Publications

Prediction of Double Shock Formation by Exploding High Gain ICF Target in Xe Gas Filled Chamber; Ryan Sacks and Gregory Moses, November 2013 [presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 11-15 November 2013, Denver CO]. (1 page, 1.7 MB)

Radiation Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Inertial Fusion Energy Reactor Chamber; Ryan Sacks and Gregory Moses, March 2014. (1 page, 1.1 MB)

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)

Fusion Space Propulsion Using Field-Reversed Configurations; J.F. Santarius, April 2001 [presented at the NASA-JPL/MSFC/AIAA Twelfth Annual Advanced Space Propulsion Workshop, University of Alabama-Huntsville, April 3-5, 2001]. (15 pages, 1.1 MB)

D-3He Magnetic Fusion Space Propulsion; J.F. Santarius, May 2001 [presented at the 20th International Space Development Conference, Albuquerque NM, May 24-28, 2001]. (19 pages, 1.1 MB)

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)

Considerations for the Two-Stream Instability in Debris-Ion Stopping; J.F. Santarius, April 2002 [presented at the High Average Power Lasers Meeting, General Atomics, La Jolla CA, 4-5 April 2002]. (1 page, 73 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)

A Passively Proliferation-Proof Fusion Power Plant; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, L.A. El-Guebaly, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 1.2 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)

Burn Dynamics of Plasma-Jet Magnetized-Target Fusion; John F. Santarius, May 2003 [presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop, Seattle WA, 28-30 May 2003]. (1 page, 686 kB)

Burn Dynamics of Plasma-Jet Magnetized-Target Fusion; J.F. Santarius, October 2003 [presented at the American Physical Society-Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) Meeting, 27-31 October 2003, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 698 kB)

D-3He Fusion: Physics, Engineering, and Applications; J.F. Santarius, December 2003 [hallway poster]. (1 page, 1.6 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)

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)

D-3He Physics and Fusion Energy Prospects; J.F. Santarius and G.L. Kulcinski, May 2004 [presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin, 25-28 May 2004]. (1 page, 1.1 MB)

D-3He Physics and Fusion Energy Prospects; J.F. Santarius and G.L. Kulcinski, May 2004 [presented at the Innovative Confinement Concepts Workshop, Madison, Wisconsin, 25-28 May 2004]. (19 pages, 1.6 MB)

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)

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)

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)

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]

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)

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)

An Approach to Analyzing Long Mean-Free-Path Effects on First-Wall Ion Threat Spectra; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses, March 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 21-22 March 2006, ORNL, Oak Ridge TN]. (13 pages, 516 kB)

Atomic Physics Effects on Convergent, Spherically Symmetric Ion Flow; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Emmert, May 2006 [presented at the 8th U.S.-Japan Workshop, 10-12 May 2006, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan]. (22 pages, 343 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)

Effects of Long Mean-Free-Path Ions on Shock Breakout; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Moses, December 2006 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 12-13 December 2006, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (11 pages, 665 kB)

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)

Exploration of Plasma-Jet Magnetized-Target Fusion Burn Dynamics; J.F. Santarius, November 2007 [presented at the APS-DPP Meeting, 12-16 November 2007, Orlando FL]. (1 page, 570 kB)

Exploration of IEC Device Operating Regimes; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Emmert, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (20 pages, 321 kB)

Exploration of IEC Device Operating Regimes; John F. Santarius and Gilbert A. Emmert, October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (15 pages, 1.3 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the ITER Divertor Cassette Design Options; M.E. Sawan, R.T. Santoro, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (24 pages, 468 kB) [more]

Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the LIBRA-SP Light Ion Fusion Power Reactor; M.E. Sawan, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (13 pages, 177 kB)

Self-Shielding Effects in Decay Heat Calculations for Tungsten; M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, H. Iida, R.T. Santoro, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (12 pages, 254 kB) [more]

Nuclear Analysis for a Flowing Li2O Particulate Blanket Without Structural First Wall; M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, D-K. Sze, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999]. (19 pages, 355 kB)