D. A. Spong

Oak Ridge National Laboratory — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Magnetic confinement fusion research(326), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics(215), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics(97), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics(81), Superconducting Materials and Applications(72)

Publications435 total

Analysis of Energetic Particle Driven Modes and Interchange Modes in LHD Plasma Using the Gyro-Fluid Code FAR3d
Journal of Fusion Energy·2025
Nonlinear Alfvén instability simulation and EP transport for ITER reversed shear (steady-state) and monotonic q-profile regimes<sup>*</sup>
Nuclear Fusion·2025Open Access
Runaway electron interactions with whistler waves in tokamak plasmas: energy-dependent transport scaling
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Detailed characterization of runaway electron driven whistler waves in low-density DIII-D discharges
Physics of Plasmas·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Introduction and overview: Chapter 1 of the special issue: on the path to tokamak burning plasma operation
Nuclear Fusion·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Analysis of the linear and nonlinear stability of Alfven eigenmodes and fish-bones in JET DT discharges: mode identification and shear flows generation
Nuclear Fusion·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
On miniature ultra-high-field commercial stellarator reactors with breeding external to resistive coils
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
First Demonstration of Resonant Pitch-Angle Scattering of Relativistic Electrons by Externally-Launched Helicon Waves
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Lithium Divertor Targets and Walls for the ASTER Liquid Stellarator Reactor, Distributed Divertor
Journal of Fusion Energy·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Analysis of the HAE activity in the TJ-II stellarator using a Landau closure model
SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository·2025Open Access
Generation of shear flows induced by AE / EPM in LHD plasma
Nuclear Fusion·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Assessing the impact of alpha particles on thermal confinement in JET D-T plasmas through global GENE-Tango simulations
Nuclear Fusion·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Orbit-following simulations of fast-ion transport and losses due to the Alfvén eigenmode burst in the Large Helical Device
Physics of Plasmas·2024Open Access
Stability optimization of energetic particle driven modes in nuclear fusion devices: the FAR3d gyro-fluid code
Frontiers in Physics·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
MHD stability trends and improved performance of LHD inward-shifted configurations: The role of the neutral beam current drive and thermal plasma density
Physics of Plasmas·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
The Compelling Need for a Mid-Scale Stellarator Facility
2024Open Access
The Compelling Need for a Mid-Scale Stellarator Facility
2024Open Access
Assessing the Impact of Alpha Particles on Thermal Confinement in JET D-T Plasmas through Global GENE-Tango Simulations
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Active control of Alfvén eigenmodes by external magnetic perturbations with different spatial spectra
Nuclear Fusion·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Time-resolved biphase signatures of quadratic nonlinearity observed in coupled Alfvén eigenmodes on the DIII-D tokamak
Physics of Plasmas·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

W. W. Heidbrink(10), Н. Н. Гореленков(8), Zhihong Lin(8), G. Y. Fu(7), S. P. Hirshman(7), R. Sánchez(7), M. A. Van Zeeland(7), D. Monticello(6), J. F. Lyon(6), R. B. White(6), R. Nazikian(6), Y. Todo(6), M. E. Austin(6), M. C. Zarnstorff(5), L. A. Berry(5), A. Reiman(5), W.A. Cooper(5), M. Yu. Isaev(5), M.H. Redi(5), M. Osakabe(5)