Publications

UWFDM-1094   X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: Progress Report for the Period August 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, October 1998. (28 pages, 853 kB)

UWFDM-1090   X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: 1998 Annual Report to Sandia National Laboratories; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, December 1998. (27 pages, 604 kB)

UWFDM-400   WITAMIR-I, A University of Wisconsin Tandem Mirror Reactor Design; B. Badger, K. Audenaerde, J.B. Beyer, D. Braun, J.D. Callen, G.A. Emmert, J.M. Gilmore, N. Hoffman, J. Kesner, G.L. Kulcinski, D.C. Larbalestier, E. Larsen, X. Li, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, I. Ojalvo, M. Ortman, R. Perry, M. Ragheb, J. Santarius, J. Scharer, D. Schluderberg, K. Shaing, I. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, A. White, P. Wilkes, and T. Yang, September 1980. (447 pages, 16 MB) [more]

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)

Update on the VICTER Code for Modeling Gridded, Spherically Symmetric IEC Devices; G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, E.C. Alderson, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (27 pages, 2.7 MB)

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-Madison IEC Laboratory Continuing Capacity Upgrades and Infrastructure Upgrades; R. Bonomo, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, D. Boris, L. Campbell, D. Donovan, B. Egle, G. Emmert, L. Garrison, G. Kulcinski, M. Michalak, J. Santarius, C. Schuff, S. Zenobia, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (24 pages, 909 kB)

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)

UW IEC Group 2011: Continuing Preparations for 300 kV Operation -- Device Switching; R. Bonomo, E. Alderson, G. Becerra, G. Emmert, L. Garrison, K. Hall, G. Kulcinski, A. McEvoy, M. Michalak, J. Santarius, C. Schuff, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (24 pages, 2.7 MB)

UW IEC Group 2010: Further Infrastructure Improvements and Preparations for 300 kV Operation; Richard Bonomo, Eric Alderson, Gabriel Becerra, Logan Campbell, David Donovan, Gil Emmert, Lauren Garrison, Gerald Kulcinski, Aaron McEvoy, Matthew Michalak, John Santarius, Craig Schuff, Sam Zenobia, October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (30 pages, 5.7 MB)

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)

UW Blanket Activity; L. El-Guebaly, E. Mogahed, I. Sviatoslavsky, J. Santarius, March 1999 [ARIES Project E-Meeting, 16 March 1999, UCSD]. (15 pages, 220 kB)

Threat Spectra Calculations for HAPL Chamber First Wall; G.A. Moses, J.F. Santarius, and M. Fatenejad, October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (19 pages, 1.2 MB)

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-696   The Effect of Edge Molecular Processes on Neutral Transport in the Tandem Mirror Halo Plasma; B.Q. Deng, G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, July 1986. (25 pages, 895 kB)

UWFDM-1128   The Development of Lunar 3He Resources: Near-Term Applications and Long-Term Prospects; G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, G. Piefer, K.M. Subramanian, July 2000 [presented at the 4th International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 10-15 July 2000]. (7 pages, 232 kB)

The Development of Lunar 3He Resources: Near-Term Applications and Long-Term Prospects; G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, G. Piefer, K.M. Subramanian, July 2000 [presented at the 4th International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 10-15 July 2000]. (23 pages, 953 kB)

UWFDM-745   The Commercial Potential of D-He3 Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.A. Emmert, H. Attaya, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, Z. Musicki, October 1987 [Presented at 12th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Monterey, CA, 12-16 October 1987]. (5 pages, 634 kB)

UWFDM-1017   The BUCKY and ZEUS-2D Computer Codes for Simulating High Energy Density ICF Plasmas; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, J.F. Santarius, P. Wang, G.A. Moses, May 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (8 pages, 551 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 Spectra; G.A. Moses and J.F. Santarius, March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (14 pages, 212 kB)

Target Threat Spectra; G.A. Moses and J.F. Santarius, June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (33 pages, 563 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-1008   Target Emission and Wall Response: National Ignition Facility Target Area Studies Interim Report for the Period 5/1/95 Through 3/31/96; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Moses, April 1996. (78 pages, 1.6 MB)

Target Chamber Issues for Direct-Drive Targets; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, J.F. Santarius, September 1999 [Presented at the IFE Direct-Drive Workshop, General Atomics, San Diego CA, 15 September 1999]. (24 pages, 445 kB)

Tandem Mirror Materials Test Reactors of the Early 1980’'s; G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, March 2009 [presented at the Workshop to Assess Mission and Technology of Gas Dynamic Trap Neutron Source for Fusion Systems Material and Component Testing and Qualification, 12 March 2009, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA]. (27 pages, 2.9 MB)

UWFDM-600   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, and L.J. Wittenberg, December 1983 [also KfK-3660 and FPA-83-7]. (598 pages, 22 MB) [more]

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]

UWFDM-427   TASKA, A Fusion Engineering Test Facility for the 1990's; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, C.W. Maynard, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, W. Heinz, P. Komarek, W. Maurer, A. Suppan, and E. Opperman, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 67 (1982)]. (8 pages, 780 kB) [more]

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]

UWFDM-500   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. (1043 pages, 33 MB) [more]

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]

UWFDM-978   Summary of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on the Physics of D-3He Fusion, Nagoya, Japan, December 5-7, 1994; Hiromu Momota and John F. Santarius, March 1995 [submitted to Fusion Technology]. (9 pages, 949 kB) [more]

UWFDM-896   Summary of Apollo, A D-3He Tokamak Reactor Design; G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, C.W. Maynard, E.A. Mogahed, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, April 1992 [published in Fusion Technology 21 (1992) 1779]. (13 pages, 538 kB)

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)

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]

UWFDM-1144   Steady-State D-3He Proton Production in an IEC Fusion Device; R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, S. Krupakar Murali, G. Piefer, R. Radel, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (7 pages, 206 kB)

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