Publications

UWFDM-380   WITAMIR-I, A Tandem Mirror Reactor with Non-Zero Nu; J. Santarius, K. Audenaerde, J. Beyer, G.A. Emmert, J. Kesner, G.L. Kulcinski, D.C. Larbalestier, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, R.T. Perry, J. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and D.K. Sze, September 1980 [Proc. of the 11th SOFT Conference, Oxford, England, Fusion Technology 1980 (Pergammon, Oxford, 1981) p. 1261]. (8 pages, 708 kB) [more]

UWFDM-675   Very High Efficiency Fusion Reactor Concept; John F. Santarius, February 1986 (revised October 1986)  [Nucl. Fusion 27 (1987) 167]. (17 pages, 860 kB)

University of Wisconsin Chambers Work; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Moses, M. Fatenejad, February 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5-6 February 2004, Atlanta GA]. (11 pages, 468 kB)

UW First-Wall Threat Spectra Calculations; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Moses, August 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 August 2006, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (13 pages, 259 kB)

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)

Theoretical Exploration of Some Issues Affecting IEC Fusion Rates; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Emmert, 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]. (15 pages, 338 kB)

UWFDM-874   The ARIES-III D-3He Tokamak Reactor Study; J.F. Santarius and the ARIES Team, January 1992 [presented at the US-USSR Workshop on D-3He Reactor Studies, 25 September - 2 October 1991, Moscow]. (10 pages, 853 kB)

Target Threat Ion Spectra - Fluid or Kinetic Model?; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses, June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (7 pages, 310 kB)

UWFDM-1048   Synchrotron Radiation Fusion Drive for Space Propulsion; J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, J. Brandenburg, July 1997 [presented at the 33rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 6-9, 1997, Seattle WA]. (11 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

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)

UWFDM-717   SOAR: Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Power Reactor; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, H. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J.W. Johnson, C.W. Maynard, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, and T.E. Luzzi, January 1987 [Presented at 4th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque, NM, 12-16 January 1987; Space Nuclear Power Systems 1987 (Orbit, Malabar FL, 1988) 167]. (40 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-876   Rectennas for Synchrotron Radiation Energy Conversion in D-3He Tokamaks; J.F. Santarius, January 1992 [presented at the US-USSR Workshop on D-3He Reactor Studies, 25 September - 2 October 1991, Moscow]. (7 pages, 697 kB)

UWFDM-741   Ra: A High Efficiency, D-3He, Tandem Mirror Fusion Reactor; J.F. Santarius, H.M. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, C.W. Maynard, Z. Musicki, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, October 1987 [Presented at the 12th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 12-16 October 1987, Monterey CA; Proceedings (IEEE, NY, 1987) 752-755]. (7 pages, 778 kB)

Proliferation-Proof Fusion Power; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, L.A. El-Guebaly, January 2002 [Presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Conference and Fusion Skunkworks, 22-24 January 2002, College Park MD]. (14 pages, 222 kB)

UWFDM-340   Power Balance in a Tandem Mirror Reactor With Thermal Barriers; J.F. Santarius and R.W. Conn, January 1980. (34 pages, 1.2 MB)

Plasma-Jet Magnetized-Target Fusion Dynamics and Stability Issues; J.F. Santarius, P.B. Parks, Y.C.F. Thio, November 2004 [presented at the APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting 17 November 2004, Atlanta GA]. (18 pages, 859 kB) [more]

Plasma-Jet Magnetized-Target Fusion; J.F. Santarius, May 2004 [presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin, 25-28 May 2004]. (1 page, 450 kB)

UWFDM-447   Plasma Engineering Considerations for an Inside-Barrier Tandem Mirror Test Facility; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Emmert, October 1981 [Proc. of the 9th Symposium on Engr. Prob. of Fusion Research, Chicago, IL, October 26-29, 1981]. (6 pages, 741 kB)

UWFDM-1254   Overview of University of Wisconsin Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Research; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, B.B. Cipiti, S. Krupakar Murali, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, T.E. Uchytil, and A.L. Wehmeyer, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1238-1244]. (10 pages, 1.5 MB)

Overview of University of Wisconsin Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Research; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, B.B. Cipiti, S. Krupakar Murali, R.F. Radel, T.E. Radel, and A.L. Wehmeyer, September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI]. (15 pages, 2.2 MB)

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)

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)

Modeling UW Gridded Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Experiments; J.F. Santarius, November 2002 [presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 11-15 November 2002, Orlando, FL]. (1 page, 413 kB)

Modeling Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Devices in the Moderate Mean-Free-Path Regime; J.F. Santarius, March 2001 [presented at the Japan-U.S. IEC Workshop, March 22-23, 2001, Marshall Space Flight Center]. (14 pages, 437 kB)

Modeling D-D Operation of the UW IEC Experiment; J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, B.B. Cipiti, S. Krupakar Murali, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, J.W. Weidner, October 2002 [presented at the Fifth U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 9-10 October 2002, Madison WI]. (13 pages, 852 kB)

Magnetized-Target Fusion; John F. Santarius, April 15, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (19 pages, 1.3 MB)

Magnetized-Target Fusion; J.F. Santarius, November 4, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (12 pages, 926 kB)

UWFDM-900   Magnetic Fusion for Space Propulsion: Capabilities and Issues; J.F. Santarius, July 1992 [Proc. of the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Nuclear Technologies for Space Exploration, 16-19 August 1992, Jackson Hole WY, p. 409]. (12 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-881   Magnetic Fusion for Space Propulsion; J.F. Santarius, March 1992 [Proceedings of the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA; Fusion Technology 21 (1992) 1794]. (10 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-920   Magnetic Fusion Propulsion: Opening the Solar-System Frontier; J.F. Santarius, July 1993 [Proc. 2nd Wisconsin Symposium on Helium-3 and Fusion Power, 19-21 July 1993, Madison WI, p. 321]. (10 pages, 866 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9307-2   Magnetic Fusion Propulsion: Opening the Solar-System Frontier; J.F. Santarius, July 1993 [presented at the 2nd Wisconsin Symposium on Helium-3 and Fusion Power, 19-21 July 1993, Madison WI]. (10 pages, 486 kB)

UWFDM-795   Magnetic Fusion Energy and Space Development; J.F. Santarius, July 1989 [24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Vol. 5 (IEEE, NY, 1989) 2525]. (13 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-764   Lunar He3, Fusion Propulsion, and Space Development; J.F. Santarius, June 1988 (revised August 1988)  [Second Conference on Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century (NASA Conf. Pub. 3166, Vol. 2 (1992) 459]. (31 pages, 1.4 MB)

Lunar 3He and Fusion Power; J.F. Santarius, September 2004 [presented at IEEE Rock River Valley Section, 28 September 2004, Rockford, IL]. (48 pages, 4.6 MB)

Kinetic Modifications to the Threat Spectra on IFE Reactor First Walls; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses, November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (4 pages, 324 kB)

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)

UWFDM-598   Halo Plasma Physics Model for Mirror Machines with Neutral Beam Injection; John F. Santarius, January 1985 (revised March 1986)  [Nuclear Fusion 26, 887 (1986)]. (36 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-914   Generic Magnetic Fusion Rocket Model; J.F. Santarius and B.G. Logan, April 1993 (revised February 1998)  [Prepared for the 29th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Paper AIAA-93-2029, June 28-30, 1993, Monterey CA]. (33 pages, 623 kB) [more]

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9304-3   Generic Magnetic Fusion Rocket Model; J.F. Santarius and B.G. Logan, April 1993 [prepared for 29th AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, June 28-30, 1993, Monterey CA] [also UWFDM-914]. [more]

Fusion Space Propulsion-A Shorter Time Frame than You Think; J.F. Santarius, December 2005 [presented at the 53rd Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force (JANNAF) Propulsion Meeting, Monterey, 5-8 December 2005]. (25 pages, 2.1 MB)

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