POP: Reviews, Tutorials, and Summaries http://scitation.aip.org/ POP: Reviews, Tutorials, and Summaries Review of field-reversed configurations http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/18/070501/1&agg=rss Loren C. Steinhauer<br/> This review addresses field-reversed configurations (FRCs), which are compact-toroidal magnetic systems with little or no toroidal field and very high beta (ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic pressure). Although enthusiasm for the FRC has primarily been driven by its potential for an attractive fu ... [Phys. Plasmas 18, 070501 (2011)] published Tue Jul 26, 2011. Convective transport by intermittent blob-filaments: Comparison of theory and experiment http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/18/060501/1&agg=rss D. A. D'Ippolito, J. R. Myra, and S. J. Zweben<br/> A blob-filament (or simply blob) is a magnetic-field-aligned plasma structure which is considerably denser than the surrounding background plasma and highly localized in the directions perpendicular to the equilibrium magnetic field B. In experiments and simulations, these intermittent filaments are ... [Phys. Plasmas 18, 060501 (2011)] published Fri Jun 24, 2011. Realizing steady-state tokamak operation for fusion energy http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/18/030501/1&agg=rss T. C. Luce<br/> Continuous operation of a tokamak for fusion energy has clear engineering advantages but requires conditions beyond those sufficient for a burning plasma. The fusion reactions and external sources must support both the pressure and the current equilibrium without inductive current drive, leading to ... [Phys. Plasmas 18, 030501 (2011)] published Fri Mar 25, 2011. Multidimensional electron beam-plasma instabilities in the relativistic regime http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/17/120501/1&agg=rss A. Bret, L. Gremillet, and M. E. Dieckmann<br/> The interest in relativistic beam-plasma instabilities has been greatly rejuvenated over the past two decades by novel concepts in laboratory and space plasmas. Recent advances in this long-standing field are here reviewed from both theoretical and numerical points of view. The primary focus is on t ... [Phys. Plasmas 17, 120501 (2010)] published Tue Dec 28, 2010. On the estimation by Kadomtsev of coefficients of turbulent transport in magnetized plasma http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/16/060501/1&agg=rss A. V. Nedospasov<br/> The behavior of plasma in magnetic field is, as a rule, defined by nonlinear interaction of numerous oscillations and exhibits a complex turbulent pattern. Such state of plasma cannot described by linear and quasilinear theories. This paper reflects on the history of studying turbulence in magnetize ... [Phys. Plasmas 16, 060501 (2009)] published Fri Jun 12, 2009. Sizing up plasmas using dimensionless parameters http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/15/080501/1&agg=rss C. C. Petty<br/> This paper reviews the application to magnetic-confinement fusion experiments of dimensional analysis, which holds that the behavior of physical systems can be determined from the scaling of phenomena with the set of dimensionless parameters that embody the governing physics. This paper begins by ex ... [Phys. Plasmas 15, 080501 (2008)] published Wed Aug 27, 2008. Nonequilibrium gyrokinetic fluctuation theory and sampling noise in gyrokinetic particle-in-cell simulations http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/14/090501/1&agg=rss John A. Krommes<br/> The present state of the theory of fluctuations in gyrokinetic (GK) plasmas and especially its application to sampling noise in GK particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations is reviewed. Topics addressed include the Deltaf method, the fluctuation-dissipation theorem for both classical and GK many-body plasm ... [Phys. Plasmas 14, 090501 (2007)] published Thu Sep 6, 2007. The physics basis for ignition using indirect-drive targets on the National Ignition Facility http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/11/339/1&agg=rss John D. Lindl, Peter Amendt, Richard L. Berger, S. Gail Glendinning, Siegfried H. Glenzer et al.<br/> The 1990 National Academy of Science final report of its review of the Inertial Confinement Fusion Program recommended completion of a series of target physics objectives on the 10-beam Nova laser at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as the highest-priority prerequisite for proceeding with ... [Phys. Plasmas 11, 339 (2004)] published Tue Jan 20, 2004. Thermal equilibria and thermodynamics of trapped plasmas with a single sign of charge http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/5/2163/1&agg=rss T. M. O'Neil and Daniel H. E. Dubin<br/> Plasmas consisting exclusively of particles with a single sign of charge (e.g., pure electron plasmas and pure ion plasmas) can be confined by static electric and magnetic fields (e.g., in a Penning trap) and also be in a state of global thermal equilibrium. This important property distinguishes the ... [Phys. Plasmas 5, 2163 ] published . Pycnonuclear reactions in dense astrophysical and fusion plasmas http://link.aip.org/link/?PHP/6/2649/1&agg=rss Setsuo Ichimaru and Hikaru Kitamura<br/> Rates of pycnonuclear reactions in ultradense fluids and solids are evaluated by taking account of recent progress in quantum-statistical formulations of the equations of state and phase transitions in dense matter. New theoretical results are summarized for the reaction rates and the enhancement fa ... [Phys. Plasmas 6, 2649 ] published .