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Journal Publications

Investigation of basic processes in a lithium Lorentz force accelerator through plasma flow simulation
P.C. Norgaard, K. Sankaran, E.Y. Choueiri, S.C. Jardin.
pending resubmission, Physics of Plasmas

Controlling self-force errors at refinement boundaries for AMR-PIC
P. Colella, P.C. Norgaard.
pending publication, Journal of Computational Physics (2009)

Conference Publications

Numerical investigations of instability-induced current redistribution in a spherical torus plasma
P.C. Norgaard, J.E. Menard, R.B. White, Y.V. Yakovenko, D. McCune, C.W. Rowley.
APS 49th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics
November 12-14, 2007 - Orland, FL

An equilibrium ionization equation of state for numerial simulation of propulsive plasmas
P.C. Norgaard, E.Y. Choueiri, S.C. Jardin.
APS 48th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics
October 30-November 3, 2006 - Philadelphia, PA

Implementation of externally-applied magnetic fields to a non-ideal MHD solver
P.C. Norgaard, E.Y. Choueiri, S.C. Jardin.
29th International Electric Propulsion Conference
October 31-November 4, 2006 - Princeton, NJ

End Loss Particle Flux as an Indicator of Quiescence in a Flowing Z-Pinch
P.C. Norgaard, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, R.P. Golingo, S.L. Jackson.
APS 46th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics
November 15-19, 2004 - Savannah, GA

Finite Element Modeling of a MEMS Colloidal Thruster
P.C. Norgaard, E.H. Cardiff.
AIAA Region VI Student Conference, April 2004 - UCLA, CA
*received first prize in the undergraduate division

A Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Space Thruster
U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, R.P. Golingo S.L. Jackson, P.C. Norgaard, T.L. Shreve, K.T. Yirak.
39^th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, July 20-23, 2003 - Huntsville, AL

Analysis of the ZaP Experiment Plasma Plume
P.C. Norgaard, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, R.P. Golingo, S.L. Jackson.
2003 Innovative Confinement Concepts, May 28-30, 2003 - Seattle, WA

Partial Rogowski Analysis of Z-Pinch Plasmas
P.C. Norgaard, U. Shumlak.
AIAA Region IV Student Conference, March 2002 - Logan, UT