John E. Pulsifer
Associate Development Engineer
Center for Energy Research

Tel: (858) 534-7828
Fax: (858) 822-2120
e-mail: pulsifer@ucsd.edu

Mailing Address
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, # 0417
La Jolla, CA 92093-0417

Publications:

26.
Wayne Chen, Peng Chen, J. E. Pulsifer, T. L. Alford, T. F. Kuech, and S. S. Lau,
"Integration of thin layers of single-crystalline InP with flexible substrates,"
Applied Physics Letters 92, 212109 2008.

25.
John E. Pulsifer, Mark S. Tillack, and S. S. Harilal,
"Effect of laser pulse duration on damage to metal mirrors for laser IFE,"
Proc. SPIE Vol. 6720, 67200D, December 18, 2007.

24.
M. S. Tillack and J. E. Pulsifer, "Development of Damage-
Resistant Metal Mirrors for Laser-IFE," 22nd IEEE/NPSS
Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), June 17-21, 2007,
Albuquerque, NM.

23.
M. S. Tillack, F. Najmabadi, A. R. Raffray, K. Cockrell, Z. Dragojlovic,
R. Harrison, A. Iroezi, R. Martin, J. E. Pulsifer, K. Sequoia and X. Wang,
"High Average Power Laser Program Optics and Chamber Studies: 2005 Progress Report,"
UCSD Technical Report, UCSD-CER-06-01, February 5, 2006.

22.
F. Najmabadi, M. S. Tillack, A. R. Raffray, Z. Dragojlovic, A. C. Gaeris,
J. E. Pulsifer, and K. Sequoia,
"High-Average-Power Laser Program Optics and Chamber Studies:
Report on Research Performed During FY03,"
UCSD Technical Report, UCSD-ENG-109, March 1, 2004.

21.
J. E. Pulsifer and A. R. Raffray,
"Optimizing Porous Media Microstructure Characteristics for
High Heat Flux Application,"
Proceedings of the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering,
San Diego, CA, October 14-17, 2003, 78-81.

20.
M. S. Tillack, J. Pulsifer and K. Sequoia,
"UV Laser-Induced Damage to Grazing Incidence Metal Mirrors,"
Inertial Fusion Science and Applications 2003, Monterey CA, Sept. 2003 (pp. 810-814).

19.
D.T. Goodin, A. Nobile, J. Hoffer, A. Nikroo, G. E. Besenbruch,
L.C. Brown, J.L. Maxwell, W. R. Meier, T. Norimatsi, J. Pulsifer,
W. S. Rickmann, W. Steckle, E. H. Stephens and M. Tillack,
"Addressing the Issues of Target Fabrication and Injection for Inertial Fusion Energy,"
Fusion Engineering & Design 69 (2003) 803-806.

18.
M. S. Tillack, X. R. Wang, J. Pulsifer, S. Malang,
D. K. Sze, M. Billone, I. Sviatoslavsky, and the ARIES Team,
"Fusion Power Core Engineering for the ARIES-ST Power Plant,"
Fusion Engineering and Design 65 (2003) 215-261.

17.
A. R. Raffray, R. Petzoldt, J. Pulsifer, M. S. Tillack and X. Wang,
"Thermal Behavior and Operating Requirements of IFE Direct-Drive Target,"
Fusion Science & Technology, 44 (1), 111-116, July 2003.

16.
A. R. Raffray, and J. E. Pulsifer,
"MERLOT: A Model for Flow and Heat Transfer through Porous Media for High Heat
Flux Applications," Fusion Engineering & Design, 65, 57-76, 2003.

15.
A. R. Raffray, J. Pulsifer, and M. S. Tillack,
"Helium Cooled Tunsten Heat Sinks," UCSD-ENG-108,
University of California, San Diego, April 3, 2003.

14.
A. R. Raffray, J. Pulsifer, M. S. Tillack and X. Wang,
"Thermal Behavior and Operating Requirements of IFE Direct-Drive Targets,"
UCSD-ENG-097, University of California, San Diego, November 15, 2002.

13.
A. R. Raffray, J. Pulsifer, M. S. Tillack and X. Wang,
"Effect of Outer Insulating Porous Plastic Foam Layer on Target
Thermal Response During Injection,"
UCSD-ENG-096, University of California, San Diego, October 31, 2002.

12.
A. R. Raffray, J. Pulsifer and M. S. Tillack, "Modeling flow and heat
transfer through porous media for high heat flux applications," University
of California Energy Institute, EDT-002, October 2002.

11.
A. R. Raffray, J. Pulsifer, and M. S. Tillack,
"Advanced Heat Sink Material for Fusion Energy Devices,"
UCSD-ENG-107, University of California, San Diego, August 31, 2002.

10.
A. R. Raffray, M. S. Tillack and J. Pulsifer,
"Target Thermal Response and Gas Interactions,"
UCSD-ENG-092, University of California, San Diego, June 2002.

9.
D.T. Goodin, A. Nobile, N.B. Alexander, L.C. Brown, J.L. Maxwell,
J. Pulsifer, A.M. Schwendt, M. Tillack, and R.S. Willms,
"A Credible Pathway for Heavy Ion Driven Target Fabrication and Injection,"
Laser and Particle Beams, vol. 20, no. 4, 2002.

8.
J. E. Pulsifer and A. R. Raffray
"Structured Porous Media for High Heat Flux Fusion Applications,"
Proceedings of the 19th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering
Atlantic City, New Jersey, January 2002, 352-355.

7.
M. S. Tillack, A. R. Raffray and J. E. Pulsifer,
"Improved Performance of Energy Recovery Ventilators Using Advanced Porous
Heat Transfer Media," UCSD-ENG-089, University of California, San Diego, Dec. 2001.

6.
A. R. Raffray and J. E. Pulsifer
"MERLOT: A Model for Flow and Heat Transfer through Porous Media
for High Heat Flux Applications,"
UCSD-ENG-087, University of California, San Diego, November 2001.

5.
J. E. Pulsifer, M. S. Tillack, D. Goodin and R. Petzoldt
"Thermal Control Techniques for Improved DT Layering of Indirect Drive IFE Targets,"
Inertial Fusion Science and Applications 2001,
Kyoto Japan, Sept. 2001, 802-805.

4.
M. S. Tillack, X. R. Wang, J. Pulsifer, I. Sviatoslavsky
and the ARIES Team,
"ARIES-ST Plasma-Facing Component Design and Analysis,"
Fusion Engineering and Design 49-50 (2000) 363.

3.
M. S. Tillack, X. R. Wang, J. Pulsifer, S. Malang, D. K. Sze,
and the ARIES Team,
"ARIES-ST Breeding Blanket Design and Analysis,"
Fusion Engineering and Design 49-50 (2000) 689.

2.
J. Pulsifer,
"Design Optimization of Helium Cooled PbLi Blanket for ARIES-ST,"
UCSD Masters Thesis, 1998.

1.
John E. Pulsifer and Clifford A. Reiter,
"One Tub, Eight Blocks, Twelve Blinkers, and Other Views of Life,"
Computers and Graphics, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 457-462, 1996.

 

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