Publications

UWFDM-451   Helium Bubble Formation in Cu, Ni and Cu-Ni Alloys; S.J. Zinkle, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, and K. Farrell, October 1982 [presented at the TMS-AIME Symposium, ``Radiation Damage Analysis for Fusion Reactors,'' St. Louis, MO, 24-28 October 1982]. (18 pages, 2.0 MB) [more]

UWFDM-557   14 MeV Neutron Irradiation of Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 449]. (9 pages, 739 kB)

UWFDM-558   14-MeV Neutron Radiation-Induced Microhardness Changes in Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1983 [presented at the ASTM Conference on Subsized Specimens, Albuquerque, NM, September 23, 1983]. (28 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-581   Comparison of Thermal and Irradiated Behavior of High-Strength, High Conductivity Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle, R.A. Dodd and G.L. Kulcinski, June 1984 [presented at 12th International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials, Williamsburg, VA, June 18-20, 1984]. (36 pages, 5.2 MB)

UWFDM-603   Correlation of the Yield Strength and Microhardness of High-Strength, High-Conductivity Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle, D.H. Plantz, A.E. Bair, R.A. Dodd and G.L. Kulcinski, November 1984 [presented at the First International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, Tokyo, Japan, 3-6 December 1984]. (23 pages, 2.3 MB)

UWFDM-605   Ion Irradiation of High Strength, High Conductivity Copper Alloys at Fusion-Relevant Temperatures; S.J. Zinkle, R.A. Dodd and G.L. Kulcinski, November 1984 [presented at the First International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, Tokyo, Japan, 3-6 December 1984; to be published in J. Nucl. Materials]. (21 pages, 4.6 MB)

UWFDM-661   Microstructure of Copper Following High Dose 14-MeV Cu Ion Irradiation; S.J. Zinkle, G.L. Kulcinski and R.W. Knoll, November 1985 [presented at the 1985 TMS-AIME Fall Meeting, 13-17 October 1985, Toronto, Ontario]. (31 pages, 6.4 MB)

UWFDM-693   Stability of Vacancy Clusters in Metals II: Effect of Oxygen and Helium on Void Formation in Metals; S.J. Zinkle, W.G. Wolfer, G.L. Kulcinski, L.E. Seitzman, June 1986. (32 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-1339   Effects of He⁺ Implantation on the Surface Morphology of SiC; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, D.R. Boris, R.P. Ashley, November 2006 [prepared for the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 4.5 MB)

UWFDM-1352   High Temperature Surface Effects of He⁺ Implantation in ICF Fusion First Wall Materials; S.J. Zenobia, R.F. Radel, B.B. Cipiti, G.L. Kulcinski, March 2008 [presented at TMS 2008; accepted for publication in Journal of Nuclear Materials].

Surface Effects of Steady State He+ Implantation in CVD Silicon Carbide; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (30 pages, 5.6 MB)

Effects of He+ Implantation on CVD SiC Surface Morphology; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 3.3 MB)

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)

Ion Implantation Effects on CVD SiC and Carbon-Carbon Velvet; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, April 2007 [presented at the IFE Science and Technology Strategic Planning Workshop: Updates on Progress, Visions, and Near-Term Opportunities, 24-27 April 2007, San Ramon, California]. (1 page, 2.8 MB)

Ion Implantation Effects on CVD SiC and Carbon-Carbon Velvet; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, 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]. (1 page, 3.5 MB)

Results of Steady State Implantation of He+ and D+ in Carbon Velvet and W-Coated Carbon Velvet; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, J. Sorebo, E.C. Alderson, C. Paz-Soldan, G. Becerra, October 2007. (26 pages, 17 MB)

Steady-State He+ Implantation In Engineered First Wall Armor Materials; S.J. Zenobia, B. Egle, T. Knowles, R. Raffray, J. Shea, S. O'Dell, G. Kulcinski and the IEC Group, October 2008 [presented at the 19th High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 22-23 October 2008, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (34 pages, 11 MB) [more]

Surface Morphology of He+-Implanted Nano-Grain W Coatings for Fusion Reactor First-Wall Materials and Divertor Plates; S.J. Zenobia and G.L. Kulcinski, May 2009 [presented at the 12th International Workshop on Plasma Facing Materials and Components for Fusion Applications, 11-14 May 2009, Juelich, Germany]. (1 page, 2.5 MB)

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)

UWFDM-767   Improvements in the SOAST Code; Y. Yamauchi, G.L. Kulcinski, C.D. Croessmann, August 1988. (32 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-676   Lunar Source of He-3 for Commercial Fusion Power; L.J. Wittenberg, J.F. Santarius and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1986 [published in Fusion Technology 10, 167 (1986)]. (37 pages, 1.6 MB)

UWFDM-797   Transition to Environmentally Acceptable Fuels in the 21st Century; L.J. Wittenberg, G.L. Kulcinski, W.R. Wilkes, August 1989 [presented at the Fifth International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, 3-6 July 1989, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany]. (7 pages, 827 kB) [more]

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9107-1   A Review of Helium-3 Resources and Acquisition for Use as Fusion Fuel; L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, G.L. Kulcinski, S.H. Ott, J.F. Santarius, G.I. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, H. Thompson, October 1991 [Published in Fusion Technology, Special Issue on DHe3 Fusion, Vol. 21 (4) 2230-2253]. (68 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-242   Heavy Ion Irradiation of a Ti-6Al-4V Alloy; P. Wilkes and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 78, 427 (1978)]. (16 pages, 2.1 MB)

UWFDM-159   A Novel Method for Studying Damage Rate Effects in Ion Bombarded Nickel; J.B. Whitley, P. Wilkes, and G.L. Kulcinski, June 1976. (25 pages, 6.2 MB)

UWFDM-241   Defect Profile Calculations in an Ion Bombarded Foil; J.B. Whitley and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1977 (revised August 1984). (65 pages, 2.2 MB)

UWFDM-252   Effects of Bombarding Ions on the Void Swelling Profile in Nickel; J.B. Whitley, G.L. Kulcinski, H.V. Smith, Jr., and P. Wilkes, July 1978 [ASTM-STP-683, 125 (1979)]. (26 pages, 4.9 MB)

UWFDM-253   The Depth Dependent Damage Profile in Nickel Irradiated with Nickel or Copper Ions; J.B. Whitley, G.L. Kulcinski, P. Wilkes, and H.V. Smith, Jr., July 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 79, 159 (1979)]. (35 pages, 5.2 MB)

UWFDM-284   Depth Dependent Void Swelling Rates in Self-Ion Irradiated Nickel; J.B. Whitley, G.L. Kulcinski, P. Wilkes, and J. Billen, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 701 (1979)]. (9 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1063   ``Birth to Death'' Analysis of the Energy Payback Ratio and CO2 Gas Emission Rates from Coal, Fission, Wind, and DT Fusion Electrical Power Plants; Scott W. White and Gerald L. Kulcinski, March 1998 (revised February 1999)  [presented at the 6th IAEA Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Design and Technology, Culham, England, March 23-27, 1998]. (20 pages, 218 kB)

UWFDM-1085   Energy Payback Ratios and CO2 Emissions Associated with the UWMAK-I and ARIES-RS DT-Fusion Power Plants; S.W. White and G.L. Kulcinski, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (7 pages, 282 kB)

UWFDM-1091   Energy Payback Ratios and Lifetime CO2 Emission Levels for DT and D3He Fusion Power Plants; Scott W. White and Gerald L. Kulcinski, January 1999 [Presented at the International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES-98), June 29-July 3, 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel]. (13 pages, 276 kB)

UWFDM-1092   Net Energy Payback and CO2 Emissions from Wind-Generated Electricity in the Midwest; S.W. White and G.L. Kulcinski, December 1998. (78 pages, 745 kB)

Life Cycle Energy Cost of Wind and Gas-Turbine Power; S.W. White, W.H. Radcliffe, G.L. Kulcinski, February 1999 [Second Annual Energy Research Highlights Forum, 9 February 1999, Madison WI]. (16 pages, 410 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 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-1249   Optimizing Neutron Production Rates from D-D Fusion in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device; A.L. Wehmeyer, R.F. Radel and G.L. Kulcinski, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1260-1264]. (7 pages, 916 kB)

Optimizing Neutron Production Rates from D-D Fusion in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device; A.L. Wehmeyer, R.F. Radel, G.R. Piefer, R.P. Ashley, T.E. Radel, D.R. Boris, J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI]. (1 page, 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)

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