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  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For leadership in advancing the understanding of magnetohydrodynamics equilibrium, stability, rotation damping and active feedback control of highbeta tokamak and lowaspect ratio tokamak plasmas

Overview

S.A. Sabbagh is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of physics and engineering, with a focus on nuclear and high-energy physics. Their work explores magnetic confinement fusion research, fusion materials and technologies, and related aspects of nuclear reactor physics and engineering.

The scientist has published research in a range of journals, frequently appearing in venues such as Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Physics of Plasmas, and OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). The distribution of their publications highlights a consistent engagement with topics central to plasma physics and fusion energy research.

Coauthors commonly collaborating with S.A. Sabbagh include J.W. Berkery, Jalal Butt, Juan Riquezes, Christopher Ham, and L. A. Kogan, indicating a collaborative approach to advancing research within their field.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Disruption event characterization and forecasting in tokamaks," 2023, Physics of Plasmas
  • "NSTX-U theory, modeling and analysis results," 2022, Nuclear Fusion
  • "Kinetic equilibrium reconstruction and the impact on stability analysis of KSTAR plasmas," 2021, Nuclear Fusion
  • "Outer midplane neutral density measurements and H-mode fueling studies in NSTX-U," 2021, Nuclear Fusion
  • "Physics-guided machine learning approaches to predict the ideal stability properties of fusion plasmas," 2020, Nuclear Fusion

Their research covers subfields such as nuclear and high energy physics, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, astronomy and astrophysics, and biomedical engineering. The main topics addressed in their body of work include:

  • Magnetic confinement fusion research
  • Fusion materials and technologies
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
  • Superconducting materials and applications
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Nuclear engineering thermal-hydraulics

S.A. Sabbagh's contributions to understanding magnetohydrodynamics equilibrium, stability, rotation damping, and active feedback control in tokamak plasmas have been recognized by the American Physical Society, which named them a Fellow in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Improved confinement with reversed magnetic shear in TFTR.

    F. M. Levinton;M. C. Zarnstorff;S. H. Batha;M. Bell

  • Exploration of spherical torus physics in the NSTX device

    M. Ono;S.M. Kaye;Y.-K.M. Peng;G. Barnes

  • Principal Physics Developments Evaluated in the ITER Design Review

    R. J. Hawryluk;D. J. Campbell;G. Janeschitz;P. R. Thomas

  • Observation of plasma toroidal-momentum dissipation by neoclassical toroidal viscosity.

    W. Zhu;S. A. Sabbagh;R. E. Bell;J. M. Bialek

  • Simulations of deuterium-tritium experiments in TFTR

    R.V. Budny;M.G. Bell;H. Biglari;M. Bitter

  • Equilibrium properties of spherical torus plasmas in NSTX

    S.A. Sabbagh;S.M. Kaye;J. Menard;F. Paoletti

  • Edge-localized-mode suppression through density-profile modification with lithium-wall coatings in the National Spherical Torus Experiment.

    R. Maingi;T. H. Osborne;B. P. LeBlanc;R. E. Bell

  • Fusion power production from TFTR plasmas fueled with deuterium and tritium

    J. D. Strachan;H. Adler;P. Alling;C. Ancher

  • The effect of lithium surface coatings on plasma performance in the National Spherical Torus Experiment

    H. W. Kugel;M. G. Bell;J.-W. Ahn;J. P. Allain

  • 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

  • Resistive wall stabilized operation in rotating high beta NSTX plasmas

    S. A. Sabbagh;A. C. Sontag;J. Bialek;D. A. Gates

  • Fusion nuclear science facilities and pilot plants based on the spherical tokamak

    J.E. Menard;T. Brown;L. El-Guebaly;M. Boyer

  • Improved confinement in high li lower hybrid driven steady state plasmas in TORE SUPRA

    G.T. Hoang;C. Gil;E. Joffrin;D. Moreau

  • A component test facility based on the spherical tokamak

    Y.-K. M. Peng;Y.-K. M. Peng;P. J. Fogarty;T. W. Burgess;D. J. Strickler

  • Off-Axis Sawteeth and Double-Tearing Reconnection in Reversed Magnetic Shear Plasmas in TFTR

    Z. Chang;W. Park;E. D. Fredrickson;S. H. Batha

  • Active stabilization of the resistive-wall mode in high-beta, low-rotation plasmas.

    S. A. Sabbagh;R. E. Bell;J. E. Menard;D. A. Gates

  • Higher Fusion Power Gain with Current and Pressure Profile Control in Strongly Shaped DIII-D Tokamak Plasmas.

    E. A. Lazarus;G. A. Navratil;C. M. Greenfield;E. J. Strait

  • Confinement and local transport in the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX)

    S.M. Kaye;F.M. Levinton;D. Stutman;K. Tritz

  • Overview of the physics and engineering design of NSTX upgrade

    J. Menard;J. Caniky;J. Chrzanowski;M. Denault

  • Improved confinement with reversed magnetic shear in TFTR

    F.M. Levinton;S.H. Batha;M.C. Zarnstorff

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajesh Maingi
Rajesh Maingi Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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