Conference Presentations – Plasma, Pulsed Power, and Microwave Laboratory

2023 – 2022 – 2021 – 2020 – 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – 2000 – 1999 – 1998 – 1997 – 1996

2024

Euro-Asian Pulsed Power Conference (EAPPC) – Amsterdam, Netherlands

N.M. Jordan, R.A. Revolinsky, A.N. Brusstar, E.N. Guerin, C.J. Swenson, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Design and Demonstration of an Overmoded X-band MILO”, EAPPC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept 2024.
C.J. Swenson, R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Design of a High Power Crossed-Field Amplifier”, EAPPC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept 2024.
R. Revolinsky, C. Swenson, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Simulations of Brillouin Flow with Abrupt Change in Gap Width”, EAPPC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept 2024.

American Astronomical Society (AAS) – Madison, WI

H. J. LeFevre, S. D. Baalrud, R P. Drake, P. Hartigan, E. Johnsen, N.M. Jordan, K. Krushelnick, R. D. McBride, R. G. McClarren, D. B. Schaeffer, A. G. R. Thomas, L. Willingale, M. Trantham, S. R. Klein, C. C. Kuranz, “The center for high-energy-density laboratory astrophysics research (CHEDAR) at the University of Michigan”, AAS, Madison, WI, June 2024.

International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) – Indianapolis, IN

N.M. Jordan, R.A. Revolinsky, C.J. Swenson, E.N. Guerin, A.N. Brusstar, Y.Y. Lau, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “High Power Microwave Research at the University of Michigan”, IPMHVC, Indianapolis, IN, May 2024.
E.N. Guerin, A.N. Brusstar, R.A. Revolinsky, C.J. Swenson, N.M. Jordan, “Initial Testing of Compact Rep-Rate Pulsed Power System”, IPMHVC, Indianapolis, IN, May 2024.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference – Monterey, CA

E. Guerin, C. Swenson, A. Brusstar, R. Revolinsky, N. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, R. Gilgenbach, “Simulation and Experiments on the Coaxial All-Cavity Extraction Recirculating Planar Magnetron,” IVEC 2024, Monterey, CA, April 2024.
R. Revolinsky, C. Swenson, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Investigations of Two-dimensional Brillouin Flow through a Cylindrical Step Discontinuity,” IVEC 2024, Monterey, CA, April 2024.
C. Swenson, R. Revolinsky, E. Guerin, Y. Y. Lau, N. Jordan, R. McBride, and R. Gilgenbach, “Simulated and Experimental Oscillation Thresholds of the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier,” IVEC 2024, Monterey, CA, April 2024.
A. Brusstar, R. Revolsinky, C. Swenson, E. Guerin, N.M. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, “Design of an Overmoded X-band MILO,” IVEC 2024, Monterey, CA, April 2024.

High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics Conference – Asheville, NC

L. Tafoya, C. Wilde, M. Freeman, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, R. McBride, E. Mendoza, B. Stanley, and C. Danly, “Development of a spatially resolved neutron time-of-flight spectrometer using optical multiplexing,” High Temperature Plasma Diagnostics Conference, Asheville, NC (2024).

OMEGA User Group Workshop – Rochester, NY

L. Tafoya, C. Wilde, M. Freeman, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, E. Mendoza, and C. Danly, “Ion temperature imaging in ICF using spatially-resolved nTOF,” OMEGA Laser User Group Workshop, Rochester, NY (2024).

Stewardship Science Academic Programs (SSAP) Symposium – Washington, D.C.

L. Tafoya, J. Chen, G. Dowhan, A. Shah, B. Sporer, D. White, N. Jordan, and R. McBride, “Neutron platforms and diagnostics on the MAIZE LTD,” SSAP Symposium, Washington DC (2024).

ZNet US – La Jolla, CA

J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, B. J. Sporer, L.R. Tafoya, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Energy Coupling and Implosion Dynamics of Gas Shell on Metal Liner Implosion”, ZNetUs, La Jolla, Ca, January 2024.
L. Tafoya, J. Chen, G. Dowhan, A. Shah, B. Sporer, D. White, N. Jordan, and R. McBride, “Neutron platforms and diagnostics on the MAIZE LTD,” ZNetUS, La Jolla, CA (2024).

2023

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Denver, CO

J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Magnetic Flux Compression Platform to Study Helical Instability Modes on Imploding Liners”, APS-DPP, Denver, Co, November 2023.
L. R. Tafoya, C. Danly, C. Wilde, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, R. D. McBride, “Optically multiplexed neutron time-of-flight technique for ion temperature imaging in inertial confinement fusion”, APS-DPP, Denver, Co, November 2023.
T. Varnish, J. M. Chen, S. Chowdhry, G. V. Dowhan, L. Horan, N. M. Jordan, E. R. Neill, B. J. Sporer, R. D. McBride, J. D. Hare, “Studying Guide-Field Reconnection with Tilted Exploding Wire Arrays on MAIZE”, APS-DPP, Denver, Co, November 2023.

Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW) – Albuquerque, NM

J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, ”Magnetic Flux Compression Platform to Study Helical Instability Modes on Imploding Liners”, Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW), Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 2023.

Dense Z-pinch Conference – Ann Arbor, MI

T. J. Smith, M. D. Johnston, J. Banasek, P. Reyes, D. Lamppa, B. Hutsel, N. M. Jordan, M. E. Cuneo, J. Schwarz, R. D. McBride, “Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2023.
G. V. Dowhan, J. M. Chen, N. M. Jordan, A. T. Elshafiey, N. Chalmers, E. Freeman, J. S. Angel, E. S. Lavine, B. R. Kusse, D. A. Hammer, K. Rezac, J. Novotny, V. Munzar, D. Klir, S. N. Bland, S. V. Lebedev, R. A. Smith, L. Suttle, S. A. Pikuz, R. D. McBride, “X-Pinch Implosion Dynamics on the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, DZP, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2023.
J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “A Magnetic Flux Compression Platform on MAIZE for Investigating Helical Instability Modes”, DZP, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2023.

Pulsed Power Conference – San Antonio, TX

N.M. Jordan, A.N. Brusstar, J. Chen, G.V. Dowhan, E.N. Guerin, S.V. Langellotti, D. Li, R.A. Revolinsky, A.P. Shah, R. Shapovalov, T.J. Smith, B.J. Sporer, C.J. Swenson, L. Tafoya, L.I. Welch, D.E. White, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, R.D. McBride, “HPM, Pulsed Power, and High Energy-Density Physics Research at the University of Michigan”, Pulsed Power Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 2023.
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, J. Banasek, P. Reyes, D. Lamppa, B. Hutsel, N.M. Jordan, M.E. Cuneo, J. Schwarz, R.D. McBride, “Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” Pulsed Power Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 2023.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Santa Fe, NM

D. Li, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “Revisiting Ramo-Shockley Theorem”, ICOPS, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023.
L. Tafoya, C. Danly, C. Wilde, V. Geppert-Kleinrath, R. McBride, “Optically multiplexed neutron time-of-flight technique for ion temperature imaging in inertial confinement fusion”, IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023.
J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, ”A Magnetic Flux Compression Platform on MAIZE for Investigating Helical Instability Modes”, International Conference of Plasma Science (ICOPS), Sante Fe, New Mexico, May 2023.
C.J. Swenson, R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, Y.Y. Lau, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Measurement of the Transition to Oscillation in the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, International Conference on Plasma Science, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023.
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, J. Banasek, P. Reyes, D. Lamppa, B. Hutsel, N.M. Jordan, M.E. Cuneo, J. Schwarz, R.D. McBride, “Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” ICOPS, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023 [Invited]
G.V. Dowhan, J.M. Chen, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, S.A. Pikuz, R.D. McBride, “X-Pinches and Faraday Rotation Imaging on the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, ICOPS, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023.
E. Guerin, R. Revolinsky, C. Swenson, L. Welch, Y. Y. Lau, N. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, “Locking Techniques for the Recirculating Planar Magnetron with Coaxial All Cavity Extraction,” ICOPS, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023
R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, S.V. Langellotti, C.J. Swenson, L.I. Welch, D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Simulations and Experiments on the Dual-Frequency, Harmonic, Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator”, ICOPS, Santa Fe, NM, May 2023.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference – Chengdu, China

R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, S.V. Langellotti, C.J. Swenson, L.I. Welch, D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on a Dual-Frequency, Harmonic, Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator”, International Vacuum Electronics Conference, Chengdu, China, April 2023. [Keynote]
C.J. Swenson, R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, Y.Y. Lau, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Oscillation Threshold in the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, International Vacuum Electronics Conference, Chengdu, China, April 2023.
Langellotti, S. V., Brusstar, A., Jordan, N. M., Lau, Y. Y., & Gilgenbach, R. M. (2023). Multipactor Suppression via 3D-Printed Conductors. In 2023 24th International Vacuum Electronics Conference, IVEC 2023. doi:10.1109/IVEC56627.2023.10157465

Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) Student Workshop – San Antonio, TX

R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, S.V. Langellotti, C.J. Swenson, L.I. Welch, D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillators Designed with a Brillouin Flow Model “, Annual DE Science Technology Symposium (DEPS), San Antonio, TX, April 2023.
C.J. Swenson, R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, Y.Y. Lau, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Measurement of the Transition to Oscillation in the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, Directed Energy Science and Technology Symposium, San Antonio, TX, April 2023.

Stewardship Science Academic Programs (SSAP) Symposium – Santa Fe, NM

T. J. Smith, M. Johnston, N. Jordan, M. Cuneo, J. Schwarz, R. D. McBride, “Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants”, SSAP Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, Feb 2023.

2022

MIPSE Graduate Symposium – Ann Arbor, MI

R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, S.V. Langellotti, C.J. Swenson, L.I. Welch, D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach “Design and Demonstration of a Dual Frequency, Harmonic, Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator”, MIPSE 2022 Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 2022.
D. Li, P. Wong, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “Induced Current Due to Electromagnetic Shock Produced by Charge Impact on a Conducting Surface”, MIPSE 2022 Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 2022.
G. V. Dowhan, J. M. Chen, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, N. M. Jordan, S. N. Bland, S. V. Lebedev, R. A. Smith, L. Suttle, S. A. Pikuz, and R. D. McBride, “Faraday Rotation Imaging of X-Pinch Implosion Dynamics”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 2022.
J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Exploding Thin Liner Experiment on MAIZE”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 2022.

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Spokane, WA

B.J Sporer, A.P Shah, G.V. Dowhan, T.J. Smith, J.M Chen, S.A. Slutz, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Formation of High-Density Field Reversed Configurations on a Linear Transformer Driver”, 64th APS-DPP, Spokane, WA, Oct 2022.
G.V. Dowhan, A.P. Shah, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, S.A. Pikuz, R.D. McBride, “Faraday Rotation Imaging of X-Pinch Implosion Dynamics on the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, APS-DPP, Spokane, WA, Oct 2022.
R.V. Shapovalov, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, and R.D. McBride “The BLUE LTD Pulser at the University of Michigan”, 64th APS-DPP, Spokane, WA, Oct. 2022.
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, N.M. Jordan, M. Cuneo, J. Schwarz, R.D. McBride, ”Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants”, 64th APS-DPP, Spokane, WA, Oct 2022.
D. Li, P. Wong, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “Analysis of the Shock-Induced Current Due to a Charged Particle Impacting a Conducting Surface”, APS-DPP, Spokane, WA, Oct. 2022.
J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Laser Optical Imaging Diagnostics for Investigation of Low-Density Plasmas for MagLIF Experiments”, APS-DPP, Spokane, WA, Oct. 2022.

Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW) – Albuquerque, NM

B.J. Sporer, S.A. Slutz, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, T.J. Smith, G.A. Shipley, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Prospects for Field-Reversed Configuration Formation & Compression on Z”, ZFSW 2022, Albuquerque, NM, Aug 2022.
J. M. Chen, G. V. Dowhan, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, ” Design and Development of Laser Optical Imaging Diagnostics for Investigation of Low-Density Plasmas for MagLIF Experiments”, Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW), Albuquerque, New Mexico. August 2022.

International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) – Knoxville, TN

N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, S.C. Exelby, P.C. Campbell, T.J. Smith, C.J. Swenson, R.A. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, L.I. Welch, S.V. Langellotti, Y. Lau, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “High Power Microwave and Pulsed Power Development at the University of Michigan”, IPMHVC, Knoxville, TN, June 2022. [Invited]

US-Japan Workshop on Magnetic Reconnection – Monterey, CA

T.O. Varnish, G.V. Dowhan, A.P. Shah, B.J. Sporer, R.S. Shapovalov, N.M. Jordan, R.F. Melean, R.D. McBride, R. Datta, D.K. Robinson, J.D. Hare, “Pulsed-Power Driven Magnetic Reconnection in an Externally-Generated Guide Field”, US-Japan Workshop on Magnetic Reconnection, Monterey, CA, May 2022.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Seattle, WA

N.M. Jordan, R.A. Revolinsky, D.A. Packard, C.J. Swenson, S.V. Langellotti, L.I. Welch, E.N. Guerin, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Multi-Frequency Harmonic Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
N. B. Ramey, J. E. Coleman, P. Hakel, H. E. Morris, C. J. Fontes, J. Colgan, J. E. Koglin, R. M. Gilgenbach, and R. D. McBride, “Temperature and density measurements of an optically thick, dense aluminum plasma heated by monochromatic electrons”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
D. Li, P. Wong, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “Electromagnetic Shock-Induced Current due to Charge Impact on a Conductor,” ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, S.A. Slutz, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Pre-Ionization Considerations for FRC Formation at High Field and High Density”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
J.M. Woolstrum, C.E. Seyler, R.D. McBride, “Hall Instability Driven Seeding of Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities in Axially Premagnetized Thin-Foil Liner Z-pinch Implosions” ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
D. E. White, A. P. Shah, M. A. Mangan, R. D. McBride, “Beryllium Probe Neutron Diagnostic for a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch Neutron Source on a 1-MA, 100-ns Linear Transformer Driver”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
J.M. Chen, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, R. D. McBride, “Design and Development of Laser Optical Imaging Diagnostics for Investigation of Low-Density Plasmas for MagLIF Experiments”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
R. A. Revolinsky, L. I. Welch, E. N. Guerin, C. J. Swenson, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Frequency and phase locking experiments on the recirculating planar magnetron,” ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
C.J. Swenson, R. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Dual Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier Design”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.
S. V. Langellotti, N. M. Jordan, Y.-Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Multipactor Suppression in S-Band Coaxial Transmission Lines”, ICOPS, Seattle, WA, May 2022.

High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics Conference (HTPD) – Rochester, NY

G.V. Dowhan, A.P. Shah, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, S.A. Pikuz, R.D. McBride, “High-Magnification Faraday Rotation Imaging of X-Pinch Implosion Dynamics”, HTPD, Rochester, NY, May 2022 [Invited].
D. E. White, A. P. Shah, G. V. Dowhan, B. J. Sporer, M. A. Mangan, R. D. McBride, “Beryllium Probe Neutron Diagnostic for a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch Neutron Source on a 1-MA, 100-ns Linear Transformer Driver”, HTPD, Rochester, NY, May 2022.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, E.N. Guerin, C.J. Swenson, S.V. Langellotti, A. Jassem, D. Li, J.W. Luginsland, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Recent Advances on Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator (MILO)”, IVEC, Monterey, CA, April 2022.
D. Li, P. Wong, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “Shock-Induced Current due to Charge Impact on a Conducting Surface,” IVEC, Monterey, CA, April 2022.
C.J. Swenson, R. Revolinsky, E.N. Guerin, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Dual Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, IVEC, Monterey, CA, April 2022.
S. V. Langellotti, N. M. Jordan, Y.-Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on Multipactor Suppression in a Coaxial Transmission Line”, IVEC, Monterey, CA, Apr 2022.

ZNetUS Workshop – Virtual

C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, A. Stafford, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.M. Steiner, “Characteristic Effects of Pulsed Power Generators of Different Architecture on the Implosion Dynamics of Double Planar Wire Arrays and Double Planar Foil Liners”, ZNetUS, April 2022.

Stewardship Science Academic Programs (SSAP) Symposium – Online

C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, A. Stafford, W. Cline, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.M. Steiner, “Implosion Dynamics and X-ray Characteristics of Mid-Atomic-Number Materials on University-Scale Pulsed Power Devices”, SSAP, Feb 2022.
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, N.M. Jordan, M. Cuneo, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, ” Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” SSAP, Feb 2022.
B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, S.A. Slutz, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Pre-Ionization Considerations for High-Density FRC Formation”, SSAP, Feb 2022.

2021

Pulsed Power Conference & Symposium on Fusion Engineering (PPC/SOFE) – Online

B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, S.A. Slutz, G.A. Shipley, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “High-Density, High-Field FRC Formation Studies using the MAIZE Linear Transformer Driver”, PPC/SOFE, Denver, CO, Dec 2021. [Best Student Paper]
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, N.M. Jordan, M. Cuneo, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, ” Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” PPC/SOFE 2021, Denver, CO, Dec 2021. [Invited]
N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, C.J. Swenson, S.V. Langellotti, E.N. Guerin, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Development of a High Impedance Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator”, PPC/SOFE, Denver, CO, Dec 2021.
G.V. Dowhan, A.P. Shah, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, S.A. Pikuz, R.D. McBride, “Updates on the X-Pinch Platform and faraday Rotation Diagnostic on the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, PPC/SOFE, Denver, CO, Dec 2021.
R.V. Shapovalov, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Progress on multicavity BLUE LTD System at the University of Michigan”, PPC/SOFE, Denver, CO, Dec 2021.
C.J. Swenson, R. Revolinsky, L. Welch, T. Nutting, E. Guerin, S.V. Langelotti, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Design of a Dual Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, PPC/SOFE, Denver, CO, Dec 2021.
A.P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, G. V. Dowhan K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Effects of Pre-Ionization on Current Distribution on a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch”, PPC/SOFE, Denver, CO, Dec 2021.

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Pittsburgh, PA

N. B. Ramey, J. E. Coleman, H. E. Morris, P. Hakel, C. J. Fontes, J. Colgan, J. E. Koglin, R. M. Gilgenbach, and R. D. McBride, “Measurements and radiation transport of emitted and absorbed spectral lines within an expanded, dense aluminum plasma”, 63rd APS-DPP, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 2021.
D. Li, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “Electromagnetic Extension to Ramo’s Theorem”, 63rd APS-DPP, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov. 2021.
G.V. Dowhan, A.P. Shah, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, S.A. Pikuz, R.D. McBride, “Updates on the X-Pinch Platform and faraday Rotation Diagnostic on the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, APS-DPP, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 2021.
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, N.M. Jordan, M. Cuneo, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, ” Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” 63rd APS-DPP, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2021.
J.M. Woolstrum, C.E. Seyler, and R.D. McBride. “Origin of Helical Instabilities in Axially in Premagnetized Thin-Foil Liner Z-Pinches Implosions using Hall Magnetohydrodynamics.” APS-DPP, 63rd APS-DPP, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2021.
A.P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, G. V. Dowhan K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Effects of Pre-Ionization on Current Distribution on a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch”, APS-DPP, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 2021.

MIPSE Graduate Symposium – Ann Arbor, MI

D. Li, D. Chernin, and Y. Y. Lau, “A Relativistic and Electromagnetic Correction to the Ramo-Shockley Theorem”, MIPSE 2021 Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov. 2021. [Best Presentation]
S. V. Langellotti, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on Coaxial Multipactor,” MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.
R.A. Revolinsky, L. I. Welch, C. J. Swenson, E. Guerin, T. E. D. Nutting, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Investigation of Recirculating Planar Magnetron with Coaxial All-Cavity Extraction”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.
D.E. White, A.P. Shah, M.A. Mangan, R.D. McBride, “Beryllium Probe Neutron Diagnostic for a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch Neutron Source on a 1-MA, 100-ns Linear Transformer Driver,” MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.
G. V. Dowhan, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, N. M. Jordan, S. N. Bland, S. V. Lebedev, R. A. Smith, L. Suttle, S. A. Pikuz, and R. D. McBride, “Updates to the X-Pinch Platform and Faraday Rotation Imaging Diagnostic on the MAIZE Facility”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.
B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, S.A. Slutz, G.A. Shipley, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “High-Density, High-Field FRC Formation Studies using the MAIZE Linear Transformer Driver”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.
A.P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, G. V. Dowhan K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Effects of Pre-Ionization on Current Distribution on a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.
R.F. Melean, R.P. Young, S.R. Klein, A.P. Shah, T.J. Smith, G.V. Dowhan, B.J. Sporer, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, “Pulsed-Power Magnetized Shocks Under an External Magnetic Field”, MIPSE Graduate Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 2021.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Online

D. Li, D. Chernin, Y. Y. Lau, “Electromagnetic and Relativistic Corrections to the Ramo-Shockley Theorem”, ICOPS 2021, Sep 2021. [Best Student Paper]
D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, C.J. Swenson, N.M. Jordan, E.N. Guerin, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on a 10 kA, 240 kV Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator (MILO),” ICOPS 2021, Sept 2021. [Invited]
T.J. Smith, M.D. Johnston, N.M. Jordan, M. Cuneo, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, ” Understanding electrode plasma formation on wires and thin foils via vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of desorbed surface contaminants,” ICOPS 2021, September 2021. [Invited]
C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.M. Steiner, “Characteristic Effects of Pulsed Power Generators of Different Architecture on the Implosion Dynamics of Mid-Z Double Planar Wire Arrays”, ICOPS, Virtual, Sep 2021. [Invited]
B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, S.A. Slutz, G.A. Shipley, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “A Platform to Study High-Field FRC Formation on the MAIZE Linear Transformer Driver”, ICOPS 2021, Sept 2021.
D. Li, A. Jassem, Y. Y. Lau, “A Re-Examination of Brillouin Flow in a Crossed-Field Diode”, ICOPS 2021, Sep 2021.
R.V. Shapovalov, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Progress on the 4-cavity BLUE LTD System at the University of Michigan”, ICOPS 2021, Sept 2021.
G.V. Dowhan, A.P. Shah, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, S.A. Pikuz, R.D. McBride, “Updates on the X-Pinch Platform and faraday Rotation Diagnostic on the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, ICOPS, Virtual, Sep 2021.
S.V. Langellotti, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Recent Experiments on the S-Band Coaxial Multipactor Test Cell”, ICOPS 2021, Sept 2021.
R.F. Melean, R.P. Young, S.R. Klein, A.P. Shah, T.J. Smith, G.V. Dowhan, B.J. Sporer, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.P. Drake, C.C. Kuranz, “Pulsed-Power Magnetized Shocks Under an External Magnetic Field”, ICOPS, Virtual, Sep 2021.
C.J. Swenson, D.A. Packard, S.V. Langelotti, E. Guerin, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Investigations of the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, ICOPS 2021, Sept 2021.
A.P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, G. V. Dowhan K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Effects of Pre-Ionization on Current Distribution on a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch”, ICOPS 2021, Virtual, Sep 2021.

Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) Student Workshop – Online

S.V. Langellotti, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Results on a Coaxial Multipactor Test Cell”, DEPS 2021.

Stewardship Science Academic Programs (SSAP) Symposium – Online

G.V. Dowhan, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, R.D. McBride, “New X-Pinch Platform and Faraday Rotation Diagnostic for the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, SSAP, Feb 2021.
C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, A. Stafford, A.M. Steiner, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Tungsten Z-pinch Behavior on 1 MA Generators of Different Architecture”, SSAP, Feb 2021.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Online

C. Swenson, D. Packard, D. Watkins, N. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R. Gilgenbach, “Feedback Effects on a Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier (RPCFA)”, IVEC, Apr 2021.
D. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, C. Swenson, N. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, “Theory, Simulation, and Experiments on Moderate-Current Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillators”, IVEC, Apr 2021.
N. Jordan, B. Sporer, D. Packard, R. Shapovalov, R. Gilgenbach, R. McBride, “Driving a Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator with a Linear Transformer Driver”, IVEC, Apr 2021.
S.V. Langellotti, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Measurements of the Breakdown Threshold for Coaxial Multipactor and the Delay for Multipactor Onset”, IVEC, Apr 2021.
A. Jassem, Y. Y. Lau, “Physical Factors that Affect the Miram Curve”, IVEC, Apr 2021.
D. Li, D. Chernin, Y. Y. Lau, “A Critical Examination of Induced Current on Conductors Due to a Moving Line Charge”, IVEC, Apr 2021.

2020

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Online

Y. Y. Lau, “The Child-Langmuir Law and the Physics of Diodes,” ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020. [Invited Plenary]
T.J. Smith, P.C. Campbell, G.V. Dowhan, N.M. Jordan, M.D. Johnston, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, “Platform Development for Power Flow Studies on the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE LTD Facility”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
P. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, P. Zhang, N. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, J. Verboncoeur, “Multipactor Effects on Signal Quality in Transmission Lines Driven by Digitally Modulated Signals”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
N.M. Jordan, C.J. Swenson, D.A. Packard, M.A. Franzi, B.W. Hoff, S. Tummala, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Initial Experiments on the Recirculating Planar Magnetron with Coaxial All-Cavity Extraction”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
B. Sporer, N.M Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Testing of the Prototype BLUE Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) Cavity at University of Michigan”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
A. Jassem, Y. Y. Lau, “A 2-1/2 Dimensional Model of Miram Curves,” ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, B.W. Hoff, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Controlled Harmonic Frequency Locking in the Harmonic Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, A. Cooleybeck, C.J. Swenson, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “External Magnetic Field Effects in Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillators”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
P.C. Campbell, T. M. Jones, J. M. Woolstrum, N. M. Jordan, J. B. Greenly, W. M. Potter, E. S. Lavine, B. R. Kusse, D. A. Hammer, and R. D. McBride, “Controlling Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities with a Dynamic Screw Pinch”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
F. Antoulinakis, Y.Y. Lau, “A Theory of AC Contact Resistance”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
R. Melean, R. Young, S. Klein, T. Smith, G. Dowhan, P. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R. McBride, C. Kuranz, “Pulsed-Power Magnetized Jets for the Study of Star Formation”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
A.P. Shah, M.K. Bossard, G.M. Young, K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Development of a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch for the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE LTD”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
S. V. Langellotti, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Results on the Design and Testing of a Coaxial Multipactor Test Cell,” ICOPS 2020, Dec. 2020.
S.M. Miller, R. D. McBride, S. R. Klein, P. C. Campbell, J. M. Woolstrum, N. M. Jordan, C. C. Kuranz, S. A. Slutz, M. R. Gomez, S. N. Bland, “Laser Gate Experiment for Increasing Preheat Energy Coupling Efficiency in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF)”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.
R.V. Shapovalov, N.M. Jordan, B. Sporer, R.D. McBride, “BLUE MILO axial diode gap optimization using the pulsed-power circuit code Screamer”, ICOPS 2020, Dec 2020.

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Online

D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, C. Swenson, N.M. Jordan, B. Sporer, R. Shapovalov, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Theory, Simulations, and Experiments on Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator (MILO) at the University of Michigan”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
B. Sporer, N. Jordan, R. Shapovalov, D. Packard, R. Gilgenbach, R. McBride, “Testing of the First BLUE Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) Cavity at the University of Michigan”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
R. Melean, R. Young, S. Klein, T. Smith, G. Dowhan, P. Campbell, N. Jordan, R. McBride, R. Drake, C. Kuranz, “Characterization of Pulsed-Power Magnetized Jets on MAIZE”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
G.V. Dowhan, N.M. Jordan, S.N. Bland, S.V. Lebedev, R.A. Smith, L. Suttle, R.D. McBride, “New X-Pinch Platform and Faraday Rotation Diagnostic for the MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
S.V. Langellotti, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Recent Experimental Results on Coaxial Multipactor”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
A. Shah, M. Bossard, G. Young, N. Jordan, R. McBride, K. Elliot, M. Krishnan, “Development of a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch Neutron Source for the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE LTD”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
J. Woolstrum, C. Seyler, R. McBride, “Origin of Helical Instability Modes in Premagnetized Thin-Foil Liner Z-pinches Using PERSEUS”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
A. Jassem, Y.Y. Lau, “A Study of Miram Curves in Thermionic Cathodes”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.
Y.Y. Lau, F. Antoulinakis, “Negative AC Contact Resistance”, 62nd APS-DPP, Nov 2020.

MIPSE Graduate Symposium – Online

G.V. Dowhan, N. M. Jordan, S. N. Bland, S. V. Lebedev, R. A. Smith, L. Suttle, and R. D. McBride, “New X-Pinch Platform and Diagnostics for the MAIZE Facility”, MIPSE 2020 Graduate Symposium, Nov 2020.
A.P. Shah, M.K. Bossard, B.J. Sporer, G.V. Dowhan, K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Development of a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch Experiment for the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE Linear Transformer Driver”, MIPSE 2020 Graduate Symposium, Nov 2020.
R. Melean, R. Young, S. Klein, T. Smith, G. Dowhan, P. Campbell, N. Jordan, R. McBride, R. Drake, C. Kuranz, “Characterization of Pulsed-Power Magnetized Jets on MAIZE”, MIPSE 2020 Graduate Symposium, Nov 2020.

Annual Meeting of the APS Far West Section – Online

C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, A. Stafford, A.M. Steiner, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Aluminum Z-pinches from Double Planar Loads on Various 1 MA Generators” APS Far West Conference, Oct 2020.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Online

N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, C.J. Swenson, S. Tummala, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, M.A. Franzi, B.W. Hoff, “Experiments on the Recirculating Planar Magnetron with Coaxial All-Cavity Extraction”, IVEC 2020, Monterey, CA, Oct 2020.
D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, B.W. Hoff, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Controlled Harmonic Frequency Locking in the Harmonic Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, IVEC 2020, Monterey, CA, Oct 2020.
D.A. Packard, C.J. Swenson, A. Cooleybeck, B.E. Sporer, A.E. Mazarakis, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Simulations and Experiments on Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillators at the University of Michigan”, IVEC 2020, Monterey, CA, Oct 2020.
P. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, P. Zhang, N. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, J. Verboncoeur, “Multipactor Effects on Signal Quality in Transmission Lines with Impedance Mismatches”, IVEC 2020, Monterey, CA, Oct 2020.
A. Jassem, D. Chernin, S. Ovtchinnikov, J. J. Petillo, Y. Y. Lau, “A 2-1/2 Dimensional Model of Miram Curves,” IVEC 2020, Monterey, Oct 2020.
J. Petillo, S. Ovtchinnikov, D. Chernin, A. Jassem, Y. Y. Lau, D. Chen, R. Jacobs, D. Morgan, J. Booske, “Investigations Into the Physics of Miram Curves,” IVEC 2020, Monterey, Oct 2020.
S. V. Langellotti, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Design, Simulation, and Testing of an S-Band Coaxial Multipactor Test-Cell,” IVEC 2020, Monterey, CA, Oct. 2020.

Z Fundamental Science Workshop – Online

R. Melean, R. Young, S. Klein, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, C.C. Kuranz, “Characterization of Pulsed Power Magnetized Jets on MAIZE”, ZFSW, August, 2020.
C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, A. Steiner, “Al Z-pinch Behavior on 1 MA Generators of Different Architecture”, ZFSW, August, 2020.

International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) – Knoxville, TN [Cancelled]

B.W. Hoff, F. Hegeler, S. Beeson, M.C. Myers, D. Simon, W. Tang, R. Smith, S. Exelby, N.M. Jordan, A. Sayir, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Brazed Carbon Fiber Fabric Field Emission Cathodes”, IPMHVC 2020, Knoxville, TN, May 2020.
N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, S.C. Exelby, P.C. Campbell, B.J. Sporer, A.P. Shah, G.V. Dowhan, T.J. Smith, C.J. Swenson, Y.Y. Lau, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “High Power Microwave and Pulsed Power Development at the University of Michigan”, IPMHVC 2020, Knoxville, TN, May 2020. [Invited]

23rd Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics – Santa Fe, NM

T.J. Smith, P.C. Campbell, G.V. Dowhan, N.M. Jordan, M.D. Johnson, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, “Platform Development for Power Flow Studies on the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE LTD Facility”, 23rd Topical Conference on High-Temperature Plasma Diagnostics, Santa Fe, NM, May 2020.

DEPS Directed Energy Student Workshop – West Point, MD

D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, B.W. Hoff, “Experimental Investigations of High Power Microwave Sources at the University of Michigan”, DEPS Directed Energy Student Workshop, West Point, MD, Mar 2020.

Stewardship Science Academic Programs Symposium – Washington D.C.

A.P. Shah, M.K. Bossard, G.M. Young, K.W. Elliott, M. Krishnan, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Development and Integration of a Gas-Puff Z-Pinch onto the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE Linear Transformer Driver”, Stewardship Science Academic Programs Symposium, Washington DC, Feb 2020.
P.C. Campbell, T.M. Jones, J.M. Woolstrum, N.M. Jordan, J.B. Greenley , W.M. Potter, E.S. Lavine, B.R. Kusse, D.A. Hammer, and R.D. McBride, “Controlling Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities using a Dynamic Screw Pinch” SSAP 2020, Washington D.C, Feb. 2020.
S.M. Miller, R. D. McBride, S. R. Klein, P. C. Campbell, J. M. Woolstrum, N. M. Jordan, C. C. Kuranz, S. A. Slutz, M. R. Gomez, S. N. Bland, “Laser Gate Experiment for Increasing Preheat Energy Coupling Efficiency in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF)”, SSAP 2020, Washington D.C, Feb. 2020.

1st ZNetUS Workshop – La Jolla, CA

R. D. McBride, N. M. Jordan, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, J. M. Woolstrum, A. P. Shah, B. J. Sporer, T. J. Smith, G. Dowhan, A. Mazarakis, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, “Pulsed-power-driven high-energy-density physics research at the University of Michigan”, 1^st ZNetUS Workshop, La Jolla, CA, Jan 2020. [Invited]
P.C. Campbell, T. M. Jones, J.M. Woolstrum, N. M. Jordan, J.B. Greenly, W.M. Potter, E.S. Lavine, C.E. Seyler, B.R Kusse, D.A. Hammer, R. D. McBride, “Controlling Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities using a Dynamic Screw Pinch”, 1^st ZNetUS Workshop, La Jolla, CA, Jan 2020.
A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, C. Butcher, A. Stafford, R. Childers, A. Gill, A. Steiner, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Radiative and Implosion Signatures of High-Atomic-Number Z-pinches on University-Scale Pulsed-Power Generators”, 1^st ZNetUS Workshop, La Jolla, CA, Jan 2020. [Invited]
T.J. Smith, P.C. Campbell, G.V. Dowhan, N.M. Jordan, M.D. Johnson, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, “Platform Development for Power Flow Studies on the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE LTD Facility”, 1^st ZNetUS Workshop, La Jolla, CA, Jan 2020.
C. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, A. Steiner, A. Stafford, R. Childers, A. Gill, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Time-Evolution of Z-pinch Plasma Inductance and Effective Current Carrying Radius of Low-Z Al and High-Z W Double Planar Wire Arrays and Double Planar Foil Liners, and Efficiency Comparison of W Double Planar Wire Arrays on University Scale Pulsed Power Generators”, 1^st ZNetUS Workshop, La Jolla, CA, Jan 2020.

2019

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

A.P. Shah, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Extending Experimental and Diagnostics Capabilities on the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
J.M. Woolstrum, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, C.E. Seyler, R.D.McBride, “Validation of PERSEUS and Implementing Ionization Energy Models in PERSEUS”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
D.A. Packard, N.M. Jordan, C.J. Swenson, S.C. Exelby, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, B.W. Hoff, “Experimental Results on the Harmonic Recirculating Planar Magnetron with All Cavity Extraction”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
S.C. Exelby, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, B.W. Hoff, D.H. Simon, “Multi-MW Output from the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, C.J. Swenson, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Axial Magnetic Field Effects on Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillators (MILO)”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Status Update on the BLUE Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) System at the University of Michigan”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
T.J. Smith, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, M.D. Johnson, G.R. Laity, “Vacuum Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy for Power Flow Studies on the 1 MA, 100 ns MAIZE LTD”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
S.M. Miller, R. D. McBride, S. R. Klein, P. C. Campbell, J. M. Woolstrum, N. M. Jordan, C. C. Kuranz, S. A. Slutz, M. R. Gomez, S. N. Bland, “Laser Gate Experiment for Increasing Preheat Energy Coupling Efficiency in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF)”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
P.C. Campbell, T.M. Jones, J.M. Woolstrum, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, J.B. Greenly, W.M. Potter, E.S. Lavine, C.E. Seyler, B.R Kusse, D.A. Hammer, “Stabilizing Liner Implosions with a Dynamic Screw Pinch”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
S.V. Langellotti, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Simulation, Design, and Testing of a Coaxial Multipactor Test Cell”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
D. Chen, R. Jacobs, D. Morgan, J. Booske, Y.Y. Lau, A. Jassem, “A study of the physics of Miram curves”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
A. Jassem, Y.Y. Lau, P. Wong, “An Exact Treatment of Helix Traveling Wave Tubes with Cold Tube Loss”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
F. Antoulinakis, Y.Y. Lau, “A Novel Theory of AC Contact Resistance”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
N.B. Ramey, J. Colgan, C.J. Fontes, R.M. Gilgenbach, P. Hakel, R.D. McBride, H.E. Morris, J.E. Coleman, “Radiation transport modeling and UV spectrometer calibration for expanded WDM measurements”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
R. Melean, S. Klein, H. LeFevre, J. Williams, G.E. Kemp, D. Mariscal, M. Manuel, R. McBride, C. Kuranz, “Design and calibration of a solenoid used on magnetized plasma experiments and B-dot probes using commercial electronic components”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.
D. Yager-Elorriaga, D. Ruiz, R. McBride, P. Knapp, M. Gomez, T. Awe, R. Vesey, D. Sinars, “Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth in magnetically driven cylindrical liners”, 61st APS-DPP, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2019.

Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW) – Albuquerque, NM

N.M. Jordan, “Overview of Pulsed Power Driven Research at the University of Michigan”, ZFSW 2019, Albuquerque, NM. [Invited]
T.J. Smith, S.M. Miller, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, G.R. Laity, R.D. McBride, “Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy for Power Flow Studies on the 1 MA, 100 ns MAIZE LTD”, ZFSW 2019, Albuquerque, NM.
G.V. Dowhan, J.M. Woolstrum, P.C. Campbell, A.P. Shah, B.J. Sporer, T.J. Smith, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “X-Pinch Radiography Diagnostics for MAIZE”, ZFSW 2019, Albuquerque, NM.
G.M. Young, A.P. Shah, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Updated LTSpice Modeling of the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE LTD System”, ZFSW 2019, Albuquerque, NM.
A.P. Shah, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, B.J. Sporer N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Extending Experimental and Diagnostics Capabilities on the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, ZFSW 2019, Albuquerque, NM.

High Energy Density Physics Summer School – San Diego, CA

A. P. Shah, “Upgrades to the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, at the High-Energy-Density Summer School, University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, July 28 – August 10, 2019). [Invited]

Dense Z-Pinch (DZP) – Beijing, China

P.C. Campbell, T. M. Jones, J.M. Woolstrum, N. M. Jordan, R. D. McBride, John Greenly, William Potter, E.S. Lavine, C.E. Seyler, B.R Kusse, D.A. Hammer, “Stabilizing Liner Implosions With A Time-Dependent Axial Magnetic Field”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Beijing, China, Aug 2019.
S.M. Miller, S. A. Slutz, S. R. Klein, S. N. Bland, P. C. Campbell, J. M. Woolstrum, M. R. Gomez, C. C. Kuranz, N. M. Jordan, R. D. McBride, “Laser Gate Experiment for Reducing Preheat Energy Coupling Losses in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF)”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Beijing, China, Aug 2019.
J.M. Woolstrum, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, C.E. Seyler, and R.D.McBride, “Validation of PERSEUS and Convergence Ratio Effects on Z-Pinch Implosions”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Beijing, China, Aug 2019.

Pacific Symposium on Pulsed Power and Applications – Kuaui, Hawaii

R.M. Gilgenbach, S. Exelby, D. Packard, C. Swenson, B. Sporer, N. Jordan, R. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, “Crossed-Field, High Power Microwave Oscillators and Amplifiers”, Pacific Symposium on Pulsed Power and Applications, Kuaui, Hawaii, August 2019.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Orlando, FL

N.M. Jordan, S.V. Langellotti, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Coaxial Multipactor Susceptibility at GHz Frequencies”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
S.C. Exelby, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, B.W. Hoff, D.H. Simon, “High Power Amplification Experiments on a Recirculating Planar Crossed Field Amplifier”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
D.A. Packard, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, C.J. Swenson, S.C. Exelby, J.F. Hammond, B.W. Hoff, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Coaxial-All-Cavity-Extraction on the Harmonic Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
S.V. Langellotti, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “CST Particle Studio Simulations of Coaxial Multipactor Susceptibility and Evolution”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Construction of the BLUE Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) System at University of Michigan”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
A.P. Shah, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, B.J. Sporer, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Extending Experimental and Diagnostics Capabilities on the 1-MA, 100-ns MAIZE Pulsed Power Facility”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
J.M. Woolstrum, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, C.E. Seyler, and R.D. McBride, “Convergence Ratio Effects on Ultra-thin Foil Liner Implosion and Explosion Stability”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
P.C. Campbell, T. M. Jones, J.M. Woolstrum, J. Greenly, W. Potter, E.S. Lavine, C.E. Seyler, B.R Kusse, D.A. Hammer, N. M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Time-Dependent Helical Magnetic Field Effects on Cylindrical Liner Implosions”, ICOPS 2019 Orlando, FL, June 2019
T.J. Smith, S.M. Miller, P.C. Campbell, J.M. Woolstrum, N.M. Jordan, G. Laity, and R.D. McBride, “Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy for Power Flow Studies on the 1 MA, 100 ns MAIZE LTD”, ICOPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
P.Y. Wong, P. Zhang, J. Verboncoeur, Y.Y. Lau, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, “The Effects of Multipactor on the Quality of Signal in a Transmission Line”, ICOPS-PPPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
R. Melean, S. Klein, H. LeFevre, J. Williams, M. Manuel, G.E. Kemp, D. Mariscal, P. Campbell, R. McBride, C. Kuranz, “Design and Calibration of a Solenoid used on Magnetized Plasma Experiments and of B-Dot Probes for Measuring the Strong Magnetic Fields using Commercial Electronic Components”, ICOPS-PPPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.
C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, I.K. Shrestha, J.J. Rowland, V.V. Shlyaptseva, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, A.M. Steiner, S.M. Miller, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Aluminum Double Planar Wire Arrays and Double Planar Foil Liners on the UNR and UM Pulsed Power Drivers”, ICOPS-PPPS 2019, Orlando, FL, June 2019.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Busan, South Korea

N.M. Jordan, F.B. Darby, S.V. Langellotti, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Coaxial Multipactor Susceptibility at GHz Frequencies”, IVEC 2019, Busan, South Korea, April 2019. [Best Poster Award]
D.A. Packard, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, S.C. Exelby, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “A Study of Harmonic Locking Between Oscillators in Dual Frequency Magnetron”, IVEC 2019, Busan, South Korea, April 2019. [Best Student Paper Finalist]
S.C. Exelby, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on a Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, IVEC 2019, Busan, South Korea, April 2019.
P.Y. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, P. Zhang, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, J. Verboncoeur, “The Effect of Multipactor on the Quality of a Signal”, IVEC 2019, Busan, South Korea, April 2019.

International Conference on High Energy Density Science – Oxford, UK

S. M. Miller, S. A. Slutz, S. R. Klein, S. N. Bland, P. C. Campbell, J. M. Woolstrum, C. C. Kuranz, M. R. Gomez, N. M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Laser and pulsed power coupling for magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF)”, at the 6th International Conference on High Energy Density Science, (Oxford, UK, March 31 – April 5, 2019). [Invited]

American Nuclear Society Student Conference

A. T. MacDonald, M. Y. Hua, and R. D. McBride, “MCNPX-PoliMi Model Development of nTOF Measurements of DD Fusion in a LTD”, in the Proceedings of the 2019 American Nuclear Society Student Conference, Technical Track on Fusion Energy & Plasmas (2019).

2018

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Portland, OR

A. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V. Shlyaptseva, I. Shrestha, C. Butcher, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “X-ray Radiation from Tungsten Pulsed Power Plasmas”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
J.M. Woolstrum, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, N.B. Ramey, N. M. Jordan, C.E. Seyler, and Ryan D. McBride, “Experimental and Computational Exploration of the Effects of Non-Uniform Applied Axial Magnetic Field on Z-Pinch Imploding Cylindrical Foils”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
P.C. Campbell, T. M. Jones, C. Wagner, S. M. Miller, J. M. Woolstrum, N. B. Ramey, A. P. Shah, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, and R. D. McBride, “Time-Dependent Helical Magnetic Field Effects on Cylindrical Liner Ablations”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
S.C. Exelby, G. B. Greening, N. M. Jordan, D. A. Packard, Y. Ying Lau and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments and Simulations of the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
S.M. Miller, S. R. Klein, P. C. Campbell, J. M. Woolstrum, C. C. Kuranz, N. M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “Laser Gate Experiment for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) Utilizing a Mini-Pulser”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
A.P. Shah, N. M. Jordan, C.E. Seyler, J. M. Woolstrum, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, and R. D. McBride, “Developing Dense Plasma Focus Capabilities at the University of Michigan”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
D.A. Packard, G. B. Greening, N. M. Jordan, S. C. Exelby, P. Y. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, B. W. Hoff and J. F. Hammond, “Recent Progress on the Harmonic Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
N.M. Jordan, S. V. Langellotti, F. Antoulinakis, R. M. Gilgenbach, and Y. Y. Lau, “Reference Standards for Multipactor Validation”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
C. Wagner, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, B. Stoltzfus, R.D. McBride, “Pulsed Power Development at Sandia and the University of Michigan”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
R.F. Melean, R. Young, S. Klein, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, C.C. Kuranz, “Design of a pulsed-power magnetized plasma flow experiment for the study of star formation and astrophysical bow shocks”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
B.J. Sporer, N. M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, “Construction of the BLUE Linear Transformer Driver System at the University of Michigan”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
A. Jassem, P.Y. Wong, D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, “An Exact Backward Wave Theory for a Thin Tape Helix Traveling-Wave Tube”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.
N.B. Ramey, J. Colgan, P. Dieffenbach, C.J. Fontes, R.M. Gilgenbach, P. Hakel, R.D. McBride, H.E. Morris, J.E. Coleman, “X-ray diagnostic development for electron beam driven WDM studies”, 60th APS-DPP, Portland, OR, Nov 2018.

Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW) – Albuquerque, NM

R. D. McBride, “Status of pulsed-power-driven research and development at the University of Michigan”, at the 9th Fundamental Science with Pulsed Power: Research Opportunities and User Meeting, (Albuquerque, NM, July 29 – August 1, 2018). [Invited]

Meeting of the APS Far West Section

C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, A.M. Steiner, S.M. Miller, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Highlights of Experiments with Al and W DPWAs on the University of Michigan’s Linear Transformer Driver”, Meeting of the APS Far West Section, Oct 2018.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Denver, CO

S.M. Miller, S.A. Slutz, S.R. Klein, P.C. Campbell, J.M. Woolstrum, M.R. Gomez, C.C. Kuranz, S.N. Bland, N.M. Jordan, and R.D. McBride, “Laser Gate Experiment for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) Utilizing a Mini-Pulser”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
S.C. Exelby, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Microwave Gain Measurements on a Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
D.A. Packard, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, S.C. Exelby, P.Y. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Recent Research on The Harmonic Recirculating Planar Magnetron,” ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
J.M. Woolstrum, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, N.B. Ramey, A. P. Rao, F. B. Darby, N. M. Jordan, R. M. Gilgenbach, Y. Y. Lau, R. D. McBride, “Radiographic Diagnostic Development for Testing Magnetic Field Uniformity Effects on Imploding Cylindrical Liner Stability”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
A.P. Shah, R.D. McBride, N.M. Jordan, C.E. Seyler, “Developing Dense Plasma Focus Capabilities at the University of Michigan”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
P.C. Campbell, T. M. Jones, C. Wagner, S. M. Miller, J. M. Woolstrum, N. B. Ramey, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, and R. D. McBride, “Time-Dependent Helical Magnetic Field Effects on Cylindrical Liner Ablations”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
N.M. Jordan, S.V. Langellotti, F. Antoulinakis, R.M. Gilgenbach, and Y.Y. Lau, “Multipactor in Coaxial Geometries”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
J.P. Verboncoeur , N. Behdad , J.H. Booske , J.C. Dickens , R.M. Gilgenbach , M. Gilmore , N.M. Jordan , R.P. Joshi , Y.Y. Lau , J. Mankowski , D. Morgan , A.A. Neuber , S. Portillo , E. Schamiloglu , and P. Zhang, “Multipactor and Breakdown Susceptibility and Mitigation in Space-Based RF Systems”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018. [Invited]
C.J. Butcher, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, A. Stafford, A.M. Steiner, P.C. Campbell, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Implosion characteristics, dynamic plasma radius, and radiative characteristics of W double planar wire arrays on UM MAIZE LTD”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, C.J. Butcher, A. Stafford, E.E. Petkov, P.C. Campbell, S.M. Miller, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “X-ray Spectroscopy and Imaging of Tungsten Pulsed-Power Plasmas”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
M. Evans, M. Adams, R. Shapovalov, P. Gourdain, P.C. Campbell, J. Woolstrum, S.M. Miller, N.B. Ramey, N.M. Jordan, and R.D. McBride, “Developments of a warm dense matter experiment using a pulsed power driver”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, June 2018.
N.B. Ramey, J.E. Coleman, M.C. Jones, R.J. Hohlfelder, R.M. Gilgenbach, R.D. McBride, “X-ray Diagnostic Development for Electron Beam Driven WDM experiments”, ICOPS 2018, Denver, CO, Jun 2018.

International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) – Jackson Hole, WY

N. M. Jordan, G. B. Greening, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, S.C. Exelby, P.C. Campbell, D.A. Packard, S.R. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, S.V. Langellotti, N.B. Ramey, A.P. Shah, Y.Y. Lau, R.D. McBride, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Facility Upgrades and Recent Experimental Work at the University of Michigan”, IPMHVC 2018, Jackson Hole, WY, June 2018. [Invited]

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

S.C. Exelby, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, D.H. Simon, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gligenbach, and B.W. Hoff, “Microwave Gain in a Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, IVEC 2018, Monterey, CA, April 2018. [Best Student Paper Finalist]
D.A. Packard, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, S.C. Exelby, P.Y. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Harmonic Frequency-Locking in Planar Magnetrons”, IVEC 2018, Monterey, CA, April 2018.

Stewardship Science Academic Programs Symposium – Bethesda, MD

N.B. Ramey, J.E. Coleman, M.C. Jones, R.J. Hohlfelder, R.M. Gilgenbach, R.D. McBride, “X-ray Diagnostic Development for WDM Studies on DARHT Axis-I and MAIZE”, SSAP 2018, Bethesda, MD, Feb 2018.

2017

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Milwaukee, WI

D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, Y.Y. Lau, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, S.M. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, R.D. McBride, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on helical modes in magnetized thin foil-plasmas”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017. [Invited]
J.M. Woolstrum, C. A. Jennings, G. A. Shipley, T. J. Awe, S. A. Slutz, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, K. J. Peterson, R.D. McBride, “3D MHD Simulations of Auto-Magnetizing Imploding Liners for ICF”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
P.C. Campbell, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.M. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, M. Jones, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, R.D. McBride, “Diagnostics for Magnetically Driven Implosions on the 1-MA MAIZE Facility”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
S.M. Miller, S.A. Slutz, S. Klein, P.C. Campbell, J.M. Woolstrum, M.R. Gomez, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, and R.D. McBride, “Pulsed Laser Gate Experiment for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF)”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
R.D. McBride, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, J. Woolstrum, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, A. M. Steiner, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, A. S. Safronova, V. L. Kantsyrev, V. V. Shlyaptseva, I. K. Shrestha, C. J. Butcher, G. R. Laity, J. J. Leckbee, M. L. Wisher, S. A. Slutz, M. E. Cuneo, “Overview of Pulsed-Power- Driven High-Energy- Density Plasma Research at the University of Michigan”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, I.K. Shrestha, V. V. Shlyaptseva, C.J. Butcher, A. Stafford, K.A. Schultz, P.C. Campbell, S. Miller, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R. D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “First Results of the Comparison of Double Planar Foils and Wire Arrays on the Low Impedance Z-Pinch Michigan’s LTD generator”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V. V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, C.J. Butcher, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, S. Miller, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R. D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Implosion dynamics and radiative properties of W planar wire arrays influenced by Al wires on University of Michigan’s LTD generator”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
D.A. Packard, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, S.C. Exelby, P.Y. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Harmonic Frequency-Locking in the Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
S.C. Exelby, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, D.A. Packard, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gligenbach, D.H. Simon, and B.W. Hoff, “Design, Simulation and Experiments on the Recirculating Crossed-Field Planar Amplifier”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
F. Antoulinakis, Y.Y. Lau, P. Wong, A. Jassem, “Absolute Instability near Band Edges in a Traveling Wave Tube”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
P. Wong, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, D. Chernin, B. Hoff, “An Exact Hot-Tube Solution For Thin Tape Helix Traveling-Wave Tube”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
A. Jassem, P. Wong, F. Antoulinakis, “Backward Wave Oscillation Thresholds in a Traveling-Wave Tube”, APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, October 2017.
N.B. Ramey, J.E. Coleman, J.O. Perry, “Soft X-ray Spectrometer for Characterization of Electron Beam Driven WDM”, 59th APS-DPP, Milwaukee, WI, Oc 2017.

Dense Z-Pinch (DZP) – South Lake Tahoe, NV

S.M. Miller, S.A. Slutz, P.C. Campbell, J.M. Woolstrum, M.R. Gomez, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, and R.D. McBride, “Pulsed Laser Gate Experiment For Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
R.D. McBride, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, J. Woolstrum, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, A. M. Steiner, A. Rao, F. B. Darby, A. Denniston, C. Wagner, S. A. Slutz, M. R. Gomez, M. Jones, J. J. Leckbee, M. L. Wisher, M. L. Kiefer, D. B. Sinars, W. A. Stygar, M. E. Cuneo, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Status of Linear Transformer Driver Facilities For High-Density Z-Pinch Experiments At The University Of Michigan”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, Y.Y. Lau, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, S.M. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, R.D. McBride, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Investigation Of Helical Instabilities In Imploding And Non-Imploding Liner-Plasmas”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
J.M. Woolstrum, A. P. Rao, F. B. Darby, N. M. Jordan, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, and R. D. McBride, “X-Ray Diagnostic And Low Inductance Current Feed Development For A 1-MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
P.C. Campbell, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.M. Miller, J.M. Woolstrum, M. Jones N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, R.D. McBride, “New Diagnostics for Magnetically Driven Implosions on the 1-MA MAIZE Facility”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017
I. Shrestha, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M. T. Schmidt-Petersen, C.J. Butcher, A. Stafford, K.A. Schultz, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, P.C. Campbell, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Comparative Study of Electron Beams and Hard X-rays Emission in Double Planar Wire Arrays at UM LTD MAIZE and UNR Zebra Generators”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, I.K. Shrestha, V. V. Shlyaptseva, A. Stafford, M.T. Schmidt-Petersen, C.J. Butcher, K.A. Schultz, P. C. Campbell, A. M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, J.L. Giuliani, A.L. Velikovich, “Special features of Ablation, Implosion, and Radiation of Mixed W/Al Planar Wire Arrays at low- and high- impedance University-scale generators”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
A. Stafford, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, I.K. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M.T. Schmidt-Petersen, C.J. Butcher, K.A. Schultz, M.C. Cooper, P.C. Campbell, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Multiplanar Wire Arrays from Brass Wires on Michigan’s LTD Generator”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, I.K. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M.E. Weller, C.J. Butcher, M.T. Schmidt-Petersen, E.E. Petkov, A. Stafford, M.C. Cooper, K.A. Schultz, P.C. Campbell, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.G. Patel, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.S. Chuvatin, “Planar Wire Arrays on Michigan’s LTD Generator”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.
A. M. Steiner, P. C. Campbell, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N. M. Jordan, S.M. Miller, Y. Y. Lau, R. D. McBride, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Electrothermal Instability Growth on Ohmically Ablated Thin Foils”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, South Lake Tahoe, NV, August 2017.

Z Fundamental Science Workshop (ZFSW) – Albuquerque, NM

R. D. McBride, “Overview of pulsed-power-driven plasma physics at the University of Michigan”, at the 8th Fundamental Science with Pulsed Power Workshop: Research Opportunities and User Meeting, (Albuquerque, NM, July 16–19, 2017). [Invited]

American Nuclear Society (ANS) Student Conference

F. B. Darby, J. M. Woolstrum, A. P. Rao, N. M. Jordan, and R. D. McBride, “The Development and Implementation of X-pinch Diagnostics for MAIZE”, in the Proceedings of the 2017 American Nuclear Society Student Conference, Technical Track on Fusion Energy & Plasmas (2017).

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC) – Brighton, UK

R.M. Gilgenbach, Invited Plenary for 2017 Peter Haas Pulsed Power Award, “Plasma Physics Education and Research Enabled by Pulsed Power”, PPC, Brighton, UK, June 2017. [Invited Plenary]
R. D. McBride, P. C. Campbell, S. M. Miller, J. Woolstrum, A. Rao, A. Denniston, F. B. Darby, M. Hua, C. Wagner, M. Bondin, D. Beqi, E. Leppink, A. M. Steiner, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, J. J. Leckbee, M. L. Wisher, M. L. Kiefer, W. A. Stygar, M. E. Cuneo, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Status of Linear Transformer Driver Facilities for High Energy Density Physics Experiments at the University of Michigan”, PPC, Brighton, UK, June 2017.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Atlantic City, NJ

R. D. McBride, “Linear Transformer Drivers: Compact Pulsed-Power Technology for High Energy Density Experiments”, at the Mini-Course on Charged Particle Beams and High-Powered Pulsed Sources, as part of the 44^th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, (Atlantic City, May 21–26, 2017). [Invited Tutorial]
N.M. Jordan, G. B. Greening, S. C. Exelby, D. A. Packard, K. A. Schneider, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, “Plasma-Based Pulse Shortening in the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017.
S.C. Exelby, G. B. Greening, N. M. Jordan, D. Simon, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, B.W. Hoff, “Design and Development of the Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017.
G.B. Greening, N. M. Jordan, D. A. Packard, S. C. Exelby, K. A. Schneider, P.Y. Wong, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, “Recent Research on the Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017.
A.M. Steiner, P.C. Campbell, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “The Electrothermal Instability on Pulsed Power Ablations of Thin Foils”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, 2017.
P.C. Campbell, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.D. McBride, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Investigation of Magnetized Liner Implosions on a 1-MA Linear Transformer Driver”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017.
S.M. Miller, A. M. Steiner, R. D. McBride, D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, R. M. Gilgenbach, “Electrothermal Instability Studies on a Small Pulsed Power Device”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, 2017.
A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I.K. Shrestha, M.T. Schmidt-Petersen, C.J. Butcher, A. Stafford, K.A. Schultz, M.C. Cooper, P.C. Campbell, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R. McBride, R.M. Gilgenbach, J.L. Giuliani, A.L. Velikovich, A.S. Chuvatin, “Tungsten Planar Wire Arrays on Michigan’s LTD Generator”, ICOPS, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – London, UK

N.M. Jordan, G. B. Greening, S. C. Exelby, D. A. Packard, K. A. Schneider, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Pulse Shortening in Recirculating Planar Magnetrons”, IVEC, London, UK, April 2017. [Invited]
G. B. Greening, S. C. Exelby, N. M. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Parametric Investigation of the Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, IVEC, London, UK, April 2017.

2016

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – San Jose, CA

S. Exelby, G. Greening, N. Jordan, D. Simon, Y. Y. Lau, R. Gilgenbach, and B. Hoff, “Design and Simulation of the Recirculating Crossed-Field Planar Amplifier,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society-DPP, Nov. 2016.
D. A. Yager-Elorriaga, P. Zhang, A. M. Steiner, N. M. Jordan, P. C. Campbell, Y. Y. Lau, and R. M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental observation of discrete helical modes in imploding cylindrical liners,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society-DPP, Nov. 2016.
A. Steiner, P. Campbell, D. Yager-Elorriaga, N. Jordan, Y. Y. Lau, and R. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Observations of the Electrothermal Instability on Thin Foils,” 58th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, San Jose, CA, Nov. 2016.
A. S. Safronova, V. L. Kantsyrev, I. K. Shrestha, V. V. Shlyaptseva, M. T. Schmidt-Petersen, C. J. Butcher, E. E. Petkov, A. Stafford, M. C. Cooper, A. M. Steiner, and others, “Mixed and Uniform Double Planar Wire Arrays on University of Michigan’s Linear Transformer Driver.,” 58th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, San Jose, CA, 2016.

American Physical Society Far West Section

M.T. Schmidt-Petersen, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, I. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva, C.J. Butcher, A. Stafford, P.C. Campbell, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Al Double Planar Wire Array Z-pinches on the MAIZE Linear Transformer Driver at UM”, APS Far West Section, Oct 2016.

International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference – San Francisco, CA

N. Jordan, G. Greening, S. Exelby, R. Gilgenbach, Y. Lau, B. Hoff, “Recent Experiments on the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, IPMHVC 2016, San Francisco, CA, July 2016. [Invited]

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Banff, Canada

N. Jordan, G. Greening, S. Exelby, R. Gilgenbach, Y. Lau, B. Hoff, S. Maestas, “Additively Manufactured Structures for High Power Microwave Devices”, ICOPS 2016, Banff, Canada, June 2016. [Invited]
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, P.C. Campbell, S.G. Patel, N.M. Jordan, P. Zhang, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Investigation of the Effects of an Axial Magnetic Field on the Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor, Sausage, and Kink Instabilities in Imploding Liner Plasmas”, ICOPS 2016, Banff, Canada, June 2016. [Invited]
A.M. Steiner, P.C. Campbell, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.G. Patel, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experiments on Electrothermal Instability as a Seed for Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor Instability on Accelerating, Ablating Foils”, ICOPS 2016, Banff, Canada, June 2016.
G. Greening, N. Jordan, S. Exelby, R. Gilgenbach, D. Simon, Y. Lau, “Harmonic Frequency Generation in the Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS 2016, Banff, Canada, June 2016.
V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I. Shrestha, M. Schmidt-Petersen, A. Stafford, M. Lorance, M. Cooper, A. M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.S. Chuvatin, “Mixed Double Planar Wire Arrays on Michigan’s LTD Generator”, ICOPS 2016, Banff, Canada, June 2016.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

N. Jordan, G. Greening, S. Exelby, R. Gilgenbach, Y. Lau, B. Hoff, “Additively Manufactured Anodes in a Relativistic Planar Magnetron”, IVEC 2016, Monterey, CA, April 2016.
G. Greening, N. Jordan, S. Exelby, D. Simon, Y.Y. Lau, R. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Harmonic Generation in the Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, IVEC 2016, Monterey, CA, April 2016.

Stewardship Science Academic Programs Symposium – Bethesda, MD

D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I. Shrestha, M. Schmidt-Petersen, M. Cooper, “Plasma Dynamics in Heavy and Light Stainless Steel Double Planar Wire Arrays on Low Impedance Linear Transformer Driver”, SSAP 2016, February 2016.
A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I. Shrestha, M. Schmidt-Petersen, M. Cooper, “Circuit-Based Analysis of Double Planar Wire Array Pinches on a 1-MA Class Linear Transformer Driver”, SSAP 2016, February 2016.
A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, M.E. Weller, V.V. Shlyaptseva, I. Shrestha, U. I. Safronova, A.Stafford, K. Schultz, E. E. Petkov, M. Cooper, M. Lorance, M. Schmidt-Petersen, S. G. Patel, A. M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach “Z-pinch research on radiation, atomic, and plasma physics in 2015”, SSAP, NNSA/DOE, Bethesda, MD, February 2016.

2015

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Savannah, GA

S. Exelby, G. Greening, N. Jordan, D. Simon, P. Zhang, Y.Y. Lau, R. Gilgenbach, “Harmonic Generation in the Multifrequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, 15^th APS-DPP, Savannah, GA, November 2015.
N. Jordan, G. Greening, S. Exelby, R. Gilgenbach, Y. Lau, B. Hoff, “3-D Printed High Power Microwave Magnetrons”, 15^th APS-DPP, Savannah, GA, November 2015.
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, S. Patel, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, M.R. Weis, P. Zhang “Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor, Sausage, and Kink Instability Experiments on a MegaAmpere Linear Transformer Driver”, 15^th APS-DPP, Savannah, GA, November 2015.
A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S. Patel, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Studies of the Electrothermal and Magneto-Rayleigh Taylor Instabilities on Thin Metal Foil Ablations”, 15^th APS-DPP, Savannah, GA, November 2015.

Annual Meeting of the Far West Section of the APS – Long Beach, CA

M.Y. Lorance, A. Stafford, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyreve, I.K. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M. Schmidt-Peterson, M.C. Cooper, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, “Spectroscopic Modeling of Radiation from Stainless Steel Double Planar Wire Array Experiments on the LTD Generator at U Michigan” Annual Meeting of the Far West Section of the APS, Long Beach, CA, October 2015.

Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas (RHEDP) Workshop – South Lake Tahoe, NV

I. Shrestha, V.L. Kantsyrev, A.S. Safronova, M.E. Weller, V.V. Shlyaptseva, A. Stafford, M. Cooper, M. Lorance, M. Schmidt-Petersen, S. G. Patel, A. M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Planar Wire Arrays Experiments on Low Impedance Linear Transformer Driver at University of Michigan”, Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, June 2015.
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, S.G. Patel, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, M.R. Weis, and P. Zhang, “Sausage, Kink, and Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities on Initially-Solid, Imploding and Exploding Cylindrical Liner Plasmas”, Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, June 2015.
N.M. Jordan, S.G. Patel, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, P. Zhang, M. Weis, A. Safronova, V. Kantsyrev, I. Shrestha, M.E. Weller, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M. Cooper, “Recent Experiments on the UM Linear Transformer Driver”, Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, June 2015. [Invited]
Steiner, A.M., Yager-Elorriaga, D.A., Patel, S.G., Jordan, N.M., Gilgenbach, R.M., Lau, Y.Y., “Experimental Investigation of the Electrothermal Instability on Thin, Metal Liner Ablation”, Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, June 2015.

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC) – Austin, TX

Steiner, A.M., Patel, S.G., Yager-Elorriaga, D.A., Jordan, N.M., Gilgenbach, R.M., Lau, Y.Y., “Characterization of a MA-Class Linear Transformer Driver for Ablation Plasma and Z-Pinch Experiments”, Pulsed Power Conference, Austin, TX, June 2015.
S.C. Exelby, G.B. Greening, N.M. Jordan, D. Simon, P. Zhang, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Innovative Recirculating Planar Magnetron Experiments”, Pulsed Power Conference, Austin, TX, June 2015.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Antalya, Turkey

Greening, G., Jordan, N., Exelby, S., Gilgenbach, R., Simon, D., and Lau, Y.Y., “Experimental Progress on a Prototype Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS 2015, Antalya, Turkey, May 2015.
N.M. Jordan, S.G. Patel, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, Y.Y. Lau and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Z-Pinch Plasma Instability Experiments on the UM Linear Transformer Driver”, ICOPS 2015, Antalya, Turkey, May 2015.
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau, and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Experimental Investigation of the Effects of an Axial Magnetic Field on the Magneto Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in Ablating Planar Foils”, ICOPS 2015, Antalya, Turkey, May 2015.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Beijing, China

G. B. Greening, N. M. Jordan, S. C. Exelby, R. M. Gilgenbach, D. Simon, and Y. Y. Lau, Experimental Microwave Power Extraction in the “Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, IVEC 2015, China, April 2015.

DEPS Directed Energy Student Workshop – Anaheim, CA

Greening, G., Jordan, N., Exelby, S., Gilgenbach, R., Simon, D., and Lau, Y.Y., “Advancements in the Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, DEPS Annual Symposium, Anaheim, CA, March 2015.

2014

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – New Orleans, LA

A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, M.E. Welller, I.K. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M.C. Cooper, M. Lorance, A. Stafford, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, “First Experiments with Planar Wire Arrays on U Michigan’s Linear Transformer Driver”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
G. Greening, N.M. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, S. Exelby, P. Zhang, D. Simon, M. Franzi, Y.Y. Lau, “Experiments and Simulations on a Prototype Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
N.M. Jordan, M. Franzi, G.B. Greening, R.M. Gilgenbach, D.H. Simon, Y.Y. Lau, “Microwave Power Measurements on the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
M.E. Weller, A.S. Safronova, V.L. Kantsyrev, I.K. Shrestha, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M.C. Cooper, M. Lorance, A. Stafford, E.E. Petkov, N.M. Jordan, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, R.M. Gilgenbach, “New Planar Wire Array Experiments on the LTD Generator at U Michigan”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
S. Patel, D. Yager-Elorriaga, A. Steiner, N.M. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, “Spectroscopic Measurements of Planar Foil Plasmas Driven by a MA LTD”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, N.M. Jordan, M.R. Weiss, R.M. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, “Experimental Investigation of the Effects of an Axial Magnetic Field on the Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in Ablating Planar Foils”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.
A.M. Steiner, S. Patel, D. Yager-Elorriaga, N.M. Jordan, R. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, “Experimental Investigation of the Electrothermal Instability on Planar Foil Ablation Experiments”, APS/DPP 2014, New Orleans, LA, October 2014.

Dense Z-Pinch Conference (DZP) – Napa, CA

N.M. Jordan, S.G. Patel, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, Y.Y. Lau, R.M. Gilgenbach, A. Safronova, V. Kantsyrev, I. Shrestha, M.E. Weller, V.V. Shlyaptseva, M. Cooper, “Z-Pinch Experiments on the UM Linear Transformer Driver”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Napa, CA, August 2014.
D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, S.G. Patel, A.M. Steiner, R.M. Gilgenbach, Y.Y. Lau, and N.M. Jordan, “Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Magnetic Shear on the Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability in Ablating Planar Foils”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Napa, CA, August 2014.
S.G. Patel, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, and Y.Y. Lau, “Magnetic Field Measurements of Foil Plasmas Using Zeeman Splitting”, Dense Z-Pinch Conference, Napa, CA, August 2014.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) / BEAMS – Washington, DC

S.G. Patel, D.A. Yager-Elorriaga, A.M. Steiner, N.M. Jordan, Y.Y. Lau and R.M. Gilgenbach, “Zeeman Splitting Measurements of Local Magnetic Fields in Wire Z-Pinch Plasmas”, ICOPS/BEAMS 2014, Washington, D.C., May 2014.
Greening, G., Franzi, M., Lau, Y.Y., Jordan, N., Gilgenbach, R., “Design of a Prototype Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS/BEAMS 2014, Washington, D.C., May 2014.
Franzi, M., Gilgenbach, R. M., Greening, G., Jordan, N. M., Hoff, B., Simon, D., Lau, Y.Y, Luginsland, J., “Microwave Extraction in the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, ICOPS/BEAMS 2014, Washington, D.C., May 2014.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

Franzi, M., Gilgenbach, R. M., Hoff, B., Greening, G., Lau, Y.Y, Jordan, N. M., Simon, D., French, D., Luginsland, J., “Coaxial All Cavity Extraction in the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, IVEC 2014, Monterey, CA, April 2014.
Greening, G., Franzi, M., Gilgenbach, R., Lau, Y.Y, Jordan, N., “Multi-Frequency Recirculating Planar Magnetrons”, IVEC 2014, Monterey, CA, April 2014.

2013

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Denver, CO

Patel, S.G., Yager-Elorriaga, D.A., Steiner, A.M., Gilgenbach, R. M., Jordan, N.M., Chalenski, D.A., Lau, Y.Y., “Hybrid X-pinch Experiments on a MA Linear Transformer Driver”, 55^th APS DPP, Denver, CO, November 2013.
Franzi, M. A., Gilgenbach, R.M., Hoff, B.W., Greening, G., Simon, D., Jordan, N.M., Lau, Y.Y., “Mode Control and Extraction on the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, 55^th APS DPP, Denver, CO, November 2013.

International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG) – Grenada, Spain

Gilgenbach, R.M.; Patel, S.; Steiner, A.; Yager- Elorriaga, D.; Lau, Y.Y.; Chalenski, D.; Jordan, N.M.; Weis. M.; Zhang, P., “Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Experiments on a Dense Z-Pinch Plasma”, ICPIG 2013, Granada, Spain, July 2013.

Pulsed Power and Plasma Science (PPPS) – San Francisco, CA

M. A. Franzi, R. M. Gilgenbach, B. W. Hoff, Y. Lau, G. Greening, D. Chalenski, N. Jordan, D. H. Simon, J. Lunginsland, “Microwave Oscillation, Mode Control and Extraction in the Recirculating Planar Magnetron”, PPPS 2013, San Francisco, CA, June 2013.
G. Greening, M. Franzi, R. M. Gilgenbach, A. Schutt, P. Zhang, Y. Y. Lau, N. M. Jordan “Multipactor-Susceptible RF Windows as Power-Tunable Microwave Limiters”, PPPS 2013, San Francisco, CA, June 2013.
Yager- Elorriaga, Steiner, A.; D.; Patel, S.; Chalenski, D.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N.M., “Development of a Compact LTD Pulse Generator for X-Ray Backlighting of Planar Foil Ablation Experiments”, PPPS 2013, San Francisco, CA, June 2013.
S. G. Patel, D. A. Chalenski, A. M. Steiner, D. A. Yager- Elorriaga, R. M. Gilgenbach, Y. Y. Lau, N. M. Jordan “Foil MRT and X-Pinch Experiments on a MA Linear Transformer Driver”, PPPS 2013, San Francisco, CA, June 2013.

Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas (RHEDP) Workshop – South Lake Tahoe, NV

Steiner, A.; Yager- Elorriaga, D.; Patel, S.; Chalenski, D.; Jordan, N.M.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Cuneo, M.E.; “Design and Testing of a Transmission Line for Repetitively Pulsed Electrode Conditioning Experiments on a 1 MA Linear Transformer Driver” Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, April 2013.
Yager- Elorriaga, Steiner, A.; D.; Patel, S.; Chalenski, D.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N.M., “Development of a Compact Pulse Generator for X-Ray Backlighting of Planar Foil Ablation Experiments”, Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, April 2013.
Gilgenbach, R.M.; Patel, S.; Steiner, A.; Yager- Elorriaga, D.; Lau, Y.Y.; Chalenski, D.; Jordan, N.M.; Weis. M.; Zhang, P., “MA-LTD driven z-pinch and x-pinch experiments and theory”, Radiation from High Energy Density Plasmas Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, NV, April 2013.

2012

2011

2010

International Symposium on High Power Laser Ablation – Sante Fe, NM

Gilgenbach, Ronald M. and Jones, M. C. and Jordan, N. M. and Johnston, M. D. and Hoff, B. W. and Lau, Y. Y., “High Current Cathodes Fabricated by KrF Laser Ablation” AIP Conference Proceedings, 1278, 148-155 (2010).

2009

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Rome, Italy

Gilgenbach, R.M.; Franzi, M.; Hoff, B.; Jordan, N.; Lau, Y.Y., “Recent progress on relativistic magnetrons,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC ’09. IEEE International , vol., no., pp.68,69, 28-30 April 2009.

2008

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Karlsruhe, Germany

Gilgenbach, R.M.; Gomez, M.R.; Zier, J.; Tang, W.; French, D.; Hoff, B.W.; Jordan, N.; Cruz, E.; Lau, Y.Y.; Mazarakis, M. G.; Cuneo, M.E.; Johnston, M.D.; Oliver, B.V.; Mehlhorn, T. A.; Kim, A.A.; Sinebryukhov, V. A., “Designs, tests and plans for MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-driven z-pinch,” Plasma Science, 2008. ICOPS 2008. IEEE 35th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,1, 15-19 June 2008.
Jordan, N.M.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Hoff, B.W.; Lau, Y.Y.; French, D.M., “Triple-point cathodes for high current vacuum electron devices,” Plasma Science, 2008. ICOPS 2008. IEEE 35th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,1, 15-19 June 2008.
Hoff, B.W.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Jordan, N.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Cruz, E.; French, D.; Gomez, M.R.; Zier, J.C.; Haworth, M.D.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “B-field perturbation effects on magnetic priming of a relativistic magnetron,” Plasma Science, 2008. ICOPS 2008. IEEE 35th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,1, 15-19 June 2008.

International Power Modulators and High Voltage Conference (IPMHVC) – Las Vegas, NV

Jordan, N.M.; French, D.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Pengvanich, P., “Electron Emission near a Triple Point,” IEEE International Power Modulators and High Voltage Conference, Proceedings of the 2008 , vol., no., pp.311,311, 27-31 May 2008.

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

Hoff, B.W.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Jordan, N.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Cruz, E.; French, D.; Gomez, M.R.; Zier, J.C.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “Effects of perturbing B-field orientation on magnetic priming of a Relativistic Magnetron,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2008. IVEC 2008. IEEE International , vol., no., pp.270,271, 22-24 April 2008
Jordan, Nicholas M.; Lau, Y.Y.; French, D.M.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Pengvanich, P., “Electron emission near a triple point,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2008. IVEC 2008. IEEE International , vol., no., pp.288,288, 22-24 April 2008

2007

International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference – Chicago, IL

He, X.; Scharer, J.; Booske, J.; Vlahos, V.; Sengele, S.; Jordan, N.; Gilgenbach, R.; Feng, Y.; Verboncoeur, J., “Measurements and analysis of advanced field emission cold cathodes,” Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference, 2007. IVNC. IEEE 20th International , vol., no., pp.35,36, 8-12 July 2007

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Albuquerque, NM

Jordan, N.M.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Hoff, B.W.; Cruz, E.J.; French, D.M.; Gomez, M.R.; Pengvanich, P.; Zier, J.; Jones, M.C., “Metal-Oxide-Junction, Triple-Point Cathodes for High Current Vacuum Electron Devices,” Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.531,531, 17-22 June 2007
Hoff, B.W.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N.M.; White, W.; Zier, J.C.; Gomez, M.R.; Cruz, E.J.; Cartwright, K.L.; Mardahl, P. J.; Fleming, T. P.; Haworth, M.D.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “Magnetic Priming of a Relativistic Magnetron Utilizing Ferromagnetic Wires in the Cathode and Anode,” Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.904,904, 17-22 June 2007
Xin He; Scharer, J.; Booske, J.; Vlahos, V.; Sengele, S.; Jordan, N.; Gilgenbach, R., “Measurements and Analysis of Advanced Field Emission Cold Cathodes,” Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.645,645, 17-22 June 2007
Booske, J.H.; He, X.; Miller, R.L.; Morgan, D.; Scharer, J.R.; Vlahos, V.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Jordan, N.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Feng, J.Y., “Innovations and Fundamental Insights of Advanced Field Emission Cathodes for High Power Microwave (HPM) Sources,” Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.481,481, 17-22 June 2007

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Kitakyushu, Japan

Gilgenbach, R.M.; Hoff, B.W.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N.M.; White, W.; Zier, J.C.; Gomez, M.R.; Cruz, E.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “Magnetic Priming of a Relativistic Magnetron by Ferromagnetic Wires in the Anode and Cathode*,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2007. IVEC ’07. IEEE International , vol., no., pp.1-2, 15-17 May 2007

2006

Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) – Columbus, OH

N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, L.M. Wang, S. Zhu, M. Atzmon, Y.Y. Lau, and M.C. Jones “Hafnium Oxide Film Synthesis via Laser Ablation Plasma Ion Deposition”, Gaseous Electronics Conference, October 2006.

International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves – Shanghai, China

Hoff, B.W.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N.M.; White, W.; Zier, J.; Cruz, E.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “Magnetic Priming of a Relativistic Magnetron,” Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on , vol., no., pp.340,340, 18-22 Sept. 2006

Gordon Research Conference – South Hadley, MA

N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, L.M. Wang, S. Zhu, M. Atzmon, Y.Y. Lau, and M.C. Jones “Hafnium Oxide Film Synthesis Via Laser Ablation Plasma Ion Deposition”, Gordon Research Conference, August 2006.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Traverse City, MI

Jordan, N.M.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Wang, L.M.; Zhu, S.; Atzmon, M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jones, M.C., “Hafnium oxide production via laser ablation plasma deposition,” Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts. The 33rd IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.73,73, 4-8 June 2006
Jensen, K.L.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N., “Macroscopic emission non-uniformity in thermionic cathodes due to profilimetry variation,” Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts. The 33rd IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.108,108, 4-8 June 2006
Xin He; Valhos, V.; Scharer, J.; Booske, J.; Jordan, N.; Gilgenbach, R., “High current density advanced cold cathode facility,” Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts. The 33rd IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.315,315, 2006

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

Hoff, B.W.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Cruz, E.J.; White, W.; Jordan, N.M.; Jones, M.C.; Neculaes, V. B.; Spencer, T. A.; Price, D., “Magnetic priming experiments on a long pulse, relativistic magnetron,” Plasma Science, 2006. ICOPS 2006. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts. The 33rd IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.299,299, 2006
N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, L.M. Wang, S. Zhu, M. Atzmon, and M.C. Jones “Hafnium Oxide Production via Laser Ablation Plasma Deposition”, International Vacuum Electronics Conference, April 2006.
Hoff, B.W.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N.M.; White, W.; Cruz, E.; Jones, M.C.; Neculaes, V.B.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “Magnetic Priming Experiments on a Relativistic Magnetron,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International , vol., no., pp.557-558.
Jensen, K.L.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jordan, N., “A Study of Macroscopic Emission Non-Uniformity in Thermionic Cathodes Due to Profilimetry Variation,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International , vol., no., pp.101-102.
Xin He; Valahos, V.; Scharer, J.; Booske, J.; Sengele, S.; Miller, Ryan; Jordan, N.; Gilgenbach, R., “High Current Density Advanced Cold Cathode Experiments,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International , vol., no., pp.477-478.

2005

Gaseous Electronics Conference (GEC) – San Jose, CA

N.M. Jordan, R.M. Gilgenbach, M.C. Jones, L.M. Wang, S. Zhu, M. Atzmon, D. Jang, and Y.Y. Lau, “Laser Ablation Plasma Deposition and Ion Implantation of Hafnium and Hafnium-Oxide Thin Films”, Gaseous Electronics Conference, October 2005.

International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves – Williamsburg, VA

Gilgenbach, R.M.; Jones, M.C.; Neculaes, V.B.; Lau, Y.Y.; White, W.M.; Jordan, N.M.; Hoff, B.W.; Edgar, R.C.; Pengvanich, P.; Hidaka, Y., “Cathode priming of magnetrons for rapid startup and mode-locking,” Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on , vol.2, no., pp.535,536 vol. 2, 19-23 Sept. 2005

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Monterey, CA

Jordan, N.M.; Jones, M.C.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Neculaes, V.B.; White, W.M.; Hoff, B.W.; Lau, Y.Y.; Hidaka, Y.; Spencer, T.A.; Price, D., “Laser Micromachined, Monolithic Cathodes for Cathode Priming of a Relativistic Magnetron,” Plasma Science, 2005. ICOPS ’05. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts. IEEE International Conference on , vol., no., pp.206,206, 20-23 June 2005

2004

International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves – Karlsruhe, Germany

Gilgenbach, R.M.; Neculaes, V.B.; Jones, M.C.; Lau, Y.Y.; White, W.; Luginsland, J. W.; Jordan, N.; Pengvanich, P.; Hidaka, Y.; Hoff, B.W., “Low-noise operation and magnetic-priming of magnetrons by azimuthally-varying axial magnetic fields,” Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.531,532, 27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004

International Conference on the Physics of Highly Charged Ions – Vilnius, Lithuania

M.J May, P. Beiersdorfer, N. Jordan, J.H. Scofield, K.J. Reed, S.B. Hansen, K.B. Fournier, M.F. Gu, G.V. Brown, F.S. Porter, R. Kelley, C.A. Kilbourne, K.R. Boyce, “Measurement of Electron Impact Collisional Excitation Cross Sections of Ni to Ga-like Gold,” 12^th International Conference on the Physics of Highly Charged Ions, Vilnius, Lithuania, September 2004.

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Baltimore, MD

W.M. White ; R.M. Gilgenbach ; M.C. Jones ; V.B. Neculaes ; Y.Y. Lau ; M.R. Lopez ; P. Pengvanich ; Y. Hidaka ; N. Jordan ; T.A. Spencer ; D. Price, “RF and magnetic priming of relativistic magnetrons,” The 31st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts., Baltimore, MD, USA, 2004, pp. 276-.
Neculaes, V.B.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jones, M.C.; White, W.; Jordan, N.M.; Pengvanich, P.; Hidaka, Y.; Bosman, H., “Noise reduction and magnetic priming for kW magnetrons by azimuthally varying axial magnetic fields,” Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record – Abstracts. The 31st IEEE International Conference on, vol., no., pp.214,, 28 June-1 July 2004

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

Jones, M.C.; Neculaes, V. B.; White, W.; Lau, Y.Y.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Luginsland, J.; Pengvanich, P.; Jordan, N.M.; Hidaka, Y.; Bosman, H., “Simulation of rapid startup in microwave magnetrons with azimuthally-varying axial magnetic fields,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International , vol., no., pp.168,169, 27-29 April 2004
Neculaes, V.B.; Gilgenbach, R.M.; Lau, Y.Y.; Jones, M.C.; Luginsland, J.; White, W.; Pengvanich, P.; Jordan, N.M.; Hidaka, Y.; Bosman, H., “Magnetron microwave noise reduction and magnetic priming by azimuthally varying axial magnetic fields,” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International , vol., no., pp.158,159, 27-29 April 2004

2003

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Seoul, Korea

R.M. Gilgenbach, Necules, Lopez, Jones, White, Lau, Pengvanich, Johnston, Strickler, Spencer, Luginsland, Haworth, Cartwright, Mardahl, Murphy, and Price, “Mode Locking and Mode Control in Nonrelativistic and Relativistic Magnetrons”, IVEC, Seoul, Korea, May 2003. [Invited]

R.M. Gilgenbach, “Crossed Field Microwave Devices”

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS) – Jeju, Korea

R.M. Gilgenbach, Necules, Lopez, Jones, White, Lau, Pengvanich, Johnston, Strickler, Spencer, Luginsland, Haworth, Cartwright, Mardahl, Murphy and Price, “Mode Competition in Relativistic Magnetrons and Injection Locking in kW Magnetrons”, ICOPS, Jeju, Korea, June 2003. [Invited]

ElectroMed – San Antonio, TX

D. W. Jordan, R. M. Gilgenbach, M. D. Uhler, L. Gates, and Y. Y. Lau, “Effects of pulsed, high power radio frequency radiation on electroporation of mammalian cells”, ElectroMed, San Antonio, TX, June 2003.

International Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics – Florence, Italy

R.M. Gilgenbach, D. Jordan, M.D. Uhler, L. Gates and Y.Y. Lau, “High Power, Pulse Radio-Frequency and Ultrawideband Radiation Effects on Electroporation of Mammallian Cells”, ISBB, Florence, Italy, June 2003.

16th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry – Taormina, Italy

R.M. Gilgenbach, B. Qi, M.C. Jones, Y.Y. Lau, A. Lazarides, “Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation Processing of 10-20 Nanometer Layered Materials”, ISPC, Taormina, Italy, June 2003.

2002

American Physical Society – Division of Plasma Physics (APS-DPP) – Orlando, FL

“Optimization of Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation”
“Frequency-Phase Locking and Noise in Crossed-Field Microwave Devices”
“Long-pulse Relativistic Magnetron Experiments and a Theory of Relativistic Crossed-Field Limiting Current”
“Diagnosis of Initial Conditions in Wire Z-Pinches”
“Absorption of microwaves and millimeter waves in thin films”
“A compact folded waveguide traveling wave tube oscillator for the generation of Terahertz radiation”

Gaseous Electronics Conference

“Optimization and Deposition of Coatings by Pulsed and DC Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation”

International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

“Relativistic Magnetron Experiments, Simulations, and a Novel Theory of Relativistic Crossed-Field Limiting Current”

International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)

“Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation (APII) for Deposition of Metal Coatings”
“Relativistic and Nonrelativistic Magnetron Experiments and A Novel Theory of Relativistic Crossed-Field Limiting Current”
“Intermodulation products in a Klystron”
“A novel theory of relativistic crossed-field limiting current”

14th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams and 5th International Conference on Dense Z- Pinches

“Hydrogen Desorption Experiments on Rapidly-Heated Metal Foils and Wires”

TMS Annual Meeting

“Deposition of Metal Coatings Utilizing Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation”

International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) – Monterey, CA

“Relativistic magnetron experiments and novel theory on the limiting current in a relativistic, magnetically-insulated diode”
“Investigation of a diamond window failure mechanism”
“Intermodulation products in a klystron”
“A simulation study of beam loading in a cavity”

2001

APS Division of Plasma Physics

Characterization of Hydrogen Desorption from Rapidly-Heated Metal Foils and Wires
Demonstration and Analysis of Materials Processing by Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation
Experiments on Relativistic, 100’s MW Magnetrons and Low Voltage, kW Magnetron
An Investigation of Beam Loading in a Cavity

Gaseous Electronics Conference

Implantation of Iron Ions into Silicon by Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science

Analysis of materials processed by ablation plasma ion implantation
Relativistic L-band magnetron and nonrelativistic oven magnetron experiments
Multipactor experiment on a dielectric surface
An investigation of beam loading in a cavity
Intermodulation in klystrons and TWTs
Initial experimental investigations of intermodulation in a klystron amplifier
Desorption of hydrogen from rapidly heated metal foils and wires

International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

Investigations of microwave pulse shortening in a high power coaxial gyrotron

Vacuum Electronics Conference

Theory of intermodulation in a klystron

2000

APS Division of Plasma Physics

Experiments on Relativistic versus Nonrelativistic Magnetrons
Experiments and Theory of Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation

Gaseous Electronics Conference

Single Surface Multipactor Experiment on a Dielectric Surface
Ablation Plasma Ion Implantation (APII)

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science

Ablation plasma ion implantation
Magnetron simulations and experiments
Pulse-shortening observations in large-orbit, coaxial gyrotron high power microwave experiments
A design for a multipactor experiment on a dielectric surface
Theory of intermodulation in a klystron

1999

APS Division of Plasma Physics

Resonant absorption of a short-pulse laser in a doped dielectric

Effects of Magnetic Fields, and of Oblique RF Electric Fields on Susceptibility to Multipactor Discharge on a Dielectric
Multipactor Discharge and RF Window Failure
Optical Diagnostics of Laser Ablation Plumes
Plasma Processing and Optical Emission Spectroscopy in High Power Microwave Pulse Shortening Experiments >
Comparison of Slotted and Unslotted Multi-MW Large-Orbit, Axis Encircling, Coaxial Gyrotron Oscillators
Time-Frequency Analysis of High Power Microwaves Using Discrete Prolate Spherical Sequences

Gaseous Electronics Conference

Optical Diagnostic Characterization of Laser and Electron Beam Ablation Plasma Plumes

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science

Effects of RF plasma processing on the impedance and electron emission characteristics of a MV beam diode
Microwave production and beam transport in a multi-MW large-orbit, axis encircling, coaxial gyrotron oscillator
Optical spectroscopy of plasma and plasma processing in high power microwave pulse shortening experiments
Electron beam ablated plasma plumes and deposited thin films of fused silica
Laser heated LaB 6thermionic cathode on a MV electron beam accelerator
Resonant absorption of a short-pulse laser in a doped dielectric
A theory of RF window failure
Susceptibility diagram of multipactor discharge on a dielectric-effects of an external magnetic field and oblique RF electric field

1998

APS Division of Plasma Physics

Resonant absorption of a short electromagnetic pulse
Dynamics of Electron Beam Ablation of Fused Silica versus Silicon
Multi-MW Large-Orbit, Axis Encircling, Coaxial Gyrotron Oscillator Experiments
Optical Spectroscopy of Plasma and Plasma Processing in High Power Microwave Pulse Shortening Experiments
A Theory of RF Window Failure
Joint Time-Frequency Analysis of High Power Microwave Signals
Laser-Heated Thermionic Cathodes for Long-Pulse Electron Beam Generation
Effects of RF Plasma Processing on the Impedance and Electron Emission of a High Voltage Beam Diode

Gaseous Electronics Conference

Electron Beam Ablation Plumes: Diagnostic Studies and Thin Film Deposition

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science

Diagnostic studies of ablation plumes generated by a channelspark electron beam
Contaminant and surface effects on the impedance and plasma emission of a high voltage beam diode
Multipactor discharge on a dielectric
Experiments and diagnostics of multi-MW, large-orbit, axis-encircling, coaxial gyrotron oscillator
Optical spectroscopy of plasma in high power microwave pulse shortening experiments driven by a microsecond electron beam
Surface instability on a metal target from multi-pulse KrF laser ablation

1997

APS Division of Plasma Physics

Diagnostic Experiments and Simulations of a Large Orbit Rectangular Cross Section Gyrotron
Optical Spectroscopy of Plasma in a High Power Gyrotron
Multipactor Discharge on a Dielectric
Suppression of Multipactor Discharge by an Auxilliary RF Signal
Polarization Control of High Power Microwave Emission from a Large Orbit, Rectangular Cross Section Gyrotron
Formation of 10-100 Micron Surface Structures of a Metal Target from Multi-pulse KrF Laser ablation
Electron Beam Ablation and Deposition
H_2O Effects on the Impedance of a High Voltage Beam Diode

Gaseous Electronics Conference

Electron Beam Ablation of Metal and Fused Silica

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science

Two- dimensional Child-Langmuir law
Polarization control in high power microwaves from a rectangular cross section gyrotron
Diagnostic experiments to measure frequency and alpha for rectangular cross section gyrotrons
Analysis of surface structures of a metal target from multi-pulse KrF laser ablation
Imaging and spectroscopic analysis of channel spark electron beam ablation plumes
Characterization of RF plasma cleaning protocols for removal of contaminants in high voltage beam diodes
Frequency response in multipactor discharge

1996

APS Division of Plasma Physics

High Power Microwave Emission of Large and Small Orbit Gyrotron Devices in Rectangular Interaction Structures
Diagnostic Experiments and Simulation for Relativistic Electron Beams in Axially Varying Magnetic Fields for Applications to Gyrotrons
Optical Emission Spectroscopy and Residual Gas Analysis of Contaminants in Ion Beam Diodes
An analysis of laser absorption on a rough metal surface
Ablation of Metals for Materials Processing via a Channelspark Electron Beam
Steady State Multipactor and Dependence on Material Properties
An Analysis of Multipactor in an External Magnetic field

Gaseous Electronics Conference

Electron Beam Ablation of Metals
Plasma Ionization Dynamics of Energy Beam Ablation of Materials

IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science

Rectangular interaction structures in high power gyrotron devices
Relativistic electron beam dynamics in high power gyrotron devices
Investigation of lower order mode suppression in a high current, high voltage gyro-BWO experiment
Ablation of metals by a channelspark electron beam
Interactions of multipactor and RF circuit
RF plasma processing for removal of contaminants in a high voltage anode-cathode gap
KrF laser ablation target analysis and thin film deposition