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M. E. Thompson
Researcher at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Publications - 7
Citations - 437
M. E. Thompson is an academic researcher from Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lawson criterion & Fusion power. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 413 citations.
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Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium
J. D. Strachan,H. Adler,P. Alling,C. Ancher,H. Anderson,J.L. Anderson,D. Ashcroft,Cris W. Barnes,G. Barnes,S. H. Batha,M. G. Bell,R.E. Bell,Manfred Bitter,W. R. Blanchard,N. L. Bretz,Robert Budny,C.E. Bush,R. Camp,M. Caorlin,S. Cauffman,Z. Chang,Chio-Zong Cheng,J. Collins,G. Coward,D. S. Darrow,J. DeLooper,H.H. Duong,L. Dudek,R. Durst,P. C. Efthimion,D.R. Ernst,R. K. Fisher,R. J. Fonck,E.D. Fredrickson,N. Fromm,Guoyong Fu,Harold P. Furth,C. Gentile,N. N. Gorelenkov,B. Grek,L. R. Grisham,Gregory W. Hammett,G. R. Hanson,R. J. Hawryluk,William Heidbrink,H. W. Herrmann,K. W. Hill,J. Hosea,H. Hsuan,A.C. Janos,D. L. Jassby,F. C. Jobes,David W. Johnson,L. C. Johnson,J. H. Kamperschroer,H.W. Kugel,N. T. Lam,P. H. LaMarche,Michael Loughlin,B.P. LeBlanc,M. Leonard,Fred Levinton,J. Machuzak,D.K. Mansfield,A. Martin,E. Mazzucato,Richard Majeski,E.S. Marmar,J.M. McChesney,B. McCormack,D.C. McCune,K. M. McGuire,G. R. McKee,Dale Meade,S. S. Medley,D. R. Mikkelsen,D. Mueller,M. Murakami,A. Nagy,Raffi Nazikian,R. Newman,Takeo Nishitani,M. Norris,T. O’Connor,M. Oldaker,Masaki Osakabe,D. K. Owens,Hyeon K. Park,W. Park,S.F. Paul,G. Pearson,E. Perry,M. P. Petrov,C. K. Phillips,S. Pitcher,A. T. Ramsey,David A Rasmussen,M. H. Redi,D. W. Roberts,J. H. Rogers,R. Rossmassler,A. L. Roquemore,E. Ruskov,S.A. Sabbagh,Mamiko Sasao,G. Schilling,J.F. Schivell,G. L. Schmidt,S. D. Scott,R. Sissingh,C.H. Skinner,Joseph Snipes,J. E. Stevens,T. Stevenson,B. C. Stratton,E. J. Synakowski,William Tang,G. Taylor,J. L. Terry,M. E. Thompson,M. Tuszewski,C. Vannoy,A. von Halle,S. von Goeler,D. Voorhees,R. T. Walters,R. M. Wieland,John B Wilgen,M. Williams,James R. Wilson,K. L. Wong,G. A. Wurden,Masaaki Yamada,Kenneth M. Young,M. C. Zarnstorff,S. J. Zweben +135 more
TL;DR: The measured loss rate of energetic alpha particles agreed with the approximately 5% losses expected from alpha particles which are born on unconfined orbits.
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Review of deuterium-tritium results from the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor
K. M. McGuire,H. Adler,P. Alling,C. Ancher,H. Anderson,H. Anderson,J. L. Anderson,J. W. Anderson,V. Arunasalam,G. Ascione,D. Ashcroft,Cris W. Barnes,Cris W. Barnes,G. Barnes,S. H. Batha,Glenn Bateman,Michael A. Beer,M.G. Bell,R. E. Bell,Manfred Bitter,W. Blanchard,N. L. Bretz,C. Brunkhorst,Robert Budny,C. E. Bush,R. Camp,M. Caorlin,H. Carnevale,S. Cauffman,Z. Chang,Z. Chang,Choong-Seock Chang,Choong-Seock Chang,Chio-Zong Cheng,J. Chrzanowski,J. Collins,G. Coward,M. Cropper,D. S. Darrow,R. Daugert,J. DeLooper,R. O. Dendy,William Dorland,William Dorland,L. Dudek,H.H. Duong,H.H. Duong,R. Durst,R. Durst,P. C. Efthimion,Darin Ernst,Darin Ernst,H. Evenson,H. Evenson,Nathaniel J. Fisch,R. Fisher,R. Fisher,R. J. Fonck,R. J. Fonck,E. Fredd,E.D. Fredrickson,N. Fromm,Guoyong Fu,T. Fujita,T. Fujita,Harold P. Furth,V. Garzotto,C. Gentile,J. Gilbert,J. Gioia,Nikolai Gorelenkov,B. Grek,Larry R. Grisham,Gregory W. Hammett,Gregory R. Hanson,Gregory R. Hanson,R. J. Hawryluk,W. W. Heidbrink,H. W. Herrmann,K. W. Hill,J. C. Hosea,H. Hsuan,M. Hughes,M. Hughes,R. A. Hulse,A. Janos,D. L. Jassby,F. C. Jobes,David Johnson,L. C. Johnson,M. Kalish,J. Kamperschroer,Jay Kesner,Jay Kesner,H.W. Kugel,G. Labik,N. T. Lam,N. T. Lam,P. H. LaMarche,E. Lawson,B.P. LeBlanc,J. Levine,F. M. Levinton,D. Loesser,D. Long,Michael Loughlin,J. Machuzak,J. Machuzak,Richard Majeski,D.K. Mansfield,Earl Marmar,Earl Marmar,R. Marsala,A. Martin,G. Martin,E. Mazzucato,Michael E. Mauel,Michael E. Mauel,M. McCarthy,J. McChesney,J. McChesney,B. McCormack,D.C. McCune,George McKee,George McKee,Dale Meade,S. S. Medley,D. R. Mikkelsen,S. V. Mirnov,D. Mueller,M. Murakami,M. Murakami,J. A. Murphy,A. Nagy,Gerald Navratil,Gerald Navratil,Raffi Nazikian,R. Newman,M. Norris,T. O’Connor,M. Oldaker,J. Ongena,J. Ongena,M. Osakabe,D.K. Owens,Hyeon K. Park,W. Park,P. B. Parks,P. B. Parks,S. F. Paul,G. Pearson,E. Perry,R. Persing,M. P. Petrov,C. K. Phillips,M. Phillips,M. Phillips,S. Pitcher,R. Pysher,A. L. Qualls,A. L. Qualls,S. Raftopoulos,S. Ramakrishnan,A. T. Ramsey,David A Rasmussen,David A Rasmussen,M. H. Redi,G. Renda,G Rewoldt,D. Roberts,D. Roberts,J. H. Rogers,R. Rossmassler,A. L. Roquemore,E. Ruskov,E. Ruskov,S.A. Sabbagh,S.A. Sabbagh,M. Sasao,G. Schilling,J. Schivell,G. L. Schmidt,R. Scillia,S. D. Scott,I. Semenov,T. Senko,S. Sesnic,R. Sissingh,C.H. Skinner,J.A. Snipes,J.A. Snipes,J. Stencel,J. Stevens,T. Stevenson,B. C. Stratton,J. D. Strachan,W. Stodiek,J. Swanson,E. J. Synakowski,H. Takahashi,William Tang,G. Taylor,J.L. Terry,J.L. Terry,M. E. Thompson,W. Tighe,J. R. Timberlake,Kenji Tobita,Kenji Tobita,H. H. Towner,M. Tuszewski,M. Tuszewski,A. von Halle,C. Vannoy,M. Viola,S. von Goeler,D. Voorhees,R. T. Walters,R. Wester,Roscoe White,R. Wieland,John B Wilgen,John B Wilgen,M. Williams,James R. Wilson,J. Winston,K. Wright,K. L. Wong,Paul Woskov,Paul Woskov,G. A. Wurden,G. A. Wurden,Masaaki Yamada,S. Yoshikawa,K. M. Young,M. C. Zarnstorff,V. Zavereev,V. Zavereev,Stewart Zweben +238 more
TL;DR: The first magnetic fusion experiments to study plasmas using nearly equal concentrations of deuterium and tritium have been carried out on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR).
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Confinement and heating of a deuterium-tritium plasma.
R. J. Hawryluk,H. Adler,P. Alling,C. Ancher,H. Anderson,J.L. Anderson,D. Ashcroft,Cris W. Barnes,G. Barnes,S. H. Batha,M. G. Bell,R.E. Bell,Manfred Bitter,W. R. Blanchard,N. L. Bretz,R.V. Budny,C.E. Bush,R. Camp,M. Caorlin,S. Cauffman,Z. Chang,Chio-Zong Cheng,J. Collins,G. Coward,D. S. Darrow,J. DeLooper,H.H. Duong,L. Dudek,R. Durst,P. C. Efthimion,D.R. Ernst,R. K. Fisher,R. J. Fonck,E.D. Fredrickson,N. Fromm,Guoyong Fu,Harold P. Furth,C. Gentile,N. N. Gorelenkov,B. Grek,L. R. Grisham,Gregory W. Hammett,G. R. Hanson,William Heidbrink,H. W. Herrmann,K. W. Hill,J. Hosea,H. Hsuan,A.C. Janos,D. L. Jassby,F. C. Jobes,David W. Johnson,L. C. Johnson,J. H. Kamperschroer,H.W. Kugel,N. T. Lam,P. H. LaMarche,Michael Loughlin,B.P. LeBlanc,M. Leonard,Fred Levinton,J. Machuzak,D.K. Mansfield,A. Martin,E. Mazzucato,Richard Majeski,E.S. Marmar,J.M. McChesney,B. McCormack,D.C. McCune,K. M. McGuire,G. R. McKee,Dale Meade,S. S. Medley,D. R. Mikkelsen,D. Mueller,M. Murakami,A. Nagy,Raffi Nazikian,R. Newman,Takeo Nishitani,M. Norris,T. O’Connor,M. Oldaker,Masaki Osakabe,D. K. Owens,Hyeon K. Park,W. Park,S.F. Paul,G. Pearson,E. Perry,M. P. Petrov,C. K. Phillips,S. Pitcher,A. T. Ramsey,David A Rasmussen,M. H. Redi,D. W. Roberts,J. H. Rogers,R. Rossmassler,A. L. Roquemore,E. Ruskov,S.A. Sabbagh,Mamiko Sasao,G. Schilling,J.F. Schivell,G. L. Schmidt,S. D. Scott,R. Sissingh,C.H. Skinner,Joseph Snipes,J. E. Stevens,T. Stevenson,B. C. Stratton,J. D. Strachan,E. J. Synakowski,William Tang,G. Taylor,J.L. Terry,M. E. Thompson,M. Tuszewski,C. Vannoy,A. von Halle,S. von Goeler,D. Voorhees,R. T. Walters,R. M. Wieland,John B Wilgen,M. Williams,James R. Wilson,K. L. Wong,G. A. Wurden,Masaaki Yamada,Kenneth M. Young,M. C. Zarnstorff,Stewart Zweben +135 more
TL;DR: Improvements in confinement associated with the use of tritium and possibly heating of electrons by α-particles are indicated.
REVIEW ARTICLES Fusion plasma experiments on TFTR: A 20 year retrospective*
R.J. Hawryluk,S. H. Batha,W. R. Blanchard,Michael A. Beer,M. G. Bell,R.E. Bell,Herbert L Berk,S. Bernabei,Manfred Bitter,Boris Breizman,N. L. Bretz,R.V. Budny,C.E. Bush,James D. Callen,R. Camp,S. Cauffman,Z. Chang,Chio-Zong Cheng,D. S. Darrow,R. O. Dendy,William Dorland,H.H. Duong,P. C. Efthimion,D.R. Ernst,Nathaniel J. Fisch,R. K. Fisher,R.J. Fonck,E.D. Fredrickson,Guoyong Fu,Harold P. Furth,N. N. Gorelenkov,B. Grek,L. R. Grisham,Gregory W. Hammett,G. R. Hanson,H. W. Herrmann,M. C. Herrmann,K. W. Hill,J.T. Hogan,J. C. Hosea,Wayne A Houlberg,M. Hughes,R. A. Hulse,D. L. Jassby,F. C. Jobes,David W. Johnson,Robert Kaita,S.M. Kaye,J. S. Kim,Michael W Kissick,A. V. Krasilnikov,H.W. Kugel,A. Kumar,B.P. LeBlanc,Fred Levinton,C. Ludescher,Richard Majeski,J. Manickam,D.K. Mansfield,E. Mazzucato,J.M. McChesney,D.C. McCune,K. M. McGuire,Dale Meade,S. S. Medley,R. Mika,D. R. Mikkelsen,S. V. Mirnov,D. Mueller,A. Nagy,G.A. Navratil,Raffi Nazikian,M. Okabayashi,S.F. Paul,G. Pearson,M. P. Petrov,C. K. Phillips,M.W. Phillips,A. T. Ramsey,M. H. Redi,G. Rewoldt,S.N. Reznik,A. L. Roquemore,J. H. Rogers,E. Ruskov,S.A. Sabbagh,Mamiko Sasao,G. Schilling,J.F. Schivell,G. L. Schmidt,S. D. Scott,I. Semenov,C.H. Skinner,T. Stevenson,B. C. Stratton,J. Strachan,W. Stodiek,E. J. Synakowski,H. Takahashi,William Tang,G. Taylor,M. E. Thompson,S. von Goeler,A. von Halle,R. T. Walters,Ryan M. White,R. M. Wieland,M.I. Williams,James R. Wilson,K. L. Wong,G. A. Wurden,Masaaki Yamada,V. Yavorski,Kenneth M. Young,Leonid E. Zakharov,M. C. Zarnstorff,Stewart Zweben +116 more
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Alfvén frequency modes at the edge of TFTR plasmas
Z. Chang,E.D. Fredrickson,Stewart Zweben,H.K. Park,Raffi Nazikian,E. Mazzucato,S. H. Batha,M. G. Bell,R.V. Budny,C.E. Bush,D. S. Darrow,D.R. Ernst,Guoyong Fu,R.J. Hawryluk,K. W. Hill,J. C. Hosea,A.C. Janos,D. L. Jassby,David W. Johnson,L. C. Johnson,Fred Levinton,D.K. Mansfield,K. M. McGuire,D. R. Mikkelsen,D. Mueller,D. K. Owens,A. T. Ramsey,S.A. Sabbagh,E. J. Synakowski,H. Takahashi,G. Taylor,M. E. Thompson,R. M. Wieland,K. L. Wong,M. C. Zarnstorff +34 more
TL;DR: In this article, a quasi-coherent Alfven frequency mode (AFM) was observed in TFTR neutral beam heated plasmas as well as in ohmic Plasmas.