Associate Director
Center for Integrated Plasma Studies
and Assistant Professor of Physics
University of Colorado
Ph.D. 2001, Princeton University

Office: Gamow Tower room F827
Phone: 303-735-5596
Fax: 303-492-0642

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Research

My research is presently focused on fluctuation measurements in plasmas, and the relationship of turbulent quantities to cross-field plasma transport. My diagnostic work on larger devices is performed in collaboration with PPPL (E. Mazzucato and H. Park), UC Davis (C.W. Domier and N.C. Luhmann) and the FOM Institute (I. Classen, A.J.H. Donne, and M. van de Pol). Over the next several years I will be extending my work to a new plasma experiment at CU Boulder.

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Selected Publications

T. Munsat, C.L. Ellison, A. Light, J. Nuger, W. Willcockson, and S. Wurzel, “The Colorado FRC Experiment,” J. Fusion Energ. 27 (2008).

T. Munsat, H.K. Park, I.G.J. Classen, C.W. Domier, A.J.H. Donn, N.C. Luhmann Jr., E. Mazzucato, M.J. van de Pol, and the TEXTOR team, “Localization of the magnetic reconnection zone during sawtooth crashes in tokamak plasmas,” Nucl. Fusion 47(11) L31-L35 (2007).

T. Munsat and S.J. Zweben, “Derivation of time-dependent two-dimensional velocity field maps for plasma turbulence studies,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77(10) 103501:1-13 (2006).

H.K. Park, E. Mazzucato, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., C.W. Domier, Z. Xia, T. Munsat, A.J.H. Donn, I.G.J. Classen, M.J. van de Pol, and the TEXTOR team, “Self-organized T-e redistribution during driven reconnection processes in high-temperature plasmas,” Phys. Plasmas 13(5) 055907:1-12 (2006).

S.J. Zweben, R.J. Maqueda, J.L. Terry, T. Munsat, J.R. Myra, D. D'Ippolito, D.A. Russell, J.A. Krommes, B. LeBlanc, T. Stoltzfus-Dueck, D.P. Stotler, K.M. Williams, C.E. Bush, R. Maingi, O. Grulke, S.A. Sabbagh, and A.E. White, “Structure and motion of edge turbulence in the national spherical torus experiment and alcator C-mod,” Phys. Plasmas 13(5) 056114:1-8 (2006).

H.K. Park, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., A.J.H. Donn, I.G.J. Classen, C.W. Domier, E. Mazzucato, T. Munsat, M.J. van de Pol, Z. Xia, and the TEXTOR team, “Observation of high-field-side crash and heat transfer during sawtooth oscillation in magnetically confined plasmas,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96(19) 195003:1-4 (2006).

H.K. Park, A.J.H. Donn, N.C. Luhmann, Jr., I.G.J. Classen, C.W. Domier, E. Mazzucato, T. Munsat, M.J. van de Pol, Z. Xia, and the TEXTOR team, “Comparison study of 2D images of temperature fluctuations during sawtooth oscillation with theoretical models,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96(19) 195004:1-4 (2006).

T. Munsat, E. Mazzucato, H. Park, C.W. Domier, M. Johnson, N.C. Luhmann, J. Wang, Z. Xia, I.G.J. Classen, A.J.H. Donn, and M.J. van de Pol, “2-D Imaging of Electron Temperature in Tokamak Plasmas,” IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 33(2) 466-467 (2005).

H. Park, E. Mazzucato, T. Munsat, C.W. Domier, M. Johnson, N.C. Luhmann, J. Wang, Z. Xia, I.G.J. Classen, A.J.H. Donn, and M.J. van de Pol, “Simultaneous microwave imaging system for density and temperature fluctuation measurements on TEXTOR (invited),” Rev. Sci. Instr. 75(10) 3787-3792 (2004).

D.R. Smith, E. Mazzucato, T. Munsat, H. Park, D. Johnson, L. Lin, C.W. Domier, M. Johnson, and N.C. Luhmann, “Microwave scattering system design for rho-e scale turbulence measurements on NSTX,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 75(10) 3840-3842 (2004).

B. Jones, G. Taylor, P.C. Efthimion, and T. Munsat, “Measurement of the magnetic field in a spherical torus plasma via electron Bernstein wave emission harmonic overlap,” Phys. Plasmas 11(3) 1028-1032 (2004).

R. Majeski, M. Boaz, D. Hoffman, B. Jones, R. Kaita, H. Kugel, T. Munsat, J. Spaleta, V. Soukhanovskii, J. Timberlake, L. Zakharov, G. Antar, R. Doerner, S. Luckhardt, R.W. Conn, M. Finkenthal, D. Stutman, R. Maingi, and M. Ulrickson, “Plasma Performance Improvements with Liquid Lithium Limiters in CDX-U,” Fus. Eng. Des. 65(3) 443-447 (2003).

T. Munsat, E. Mazzucato, H. Park, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann Jr., A.J.H. Donn, and M. van de Pol, “Laboratory characterization of an imaging reflectometer system,” Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 45(4) 469-487 (2003).

B. Jones, P.C. Efthimion, G. Taylor, T. Munsat, J.R. Wilson, J.C. Hosea, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, R. Maingi, S. Shiraiwa, and J. Spaleta, “Controlled Optimization of Mode Conversion from Electron Bernstein Waves to Extraordinary Mode in Magnetized Plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(16) 165001:1-4 (2003).

T. Munsat, E. Mazzucato, H. Park, B.H. Deng, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann Jr., J. Wang, Z.G. Xia, A.J.H. Donn, and M. van de Pol, “Microwave Imaging Reflectometer for TEXTOR (invited),” Rev. Sci. Instr. 74(3) 1426-1432 (2003).

A. Mase, Y. Kogi, K. Kawahata, Y. Nagayama, N.C. Luhmann, B.H. Deng, C.W. Domier, E. Mazzucato, T. Munsat, and H. Park, “Progress in Millimeter-Wave Imaging Diagnostics,” Fus. Sci. Tech. 43(1T) 237-242 (2003).

V. Soukhanovskii, M. Finkenthal, H.W. Moos, D. Stutman, T. Munsat, B. Jones, D. Hoffman, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, “Observation of Neoclassical Impurity Transport in Ohmically Heated Plasmas of CDX-U Low Aspect Ratio Tokamak,” Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 44(11) 2339-2355 (2002).

E. Mazzucato, T. Munsat, H. Park, B.H. Deng, C.W. Domier, N.C. Luhmann, A.J.H. Donn, M.J. van de Pol, “Fluctuation Measurements in Tokamaks with Microwave Imaging Reflectometry,” Phys. Plasmas 9(5) 1955-1961 (2002).

T. Munsat, P.C. Efthimion, B. Jones, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, D. Stutman, and G. Taylor, “Transient Transport Experiments in the CDX-U Spherical Torus,” Phys. Plasmas 9(2) 480-487 (2002).

T. Munsat, “High-Temperature Carbon Irradiation Issues for the Sombrero ICF Reactor,” Fus. Eng. Des. 54(2) 249-261 (2001).

G. Taylor, P. Efthimion, B. Jones, T. Munsat, J. Spaleta, J. Hosea, R. Kaita, R. Majeski, and J. Menard, “Electron Bernstein Wave Electron Temperature Profile Diagnostic,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 72(1) 285-292 (2001).

R. Kaita, P. Efthimion, D. Hoffman, B. Jones, H. Kugel, R. Majeski, T. Munsat, S. Raftopoulos, G. Taylor, J. Timberlake, B. Soukhanovskii, D. Stutman, M. Iovea, M. Finkenthal, R. Doerner, S. Luckhardt, R. Maingi, and R. Causey, “Diagnostics for Liquid Lithium Experiments in CDX-U,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 72(1) 915-918 (2001).

D. Stutman, M. Finkenthal, V. Soukhanovskii, J. Menard, T. Munsat, R. Kaita, and R. Majeski, “Spectroscopic Evidence for High Harmonic Fast Wave Heating in the CDX-U Spherical Torus,” Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 41(7) 867-879 (1999).

J. Menard, R. Majeski, R. Kaita, M. Ono, T. Munsat, D. Stutman, and M. Finkenthal, “High-Harmonic Fast Magnetosonic Wave Coupling, Propagation, and Heating in a Spherical Torus Plasma,” Phys. Plasmas 6(5) 2002-2008 (1999).

H.W. Kugel, J. Gorman, R. Kaita, T. Munsat, and D. Stutman, “Low Velocity Boron Micro-Pellet Injector for Edge and Core Impurity Transport Measurements,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 70(1) 493-497 (1999).

T. Munsat and B. LeBlanc, “A Low-Cost TVTS System for CDX-U,” Rev. Sci. Instr. 70(1) 755-758 (1999).