PLX-BETHE: Target Formation and Integrated Experiments for Plasma-Jet Driven Magneto-Inertial Fusion (PJMIF)
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Abstract
The Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) BETHE collaboration is studying the physics and feasibility of supersonic spherically imploding plasma liners as a novel fusion compression driver. An overview of spherical liner experiments formed from the merging of 36 discrete plasma jets is presented. An interplay between kinetic interpenetration, spherical convergence, and collisional interaction of the jets is observed, resulting in smooth plasma liners up to moderate convergence ratios. Machine configuration, pulsed power operating performance, and experimental diagnostics are described. Progress in integrating the compressing plasma liner with a magnetized hydrogen plasma target is presented, toward a fully integrated subscale PJMIF experiment.
Publication: Publication in preparation for Physics of Plasmas
Presenters
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Samual J Langendorf
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Authors
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Samual J Langendorf
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Feng Chu
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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John P Dunn
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Adam E Brown
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Glen A Wurden
Los Alamos Natlonal Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, USA
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Andrew L LaJoie
University of New Mexico, Los Alamos national Laboratory
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Mark Gilmore
University of New Mexico, The University of New Mexico
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Franklin D Witherspoon
HyperJet Fusion Corporation
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Andrew Case
HyperJet Fusion Corporation
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Jason Cassibry
University of Alabama in Huntsville, University of Alabama in Huntsviile
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Aalap C Vyas
University of Alabama in Huntsville