Publications

UWFDM-781   Overview of the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, D. Cook, R. Olson, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (12 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

FPA-88-5   Overview of the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, D. Cook and R. Olson, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City, Utah] [also UWFDM-781]. [more]

Overview of the U.S. IEC Program; G.L. Kulcinski, October 2002 [presented at the Fifth U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 9-10 October 2002, Madison WI]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB)

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)

Perspectives on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Payback Ratios for Fusion Power; Paul Meier and G.L. Kulcinski, March 2000 [Presented at the International Energy Agency Task Meeting on Socio-Economic Aspects of Fusion Power, San Diego, 17 March 2000]. (26 pages, 267 kB)

UWFDM-799   Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, L. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, R. Klingelhoefer, May 1989 [Published in Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 29, No. 9 (1989), pp. 1427-1448]. (56 pages, 2.5 MB) [more]

FPA-88-2   Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, R. Klingelhoefer, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom and L.J. Wittenberg, March 1988. (142 pages, 5.1 MB) [more]

FPA-89-1   Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, R. Klingelhoefer, May 1989 [also UWFDM-799]. [more]

FPA-87-3   Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak: Interim Report; G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, R. Klingelhoefer, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom and L.J. Wittenberg, August 1987. (92 pages, 3.3 MB) [more]

UWFDM-83   Potential CTR Requirements for Helium Up to the Year 2020; G.L. Kulcinski, August 28, 1973. (34 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-664   Preconceptual Design of the Light Ion Beam Fusion Target Development Facility; G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.J. Watrous, R.E. Olson and D.L. Cook, November 1985 [Presented at 11th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, November 18-22, 1985, Austin, TX]. (7 pages, 743 kB) [more]

UWFDM-568   Preliminary Conceptual Design of SIRIUS, A Symmetric Illumination, Direct Drive Laser Fusion Reactor; B. Badger, H.M. Attaya, T.J. Bartel, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.M. Goldman, L.D. Lund, R.L. McCrory, S. Skupsky, R.E. Hopkins, K. Walsh, March 1984. (135 pages, 5.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-36   Preliminary Conceptual Design of a Tokamak Reactor; M.A. Abdou, R.W. Boom, M.W. Carbon, R.W. Conn, J.M. Donhowe, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, H.K. Forsen, W.A. Houlberg, J.H. Kamperschroer, D.W. Kerst, D. Klein, G.L. Kulcinski, C.W. Maynard, D.G. McAlees, A.T. Mense, P.A. Sanger, W.E. Stewart, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, W.R. Winter, T.A. Yang, W.C. Young, November 1972. (44 pages, 2.3 MB) [more]

UWFDM-325   Preliminary Information on the University of Wisconsin Tandem Mirror Reactor Design; B. Badger, G.L. Kulcinski, L.L. Lao, D.C. Larbalestier, E. Larsen, L-P. Mai, J. Beyer, J.D. Callen, R.W. Conn, G.A. Emmert, S. Grotz, S. Hong, J. Kesner, T.K. Mau, C.W. Maynard, I. Ojalvo, K. Okula, M. Ortman, R.T. Perry, J. Santarius, J. Scharer, K. Shaing, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, A. White, and P. Wilkes, November 1979. (56 pages, 2.3 MB) [more]

Preliminary Results for Steady State Implantation of He+ and D+ in Carbon Velvet and W-Coated Carbon Velvet; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, T. Knowles, R.F. Radel, D. Boris, C. Seyfert, D. Donovan, A. Creuziger, J. Nacker, December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (32 pages, 12 MB)

UWFDM-503   Proceedings of Polarized Fusion Fuel Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, L.W. Anderson, H.H. Barschall, J.D. Callen, and W. Haeberli, March 1983. (84 pages, 3.4 MB)

UWFDM-424   Production and Behavior of Point Defects in Pulsed Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; M.E. Sawan, G.L. Kulcinski, and N.M. Ghoniem, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 109 (1982)]. (7 pages, 726 kB) [more]

Production of 13N Using D-3He Fusion Protons; John Weidner, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, B.B. Cipiti, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, S. Krupakar Murali, October 2002 [presented at the Fifth U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 9-10 October 2002, Madison WI]. (12 pages, 640 kB)

Production of 13N via D-3He Fusion in an IEC Device; J.W. Weidner, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G. Piefer, B. Cipiti, R. Radel, and S. Krupakar Murali, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 612 kB)

UWFDM-1201   Production of 13N via Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; J.W. Weidner, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G. Piefer, B. Cipiti, R. Radel, S. Krupakar Murali, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 539 (2003)]. (7 pages, 1.2 MB)

Production of Radioisotopes from D-3He Fusion Devices; B.J. Egle and G.L. Kulcinski, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)

FPA-83-3   Progress Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period January - June 1983; B. Badger, T. Bartel, J. Billen, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, K.J. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, J.J. Watrous, July 1983. (46 pages, 1.4 MB)

FPA-84-1   Progress Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period January-June 1984; B. Badger, T.J. Bartel, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, K.J. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, and J.J. Watrous, July 1984. (38 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-996   Progress Report for the SIRIUS Code Development Contract for the Period November 1, 1994 to November 1, 1995; P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, C. Nin, R.R. Peterson, J.F. Santarius, K. Simmons, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, P.P.H. Wilson, November 1995. (41 pages, 2.5 MB)

UWFDM-754   Progress Report on Work Performed on the LIBRA Design During the Period 1 February 1987 to 31 January 1988; B. Badger, G. Moses, R. Engelstad, G. Kulcinski, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, January 1988. (77 pages, 2.0 MB)

FPA-88-1   Progress Report on Work Performed on the LIBRA Design During the Period 1 February 1987 to 31 January 1988; B. Badger, G. Kulcinski, G. Moses, E. Lovell, R. Engelstad, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, and L. Wittenberg, January 1988. (39 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-1032   Progress Report to the Department of Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Team for the Period November 1, 1995 - September 30, 1996 on Contract No. DE-AS08-88DP10754; P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, D. Kaap, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, J.F. Santarius, M. Sprague, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, P.P.H. Wilson, October 1996. (95 pages, 1.8 MB)

Progress Towards Proof of Principle Applications Using Steady State D-3He Fusion; R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, Krupakar Murali Subramanian, G. Piefer, B.B. Cipiti, R.F. Radel and J. Weidner, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 773 kB)

UWFDM-1151   Progress and Critical Issues for IFE Blanket and Chamber Research; B.G. Logan, W.R. Meier, R.W. Moir, M. Abdou, P.F. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, M.S. Tillack, J.F. Latkowski, D. Petti, K.R. Schultz, A. Nobile, December 2000 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 51-52 (2000) 1095-1101.]. [more]

Progress in Analyzing HAPL Tungsten Candidate First Wall Materials; B.B. Cipiti, R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (18 pages, 1.7 MB)

Progress in Explosives Detection Using D-D Fusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; A.L. Wehmeyer, E.C. Alderson, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, G.A. Emmert, R.C. Giar, G.L. Kulcinski, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, T.E. Radel, and J.F. Santarius, March 2005 [presented at the US-Japan IEC Workshop, 14-16 March 2005, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM]. (17 pages, 5.0 MB)

UWFDM-496   Progress in Fusion Research, 1978-1982; B. Badger, M.L. Corradini, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, C.W. Maynard, G.A. Moses, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S.W. Van Sciver, W.F. Vogelsang, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1983 (revised September 1983). (244 pages, 14 MB)

UWFDM-527   Progress in Fusion Research, 1978-1982, Technical Summary; B. Badger, M.L. Corradini, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, C.W. Maynard, G.A. Moses, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S.W. Van Sciver, W.F. Vogelsang, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1983 (revised September 1983). (51 pages, 3.3 MB)

Progress in IEC Research at the University of Wisconsin Since the 7th US-Japan Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, D.R. Boris, L. Campbell, B.J. Egle, R.C. Giar, G R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, C.M. Seyfert, S.J. Zenobia, May 2006 [presented at the 8th U.S.-Japan Workshop, 10-12 May 2006, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan]. (26 pages, 2.8 MB)

Progress in IEC Research at the University of Wisconsin Since the 8th US-Japan Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, D.R. Boris, L.D. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, P.E. Rusch, J.H. Sorebo, S.J. Zenobia, May 2007 [presented at the U.S.-Japan IEC Workshop on Small Plasma and Accelerator Neutron Sources, May 22-24, 2007, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL]. (26 pages, 2.7 MB)

UWFDM-228   Progress in Materials Research for Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1977. (47 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-480   Progress in Modular Stellarator Fusion Power Reactor Conceptual Designs; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, S.W. Van Sciver, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, D.T. Anderson, A.W. Bailey, J.D. Callen, J.A. Derr, L. El-Guebaly, K.J. Lee, J.L. Shohet, D.K. Sze, R.C. Sanders, J. Tataronis, and K.Y. Yuan, C.G. Bathke, R.L. Miller, and R.A. Krakowski, September 1982 [9th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, IAEA Mtg., Baltimore, MD, September 1-8, 1982, paper IAEA-CN-41/E-3]. (16 pages, 947 kB) [more]

Progress in Understanding the Performance of IEC Devices at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, D.R. Boris, L. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, L.M. Garrison, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, S.J. Zenobia, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (18 pages, 4.3 MB)

Progress in the Development of a 3He Ion Source for IEC Fusion; G.R. Piefer, E.C. Alderson, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, G.A. Emmert, R.C. Giar, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, T.E. Radel, J.F. Santarius, A.L. Wehmeyer, March 2005 [presented at the US-Japan IEC Workshop, 14-16 March 2005, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM]. (25 pages, 6.2 MB)

UWFDM-820   Projected Ranges of Energetic Ions in Solids; J.H. Liang and G.L. Kulcinski, August 1990 [Published in J. Nucl. Matls. 183/3 (August 1991), pp. 202-215]. (29 pages, 1.2 MB)

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