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M.E. Mauel, J. Kesner, Fusion Technologies for Tritium-Suppressed D-D Fusion, White Paper prepared for FESAC Materials Science Subcommittee (2011)

A. C. Boxer, R. Bergmann, J. L. Ellsworth, D. T. Garnier, J. Kesner, M. E. Mauel and P. Woskov., Turbulent inward pinch of plasma confined by a levitated dipole magnet, Nature-Phys. , 6, 207 (2010).

D.T. Garnier, A.C. Boxer, J.L. Ellsworth, J. Kesner and M.E. Mauel, "Confinement improvement with magnetic levitation of a superconducting dipole", Nuc. Fus 49 (2009) 055023

A. C. Boxer, D. T. Garnier, M. E. Mauel, Multichannel, microwave interferometer for the Levitated Dipole Experiment, Review of Scientific Instruments, V. 80, Issue 4 DOI: 10.1063/1.3095684, 2009.

D.T. Garnier, A.C. Boxer, J. Ellsworth, A.K. Hansen, I. Karim, J. Kesner, M. E. Mauel, E. Ortiz, A. Roach, "Stabilization of low frequency instability in a dipole", Journal of Plasma Physics, (2008) . doi:10.1017/S0022377808007071

P. Michael, D.T. Garnier et al, "Quench detection system for the LDX Charging Coil", ASC Paper #LH12, (2007).

A. Zhukovsky, D.T. Garnier, V. Fishman, R. Lations, "Retractable Helium Transfer Lines for the Floating Fusion Magnet", International Cryogenic Engineering Conference 21 in Prague (CryoPrague 2006) July 17-21 (2006).

Zhukovsky A., Michael P.C., Schultz J.H., Smith B.A., Minervini J.V., Kesner J., Radovinsky A., Garnier D., Mauel M., "First integrated test of the superconducting magnet system for the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)", Fusion Engineering and Design, (2005), 75-79, Part B, 29-32

Zhukovsky A., Garnier D.T., "Operation of the Levitated Dipole Experiment floating coil", IEEE Trans. App. Superconductivity, (2006), 16, 898-901.

D.T. Garnier, A. Hansen, J. Kesner, M. E. Mauel, P. Michael, J. Minervini, A. Radovinsky. A. Zhukovsky, A. Boxer, J. Ellsworth, I. Karim, E. Ortiz, A. " The Superconducting Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)", 15th Intl Toki Conference, 12/2006, to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design (2006).

D.T. Garnier, A. Boxer, J. Ellsworth, A. Hansen, I. Karim, J. Kesner, S. Mahar, M. E. Mauel, E. Ortiz, A. Roach, " Production and Study of High-Beta Plasma Confined by a Superconducting Dipole Magnet", PoP 13 (2006) 056111.

E. Ortiz, A. Boxer, J. Ellsworth, D.T.Garnier, A. Hansen, I. Karim, J. Kesner, M. Mauel, "Effects of the Hot Electron Interchange Instability on Plasma Confined in a Dipolar Magnetic Field.", to be published in J. Fusion Energy (2006).

A. Zhukovsky, D.T. Garnier, A. Radovinsky, "Thermal Performance of the LDX Floating Coil", Cryogenic Engineering Conference 2005, Keystone, Colorado, August 29 - September 2, 2005, (2005)R1-M, Advances in Cryogenic Engineering (2006).

A. Zhukovsky, P. Michael, J.H. Schultz, B.A. Smith, J.V. Minervini, J. Kesner, D.T. Garnier, A. Radovinsky, M. Mauel "First Integrated Test of the Superconducting Systems for the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)", 23 Symposium of Fusion Technology, SOFT 2004, Venice, Italy, Fusion Engineering and Design, 75-79 (2005) 29.

A.K. Hansen et al, Initial Results of Multi-Frequency Electron Cyclotron Frequency Heating in the Levitated Dipole Experiment, 16th Topical Conference on Radiofrequency Power in Plasmas, Park City, UT, 4/11/05, AIP Conference Proceedings 787 (2005), p.395.

J. Kesner, D.T. Garnier, A. Hansen, M. Mauel, L. Bromberg, D-D Fusion in a Levitated Dipole, Nuclear Fusion 44 (2004) 193.

P.C. Michael, H. Schultz, B. Smith, P. Titus, A. Radovinsky, A. Zhukovsky, K. Hwang, et al., "Performance of Conduction Cooled LDX Levitation Coil", Transactions of the Cryogenics Engineering Conference, CEC Vol 49, (2004) 701.

Kesner, J. , Convective Cell Formation in a Z-Pinch, Phys. Plasmas, 10, 908 (2003).

A. Simakov, P.J. Catto, J.J. Ramos, R.J. Hastie, Resistive Stability of a Magnetic Dipole and other Axisymmetric Closed Field Line Coonfigurations, Phys. Plasmas, 9, 4985 (2002).

Kesner, J. and Hastie R. J., Electrostatic Drift Modes in a Closed Field Line Configuration, Phys. Plasmas, 9, (2002) 395.

A. Simakov, P.J. Catto, R.J. Hastie, J. Kesner, J.J. Ramos, H.V. Wong, W. Horton, J.W. Van Dam, H.L. Berk, M. Kotschenreuther and C. Crabtree, Stability of Axisymmetric Plasmas in Closed Line Magnetic Fields, presented at 19th IAEA Conference of Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Lyon, France 2002, paper IC/P-13.

J. H. Schultz, G. Driscoll, D. Garnier, J. Kesner, M. Mauel, J.V. Minervini, B. Smith, A. Radovinsky, G. Snitchler, A. Zhukovsky, "High Temperature Superconducting Levitation Coil for the Levitating Dipole Experiment (LDX)", IEEE transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol 11, No 1, March 2001.

Garnier, D., Status of the LDX Project, talk presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop 2000, Berkeley, California, February 24, 2000.

Kesner, J. and Garnier, D. T., Convective Cell Formation in Levitated Dipole, Phys. Plasmas, 7. 2733, 2000.

M.E. Mauel, D. T. Garnier, T. Sunn Pedersen, P.J. Catto, R..J. Hastie, J. Kesner, J.J. Ramos, A. Simakov, Dipole Equilibrium and Stability, presented at 18th IAEA Conference of Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Varenna, Italy 2000, paper IAEA-F1-CN-70/TH.

Zhukovsky, et. al. Design and Fabrication of the Cryostat for the Floating Coil of the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX), presented at the 16th Conf. on Magnet Technology, Tallahassee, Florida, 1999.

Garnier, D., Kesner, J., Mauel, M., Magnetohydrodynamic Stability in a Levitated Dipole, Phys. Plasmas 6 (9) 3431, 1999.

Garnier, D.T, Kesner, J., Mauel, M.E., ECRH on the Levitated Dipole Experiment, presented at 13th Topical Conference on Applications of Radio Frequency Power to Plasmas, Annapolis, MD, April 12-14, 1999. (poster, paper)

Mauel, M.E., The Dipole Fusion Concept, presentation to Fusion Power Associates and the UCLA Workshop on Cost-Effective Steps to Fusion Power, Los Angeles, CA, January 25-27, 1999.

LDX Group, The Levitated Dipole Fusion Concept, a two page summary of dipole fusion concept for written for FESAC, December 1998.

Kesner, J. Stability of a plasma confined in a dipole field. Phys. Plasmas 5(10) 3675, 1998.

LDX Group, Levitated Dipole Whitepaper (as presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop, April 1998).

Kesner, J. Stability of electrostatic modes in a levitated dipole. Phys. Plasmas 4 (2) 419, 1998.

Kesner, J., Bromberg, L., Garnier, D., Mauel, M., Plasma Confinement in a Levitated Dipole, presented at 17th IAEA Conference of Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Yokohama, Japan 1998, paper IAEA-F1-CN-69/IC.

Zhukovsky, A., et. al. Status of the Floating Coil of LDX, presented at the 17th Conf. on Magnet Technology, Geneva, 2001.

Zhukovsky, A., et. al., Charging Magnet for the Floating Coil of LDX, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, September, 2000, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, March 2001, Vol. 11, No 1.

Smith, B., et. al. Design, Fabrication and Test of the React and Wind, Nb3Sn, LDX Floating Coil Conductor, Applied Superconductivity Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, September, 2000, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, March 2001, Vol. 11, No 1.

Kesner, J., Simakov, A.N., Garnier, D.T. et al, Dipole Equilibrium and Stability. Nuc Fusion 41 (3) 301, 2001.

Kesner, J., Interchange Modes in a Collisional Plasma. Phys. Plasmas, 7 (2000) 3837.

J. Kesner and M. Mauel, Plasma Confinement in a Levitated Magnetic Dipole, Pl Phys Reports 23, (1997) 742.

Theses

J.L. Ellsworth 2004, X-ray Diagnostics for the Levitated Dipole Experiment

S. Mahar 2005, Multiple Frequency Electron Cyclotron Heating for the Levitated Dipole Experiment,

A. Kouznetsov 2007, Theoretical Prediction of Tau and Beta in a Large Aspect Ratio LDX

I. Karim. 2007, Equilibrium and Stability Studies of Plasmas Confined in a Dipole Magnetic Field Using Magnetic Measurements

E.E. Ortiz. 2007, Observation of the Hot Electron Interchange Instability in a High Beta Dipole Confined Plasma

A.C. Boxer, Density Profiles of Plasmas Confined by the Field of a Levitating, Dipole Magnet

2002 ICC Meeting, University of Maryland, January 22-24

Garnier, et. al., Progress in Levitated Dipole Research (Invited Talk)

Mauel, M. et al, Status of LDX Fabrication

Hansen, A. et al, Physics and Operations Plan for LDX

Kesner, J. et al. Basic Physics in the Levitated Dipole Experiment

AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY DIVISION OF PLASMA PHYSICS MEETINGS

Garnier, et. al., LDX Machine Design and Diagnostics, poster presented at 40th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 16-20, 1998.

Garnier, D. et al, Overview of the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX), poster BP1.91 presented at 41th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Seattle, Washington, November 15-19, 1999.

Kesner, J. et al. Basic Physics in the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1.93 presented at 41th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Seattle, Washington, November 15-19, 1999.

Mauel, M. et al, Overview of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster LP1.53 presented at 42th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Long Beach, CA, October 30, 2001.

Hansen, A. et al, Multi-Frequency ECRH on LDX, poster LP1.54 presented at 42th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Long Beach, CA, October 30, 2001.

Garnier, D.T. et al, The Levitation Control System for the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster LP1.55 presented at 42th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Long Beach, CA, October 30, 2001.

Karim, I. et al, Magnetic Diagnostics in LDX, poster LP1.56 presented at 42th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Long Beach, CA, October 30, 2001.

Kesner, J., Hastie, R.J., Drift Frequency Interchange Modes in a Dipole Plasma at Varying Collisionality, poster LP1.57 presented at 42th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society, Long Beach, CA, October 30, 2001.

2002 APS DPP Meeting, Orlando November 11-15

Garnier, et. al., Overview and Status of the Levitated Dipole Research , poster KP1 114

A. Hansen, et al, Plans for Initial Operation of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster KP1 115

I. Karim. et al, Magnetic Diagnostics in LDX, poster KP1 116

E. Ortiz. et al, Planned Emissive Probe Measurements on LDX, poster KP1 117

J. Kesner. et al. Stability of a Levitated Dipole Confined Plasma, poster KP1 118

S. Dagen et al. Glow Dischagre Cleaning for LDX, poster GP1 29

2003 APS DPP Meeting, Albuquerque October 27-31

Garnier, et. al., Overview and Experimental Prograam of the Levitated Dipole Experiment , poster CP1 2

A. Hansen, et al, Employment of Multiple Frequencies of ECRH on LDX, poster CP1 3

I. Karim. et al, Magnetic Diagnostics in LDX, poster CP1 4

J.L. Ellsworth et al. X-ray Diagnostics for LDX, poster CP1 5

E. Ortiz. et al, Diagnostic setup for spacial and temporal Measurements of Plasma Fluctuations using Electric Probes on LDX, poster CP1 6

J. Kesner. et al. Helium Catalyzed D-D Fusion in a Levitated Dipole, poster CP1 8

D.D. Ryutov, J. Kesner, M.E. Mauel, Systems where only Poloidal Field is Present, poster CP1 9

J. Freidberg, MHD Equilibrium of LDX, poster CP1 10

2004 ICC Meeting, University of Wisconsin, May 25-28

Garnier, et. al., Status of Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster 061-P3

Mauel, M., Experiments with a Supported Dipole, Invited talk, See ICC site

Hansen, A. et al, Physics and Operations Plan for LDX, poster 062-P3

Kesner, J., et al. NIMROD Simulations of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster 063-P3

2004 APS DPP Meeting, Savannah November 15-19

D. Garnier, et. al., Levitated Dipole Experiment Overview of First results and Plans, poster BP1 106.

A. Hansen, et al, Profile Scan Studies on the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 108.

I. Karim. et al, Magnetic Diagnostics in LDX, poster BP1 110.

J.L. Ellsworth et al. X-ray Measurements of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 107.

E. Ortiz. et al, Probe Measurements of Electrostatic Fluctuations in LDX, poster BP1 111.

A. Boxer et al., Microwave Interferometer for the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 112.

S. Mahar et al, Multiple Frequency Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating on the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 109.

A. Roach et al., Levitation Control System in the Levitated Dipole Experiment , poster FP1 39.

J. Kesner. et al., Nonlinear Simulations of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1-114.

M. Mauel et al, Kalman Filter for Noise Reduction and Dynamical Tracking for Levitation Control and Plasma Mode Control, poster BP1 113.

2005 APS DPP Meeting, Denver October 24-28

D. Garnier, Production and Study of High Beta Plasma Confined by a Superconducting Dipole Magnet, (Invited Paper) UI2 1.

D. Garnier, et. al., Production and Study of High Beta Plasma in LDX, poster BP1 24.

A. Hansen, et al, Effect of electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating Location upon Confinement in a Laboratory Dipole Plasma, poster BP1 25.

J.L. Ellsworth et al. X-ray Measurements of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 26.

I. Karim. et al, Measurement of Equilibrium Current Profiles in LDX, poster BP1 27.

A. Boxer et al., Microwave Interferometer for the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 28.

E. Ortiz. et al, Probe easurements of Electrostatic Fluctuations in LDX, poster BP1 29.

E. Mimoun et al, Multiple Frequency Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating on the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster BP1 30.

J. Kesner. et al., Hot Electron Instability in a Dipole Confined Plasma, poster BP1 31.

N. Krasheninnikova et al., Effects of Hot Electrons on the Stability of a Closed Field Line Plasma, poster BP1 32.

16th Topical Conference on Radiofrequency Power in Plasmas

A.K. Hansen et al, Initial Results of Multi-Frequency Electron Cyclotron Frequency Heating in the Levitated Dipole Experiment, Poster and Conference Paper presented at the 16th Topical Conference on Radiofrequency Power in Plasmas, Park City, UT 4/11/05.

2006 ICC Meeting, University of Texas, Austin, February 13-16

Ortiz. E et al., Effects of hot electron Interchange Instability on Plasma Confinement in a Dipole Magnetic Field, Invited talk, Poster P1.027

Mauel, M.E. et al., Reconstruction of Pressure Profile of LDX High Beta Plasma, P1.028

Kesner, J., et al., Low Frequency Instability in the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster P1.029

Garnier, et. al., Progress in Levitation of the Levitated Dipole Experiment, poster P1.030

Hansen, A. et al., Varying ECRH to Modify Confinement in LDX, poster P1.031

2006 US-Japan MHD Control Workshop, February 6, 2006

D.T. Garnier, Controlling Interchange Instabilities in the LDX, Invited Paper

2006 IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Chengdu, China Oct. 16-21, 2006

J. Kesner et al., First Experiments to Test Plasma Confinement in a Magnetic Dipole

2006 APS DPP Meeting, Philadelphia, October 30 - November 3

J. Kesner et al., Overview of LDX Results

D.T. Garnier et al., Campaign for Levitation in LDX

J.E. Ellsworth et al., Visible and X-ray Imaging of a Laboratory Dipole Plasma

A.C. Boxer et al., Microwave Interferometer for the Levitated Dipole Experiment

E.E. Ortiz et al., High Beta Observations of the Hot Electron Interchange Instability

M.E. Mauel, What We've Learned so Far about the Stability of Plasma Confined by a Laboratory Dipole Magnet

2007 APS DPP Meeting, Orlando, November 14, 2007

D.T. Garnier et al., First Flight of the Levitated Dipole Experiment

J. Kesner et al., Low Frequency Fluctuations in the Levitated Dipole Experiment

A.C. Boxer et al., Microwave Interferometer for the Levitated Dipole Experiment

M.E. Mauel, Prospects for Driven Particle Convection Tests in LDX

2008 ICC Meeting, Reno, June 24-27

A.C. Boxer et al., Measurements of improved confinement during magnetic levitation in LDX

J. Kesner et al., The LDX experiment and the levitated dipole approach to plasma confinement

J. L. Ellsworth et al., Low frequency fluctuations during levitated operation in the LDX plasma

M.E. Mauel et al., Reconstruction of pressure profile evolution during levitated dipole experiments

22nd IAEA Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Geneva, October, 2008

D.T. Garnier et al., Confinement Improvement with Magnetic Levitation of a Superconducting Dipole

2008 APS DPP Meeting, Dallas, November 17-21, 2008

Invited talk - M.E. Mauel for the LDX group, Improved Confinement During Magnetic Levitation in LDX

D.T. Garnier et al., Flying Lessons: the Levitated Dipole Experiment without parallel losses

J. Kesner et al., The Levitated Dipole Experiment: Experiment and Theory

A.C. Boxer et al., Evidence of “Natural” Density Profiles in a Dipole-Confined Plasma

J. L. Ellsworth et al., Observation of low-frequency oscillations in LDX with an angular electrostatic probe

P.P. Woskov et al., 28 GHz Gyrotron and 4.6 GHz Klystron Heating Options for LDX

R.M. Bergmann et al., Imaging of low-frequency fluctuations in dipole confined plasma

M. Davis et al., Multi-Color Soft X-ray Diagnostic Design for the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)

M.E. Mauel et al., Reconstruction of pressure profile evolution during levitated dipole experiments

2009 APS DPP Meeting, Atlanta, November 2-6, 2009

D.T. Garnier et al., Overview of the Levitated Dipole Experiment

J. Kesner et al., The Levitated Dipole Experiment: Experiment and Theory

M.E. Mauel et al., Investigation of the Variation of Measured Particle Diffusion Coefficient

J. L. Ellsworth et al., Spatial structure of low frequency fluctuations in a laboratory dipole experiment

P.P. Woskov et al., 28 GHz Gyrotron ECRH Upgrade for LDX

D.P. Boyle et al., Eddy Currents and Magnetic Calibrations in LDX using a “Copper Plasma”

M. Davis et al., Soft X-ray Measurement of the Thermal Electron Temperature on the Levitated Dipole Experiment (LDX)

B. Kardon et al., Reflectometer Measurement for the Levitated Dipole Experiment

S.H. Nogami et al., Optimization of Hot Electron ECE Diagnostics on LDX

D. Jacome et al., Python Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Control of the Levitated Dipole Experiment

2010 EPS Meeting, June, 2010, Dublin

J. Kesner et al., (invited talk) "The Levitated Dipole Experiment: Towards Fusion Without Tritium"

2010 IAEA Meeting, Oct. 11-16, 2010, Daejon, Korea

D.T. Garnier et al. (invited talk) "Turbulent Particle Pinch in Levitated Superconducting Dipole"

D.T. Garnier et al. (poster) "Turbulent Particle Pinch in Levitated Superconducting Dipole"

2011 DPP Meeting, Nov. 14-18, Salt Lake City

J. Kesner (invited talk) "Laboratory Dipole Plasma Physics"

2011 EPS Meeting, June, 2011, Strasbourg, France

D. Garnier (invited talk) "Turbulent Transport in a Laboratory Magnetospheric Dipole"

2012 DPP Meeting, Oct. 29- Nov. 2, Providence, R.I.

M. Davis et al., "Measurement and Modelling of Electron Pressure Profile"