Publications

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An Improved Low-Temperature Equation of State Model for Integrated IFE Target-Chamber Response Simulations; T.A. Heltemes and G.A. Moses, November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 1.6 MB)

Spatial and Energy Profiling of D-D Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device; D.C. Donovan, D.R. Boris, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)

Modeling Integrated High-Yield IFE Target Explosions in Xenon Filled Chambers; M. Fatenejad, G.A. Moses, November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 2.0 MB) [more]

Negative Ion Generation in an IEC Fusion Device; E. Alderson, J. Santarius, G. Emmert, D. Donovan, G. Kulcinski, November 2010 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 8-12 November 2010, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 1.3 MB)

Investigation of Observed Peaking in Nuclear Parameters at Steel/Water Interfaces; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P. Wilson, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)

Assessment of the Surface Source Approach in 3-D Fusion Neutronics Analysis; T.D. Bohm, B. Smith, M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 4.3 MB)

Using an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Nuclear Fusion Device as a Pulsed Neutron Source: Optimizing the Pulse Shape; Richard Bonomo, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 777 kB)

Evaluation of Biological Dose for ARIES-CS and Comparison with Approximate Contact Dose Approach; A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson and the ARIES Team, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 468 kB)

W-Based Alloys for Advanced Divertor Designs: Detailed Activation and Radiation Damage Analyses; A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson and the ARIES Team, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 511 kB)

Improved Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device for 3He-3He Fusion; G. Becerra, D. Donovan, J. Santarius, G. Kulcinski, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 1.5 MB)

High-Temperature Liquid Metal Compatibility Testing; M.G. Hvasta, B.K. Nollet, M.H. Anderson, T.R. Allen, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 3.6 MB)

ITER Neutronics Modeling Using Hybrid Monte Carlo/Deterministic Techniques and CAD Based Monte Carlo; A.M. Ibrahim, S.W. Mosher, T.M. Evans, D.E. Peplow, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, J.C. Wagner, April 2010 [presented at the American Nuclear Society Radiation Protection and Shielding Division Topical Meeting, 19 April 2010, Las Vegas, NV]. (23 pages, 1.8 MB) [more]

Global Evaluation of the Prompt Dose in ITER Using the Hybrid Monte Carlo/Deterministic Techniques; Ahmad Ibrahim, Scott Mosher, Thomas Evans, Douglas Peplow, Mohamed Sawan, Paul Wilson, John Wagner, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (13 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

The Response of Polycrystalline Tungsten to 30 keV Helium Ion Implantation at High Temperatures and Its Dependence on the Angle of Incidence; Samuel J. Zenobia, Lauren M. Garrison, Gerald L. Kulcinski, February 2011 [presented at TMS 2011 Annual Meeting, 27 February--3 March 2011, San Diego CA]. (1 page, 12 kB)

Sealing Faceted Surfaces to Achieve Watertight CAD Models; B.M. Smith, T.J. Tautges, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [Proceedings of the 19th International Meshing Roundtable, 3-6 October 2010, Chattanooga TN]. (32 pages, 2.5 MB) [more]

Modeling Impact-Induced Reactivity Changes Using DAG-MCNP; B.M. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, February 2011 [Proceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, February 7-11, 2011, Albuquerque NM]. (19 pages, 341 kB)

Robust Tracking and Advanced Geometry for Monte Carlo Radiation Transport; B.M. Smith, March 2011 [Ph.D. thesis slides]. (59 pages, 8.7 MB)

Comments on ARIES-ACT Strawman; L.A. El-Guebaly, April 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 4--5 April 2011, Bethesda, MD]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB)

Neutron Wall Loading Update; L. El-Guebaly, A. Jaber, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, April 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 4--5 April 2011, Bethesda, MD]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)

Activation of W-Based Divertors with Thin Re and Mo Coatings for Fusion Applications; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, April 2011 [presented at the 13th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, 12 April 2011, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (1 page, 974 kB) [more]

Activation of W-Based Divertors of Advanced Tokamaks; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, April 2011 [presented at the American Nuclear Society Student Conference, 14-17 April 2011, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA]. (1 page, 981 kB) [more]

ELM Coils: Nuclear Environment and Shielding Issues; M.E. Sawan and T. Bohm, February 2010 [presented at the ITER Neutronics Meeting, 8-9 February 2010, Aix-en-Provence, France]. (20 pages, 2.0 MB)

Nuclear Analysis at UW in Support ITER Design; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, B. Smith, T. Bohm, February 2010 [presented at the ITER Neutronics Meeting, 8-9 February 2010, Aix-en-Provence, France]. (44 pages, 2.6 MB)

Toward the Ultimate Goal of Radwaste-Free Fusion: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Disposal; L. El-Guebaly, May 2011 [presented at the Colloquium in Environmental Toxicology, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3 May 2011]. (35 pages, 5.1 MB)

Improved Geometrical Design of the US DCLL ITER Test Blanket Module; E. Marriott, M. Dagher, M. Sawan, C. Wong, June 2011 [presented at the 24th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26--30 June 2011, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 2.8 MB) [more]

Improvements to the Materials Irradiation Experiment and Investigation of Tungsten as a Plasma Facing Component for Fusion Reactors; L.M. Garrison and G.L. Kulcinski, July 2011 [presented at the DOE SCGF Conference, 17-20 July 2011, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN]. (1 page, 1.3 MB)

Activation Concerns for Candidate Vacuum Vessel Materials; L.A. El-Guebaly and T. Huhn, July 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 27-28 July 2011, Gaithersburg MD]. (16 pages, 1.8 MB)

ARIES-ACT-DCLL NWL Distribution and Revised Radial Build; L.A. El-Guebaly and A. Jaber, July 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 27-28 July 2011, Gaithersburg MD]. (21 pages, 2.3 MB)

Nuclear Analysis of ITER In-Vessel Coils; T.D. Bohm and M.E. Sawan, September 2010 [presented at the 26th Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT), 27 September-1 October 2010, Porto, Portugal]. (1 page, 178 kB)

Progress in Nuclear Data Development for Fusion; M.E. Sawan, November 2010 [presented at the CSEWG Meeting, 1-5 November 2010, Santa Fe NM]. (14 pages, 961 kB)

Neutronics Analysis in Support of the Fusion Development Facility; M. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, P. Wilson, E. Marriott, R. Stambaugh, C. Wong, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV.]. (15 pages, 752 kB) [more]

Status of Fusion Neutronics Predictive Capabilities; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV.]. (26 pages, 2.6 MB)

SiC Metallic Trasmutant Production in Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan and Yutai Katoh, November 2010 [presented at the 3rd International Congress on Ceramics, 14-18 November 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (16 pages, 906 kB) [more]

Recent Advances in Development of Fusion Neutronics Predictive Capabilities; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, May 2011 [presented at the 15th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES2011), 15-19 May 2011, San Francisco CA]. (33 pages, 3.6 MB)

Nuclear Analysis in Support of ITER Blanket Modules Design; Mohamed E. Sawan, June 2011 [presented at the 24th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-30 June 2011, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 368 kB)

Detailed Nuclear Analysis of ITER ELM Coils; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, S.T. Jackson, P. Wilson, September 2011 [presented at the 10th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), 11-16 September 2011, Portland OR]. (1 page, 3.1 MB)

Detailed Nuclear Analysis of ITER Blanket Modules (Work In Progress); T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, S.T. Jackson, P. Wilson, September 2011 [presented at the 10th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), 11-16 September 2011, Portland OR]. (1 page, 2.8 MB)

Rhenium and Molybdenum Coatings for Dendritic Tungsten Armors of Plasma Facing Components: Concept, Problems, and Solutions; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, September 2011 [presented at the 10th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), 11-16 September 2011, Portland OR]. (1 page, 4.6 MB) [more]

Qualitative Models for Grass and Cone Morphologies Observed on He-Irradiated W; L.M. Garrison, S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, October 2011 [presented at the 15th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-15), 16-22 October 2011, Charleston SC]. (1 page, 1.7 MB) [more]

Negative Ion Studies in an IEC Fusion Device; E.C. Alderson, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, November 2011 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 14-18 November 2011, Salt Lake City UT]. (1 page, 1.4 MB)

Optimization and Characterization of a Helicon Ion Source on an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device for Helium-3 Fusion; G.E. Becerra, G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, November 2011 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 14-18 November 2011, Salt Lake City UT]. (1 page, 971 kB)

Overview of the University of Wisconsin IEC Research Program-2011; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L.M. Garrison, K.B. Hall, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (22 pages, 4.4 MB)

Six Ion Gun Fusion Experiment (SIGFE) Findings and Future Work; M.K. Michalak, B.J. Egle, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (20 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]

Enhancement of an IEC Device with a Helicon Ion Source for Helium-3 Fusion; G.E. Becerra, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (17 pages, 1.6 MB)

UW IEC Group 2011: Continuing Preparations for 300 kV Operation -- Device Switching; R. Bonomo, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, G. Emmert, L. Garrison, K. Hall, G. Kulcinski, A. McEvoy, M. Michalak, J. Santarius, C. Schuff, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (24 pages, 2.7 MB)

Update on the VICTER Code for Modeling Gridded, Spherically Symmetric IEC Devices; G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, E.C. Alderson, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (27 pages, 2.7 MB)

Negative Ion Studies in an IEC Fusion Device; E.C. Alderson, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (37 pages, 1.5 MB)

Theoretical Exploration of UW IEC Device Operation at Moderate Pressures; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (16 pages, 4.6 MB)

Summary and Thoughts on the IEC Workshop; J.F. Santarius, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (12 pages, 246 kB)

Nickel Alloys as Fusion Reactor Plasma-Facing Materials; Karla Hall, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius, Richard Bonomo, April 2012 [presented at the GERS and Sci-Med GRS Annual Poster Session, 26 April 2012, Madison WI]. (1 page, 1.4 MB)

Final Radial/Vertical Builds for ARIES-ACT-SiC Power Core; L. El-Guebaly, May 2012 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 31 May--1 June 2012, Gaithersburg MD]. (22 pages, 5.2 MB)

He+ Irradiation of Single Crystal Tungsten in the Materials Irradiation Experiment; Lauren M. Garrison, Gerald L. Kulcinski, July 2012 [presented at the DOE SCGF Conference, July 29-August 1, 2012, Brookhaven National Lab]. (1 page, 2.4 MB)

Ion Extraction from a Helicon Plasma Source for an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device; G.E. Becerra, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 398 kB)

FLASH Simulations of 120 MJ Target Explosions in LIFE Reactor Chamber; Ryan Sacks, Gregory Moses, Milad Fatenejad, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 2.2 MB) [more]

Non-Local Electron Transport Validation Using 2D DRACO Simulation; D. Cao, J. Chenhall, E. Moll, A. Prochaska, G. Moses, J. Delettrez, T. Collins, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 505 kB) [more]

Overview of University of Wisconsin Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) Research; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, R. Bonomo, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, L. Garrison, K. Hall, A. McEvoy, M. Michalak, C. Schuff, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (27 pages, 6.0 MB)

UW IEC Group 2012: Building a 300kV Switch for Device Selection -- Surprises, Lessons Learned, and Mitigation Techniques; Richard Bonomo, Eric Alderson, Gabriel Becerra, Gil Emmert, Lauren Garrison, Karla Hall, Gerald Kulcinski, Aaron McEvoy, Matthew Michalak, John Santarius, Craig Schuff, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (45 pages, 1.9 MB)

IEC Device Core Physics Explorations; John F. Santarius and Gilbert A. Emmert, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (15 pages, 1.4 MB)

Recent Advances in IEC Physics and Technology at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L.M. Garrison, K.B. Hall, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (23 pages, 3.0 MB)

Ion Extraction from a Helicon Plasma for 3He IEC Experiments; Gabriel E. Becerra, Gerald L. Kulcinski, John Santarius, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (34 pages, 3.7 MB)

Modeling Two-Charge State Helium Plasmas; G.A. Emmert and J.F. Santarius, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (20 pages, 753 kB)

Exploring Non-Uniformities in Gun-to-Gun Performance on the Six Ion Gun Fusion Experiment (SIGFE); Matt K. Michalak, Gerald L. Kulcinski, John F. Santarius, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (18 pages, 1.9 MB)

Determination of Fusion Spatial Profiles in the HOMER IEC Device using the Time of Flight Diagnostic; Aaron McEvoy, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (19 pages, 1.9 MB)

Overview of UW FTI Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement (IEC) and Other Research; John Santarius, February 2013 [presented at the UW Plasma Physics Seminar, University of Wisconsin, 18 February 2013]. (49 pages, 7.4 MB)

Re-Design of Converging Ion Guns for Nuclear Fusion of Advanced Fuels; M. Navarro, Brian Egle, Matt Michalak, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius, Richard Bonomo, May 2013 [presented at the GERS Annual Poster Session, 2 May 2013, Madison WI]. (1 page, 624 kB)

Nickel Alloys as Fusion Reactor Plasma-Facing Materials; Karla Hall, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, John Santarius, Richard Bonomo, May 2013 [presented at the GERS Annual Poster Session, 2 May 2013, Madison WI]. (1 page, 555 kB)

TBR and Shielding Analyses in Support of ST-FNSF Study; L. El-Guebaly, L. Mynsberge, A. Jaber, J. Menard, T. Brown, June 2013 [presented at the 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 10-14 June 2013, San Francisco, CA]. (1 page, 2.6 MB) [more]

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