Inertial confinement: Magneto-inertial fusion and Z-pinch, X-pinch, exploding wire plasma, and dense plasma focus

Presentations

• Developing a platform to assess the evolution of the fuel-liner interface due to laser preheat in MagLIF

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 2:00 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 2:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jaela Cecilia Whitfield

    University of Michigan

  • Stephanie M Miller

    University of Michigan

  • Eric C Harding

    Sandia National Lab

  • Stephen A Slutz

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Carolyn C Kuranz

    University of Michigan

  • David J. Ampleford

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Axially resolved temperature and thermal transport observations in MagLIF implosions at Z

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 2:12 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 2:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Jason Clapp

    University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Jason Clapp

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Roberto Claudio Mancini

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Enac Gallardo-Diaz

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Eric C Harding

    Sandia National Lab

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Nonlocal effects on Thermal Transport in MagLIF-Relevant Gaspipes on NIF

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 2:24 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 2:36 PM

  Publication: 1 B. Pollock, et. al. Phys. Plasmas 30, 022711 (2023).
  2 M. M. Marinak, et. al. Phys. Plasmas 8, 2275-2280 (2001).
  3 G. P. Schurtz, et. al. Phys. Plasmas 7, 4238 (2000).
  4 M. Sherlock, et. al. Phys. Plasmas 24, 082706 (2017).

  Presenters

  • Ryan Yik Wah Lau

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Ryan Yik Wah Lau

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • David Jerome Strozzi

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Archis S Joglekar

    Ergodic LLC

  • Mark W Sherlock

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • William A Farmer

    Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Yuan Shi

    University of Colorado Boulder

  • John Robert Cary

    University of Colorado, Boulder, Tech-X Corporation

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• Simulations of low-conductivity metallic coatings to mitigate instabilities in liner implosions

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 2:36 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 2:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Edmund P Yu

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Edmund P Yu

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kurt Tomlinson

    General Atomics

  • Magdelyn Rich

    General Atomics

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Christopher Jennings

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kyle R Cochrane

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Mark Savage

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Experimental study of low-conductivity metallic coatings to mitigate instabilities in liner implosions on the Z Machine

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 2:48 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Edmund P Yu

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kurt Tomlinson

    General Atomics

  • Magdelyn Rich

    General Atomics

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kyle R Cochrane

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Justin Hargrove

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Christopher Jennings

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Michael Lowinske

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Mark Savage

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Physics of current losses due to uninsulated SCL emission of electrons in MITLs

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 3:00 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 3:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Evstati G Evstatiev

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Evstati G Evstatiev

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Mark Harry Hess

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Nathaniel D Hamlin

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Brian T Hutsel

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Electron Heating of Magnetized Electrode Surfaces

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 3:12 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 3:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Mark Harry Hess

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Mark Harry Hess

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Evstati G Evstatiev

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Simulations of Dense Plasma Focus with Local Mass Injection

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 3:24 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 3:36 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrey R Beresnyak

    US NAVAL RESEARSCH LABORATORY

  Authors

  • Andrey R Beresnyak

    US NAVAL RESEARSCH LABORATORY

  • Stuart L Jackson

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Eric Ryan Kaiser

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Christopher J Butcher

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Victor L Kantsyrev

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Alla S Safronova

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Robert J Commisso

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Alexander L Velikovich

    US Naval Research Laboratory

  • Joseph W Schumer

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Arati Dasgupta

    U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, US Naval Research Laboratory

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• Results of First Experiments with the Sparky III Dense Plasma Focus at the University of Nevada, Reno

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 3:36 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 3:48 PM

  Presenters

  • Christopher J Butcher

    University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Christopher J Butcher

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Victor L Kantsyrev

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Alla S Safronova

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Joseph A Towle

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Austin Stafford

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Stuart L Jackson

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Eric Ryan Kaiser

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Andrey R Beresnyak

    US NAVAL RESEARSCH LABORATORY

  • Robert J Commisso

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Joseph W Schumer

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Arati Dasgupta

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

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• Simulating Hotspot Formation in Wire X-pinches

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 3:48 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Nikita Chaturvedi

    Imperial College London

  Authors

  • Nikita Chaturvedi

    Imperial College London

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• Highlights of the most recent wire array campaign on the UNR Zebra generator

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 4:00 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 4:12 PM

  Presenters

  • Alla S Safronova

    University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Alla S Safronova

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Victor L Kantsyrev

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Christopher J Butcher

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Veronica V Shlyaptseva

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Austin Stafford

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Joseph A Towle

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Alexander L Velikovich

    US Naval Research Laboratory

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• Comparison of simulations and recent experiments of nozzle gas flow and gas-puff implosions with recesses in the Weizmann z-pinch*

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 4:12 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 4:24 PM

  Presenters

  • Varun Tangri

    U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  Authors

  • Varun Tangri

    U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Tal Queller

    Weizmann Institute of Science

  • Eyal Kroupp

    Weizmann Institute of Science

  • Arati Dasgupta

    U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, US Naval Research Laboratory

  • Guy Rosensweig

    MKS Instruments

  • John L Giuliani

    United States Naval Research Laboratory

  • Yitzhak Maron

    Weizmann Institute of Science

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• Studying Rayleigh-Taylor mitigation mechanisms in gas puff Z-pinches with the FLASH code

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 4:24 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 4:36 PM

  Publication: V. Tranchant et al., SZP simulations with FLASH (in preparation)
  D. Michta et al., Comparison between FLASH and HYDRA for double and triple nozzle simulations (submitted in PoP)
  A.Williams et al., CESZAR experiments and MRTI mitigation with FLASH (in preparation)
  O. Yang et al., ZEBRA experiments and MRTI mitigation with FLASH (planned paper)

  Presenters

  • Victor Tranchant

    University of Rochester

  Authors

  • Victor Tranchant

    University of Rochester

  • Edward C Hansen

    University of Rochester, Univeristy of Rochester

  • Paul Ney

    MIFTI

  • Hafiz U Rahman

    Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology Inc.

  • Emil Ruskov

    Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technology, Inc.

  • Apsara Madonna Williams

    University of California, San Diego

  • Oren Yang

    University of California, San Diego

  • Farhat N Beg

    University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego

  • Petros Tzeferacos

    University of Rochester

  • David Michta

    University of Rochester

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• Dynamics of single and double argon gas puff Z-pinches on the CESZAR fast 500-kA Linear Transformer Driver

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 4:36 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 4:48 PM

  Publication: [1] J. L. Giuliani and R. J. Commisso, "A Review of the Gas-Puff Z-Pinch as an X-Ray and Neutron Source," IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 2385–2453, 2015, doi: 10.1109/TPS.2015.2451157.
  [2] S. M. Gol'berg and A. L. Velikovich, "Suppression of Rayleigh-Taylor instability by the snowplow mechanism," Physics of Fluids B, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1164–1172, 1993, doi: 10.1063/1.860974.
  

  Presenters

  • Apsara Madonna Williams

    University of California, San Diego

  Authors

  • Apsara Madonna Williams

    University of California, San Diego

  • Victor Tranchant

    University of Rochester

  • Fabio Conti

    General Atomics

  • Oren Yang

    University of California, San Diego

  • Kimberly Inzunza

    University of California, San Diego, Center for Energy Research, Univ. of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

  • Robert Beattie-Rossberg

    University of California, San Diego

  • Robert Beattie-Rossberg

    University of California, San Diego

  • Petros Tzeferacos

    University of Rochester

  • Farhat N Beg

    University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego

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• FLASH Simulations of the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX): A Platform for Fusion and Playground for Laboratory Astrophysics

  ORAL

  Oct. 8, 2024, 4:48 PM – Oct. 8, 2024, 5:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Edward C Hansen

    University of Rochester, Univeristy of Rochester

  Authors

  • Edward C Hansen

    University of Rochester, Univeristy of Rochester

  • Pericles Silouanos Farmakis

    Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, University of Rochester, Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • David Michta

    University of Rochester

  • Chuang Ren

    University of Rochester

  • Adam Reyes

    University of Rochester

  • Han Wen

    University of Rochester

  • Feng Chu

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Samual Langendorf

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Petros Tzeferacos

    University of Rochester

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