Low-Temperature Plasma Science, Engineering, Technology, and Applications II

Presentations

• Understanding Climate Change from the Overview of Stratospheric Plasma Dynamics

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Ronald H Freeman

    • Journal of Space Operations Communicator

  Authors

  • Ronald H Freeman

    • Journal of Space Operations Communicator

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• Methane Decomposition in RF Discharge Cell with the Addition of an Inert Gas

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 2:12 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 2:24 PM

  Publication: Paper in preparation

  Presenters

  • Sophia Gershman

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  Authors

  • Sophia Gershman

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Mikhail Shneider

    • Princeton University

  • Yevgeny Raitses

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

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• Hybrid fs/ps CARS for N₂(v) and H₂(v) measurements in non-equilibrium N₂/H­₂ DC discharges

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 2:24 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 2:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Yiguang Ju

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Ziqiao Chang

    • Princeton University

  • Weixiao Wang

    • Princeton University

  • Yijie Xu

    • Princeton University

  • Zijian Sun

    • Princeton University

  • Timothy Y Chen

    • Applied Materials, Inc.

  • Zhiyu Shi

    • Princeton University

  • Yiguang Ju

    • Princeton University

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• Time-resolved kinetics of vibrationally excited methane in nanosecond pulsed discharge plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 2:36 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Geon Hwi Kim

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Geon Hwi Kim

    • Princeton University

  • Mohammad Adil

    • Princeton University

  • Ziqiao Chang

    • Princeton University

  • Tanubhav K Srivastava

    • Princeton University

  • Bowen Mei

    • Princeton University

  • Zhiyu Shi

    • Princeton University

  • Yiguang Ju

    • Princeton University

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• Nuclear Electric Propulsion Via Three-dimensional Torsional Magnetic Reconnection

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 2:48 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • David Lawrence Chesny

    • SpaceWave, LLC

  Authors

  • David Lawrence Chesny

    • SpaceWave, LLC

  • Gabe Xu

    • The University of Alabama in Huntsville
    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Mark Bedford Moffett

    • SpaceWave, LLC
    • Equilibria Power

  • Jason Cassibry

    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Neil Phillip Laya

    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Kirk Boehm

    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

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• Three-dimensional Particle-in-Cell Modeling of Partially Magnetized Plasma Instabilities

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 3:00 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 3:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Christopher Denig

    • Stanford University

  Authors

  • Andrew Christopher Denig

    • Stanford University

  • Kentaro Hara

    • Stanford University

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• RPA Measurements in the Plume of an RF Magnetron Discharge with and Without a Magnetic Nozzle Expansion

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 3:12 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 3:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Francesco Marchioni

  Authors

  • Francesco Marchioni

  • Mark A Cappelli

    • Stanford University

  • Serang Kwon

    • Korea University

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• Analysis of electromagnetic instabilities in magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 3:24 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Sedina Tsikata

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Sedina Tsikata

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Kyoungeun Lee

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Kentaro Hara

    • Stanford University

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• Overview of the FIRE project: Advancing Liquid Metal Plasma-Facing Materials

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 3:36 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 3:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Rajesh Maingi

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  Authors

  • Rajesh Maingi

    • Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

  • Daniel Edward Andruczyk

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Lane Carasik

    • Virginia Commonwealth University

  • Bruce E Koel

    • Princeton University

  • Michael T Kotschenreuther

    • University of Texas at Austin
    • ExoFusion

  • Martin Nieto-Perez

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Xing Wang

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Sergey Smolentsev

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Vsevolod A Soukhanovskii

    • LLNL

  • Kevin B Woller

    • MIT - PSFC
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Deuterium Implantation and Thermal Extraction in the Actively Pumped Open-Surface Lithium LOop (APOLLO)

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 3:48 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Braden T Moore

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Braden T Moore

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Daniel O'Dea

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Kenta Kawashimo

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Aleksandr Khomiakov

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Peter F Buxton

    • Tokamak Energy Ltd.

  • Konstantin Moshkunov

    • Tokamak Energy Ltd.

  • David Neil Ruzic

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Electron Beam Exposure on a Flowing Lithium Surface in the Actively Pumped Open-Surface Lithium LOop (APOLLO)

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 4:00 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 4:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel O'Dea

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Daniel O'Dea

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Braden T Moore

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Kenta Kawashimo

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Aleksandr Khomiakov

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Peter F Buxton

    • Tokamak Energy Ltd.

  • Konstantin Moshkunov

    • Tokamak Energy Ltd.

  • David Neil Ruzic

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Plasma discharge modes in a 30 kW DC air arc-jet: an experimental and theoretical study

  ORAL

  Nov. 19, 2025, 4:12 PM – Nov. 19, 2025, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Jocelino Rodrigues

    • NASA Ames Research Center (via ORAU)

  Authors

  • Jocelino Rodrigues

    • NASA Ames Research Center (via ORAU)

  • Magnus Haw

    • NASA Ames Research Center

  • Sebastián V Colom

    • Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc

  • Megan E MacDonald

    • NASA Ames Research Center

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