Publications

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]

FPA-88-3   LIBRA - A Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, D. Cook and R. Olson, July 1988 [presented at Beams 88, 7th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, Kongresszentrum, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 4-7 July 1988] [also UWFDM-787]. [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-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)

FPA-87-4   Blanket and Shield Design Options for ASRA6C - A Stellarator Power Reactor; L.A. El-Guebaly, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, L.J. Wittenberg and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1987 [presented at the 12th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 12-16 October 1987, Monterey, CA]. (5 pages, 410 kB)

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]

FPA-87-2   Studies of a Modular Advanced Stellarator Reactor ASRA6C; G. Boehme, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, G. Grieger, E. Harmeyer, F. Herrnegger, J. Huebener, K. Jentzsch, J. Kisslinger, P. Komarek, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, W. Maurer, F. Rau, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg and H. Wobig, May 1987. (240 pages, 9.7 MB) [more]

FPA-85-5   Annual Progress Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period 1 October 1984 - 31 December 1985; B. Badger, T.J. Bartel, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, B.P. Goel, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky and J.J. Watrous, December 1985. (93 pages, 2.6 MB)

FPA-85-4   Annual Report on Contributions to ASRA-6C - A Commercial Stellarator Fusion Reactor; B. Badger, L.A. El-Guebaly, Gilbert A. Emmert, Gerald L. Kulcinski, Edwin M. Larsen, John F. Santarius, Mohamed E. Sawan, John E. Scharer, Igor N. Sviatoslavsky, William F. Vogelsang, Peter L. Walstrom and Layton J. Wittenberg, December 23, 1985. (60 pages, 1.8 MB)

FPA-84-8   Annual Progress Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period January-December 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, December 1984. (86 pages, 2.4 MB)

FPA-84-7   CORIANDER: Comparison of Relevant Issues and Nuclear Development for Fusion Energy Research; F. Arendt, G. Boehme, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, B. Haferkamp, W. Heinz, E. Hutter, R. Klingelhoefer, P. Komarek, M. Kuechle, G.L. Kulcinski, M. Kuntze, E.M. Larsen, G. Leppelmeier, S. Malang, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, R.A. Mueller, D. Perinic, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, A. Suppan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, and L.J. Wittenberg, January 1985. (201 pages, 7.8 MB) [more]

FPA-84-4   HIBALL-II - An Improved Conceptual Heavy Ion Beam Driven Fusion Reactor Study; B. Badger, K. Beckert, R. Bock, D. Boehne, I. Bozsik, J. Brezina, M. Corradini, L. El-Guebaly, R. Engelstad, R. Froehlich, B. Goel, D. Henderson, W. Hoebel, I. Hofmann, A. Jahnke, R. Keller, G. Kessler, A. Klein, R. Kreutz, G. Kulcinski, E. Larsen, E. Lessmann, K. Long, E. Lovell, U. von Moellendorff, N. Moritz, G. Moses, R. Mueller, H. Nestle, R. Peterson, K. Plute, L. Pong, H. Runge, M. Sawan, K. Schretzmann, I. Sviatoslavsky, K. Symon, D. Sze, N. Tahir, W. Vogelsang, W. Wendel, A. White, L. Wittenberg, and H. Wollnik, December 1984 [also UWFDM-625, KfK-3840]. [more]

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)

FPA-83-8   Annual Report for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Project for the Period January - December 1983; B. Badger, T. Bartel, J. Billen, M.L. Corradini, R. Engelstad, D. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, K. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, J.J. Watrous, December 1983. (98 pages, 4.0 MB)

FPA-83-7   TASKA-M, A Low Cost, Near Term Tandem Mirror Device for Fusion Technology Testing; B. Badger, F. Arendt, E. Borie, M.L. Corradini, H.G. Dittrich, L. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, T. Fett, J.M. Grover, B. Haferkamp, W. Heinz, E. Hoelzchen, K. Kleefeldt, R. Klingelhoefer, P. Komarek, G.L. Kulcinski, M. Kuntze, E.M. Larsen, H.G. Leiste, G.W. Leppelmeier, W. Link, S. Malang, B.M. Manes, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, I. Michael, R.A. Mueller, G. Neffe, E.K. Opperman, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, K. Schramm, A. Suppan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S. Taczanowski, M.A. Vogel, W.F. Vogelsang, D. Weinberg, L.J. Wittenberg, December 1983 [also UWFDM-600, KfK-3660]. [more]

FPA-83-4   TASKA-M, A Compact Fusion Technology Test Facility; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, M.L. Corradini, L. El-Guebaly, E.M. Larsen, C.W. Maynard, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K. Plute, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, L. Wittenberg, P. Komarek, W. Heinz, W. Maurer, F. Arendt, A. Suppan, M. Kuntze, S. Malang, R. Klingelhoefer, G. Neffe, K. Kleefeldt, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (8 pages, 374 kB) [more]

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-82-7   Annual Report of Research Performed on the LIBRA Project Between 1 January and 31 December 1982 by Fusion Power Associates for the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe, FRG; B. Badger, J. Billen, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, K. O'Brien, R.R. Peterson, L. Pong, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, J. Watrous, December 31, 1982. (139 pages, 4.1 MB)

FPA-82-6   Annual Report of Research Performed on the HIBALL Project Between 1 January and 31 December 1982 by Fusion Power Associates for the Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe, FRG; B. Badger, D. Bruggink, M.L. Corradini, R. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, L. Pong, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, K.R. Symon, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, A. White, December 31, 1982. (188 pages, 13 MB)

FPA-82-1   TASKA - A Tandem Mirror Fusion Engineering Facility; B. Badger, F. Arendt, H.M. Attaya, K. Audenaerde, H. Avci, J.B. Beyer, E. Bogusch, D. Boehme, D. Bruggink, L.P. Dietz, H. Dittrich, L. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J. Erb, H. Frey, B. Glaser, G. Grant, W. Heinz, W. Hennhoefer, W. Koehler, P. Komarek, G.L. Kulcinski, M. Kuntze, E.M. Larsen, T. Lechtenberg, H.G. Leiste, X.Z. Li, W. Link, B.M. Manes, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, F. Mehren, E. Montalvo, D. Mundt, Z. Musicki, E. Opperman, J.E. Osher, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, U. Quade, G. Ries, H. Runge, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, D.C. Schluderberg, H. Schuetz, A. Suppan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W. Tischler, M.A. Vogel, W.F. Vogelsang, A.M. White, W.G. Wolfer, D.B. Young, K.Y. Yuan, March 1982 [also UWFDM-500]. [more]

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9312-1   Fifty Years 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)  [also UWFDM-935].

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9311-1   Remote Sensing of Astrofuel; K.R. Harris, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, November 1993 [Prepared for Space 94, The 4th International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Space, and The Conference and Exposition/Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Environments, February 26 - March 3, 1994, Albuquerque NM]. (12 pages, 163 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9309-1   Study of an Unmanned Lunar Mission for Volatile Gas Recovery (Phase 1 - Final Report); N. Duffie, G. Kulcinski, I. Sviatoslavsky, B. Bartos, S. Rutledge, L. Wittenberg, T. Ylikorpi, E. Mogahed, September 1993. (185 pages, 6.0 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9304-2   Helium-3: The Space Connection; H.H. Schmitt and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1993 [presented at the 9th National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs CO, 13-16 April 1993]. (31 pages, 1.4 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9304-1   Helium-3 Fusion Reactors - A Clean and Safe Source of Energy in the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1993 [presented at the 9th National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs CO, 13-16 April 1993]. (26 pages, 1.9 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9204-1   Helium-3 from the Moon - An Alternative Source of Energy; E.N. Cameron and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1992 [Published in Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Minerals Production, Secaucus NJ, 27-29 August 1990, T.M. Yegulalp and Kunsoo Kim, editors, 1992, Battelle Memorial Institute]. (41 pages, 5.1 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9203-1   Spiral Mining for Lunar Volatiles; H.H. Schmitt, G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.D. Carrier III, March 1992 [prepared for Space 92, The Third International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 31 May-4 June 1992, Denver CO]. (11 pages, 959 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9201-5   Environmental Aspects of Lunar Helium-3 Mining; G.L. Kulcinski, E.N. Cameron, W.D. Carrier III, H.H. Schmitt, January 1992 [prepared for Space 92, The Third International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 31 May-4 June 1992, Denver CO]. (13 pages, 208 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9107-2   Fusion Power from Lunar Resources; G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, October 1991 [Published in Fusion Technology, Special Issue on DHe3 Fusion, Vol. 21 (4) 2221-2229]. (11 pages, 1.6 MB)

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)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9012-1   Net Environmental Aspects of Helium-3 Mining - Phase I: Effect on the Moon; E.N. Cameron, W.D. Carrier III, G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, October 1989 (revised December 1990). (88 pages, 9.2 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-8901-1   Legal Regimes for the Mining of Helium-3 from the Moon; R.B. Bilder, E.N. Cameron, G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, February 1989 (revised July 1989). (117 pages, 8.3 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-8810-7   Energy Requirements for Helium-3 Mining Operations on the Moon; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.F. Santarius, L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, T.M. Crabb, M.K. Jacobs, January 1988 [presented at the Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque NM, 11-14 January 1988]. (21 pages, 7.0 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)

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)

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)

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)

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