Nathaniel Ferraro: Publications
Research Curriculum Vitae Publications M3D-C1

Invited Presentations

  1. "Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations of Fusion Plasmas with M3D-C1." 11th International Conference on Computational Physics. Hangzhou, China (2019)
  2. "Simulations of Fast Thermal Quenches Using a Two-Temperature Model." Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference. Princeton, NJ (2019)
  3. "Free-Boundary 3D equilibria and Resistive Wall Instabilities with Extended-MHD." 57th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics. Savannah, GA (2015).
  4. "Calculation of Linear Two-Fluid Plasma Response to Applied Non-Axisymmetric Fields." 53rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics. Salt Lake City, UT (2011).
  5. "Fluid Modeling of Fusion Plasmas with M3D-C1." SciDAC Conference. Denver, CO (2011).
  6. "Ideal and Non-Ideal Tokamak Edge Stability Calculations." Sherwood International Fusion Theory Conference. Seattle, WA (2010).

First-Author Publications

  1. NM Ferraro, J-K Park, CE Myers, A Brooks, SP Gerhardt, JE Menard, S Munaretto, and ML Reinke. "Error field impact on mode locking and divertor heat flux in NSTX-U." Nucl. Fusion 59:086021 (2019)
  2. NM Ferraro, BC Lyons, CC Kim, YQ Liu, and SC Jardin. "3D two-temperature magnetohydrodynamic modeling of fast thermal quenches due to injected impurities in tokamaks." Nucl. Fusion 59:016001 (2019)
  3. NM Ferraro, SC Jardin, LL Lao, MS Shephard, F Zhang. "Multi-region approach to free-boundary three-dimensional tokamak equilibria and resistive wall instabilites." Phys. Plasmas 23:056114 (2016)
  4. NM Ferraro, TE Evans, LL Lao, RA Moyer, R Nazikian, DM Orlov, MW Shafer, EA Unterberg, MR Wade, A Wingen. "Role of plasma response in displacements of the tokamak edge due to applied non-axisymmetric fields." Nucl. Fusion 7:073042 (2013)
  5. NM Ferraro. "Calculations of two-fluid linear response to non-axisymmetric fields in tokamaks." Phys. Plasmas 19:056105 (2012)
  6. NM Ferraro. "Symmetries of resistive two-fluid magnetohydrodynamics under reversals of toroidal field, current, and rotation." Phys. Plasmas 19:014505 (2012)
  7. NM Ferraro, SC Jardin, PB Snyder. "Ideal and resistive edge stability calculations with M3D-C1." Phys. Plasmas 17:102508 (2010)
  8. NM Ferraro, SC Jardin. "Calculations of two-fluid magnetohydrodynamic axisymmetric steady-states." J. Comp. Phys. 228:7742 (2009)
  9. NM Ferraro. "Non-ideal effects on the stability and transport of magnetized plasmas." PhD Thesis, Princeton University (2008)
  10. NM Ferraro. "Finite Larmor radius effects on the magnetorotational instability." Astrophys. J. 662:512 (2007)
  11. NM Ferraro, SC Jardin. "Finite element implementation of Braginskii's gyroviscous stress with application to the gravitational instability." Phys. Plasmas 13:092101 (2006)
  12. NM Ferraro, BN Rogers. "Turbulence in low-beta reconnection." Phys. Plasmas 11:4382 (2004)

Other Publications

  1. M Okabayashi, S Inoue, NC Logan, NZ Taylor, EJ Strait, J de Grassie, N Ferraro, J Hanson, S Jardin, RJ La Haye. "A new stabilizing regime of tearing mode entrainment in the presence of a static error field." Nucl. Fusion 59:126015 (2019)
  2. S Munaretto, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, DM Orlov, GL Trevisan, and W Wu. "Assessment of equilibrium field coil misalignments on the divertor footprints in NSTX-U." Nucl. Fusion 59:076039 (2019)
  3. W Wu, TE Evans, GP Canal, NM Ferraro, BC Lyons, and DM Orlov. "Topological bifurcation of magnetic islands in NSTX-U." Nucl. Fusion 59:066010 (2019)
  4. BC Lyons, CC Kim, YQ Liu, NM Ferraro, SC Jardin, J McClenaghan, PB Parks, LL Lao. "Axisymmetric benchmarks of impurity dynamics in extended-magnetohydrodynamic simulations." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 61:064001 (2019)
  5. Q Teng, N Ferraro, DA Gates, and RB White. "Nonlinear simulations of thermo-resistive tearing mode formalism of the density limit." Nucl. Fusion 58:106024 (2018)
  6. R Nazikian, CC Petty, A Bortolon, Xi Chen, D. Eldon, T.E. Evans, B.A. Grierson, N.M. Ferraro, S.R. Haskey, and M. Knolker. "Grassy-ELM regime with edge resonant magnetic perturbations in fully noninductive plasmas in the DIII-D tokamak." Nucl. Fusion 58:106010 (2018)
  7. BC Lyons, C Paz-Soldan, O Meneghini, LL Lao, DB Weisberg, EA Belli, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, and PB Snyder. "Predict-first experimental analysis using automated and integrated magnetohydrodynamic modeling." Phys. Plasmas 25:056111 (2018)
  8. RS Wilcox, TL Rhodes, MW Shafer, LE Sugiyama, NM Ferraro, BC Lyons, GR McKee, C Paz-Soldan, A Wingen, and L Zeng. "Helical variation of density profiles and fluctuations in the tokamak pedestal with applied 3D fields and implications for confinement." Phys. Plasmas 25:056108 (2018)
  9. D Pfefferle, N Ferraro, SC Jardin, I Krebs, and A Bhattacharjee. "Modelling of NSTX hot vertical displacement events using M3D-C1." Phys. Plasmas 25:056106 (2018)
  10. DJ Battaglia, MD Boyer, S Gerhardt, D Mueller, CE Myers, W Guttenfelder1, JE Menard, SA Sabbagh, F Scotti, F Bedoya, RE Bell, JW Berkery, A Diallo, N Ferraro, SM Kaye, MA Jaworski, BP LeBlanc, M Ono, J-K Park, M Podesta, R Raman, V Soukhanovskii and the NSTX-U Research, Operations and Engineering Team. "Scenario development during commissioning operations on the National Spherical Torus Experiment Upgrade." Nucl. Fusion 58:046010 (2018)
  11. RA Moyer, C Paz-Soldan, R Nazikian, DM Orlov, NM Ferraro, BA Grierson, M Knolker, BC Lyons, GR McKee, TH Osborne, TL Rhodes, O Meneghini, S Smith, TE Evans, ME Fenstermacher, RJ Groebner, JM Hanson, RJ La Haye, TC Luce, S Mordijck, WM Solomon, F Turco, Z Yan, L Zeng, and DIII-D Team. "Validation of the model for ELM suppression with 3D magnetic fields using low torque ITER baseline scenario discharges in DIII-D." Phys. Plasmas 24:102501 (2017)
  12. I Krebs, SC Jardin, S Gunter, K Lackner, M Hoelzl, E Strumberger, and N Ferraro. "Magnetic flux pumping in 3D nonlinear magnetohydrodynamic simulations." Phys. Plasmas 24:102511 (2017)
  13. CC Petty, R Nazikian, JM Park, F Turco, Xi Chen, L Cui, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, JR Ferron, AM Garofalo. "Advances in the steady-state hybrid regime in DIII-D fully non-inductive, ELM-suppressed scenario for ITER." Nucl. Fusion 57:116057 (2017)
  14. A Fil, E Kolemen, A Bortolon, N Ferraro, S Jardin, PB Parks, R Lunsford, R Maingi. "Modeling of lithium granule injection in NSTX with M3D-C1." Nucl. Mat. Energy 12:1094 (2017)
  15. RS Wilcox, A Wingen, MR Cianciosa, NM Ferraro, SP Hirshman, C Paz-Soldan, SK Seal, MW Shafer, and EA Unterberg. "Modeling of 3D magnetic equilibrium effects on edge turbulence stability during RMP ELM suppression in tokamaks." Nucl. Fusion 57:116003 (2017)
  16. JE Menard, JP Allain, DJ Battaglia, F Bedoya, RE Bell, E Belova, JW Berkery, MD Boyer, N Crocker, A Diallo, F Ebrahimi, N Ferraro, E Fredrickson, H Frerichs, S Gerhardt, N Gorelenkov, W Guttenfelder, W Heidbrink, R Kaita, SM Kaye, DM Kriete, S Kubota, BP LeBlanc, D Liu, R Lunsford, D Mueller, CE Myers, M Ono, J-K Park, M Podesta, R Raman, M Reinke, Y Ren, SA Sabbagh, O Schmitz, F Scotti, Y Sechrest, CH Skinner, DR Smith, V Soukhanovskii, T Stoltzfus-Dueck, H Yuh, Z Wang, I Waters, J-W Ahn, R Andre, R Barchfeld, P Beiersdorfer, N Bertelli, A Bhattacharjee, D Brennan, R Buttery, A Capece, G Canal, J Canik, CS Chang, D Darrow, L Delgado-Aparicio, C Domier, S Ethier, T Evans, J Ferron, M Finkenthal, R Fonck, K Gan, D Gates, I Goumiri, T Gray8, J Hosea, D Humphreys, T Jarboe, S Jardin, MA Jaworski, B Koel, E Kolemen, S Ku, RJ La Haye, F Levinton, N Luhmann, R Maingi, R Maqueda, G McKee, E Meier, J Myra, R Perkins, F Poli, T Rhodes, J Riquezes, C Rowley, D Russell, E Schuster, B Stratton, D Stutman, G Taylor, K Tritz, W Wang, B Wirth and SJ Zweben. "Overview of NSTX Upgrade initial results and modelling highlights." Nucl. Fusion 57:102006 (2017)
  17. Xi Chen, KH Burrell, TH Osborne, K Barada, NM Ferraro, AM Garofalo, RJ Groebner, GR McKee, CC Petty, M Porkolab. "Bifurcation of quiescent H-mode to a wide pedestal regime in DIII-D and advances in the understanding of edge harmonic oscillations." Nucl. Fusion 57:086008 (2017)
  18. GP Canal, NM Ferraro, TE Evans, TH Osborne, JE Menard, J-W Ahn, R Maingi, A Wingen, D Ciro, and H Frerichs. "M3D-C1 simulations of the plasma response to RMPs in NSTX-U single-null and snowflake divertor configurations." Nucl. Fusion 57:076007 (2017)
  19. A Fil, E Kolemen, N Ferraro, S Jardin, PB Parks, R Lunsford, and R Maingi. "Modeling of lithium granule injection in NSTX using M3D-C1." Nucl. Fusion 57:056040 (2017)
  20. JD Lore, AR Briesemeister, NM Ferraro, H Frerichs, B Lyons, A McLean, J-K Park and MW Shafer. "Pedestal-to-wall 3D fluid transport simulations on DIII-D." Nucl. Fusion 57:056025 (2017)
  21. BC Lyons, NM Ferraro, C Paz-Soldan, R Nazikian and A Wingen. "Effect of rotation zero-crossing on single-fluid plasma response to three-dimensional magnetic perturbations." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 59:044001 (2017)
  22. MT Beidler, PA Cassak, SC Jardin and NM Ferraro. "Local properties of magnetic reconnection in nonlinear resistive- and extended-magnetohydrodynamic toroidal simulations of the sawtooth crash." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 59:025007 (2017)
  23. P Piovesan, V Igochine, F Turco, DA Ryan, MR Cianciosa, Y Q Liu, L Marrelli, D Terranova, RS Wilcox, A Wingen, C Angioni, A Bock, C Chrystal, I Classen, M Dunne, NM Ferraro, R Fischer, A Gude, CT Holcomb, A Lebschy, TC Luce, M Maraschek, R McDermott, T Odstril, C Paz-Soldan, M Reich, M Sertoli, W Suttrop, NZ Taylor, M Weiland, M Willensdorfer, The ASDEX Upgrade Team, The DIII-D Team and The EUROfusion MST1 Team. "Impact of ideal MHD stability limits on high-beta hybrid operation." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 59:014027 (2017)
  24. Q Teng, N Ferraro, DA Gates, SC Jardin, and RB White. "Nonlinear asymmetric tearing mode evolution in cylindrical geometry." Phys. Plasmas 23:102515 (2016)
  25. RS Wilcox, MW Shafer, NM Ferraro, GR McKee, L Zheng, TL Rhodes, JM Canik, C Paz-Soldan, R Nazikian, EA Unterberg. "Evidence of toroidally localized turbulence with applied 3D fields in the DIII-D tokamak." Phys. Rev. Lett. 117:135001 (2016)
  26. AD Turnbull, AH Reiman, LL Lao, WA Cooper, NM Ferraro, and RJ Buttery. "Stabilization of the vertical instability by non-axisymmetric coils." Nucl. Fusion 56:086006 (2016)
  27. GJ Kramer, A Bortolon, NM Ferraro, DA Spong, NA Crocker, DS Darrow, ED Fredrickson, S Kubota, J-K Park, M Podesta. "Mitigation of Alfvenic activity by 3D magnetic perturbations on NSTX." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 58:085003 (2016)
  28. Xi Chen, KH Burrell, NM Ferraro, TH Osborne, ME Austin, AM Garofalo, RJ Groebner, GJ Kramer, NC Luhmann Jr, GR McKee. "Rotational shear effects on edge harmonic oscillations in DIII-D quiescent H-mode discharges." Nucl. Fusion 56:076011 (2016)
  29. DM Orlov, TE Evans, RA Moyer, BC Lyons, NM Ferraro and G-Y Park. "Impact of resistive MHD plasma response on perturbation field sidebands." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion58:075009 (2016)
  30. AD Turnbull, JM Hanson, F Turco, NM Ferraro, MJ Lanctot, LL Lao, EJ Strait, P Piovesan and P Martin. "The external kink mode in diverted tokamaks." J. Plasma Phys. 82:515820301 (2016)
  31. C Paz-Soldan, NC Logan, SR Haskey, R Nazikian, EJ Strait, X Chen, NM Ferraro, JD King, BC Lyons and J.-K. Park. "Equilibrium drives of the low and high field side n=2 plasma response and impact on global confinement." Nucl. Fusion 56:056001 (2016)
  32. DM Orlov, RA Moyer, TE Evans, C Paz-Soldan, NM Ferraro, R Nazikian, JS deGrassie, BA Grierson, D Eldon, ME Fenstermacher. "Suppression of type-I ELMs with reduced RMP coil set on DIII-D." Nucl. Fusion 56:036020 (2016)
  33. JD King, EJ Strait, NM Ferraro, JM Hanson, SR Haskey, MJ Lanctot, YQ Liu, N Logan, C Paz-Soldan, D Shiraki, AD Turnbull. "Landau resonant modification of multiple kink mode contributions to 3D tokamak equilibria." Nucl. Fusion 56:014003 (2015)
  34. SC Jardin, N Ferraro, I Krebs. "Self-organized stationary states of tokamaks." Phys. Rev. Lett. 115:215001 (2015)
  35. JD King, EJ Strait, R Nazikian, C Paz-Soldan, D Eldon, ME Fenstermacher, NM Ferraro, JM Hanson, SR Haskey, RJ La Haye, MJ Lanctot, SA Lazerson, NC Logan, YQ Liu, M Okabayashi, J-K Park, D Shiraki, AD Turnbull. "Three-dimensional equilibria and island energy transport due to resonant magnetic perturbation edge localized mode suppression on DIII-D." Phys. Plasmas 22:112502 (2015)
  36. X Ren, M Chen, X Chen, CW Domier, NM Ferraro, GJ Kramer, NC Luhmann Jr, CM Muscatello, R Nazikian, L Shi, BJ Tobias, E Valeo. "Microwave Imaging Reflectometry for the study of Edge Harmonic Oscillations on DIII-D." J. Instrumentation 10:P10036 (2015)
  37. SM Kaye, T Abrams, J-W Ahn, JP Allain, R Andre, D Andruczyk, R Barchfeld, D Battaglia, A Bhattacharjee, F Bedoya, RE Bell, E Belova, J Berkery, L Berry, N Bertelli, P Beiersdorfer, J Bialek, R Bilato, J Boedo, P Bonoli, A Boozer, A Bortolon, MD Boyer, D Boyle, D Brennan, J Breslau, J Brooks, R Buttery, A Capece, J Canik, CS Chang, N Crocker, D Darrow, W Davis, L Delgado-Aparicio, A Diallo, D D'Ippolito, C Domier, F Ebrahimi, S Ethier, T Evans, N Ferraro, J Ferron, M Finkenthal, R Fonck, E Fredrickson, GY Fu, D Gates, S Gerhardt, A Glasser, N Gorelenkov, M Gorelenkova, I Goumiri, T Gray, D Green, W Guttenfelder, R Harvey, A Hassanein, W Heidbrink, Y Hirooka, EB Hooper, J Hosea, D Humphreys, EF Jaeger, T Jarboe, S Jardin, MA Jaworski, R Kaita, C Kessel, K Kim, B Koel, E Kolemen, G Kramer, S Ku, S Kubota, RJ LaHaye, L Lao, BP LeBlanc, F Levinton, D Liu, J Lore, M Lucia, N Luhmann Jr, R Maingi, R Majeski, D Mansfield, R Maqueda, G McKee, S Medley, E Meier, J Menard, D Mueller, T Munsat, C Muscatello, J Myra, B Nelson, J Nichols, M Ono, T Osborne, J-K Park, W Peebles, R Perkins, C Phillips, M Podesta, F Poli, R Raman, Y Ren, J Roszell, C Rowley, D Russell, D Ruzic, P Ryan, SA Sabbagh, E Schuster, F Scotti, Y Sechrest, K Shaing, T Sizyuk, V Sizyuk, C Skinner, D Smith, P Snyder, W Solomon, C Sovenic, V Soukhanovskii, E Startsev, D Stotler, B Stratton, D Stutman, C Taylor, G Taylor, K Tritz, M Walker, W Wang, Z Wang, R White, JR Wilson, B Wirth, J Wright, X Yuan, H Yuh, L Zakharov, SJ Zweben. "An overview of recent physics results from NSTX." Nucl. Fusion 55:104002 (2015)
  38. A Wingen, NM Ferraro, MW Shafer, EA Unterberg, JM Canik, TE Evans, DL Hillis, SP Hirshman, SK Seal, PB Snyder, AC Sontag. "Connection between plasma response and resonant magnetic perturbation (RMP) edge localized mode (ELM) suppression in DIII-D." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 57:104006 (2015)
  39. O Meneghini, SP Smith, LL Lao, O Izacard, Q Ren, JM Park, J Candy, Z Wang, CJ Luna, VA Izzo, BA Grierson, PB Snyder, C Holland, J Penna, G Lu, P Raum, A McCubbin, DM Orlov, EA Belli, NM Ferraro, R Prater, TH Osborne, AD Turnbull, GM Staebler. "Integrated modeling applications for tokamak experiments with OMFIT." Nucl. Fusion 55:083008 (2015)
  40. JD King, EJ Strait, SA Lazerson, NM Ferraro, NC Logan, SR Haskey, J-K Park, JM Hanson, MJ Lanctot, Yueqiang Liu, R Nazikian, M Okabayashi, C Paz-Soldan, D Shiraki, AD Turnbull. "Experimental tests of linear and nonlinear three-dimensional equilibrium models in DIII-D." Phys. Plasmas 22:072501 (2015)
  41. A Reiman, NM Ferraro, A Turnbull, JK Park, A Cerfon, TE Evans, MJ Lanctot, EA Lazarus, Y Liu, G McFadden, D Monticello, Y Suzuki. "Tokamak plasma high field side response to an n= 3 magnetic perturbation: a comparison of 3D equilibrium solutions from seven different codes." Nucl. Fusion 55:063026 (2015)
  42. RE Waltz, NM Ferraro. "Theory and simulation of quasilinear transport from external magnetic field perturbations in a DIII-D plasma." Phys. Plasmas 22:042507 (2015)
  43. R Nazikian, C Paz-Soldan, JD Callen, D Eldon, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, BA Grierson, RJ Groebner, SR Haskey, CC Hegna, JD King, NC Logan, GR McKee, RA Moyer, M Okabayashi, DM Orlov, TH Osborne, JK Park, TL Rhodes, MW Shafer, PB Snyder, WM Solomon, EJ Strait, MR Wade. "Pedestal Bifurcation and Resonant Field Penetration at the Threshold of Edge-Localized Mode Suppression in the DIII-D Tokamak." Phys. Rev. Lett. 114:105002 (2015)
  44. C Paz-Soldan, R Nazikian, SR Haskey, NC Logan, EJ Strait, NM Ferraro, JM Hanson, JD King, MJ Lanctot, RA Moyer, M Okabayashi, JK Park, MW Shafer, BJ Tobias. "Observation of a Multimode Plasma Response and its Relationship to Density Pumpout and Edge-Localized Mode Suppression." Phys. Rev. Lett 114:105001 (2015)
  45. MR Wade, R Nazikian, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, RA Moyer, DM Orlov, RJ Buttery, ME Fenstermacher, AM Garofalo, MA Lanctot, GR McKee, TH Osborne, MA Shafer, WM Solomon, PB Snyder, W Suttrop, A Wingen, EA Unterberg, L Zeng. "Advances in the physics understanding of ELM suppression using resonant magnetic perturbations in DIII-D" Nucl. Fusion 55:023002 (2015)
  46. GTA Huijsmans, CS Chang, N Ferraro, L Sugiyama, F Waelbroeck, XQ Xu, A Loarte, S Futatani. "Modelling of edge localised modes and edge localised mode control." Phys. Plasmas 22:021805 (2015)
  47. F Zhang, R Hager, S-H Ku, C-S Chang, SC Jardin, NM Ferraro, ES Seol, E Yoon, MS Shephard. "Mesh generation for confined fusion plasma simulation." Engineering with Computers p. 1–9 (2015)
  48. MW Shafer, EA Unterberg, A Wingen, DJ Battaglia, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, JH Harris, DL Hillis, R Nazikian. "Plasma response measurements of non-axisymmetric magnetic perturbations on DIII-D via soft x-ray imaging." Phys. Plasmas 21:122518 (2014)
  49. DM Orlov, RA Moyer, TE Evans, A Wingen, RJ Buttery, NM Ferraro, BA Grierson, D Eldon, JG Watkins, R Nazikian. "Comparison of the numerical modelling and experimental measurements of DIII-D separatrix displacements during H-modes with resonant magnetic perturbations." Nucl. Fusion 54:093008 (2014)
  50. S Mordijck, RA Moyer, NM Ferraro, MR Wade, TH Osborne. "The radial electric field as a measure for field penetration of resonant magnetic perturbations." Nucl. Fusion 54:082003 (2014)
  51. IT Chapman, M Becoulet, T Bird, J Canik, M Cianciosa, WA Cooper, T Evans, N Ferraro, C Fuchs, M Gryaznevich, Y Gribov, C Ham, J Hanson, G Huijsmans, A Kirk, S Lazerson, Y Liang, I Lupelli, RA Moyer, C Nührenberg, F Orain, D Orlov, W Suttrop, Dimitriy Yadykin, EFDA-JET Contributors. "Three-dimensional distortions of the tokamak plasma boundary: boundary displacements in the presence of resonant magnetic perturbations." Nucl. Fusion 54:083006 (2014)
  52. P Piovesan, JM Hanson, P Martin, GA Navratil, F Turco, J Bialek, NM Ferraro, RJ La Haye, MJ Lanctot, M Okabayashi, C Paz-Soldan, EJ Strait, AD Turnbull, P Zanca, M Baruzzo, T Bolzonella, AW Hyatt, GL Jackson, L Marrelli, L Piron, D Shiraki. "Tokamak operation with safety factor q95 < 2 via control of MHD stability." Phys. Rev. Lett. 113:045003 (2014)
  53. A Wingen, NM Ferraro, MW Shafer, EA Unterberg, TE Evans, DL Hillis, PB Snyder. "Impact of plasma response on plasma displacements in DIII-D during application of external 3D perturbations." Nucl. Fusion 54:064007 (2014)
  54. MA Van Zeeland, NM Ferraro, WW Heidbrink, GJ Kramer, DC Pace, X Chen, TE Evans, RK Fisher, M García-Muñoz, JM Hanson, MJ Lanctot, LL Lao, RA Moyer, R Nazikian, DM Orlov. "Modulation of prompt fast-ion loss by applied n = 2 fields in the DIII-D tokamak." Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 56:015009 (2014)
  55. RJ Groebner, CS Chang, JW Hughes, R Maingi, PB Snyder, XQ Xu, JA Boedo, DP Boyle, JD Callen, JM Canik, I Cziegler, EM Davis, A Diallo, PH Diamond, JD Elder, DP Eldon, DR Ernst, DP Fulton, M Landreman, AW Leonard, JD Lore, TH Osborne, AY Pankin, SE Parker, TL Rhodes, SP Smith, AC Sontag, WM Stacey, J Walk, W Wan, EH-J Wang, JG Watkins, AE White, DG Whyte, Z Yan, EA Belli, BD Bray, J Candy, RM Churchill, TM Deterly, EJ Doyle, ME Fenstermacher, NM Ferraro, AE Hubbard, I Joseph, JE Kinsey, B LaBombard, CJ Lasnier, Z Lin, BL Lipschultz, C Liu, Y Ma, GR McKee, DM Ponce, JC Rost, L Schmitz, GM Staebler, LE Sugiyama, JL Terry, MV Umansky, RE Waltz, SM Wolfe, L Zeng, SJ Zweben. "Improved understanding of physics processes in pedestal structure, leading to improved predictive capability for ITER." Nucl. Fusion 53:093024 (2013)
  56. MJ Lanctot, RJ Buttery, JS De Grassie, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, JM Hanson, SR Haskey, RA Moyer, R Nazikian, TH Osborne, DM Orlov, PB Snyder, MR Wade. "Sustained suppression of type-I edge-localized modes with dominantly n = 2 magnetic fields in DIII-D." Nucl. Fusion 53:083019 (2013)
  57. AD Turnbull, NM Ferraro, VA Izzo, Edward A Lazarus, J-K Park, WA Cooper, Steven P Hirshman, Lang L Lao, MJ Lanctot, Samuel Lazerson, YQ Liu, A Reiman, F Turco. "Comparisons of linear and nonlinear plasma response models for non-axisymmetric perturbations." Phys. Plasmas 20:056114 (2013)
  58. RA Moyer, MA Van Zeeland, DM Orlov, A Wingen, TE Evans, NM Ferraro, JM Hanson, R Nazikian, MR Wade, L Zeng. "Measurement of plasma boundary displacement by n = 2 magnetic perturbations using imaging beam emission spectroscopy." Nucl. Fusion 52:123019 (2012)
  59. RJ Buttery, AH Boozer, YQ Liu, J-K Park, NM Ferraro, V Amoskov, Y Gribov, RJ La Haye, E Lamzin, JE Menard, MJ Schaffer, EJ Strait, DIII-D Team. "The limits and challenges of error field correction for ITER." Phys. Plasmas 19:056111 (2012)
  60. SC Jardin, N Ferraro, J Breslau, J Chen. "Multiple timescale calculations of sawteeth and other global macroscopic dynamics of tokamak plasmas." Comp. Sci. & Disc. 5:014002 (2012)
  61. J Breslau, N Ferraro, S Jardin. "Some properties of the M3D-C1 form of the three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics equations." Phys. Plasmas 16:092503 (2009)
  62. SC Jardin, N Ferraro, X Luo, J Chen, J Breslau, KE Jansen, MS Shephard. "The M3D-C1 approach to simulating 3D 2-fluid magnetohydrodynamics in magnetic fusion experiments." J. Phys.: Conf. Series 125:012044 (2008)
  63. SC Jardin, J Breslau, N Ferraro. "A high-order implicit finite element method for integrating the two-fluid magnetohydrodynamic equations in two dimensions." J. Comp. Phys. 226:2146 (2007)
  64. SA Cohen, B Berlinger, C Brunkhorst, A Brooks, N Ferraro, DP Lundberg, A Roach, AH Glasser. "Formation of collisionless high-beta plasmas by odd-parity rotating magnetic fields." Phys. Rev. Lett. 98:145002 (2007)
  65. S Cohen, X Sun, NM Ferraro, EE Scime, M Miah, S Stange, NS Siefert, RF Boivin. "On collisionless ion and electron populations in the magnetic nozzle experiment (MNX)." IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 34:792 (2006)