Recent FTI Publications

Publications

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

UWFDM-1415   Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of Negative Deuterium Ion Distributions in a Gridded Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Device; Eric C. Alderson, August 2012 [Ph.D. thesis]. (223 pages, 7.1 MB)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

retrieve PDF 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)

UWFDM-1414   Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Tritium Breeding Ratio, Nuclear Heating Distribution, and Neutron Wall Loading Profile for ARIES-ACT-1 (SiC/LiPb) Design; L. Mynsberge, A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, December 2012. (25 pages, 2.1 MB)

retrieve PDF 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]

retrieve PDF 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]

retrieve PDF 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)

UWFDM-129   Experimental Thermonuclear Installation - TOKAMAK - 20 - Preliminary Study; V.V. Alikaev, V.A. Glukhikh, U.N. Dnestrovskii, D.P. Ivanov, B.B. Kadomtsev, S.B. Mirnov, N.A. Monoszoh, V.S. Mukhovatov, G.N. Popkov, N.N. Semashko, V.S. Strelkov, G.F. Churakov, V.D. Shafranov, June 1975 [translated by I.N. Sviatoslavsky]. (287 pages, 13 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1404   Design Challenges and Activation Concerns for ARIES Vacuum Vessel Materials; L.A. El-Guebaly, T. Huhn, A. Rowcliffe, S. Malang and the ARIES-ACT Team, November 2011 (revised August 2012). (21 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1260   Mechanical and Microstructural Changes in Heavy Ion Irradiated Metals; David Hewson Plantz, December 1990 [Ph.D. thesis]. (185 pages, 15 MB)

UWFDM-634   A Numerical Model for Simulating the Dynamic Response of an Inertial Confinement Fusion Cavity Gas to a Target Explosion; Thomas J. McCarville, December 1982 [Ph.D. thesis]. (183 pages, 5.2 MB)

UWFDM-1173   Application of the IEAF-2000 Activation Data Library to Activation Analyses of the IFMIF High Flux Test Module; U. Fischer, P.P.H. Wilson, D. Leichtle, S.P. Simakov, U. von Moellendorff, A. Konobeev, Yu. Korovin, P. Pereslavtsev, I. Schmuck, October 2001 [presented at the 10th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, 14-19 October 2001, Baden-Baden, Germany]. (15 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1003   A Current Bibliography of Helium-3 Research; S.W. White, January 1996. (143 pages, 8.0 MB)

UWFDM-994   Bibliography of a Promising Tritium Breeding Material - Pb83Li17; E.A. Mogahed and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1995. (84 pages, 802 kB)

UWFDM-935   Fifty Years of Research in Helium-3 Fusion and Helium-3 Resources; J.C. Crabb, S.W. White, L.P. Wainwright, S.E. Kratz, G.L. Kulcinski, December 1993 (revised May 1994). (134 pages, 1.7 MB)

retrieve PDF 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)