Journal Publications

• C.J. McDevitt and X.-Z. Tang, Runaway electron current reconstitution after a nonaxisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic flush, Phys. Rev. E, 108, L043201 (2023)
• C.J. McDevitt, A physics-informed deep learning model of the hot tail runaway electron seed, Phys. Plasmas, 30, 092501 (2023), Editor’s pick
• C.J. McDevitt, X.-Z. Tang, C.J. Fontes, P. Sharma, and H.K. Chung, The constraint of plasma power balance on runaway avoidance, Nucl. Fusion, 63, 024001 (2023)
• M.E. Fenstermacher, J. Abbate, S. Abe, T. Abrams, M. Adams, B. Adamson, N. Aiba, T. Akiyama, P. Aleynikov, E. Allen, …, C.J. McDevitt, et al., DIII-D research advancing the physics basis for optimizing the tokamak approach to fusion energy, Nucl. Fusion, 62, 042024 (2022)
• N.A. Garland, H.K. Chung, M.C. Zammit, C.J. McDevitt, J. Colgan, C.J. Fontes, X.-Z. Tang. Understanding how minority relativistic electron populations may dominate charge state balance and radiative cooling of a post-thermal quench tokamak plasma, Phys. Plasmas, 29, 012504 (2022)
• N. A. Garland, H.-K. Chung, C. J. Fontes, M. C. Zammit, J. Colgan, T. Elder, C. J. McDevitt, T. M. Wildey, X.-Z. Tang. Impact of a minority relativistic electron tail interacting with a thermal plasma containing high-atomic-number impurities. Phys. Plasmas, 27, 040702 (2020)
• C. J. McDevitt and X.Z. Tang. Runaway electron generation in axisymmetric tokamak geometry. Europhysics Letters, 127, 45001 (2019)
• Z. Guo, C. McDevitt, and X.Z. Tang. Toroidal effect on runaway vortex and avalanche growth rate. Phys. Plasmas, 26, 082503 (2019)
• C. J. McDevitt, Z. Guo, and X.Z. Tang. Avalanche mechanism for runaway electron amplification in a tokamak plasma. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 61, 054008 (2019)
• C. J. McDevitt, Z. Guo, and X.Z. Tang. Spatial transport of runaway electrons in axisymmetric tokamak plasmas. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 61, 024004 (2019)
• X.Z. Tang, T. Elder, C. J. McDevitt, and Z. Guo. Diffusive tunneling in an isobaric but non-isothermal fuel-pusher mixture. Phys. Plasmas, 26, 012711 (2019)
• C. J. McDevitt, X.Z. Tang, and Z. Guo. Yield reduction via Knudsen layer effect in a mixture of fuel and pusher material. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 61, 025005 (2018)
• X.Z. Tang, T. Elder, C. J. McDevitt, and Z. Guo. Diffusive tunneling of Gamow fuel ions in a mixture of fusion fuel and inert pusher. Europhysics Letters, 123, 65002 (2018)
• Z. Guo, C. J. McDevitt, and X.Z. Tang. Control of runaway electron energy using externally injected whistler waves. Phys. Plasmas 25, 032504 (2018)
• C. J. McDevitt, Z. Guo, and X.Z. Tang. Relation of the runaway avalanche threshold to momentum space topology. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 60, 024004 (2018)
• Z. Guo, C. J. McDevitt, and X. Z. Tang. Models of primary runaway electron distribution in the runaway vortex regime. Phys. Plasmas 24, 112508 (2017)
• C. J. McDevitt, X. Z. Tang, and Z. Guo. Fast ion transport at a gas-metal interface. Phys. Plasmas 24, 112702 (2017)
• C. J. McDevitt, X. Z. Tang, and Z. Guo. Turbulent current drive mechanisms. Phys. Plasmas 24, 082307 (2017)
• Z. Guo, C. J. McDevitt, and X. Z. Tang. Phase-space dynamics of runaway electrons in magnetic fields. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 59, 044003 (2017)
• G. Kagan, D. Svyatskiy, H. G. Rinderknecht, M. J. Rosenberg, A. B. Zylstra, C.-K. Huang and C. J. McDevitt. Self-similar structure and experimental signatures of suprathermal ion distribution in inertial confinement fusion implosions. Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 105002 (2015)
• Z. Guo, X. Z. Tang and C. J. McDevitt. Parallel heat flux and flow acceleration in open field line plasmas with magnetic trapping. Phys. Plasmas 21, 102512 (2014)
• C. J. McDevitt, X. Z. Tang, Z. Guo and H. L. Berk. Calculation of the fast ion tail distribution for a spherically symmetric hot spot. Phys. Plasmas 21, 102705 (2014)
• C. J. McDevitt, X. Z. Tang, Z. Guo and H. L. Berk. A comparative study of the tail ion distribution with reduced Fokker-Planck models. Phys. Plasmas 21, 032708 (2014)
• X. Z. Tang, C. J. McDevitt, Z. Guo and H. L. Berk. A hybrid model for coupling kinetic corrections of fusion reactivity to hydrodynamic implosion simulations. Phys. Plasmas 21, 032706 (2014)
• X. Z. Tang, H. L. Berk, Z. Guo and C. J. McDevitt. Reduced Fokker-Planck models for fast particle distribution across a transition layer of disparate plasma temperatures. Phys. Plasmas 21, 032707 (2014)
• C. J. McDevitt, X. Z. Tang and Z. Guo. A quasilinear formulation of turbulence driven current. Phys. Plasmas 21, 022310 (2014)
• X. Z. Tang, C. J. McDevitt, Z. Guo and H. L. Berk. Fusion yield recovery by escaping hot-spot fast ions in the neighboring fuel layer. Europhysics Letters 105, 32001 (2014)
• C. J. McDevitt, X. Z. Tang and Z. Guo. Turbulence-driven bootstrap current in low collisionality tokamaks. Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 205002 (2013)
• P. H. Diamond, Y. Kosuga, O. D. Gurcan, C. J. McDevitt, T. S. Hahm, et al., An Overview of Intrinsic Torque and Momentum Transport Bifurcations in Toroidal Plasmas, Nucl. Fusion 53, 104019 (2013)
• O. D. Gurcan, L. Vermare, P. Hennequin, V. Berionni, P. H. Diamond, G. Dif-Pradalier, X. Garbet, P. Ghendrih, V Grandgirard, C. J. McDevitt, P. Morel, Y. Sarazin, A. Storelli and C. Bourdelle. Structure of Nonlocality of Plasma Turbulence. Nucl. Fusion 53, 073029 (2013)
• C. J. McDevitt and O. D. Gurcan. An electromagnetic theory of turbulence driven poloidal rotation. Phys. Plasmas 19, 102311 (2012)
• J.M. Kwon, S. Yi, T. Rhee, P.H. Diamond, K. Miki, T.S. Hahm, J.Y. Kim, O.D. Gurcan, and C.J. McDevitt. Analysis of symmetry breaking mechanisms and the role of turbulence self-regulation in intrinsic rotation. Nucl. Fusion 52, 013004 (2012)
• J. E. Rice, J. W. Hughes, P. H. Diamond, Y. Kosuga, Y. A. Podpaly, M. L. Reinke, M. J. Greenwald, O. D. Gurcan, T. S. Hahm, A. E. Hubbard, E. S. Marmar, C. J. McDevitt and D. G. Whyte. Edge Temperature Gradient as Intrinsic Rotation Drive in Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Plasmas. Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 215001 (2011)
• O. D. Gurcan, P. H. Diamond, P. Hennequin, C. J. McDevitt, X. Garbet and C. Bourdelle. Residual parallel Reynolds stress due to turbulence intensity gradient in tokamak plasmas. Phys. Plasmas 17, 112309 (2010)
• C. J. McDevitt, P. H. Diamond, O. D. Gurcan, and T. S. Hahm. Poloidal rotation and its relation to the potential vorticity flux. Phys. Plasmas 17, 112509 (2010)
• O. D. Gurcan, P. H. Diamond, C. J. McDevitt and T. S. Hahm. A simple model of intrinsic rotation in high confinement regime tokamak plasmas. Phys. Plasmas 17, 032509 (2010)
• C. J. McDevitt, P. H. Diamond, O. D. Gurcan, and T. S. Hahm. Toroidal rotation driven by the polarization drift. Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205003 (2009)
• P. H. Diamond, C. J. McDevitt, O. D. Gurcan, T. S. Hahm, W. X. Wang, E. S. Yoon, I. Holod, Z. Lin, V. Naulin, and R. Singh, Physics of non-diffusive turbulent transport of momentum and the origins of spontaneous rotation in tokamaks, Nucl. Fusion 49, 045002 (2009) Winner of Nuclear Fusion Award
• C. J. McDevitt, P. H. Diamond, O. D. Gurcan, and T. S. Hahm, A novel mechanism for exciting intrinsic toroidal rotation, Phys. Plasmas 16, 052302 (2009)
• C. J. McDevitt and P. H. Diamond. Transport of parallel momentum by drift-aflven turbulence, Phys. Plasmas 16, 012301 (2009)
• P. H. Diamond, C. J. McDevitt, O. D. Gurcan, T. S. Hahm, and V. Naulin, Transport of parallel momentum by collisionless drift wave turbulence, Phys. Plasmas 15, 012303 (2008)
• C. J. McDevitt and P. H. Diamond, Low-q resonances, transport barriers, and secondary electrostatic convective cells, Phys. Plasmas 14, 112306 (2007)
• C. J. McDevitt and P. H. Diamond, Multi-scale interaction of a tearing mode with drift wave turbulence: a minimal self-consistent model, Phys. Plasmas 13, 032302 (2006)

 Conference Proceedings

• E. Nardon, G. Huijsmas, Y. Peysson, C. Reux, A. Matsuyama, M. Lehnen, P. Aleynikov, F.J. Artola, V. Bandaru, M. Hoelzl, G. Papp, D. Banerjee, O. Bardsley, M. Kong, M. Beidler, D. Del-Castillo-Negrete, D. Spong, D. Bonfiglio, A. Boozer, C. Paz-Soldan, B. Breizman, D. Kiramov, D. Brennan, N. Ferraro, S. Jardin, C. Liu, L. Chacon, N. Garland, X. Tang, J. Decker, C. Sommariva, O. Embreus, T. Fulop, M. Hoppe, O. Vallhagen, R. Harvey, D. Hu, V. Izzo, C. Kim, S. Konovalov, L. Lao, Y. Liu, B. Lyons, P. Parks, S.J. Lee, J.R. Martin-Solis, C. McDevitt, R. Samulyak, C. Sovinec, and H. Strauss, Theory and Modelling activities in support of the ITER disruption mitigation system, IAEA Proceedings, 28th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, (2020, delayed to May 10-15, 2021)
• C. J. McDevitt, X.Z. Tang, and Z. Guo, Turbulent current drive mechanisms, Proc. 26th Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2016 (Kyoto, Japan, October 2016) TH/P3-31
• P. H. Diamond, Y. Kosuga, O. D Gurcan, T. S. Hahm, C. J. McDevitt, N. Fedorczak, W. Wang, H. Jhang, J. M Kwon, S. Ku, G. Dif-Pradalier, J. Abiteboul, Y. Sarazin, L. Wang, J. Rice, W. H. Ko, Y. J. Shi, K. Ida, W. Solomon, R. Singh, S. H. Ko, S. Yi, T. Rhee, P. C. Hsu and C. S. Chang, On the Physics of Intrinsic Torque and Momentum Transport Bifurcations in Toroidal Plasmas, Proc. 24th Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2012 (San Diego, USA, October 2012) OV/P-03
• O. D. Gurcan, L. Vermare, P. Hennequin, V. Berionni, P. H. Diamond, G. Dif-Pradalier, X. Garbet, P. Ghendrih, V. Grandgirard, C. J. McDevitt, P. Morel, Y. Sarawin, A. Storelli, C. Bourdelle and the Tore Supra Team, Indications of Nonlocality of Plasma Turbulence, Proc. 24th Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2012 (San Diego, USA, October 2012) OV/P-03
• C. J. McDevitt, P. H. Diamond, O. D. Gurcan, T. S. Hahm, F. L. Hinton and C. J. Lee, Developments in the Theory of Tokamak Flow Self-Organization, Proc. 23rd Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2010 (Daejeon, Korea, October 2010) THC/P4-18
• P. H. Diamond, T. S. Hahm, O. D. Gurcan, C. McDevitt, K. Miki, W. Wang, G. Rewoldt, I. Holod, Z. Lin, V. Naulin, and R. Singh, Physics of Non-Diffusive Turbulent Transport of Momentum and the Origins of Spontaneous Rotation in Tokamaks, Proc. 22nd Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2008 (Geneva, Switzerland, October 2008) TH/1-1
• O. D. Gurcan, P. H. Diamond, C. J. McDevitt, and M. A. Malkov, Progress in Understanding Multi-Scale Dynamics of Drift Wave Turbulence, Proc. 21nd Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2008 (Chengdu, China, October 2006) TH/2-4
• B. Coppi, C. Crabtree, P. H. Diamond, O. Gurcan, C. J. McDevitt, and V. Roytershteyn, Interaction of Drift-Tearing (Mesoscopic) Modes with Coherent and Turbulent Microscopic Structures, Proc. 21nd Int. Conf. on Fusion Energy 2008 (Chengdu, China, October 2006) TH/P2-19