Dr. Ellis' research has involved the understanding of basic plasma phenomena and their application to experimental situations in magnetic fusion energy. He and his colleagues are currently attempting to measure electron parameters on the DIII-D tokamak at GA Technologies using electron cyclotron emission diagnostics. Dr. Elton's expertise lies in the areas of optical and spectroscopic diagnostics of high temperature plasmas and in particular the development and understanding of lasers for the x-ray spectral region. He is presently involved in fielding diagnostics for large inertial confinement fusion experiments at facilities including the University of Rochester and the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories. He also continues to consult on a regular basis at the Naval Research Laboratory on x-ray diagnostics and optical damage problems.
Nitric oxide plays an important role in climate and in the life of plants and animals.
The experiment produces discharges that have the same energy per unit length as natural lightning. Prof. Goldenbaum is creating a computer model of the atmospheric dynamics and chemistry of a lightning discharge. He has been at the University of Maryland since 1957. Prof. Griem's experimental and theoretical research focuses on radiation from highly ionized atoms in high temperature plasmas. Applications include radiation losses from magnetically confined plasmas, radiative energy transport in inertially confined plasmas, and the search for short wavelength lasers.