detached divertor discharges
B. Lipschultz; J. L. Terry; C. Boswell; J. A. Goetz; A. E. Hubbard; S. I. Krasheninnikov; B. LaBombard; D. A. Pappas; C. S. Pitcher; F. Wising; S. Wukitch
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1907–1916 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873448
Existence of ion temperature gradient driven shear Alfvén instabilities in tokamaks
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1917–1924 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873449
Characterization of enhanced high-confinement modes in Alcator C-Mod
M. Greenwald; R. Boivin; P. Bonoli; R. Budny; C. Fiore; J. Goetz; R. Granetz; A. Hubbard; I. Hutchinson; J. Irby; B. LaBombard; Y. Lin; B. Lipschultz; E. Marmar; A. Mazurenko; D. Mossessian; T. Sunn Pedersen; C. S. Pitcher; M. Porkolab; J. Rice; W. Rowan; J. Snipes; G. Schilling; Y. Takase; J. Terry; S. Wolfe; J. Weaver; B. Welch; S. Wukitch
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1943–1949 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873451
Magneto-hydro-dynamic limits in spherical tokamaks
T. C. Hender; S. J. Allfrey; R. Akers; L. C. Appel; M. K. Bevir; R. J. Buttery; M. Gryaznevich; I. Jenkins; O. J. Kwon; K. G. McClements; R. Martin; S. Medvedev; M. P. S. Nightingale; C. Ribeiro; C. M. Roach; D. C. Robinson; S. E. Sharapov; A. Sykes; L. Villard; M. J. Walsh
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1958–1968 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873493
Generation of plasma rotation by ion cyclotron resonance heating in tokamaks
C. S. Chang; C. K. Phillips; R. White; S. Zweben; P. T. Bonoli; J. E. Rice; M. J. Greenwald; J. deGrassie
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1969–1977 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873453
Electron heat transport in improved confinement discharges in DIII-D
B. W. Stallard; C. M. Greenfield; G. M. Staebler; C. L. Rettig; M. S. Chu; M. E. Austin; D. R. Baker; L. R. Baylor; K. H. Burrell; J. C. DeBoo; J. S. deGrassie; E. J. Doyle; J. Lohr; G. R. McKee; R. L. Miller; W. A. Peebles; C. C. Petty; R. I. Pinsker; B. W. Rice; T. L. Rhodes; R. E. Waltz; L. Zeng; The DIII-D Team
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1978–1984 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873494
Investigation of tritium pathways in the Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak
D. L. Hillis; J. T. Hogan; P. Andrew; J. P. Coad; J. K. Ehrenberg; M. Groth; W. A. Houlberg; M. von Hellermann; L. D. Horton; G. F. Matthews; R. D. Monk; P. D. Morgan; M. F. Stamp; K-D. Zastrow
Phys. Plasmas 6, 1985–1994 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873454
High-harmonic fast magnetosonic wave coupling, propagation, and heating in a spherical torus plasma
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2002–2008 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873483
Inertially Confined Plasmas, Dense Plasmas, Equations of State
Nonlinear evolution of the Rayleigh–Taylor and Richtmyer–Meshkov instabilities
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2009–2015 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873491
The dynamics of wire array Z-pinch implosions
S. V. Lebedev; R. Aliaga-Rossel; S. N. Bland; J. P. Chittenden; A. E. Dangor; M. G. Haines; I. H. Mitchell
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2016–2022 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873456
High-temperature dynamic hohlraums on the pulsed power driver Z
T. J. Nash; M. S. Derzon; G. A. Chandler; R. Leeper; D. Fehl; J. Lash; C. Ruiz; G. Cooper; J. F. Seaman; J. McGurn; S. Lazier; J. Torres; D. Jobe; T. Gilliland; M. Hurst; R. Mock; P. Ryan; D. Nielsen; J. Armijo; J. McKenney; R. Hawn; D. Hebron; J. J. MacFarlane; D. Petersen; R. Bowers; W. Matuska; D. D. Ryutov
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2023–2029 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873457
Wire array Z-pinch insights for enhanced x-ray production
T. W. L. Sanford; R. C. Mock; R. B. Spielman; M. G. Haines; J. P. Chittenden; K. G. Whitney; J. P. Apruzese; D. L. Peterson; J. B. Greenly; D. B. Sinars; D. B. Reisman; D. Mosher
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2030–2040 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873458
Nonlinear modification of laser–plasma interaction processes under crossed laser beams
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2048–2056 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873459
Scaling supernova hydrodynamics to the laboratory
J. Kane; D. Arnett; B. A. Remington; S. G. Glendinning; G. Bazan; R. P. Drake; B. A. Fryxell; R. Teyssier; K. Moore
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2065–2071 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873497
Laser-plasma interactions in long-scale-length plasmas under direct-drive National Ignition Facility conditions
S. P. Regan; D. K. Bradley; A. V. Chirokikh; R. S. Craxton; D. D. Meyerhofer; W. Seka; R. W. Short; A. Simon; R. P. J. Town; B. Yaakobi; J. J. Carroll, III; R. P. Drake
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2072–2080 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873716
Titanium K-shell x-ray production from high velocity wire array implosions on the 20-MA Z accelerator
C. Deeney; C. A. Coverdale; M. R. Douglas; T. J. Nash; R. B. Spielman; K. W. Struve; K. G. Whitney; J. W. Thornhill; J. P. Apruzese; R. W. Clark; J. Davis; F. N. Beg; J. Ruiz-Camacho
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2081–2088 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873461
Direct drive acceleration of planar liquid deuterium targets
J. D. Sethian; S. E. Bodner; D. G. Colombant; J. P. Dahlburg; S. P. Obenschain; C. J. Pawley; V. Serlin; J. H. Gardner; Y. Aglitskiy; Y. Chan; A. V. Deniz; T. Lehecka; M. Klapisch
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2089–2094 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873498
Thomson scattering from laser plasmas
S. H. Glenzer; W. E. Alley; K. G. Estabrook; J. S. De Groot; M. G. Haines; J. H. Hammer; J.-P. Jadaud; B. J. MacGowan; J. D. Moody; W. Rozmus; L. J. Suter; T. L. Weiland; E. A. Williams
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2117–2128 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873499
Observation of a highly directional γ-ray beam from ultrashort, ultraintense laser pulse interactions with solids
P. A. Norreys; M. Santala; E. Clark; M. Zepf; I. Watts; F. N. Beg; K. Krushelnick; M. Tatarakis; A. E. Dangor; X. Fang; P. Graham; T. McCanny; R. P. Singhal; K. W. D. Ledingham; A. Creswell; D. C. W. Sanderson; J. Magill; A. Machacek; J. S. Wark; R. Allott; B. Kennedy; D. Neely
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2150–2156 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873466
Review of indirect-drive ignition design options for the National Ignition Facility
T. R. Dittrich; S. W. Haan; M. M. Marinak; S. M. Pollaine; D. E. Hinkel; D. H. Munro; C. P. Verdon; G. L. Strobel; R. McEachern; R. C. Cook; C. C. Roberts; D. C. Wilson; P. A. Bradley; L. R. Foreman; W. S. Varnum
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2164–2170 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873467
Observation of ionization fronts in low density foam targets
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2171–2177 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873468
Insights and applications of two-dimensional simulations to Z-pinch experiments
D. L. Peterson; R. L. Bowers; W. Matuska; K. D. McLenithan; G. A. Chandler; C. Deeney; M. S. Derzon; M. Douglas; M. K. Matzen; T. J. Nash; R. B. Spielman; K. W. Struve; W. A. Stygar; N. F. Roderick
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2178–2184 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873469
Intense laser pulse propagation and channel formation through plasmas relevant for the fast ignitor scheme
A. J. Mackinnon; M. Borghesi; R. Gaillard; G. Malka; O. Willi; A. A. Offenberger; A. Pukhov; J. Meyer-ter-Vehn; B. Canaud; J. L. Miquel; N. Blanchot
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2185–2190 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873470
Ionospheric, Solar-system, and Astrophysical Plasmas
Magnetohydrodynamic modeling of the global solar corona
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2217–2224 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873474
Lasers, Particle Beams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Modeling and design of millimeter wave gyroklystrons
B. Levush; M. Blank; J. Calame; B. Danly; K. Nguyen; D. Pershing; S. Cooke; P. Latham; J. Petillo; T. Antonsen, Jr.
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2233–2240 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873476
Recent progress in the simulation of heavy ion beams
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2254–2261 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873477
Laser-induced electron trapping in plasma-based accelerators
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2262–2268 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873478
Guiding of laser pulses in plasma channels created by the ignitor-heater technique
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2269–2277 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873503
Radiation: Emission, Absorption, Transport
Unusual radiation effects from atoms in gases and plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 6, 2278–2283 (1999)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873479
Low-temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
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.