Riccardo Betti Professor of Mechanical Engineering (and Physics) and Senior Scientist Laboratory for Laser Energetics Theoretical Plasma Physics office: phone: Hopeman 212 (585) 275-5479 fax: email: (585) 256-2509 betti@me.rochester.edu home page: http://www.me.rochester.edu/People/Faculty/betti.html

Biographical Sketch

Prof. Betti recevied his B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Rome (1987), and his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992). He joined the University as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics in 1991. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and of Physics, in 1997, and to Professor in 2002. Prof. Betti was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001.

Research

Prof. Betti's research is in area of Theoretical Plasma Physics with particular focus on the study of thermonuclear plasmas for applications in controlled thermonuclear fusion (magnetic and inertial). Prof. Betti is a member of the University's interdisciplinary program in High Energy Density Plasma in collaboration with the Laboratory for Laser Energetics. He is also co-director of the University of Rochester Fusion Science Center .

Recent Publications

1. Characteristics and contributions of the three major United States toroidal magnetic fusion facilities
   Dahlburg J, Allen SL, Betti R, Knowlton S, Maingi R, Navratil GA, Sabbagh SA, Sheffield J, Van Dam JW, Whyte D
   JOURNAL OF FUSION ENERGY 24, 125-171 (2005)
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2. High-density and high-rho R fuel assembly for fast-ignition inertial confinement fusion
   Betti R, Zhou C
   PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 12, 110702 (2005)
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3. Magnetohydrodynamics equilibria with toroidal and poloidal flow
   Guazzotto L, Betti R
   PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 12, 056107 (2005)
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4. Application of the low-frequency energy principle to wall modes
   Hu B, Betti R, Manickam J
   PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 12, 057301 (2005)
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5. Theory of laser-induced adiabat shaping in inertial fusion, implosions: The relaxation method
   Betti R. Anderson K. Knauer J. Collins TJB. McCrory RL. McKenty PW. Skupsky S.
   PHYSICS OF PLASMAS 12, 042703 (2005)
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