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  • 2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For fundamental contributions to the understanding and control of nonlinear resistive MagnetoHydrodynamic stability in high beta tokamak plasmas, and for leadership in comparison of theory to experimental data

Overview

R.J. La Haye is affiliated with General Atomics in the United States and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Their work focuses on subfields including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The main topics explored by R.J. La Haye cover magnetic confinement fusion research, fusion materials and technologies, superconducting materials and applications, particle accelerators and beam dynamics, plasma diagnostics and applications, laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics, and nuclear materials and properties.

Their publication record includes significant contributions published in venues such as Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Materials and Energy, arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, and Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. Specific papers by R.J. La Haye include:

  • Disruptive neoclassical tearing mode seeding in DIII-D with implications for ITER, 2021, Nuclear Fusion
  • Highest fusion performance without harmful edge energy bursts in tokamak, 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in R.J. La Haye's research include F. Scotti, C. Paz-Soldan, Huiqian Wang, C.J. Lasnier, and M.W. Shafer.

Throughout their career, R.J. La Haye has worked extensively on topics related to tokamak plasma stability and fusion energy performance. Their research into the nonlinear resistive magnetohydrodynamic stability in high beta tokamak plasmas has been recognized by the American Physical Society, which named them a Fellow in 2003, citing their fundamental contributions and leadership in comparing theoretical and experimental data.

Best Publications

  • Suppression of large edge-localized modes in high-confinement DIII-D plasmas with a stochastic magnetic boundary.

    T. E. Evans;R. A. Moyer;P. R. Thomas;J. G. Watkins

  • Suppression of large edge localized modes in high confinement DIII-D plasmas with a stochastic magnetic boundary

    T.E. Evans;R.A. Moyer;J.G. Watkins;P.R. Thomas

  • Neoclassical tearing modes and their controla)

    R. J. La Haye

  • Effect of resonant magnetic perturbations on COMPASS-C tokamak discharges

    T.C. Hender;R. Fitzpatrick;A.W. Morris;P.G. Carolan

  • Control of neoclassical tearing modes in DIII–D

    R. J. La Haye;S. Günter;D. A. Humphreys;J. Lohr

  • Suppression of large edge localized modes with edge resonant magnetic fields in high confinement DIII-D plasmas

    T.E. Evans;R.A. Moyer;J.G. Watkins;T.H. Osborne

  • Role of the radial electric field in the transition from L (low) mode to H (high) mode to VH (very high) mode in the DIII‐D tokamak*

    K. H. Burrell;E. J. Doyle;P. Gohil;R. J. Groebner

  • Locked modes in DIII-D and a method for prevention of the low density mode

    J.T. Scoville;R.J. La Haye;A.G. Kellman;T.H. Osborne

  • Error field mode studies on JET, COMPASS-D and DIII-D, and implications for ITER

    R.J. Buttery;M. De' Benedetti;D.A. Gates;Yu. Gribov

  • Critical error fields for locked mode instability in tokamaks

    R. J. La Haye;Richard Fitzpatrick;T. C. Hender;A. W. Morris

  • Direct Observation of the Resistive Wall Mode in a Tokamak and Its Interaction with Plasma Rotation

    A. M. Garofalo;A. D. Turnbull;M. E. Austin;J. Bialek

  • ELM suppression in low edge collisionality H-mode discharges using n = 3 magnetic perturbations

    K H Burrell;T E Evans;E J Doyle;M E Fenstermacher

  • Complete suppression of the m = 2/n = 1 neoclassical tearing mode using electron cyclotron current drive in DIII-D

    C.C. Petty;R.J. La Haye;T.C. Luce;D.A. Humphreys

  • Sustained Stabilization of the Resistive-Wall Mode by Plasma Rotation in the DIII-D Tokamak

    A. M. Garofalo;E. J. Strait;L. C. Johnson;R. J. La Haye

  • Active feedback stabilization of the resistive wall mode on the DIII-D device

    M. Okabayashi;M. Okabayashi;J. Bialek;J. Bialek;M. S. Chance;M. S. Chance;M. S. Chu

  • Improved core fueling with high field side pellet injection in the DIII-D tokamak

    L. R. Baylor;T. C. Jernigan;S. K. Combs;W. A. Houlberg

  • Sustained rotational stabilization of DIII-D plasmas above the no-wall beta limit

    A. M. Garofalo;T. H. Jensen;L. C. Johnson;R. J. La Haye

  • Internal kink instability during off-axis electron cyclotron current drive in the DIII-D tokamak

    K. L. Wong;M. S. Chu;T. C. Luce;C. C. Petty

  • Reduced Critical Rotation for Resistive-Wall Mode Stabilization in a Near-Axisymmetric Configuration

    H. Reimerdes;A. M. Garofalo;G. L. Jackson;M. Okabayashi

  • Neoclassical Tearing Modes and Their Control

    R.J. La Haye

Frequent Co-Authors

R. J. Groebner
R. J. Groebner General Atomics (United States)
D.A. Humphreys
D.A. Humphreys General Atomics (United States)
M.L. Walker
M.L. Walker General Atomics (United States)
S.A. Sabbagh
S.A. Sabbagh Columbia University

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