ICF: Magneto-Inertial Fusion

Presentations

• Exploration of ignition scenarios for the 60 MA Demonstration System through the lens of MagLIF

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 9:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  Authors

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Chiatai Chen

    Pacific Fusion

  • Scott M Davidson

    Pacific Fusion

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Anthony J. Link

    Pacific Fusion

  • Garry Maskaly

    Pacific Fusion

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Douglas Scott Miller

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam Reyes

    Pacific Fusion, University of Rochester

  • Hardeep K Sullan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Dillon C Yost

    Pacific Fusion

  • Keith R LeChien

    Pacific Fusion

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• Design options to improve MagLIF performance on the Z facility and beyond

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 9:54 AM

  Presenters

  • David J. Ampleford

    SNL, Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • David J. Ampleford

    SNL, Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J Awe

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Maren W Hatch

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • William Edward Lewis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Owen M Mannion

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Daniel E Ruiz

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephen A Slutz

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Lucas J Stanek

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matt R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeff M Woolstrum

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kevin C Yates

    Sandia National Labs

  • Edmund P Yu

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Setting requirements for ignition and gain on Pacific Fusion's Demonstration System

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 9:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  Authors

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Patrick F Knapp

    Pacific Fusion

  • Jerry Clark

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam M Bedel

  • Chiatai Chen

    Pacific Fusion

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Raymond Lau

    Stanford University

  • Anthony J. Link

    Pacific Fusion

  • Garry Maskaly

    Pacific Fusion

  • Ashwyn Sam

    Stanford University

  • Dillon C Yost

    Pacific Fusion

  • Scott M Davidson

    Pacific Fusion

  • Douglas Scott Miller

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam Reyes

    Pacific Fusion, University of Rochester

  • Hardeep K Sullan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Keith R LeChien

    Pacific Fusion

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• Investigating at-scale MagLIF preheat on the NIF

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:06 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:18 AM

  Presenters

  • Bradley B Pollock

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Bradley B Pollock

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Henry J Meyer

    Lawerence Livermore National Laberatory

  • Matt R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    SNL, Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephanie B Hansen

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Eleanor Tubman

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Marilyn Beth Schneider

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • James S Ross

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore

  • David Jerome Strozzi

    LLNL, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • John D Moody

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• Pulsed power driven preheat using a cryogenic Ice fiber for MagLiF experiments on Z

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:18 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Christopher A Jennings

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Christopher A Jennings

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Maren W Hatch

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J Awe

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephen A Slutz

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matt R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Daniel E Ruiz

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Luke Shulenburger

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    SNL, Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kyle J Peterson

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Analysis of Preheat Propagation in MagLIF-like Plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:42 AM

  Publication: F. Garcia-Rubio et al., Submitted to Special Issue on Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy to Phys. Plasmas (2025).

  Presenters

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  Authors

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  • Scott M Davidson

    Pacific Fusion

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Douglas Scott Miller

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam Reyes

    Pacific Fusion, University of Rochester

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Hardeep K Sullan

    Pacific Fusion

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• Experimental Measurements of Late Time Wall Mix Occurring in >20 kJ laser Preheated MagLIF Relevant Gas Pipes at NIF

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 10:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Henry J Meyer

    Lawerence Livermore National Laberatory

  Authors

  • Henry J Meyer

    Lawerence Livermore National Laberatory

  • Bradley B Pollock

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Matt R Weis

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Marilyn Beth Schneider

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Eleanor Tubman

    University of California, Berkeley

  • Rhyan L Reynolds

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Scott Vonhoff

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • James S Ross

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore

  • John D Moody

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• A parameter study on the yield sensitivity of Nernst advection, aspect ratio, and MRTI for a 60 MA driven MagLIF platform

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 10:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:06 AM

  Presenters

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  Authors

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  • Chiatai Chen

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam Reyes

    Pacific Fusion, University of Rochester

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

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• The effect of axial magnetic field on electrothermal instability-driven overheating: simulation and experiment

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:06 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:18 AM

  Publication: "Rotation of electrothermal-instability-driven overheating structure due to helically oriented surface magnetic field on a high-current-density aluminum rod", accepted to Physics of Plasmas

  Presenters

  • Edmund P Yu

    Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Edmund P Yu

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J Awe

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gabriel A Shipley

    Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Kevin C Yates

    Sandia National Labs

  • Kurt Tomlinson

    General Atomics

  • Maren W Hatch

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Composite liners for flux leakage and manufacturability in pulsed magnetic fusion

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:18 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Patrick F Knapp

    Pacific Fusion

  Authors

  • Patrick F Knapp

    Pacific Fusion

  • Alex Zylstra

    Pacific Fusion

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Chiatai Chen

    Pacific Fusion

  • Jerry Clark

    Pacific Fusion

  • Robin Benedetti

    Pacific Fusion

  • Patrick Adrian

    Pacific Fusion Corp., Pacific Fusion

  • Samuel J Langendorf

    Pacific Fusion Corp., Pacific Fusion

  • Keith R LeChien

    Pacific Fusion

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Maylis M Dozieres

    Pacific Fusion

  • Victor Silva

    Pacific Fusion

  • Carlos Rodriguez

    Pacific Fusion

  • Matthew R Gomez

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Michael Mauldin

    Pacific Fusion

  • Kurt J Boehm

    General Atomics, General Atomics Energy Group

  • Reny Paguio

    General Atomics

  • Kurt Tomlinson

    General Atomics

  • Taylor Phipps

    General Atomic

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

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• An Experimental Platform for Cylindrical Liner Implosions on the M3 Pulsed-Power Facility

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:30 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Oliver Nash

    First Light Fusion

  Authors

  • Oliver Nash

    First Light Fusion

  • Luis Sebastian Caballero Bendixsen

    First Light Fusion

  • Guy C Burdiak

    First Light Fusion

  • Cristian Dobranszki

    First Light Fusion

  • James Allison

    First Light Fusion

  • James D Pecover

    First Light Fusion

  • Joshua Read

    First Light Fusion

  • Hugo W Doyle

    First Light Fusion Ltd., First Light Fusion Ltd

  • Jonathan W Skidmore

    First Light Fusion

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• Cobalt K-shell spectroscopy characterization of MagLIF implosions at Z

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:42 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Jason Clapp

    University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Jason Clapp

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Roberto Claudio Mancini

    U Nevada Reno, University of Nevada Reno, University of Nevada, Reno

  • Eric C Harding

    Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    Sandia National Laboratories

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• Simulation and Validation of Dynamic Screw Pinch-Driven Liner Implosions in FLASH

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 11:54 AM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Adam M Bedel

  Authors

  • Adam M Bedel

  • Joe Ming Ju Chen

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Nicholas M Jordan

  • Raymond Lau

    Stanford University

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam Reyes

    Pacific Fusion, University of Rochester

  • Ashwyn Sam

    Stanford University

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Landon R Tafoya

  • Ryan D McBride

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• Magnetized Viscosity Effects in MagLIF-like Plasmas

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 12:06 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Ashwyn Sam

    Stanford University

  Authors

  • Ashwyn Sam

    Stanford University

  • Fernando Garcia Rubio

    Pacific Fusion Corporation, Pacific Fusion

  • Jason Hamilton

    Pacific Fusion, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

  • Paul F Schmit

    Pacific Fusion

  • Adam Reyes

    Pacific Fusion, University of Rochester

  • Nathan B Meezan

    Pacific Fusion

  • Leland L Ellison

    Pacific Fusion

  • Raymond Lau

    Stanford University

  • Adam M Bedel

  • Douglas Scott Miller

    Pacific Fusion

  • Scott M Davidson

    Pacific Fusion

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• Modeling direct-drive OMEGA implosions with externally-imposed magnetic fields using the 2-D MHD code DEC2D

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 12:18 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Cameron Alexander Frank

    University of Delaware

  Authors

  • Cameron Alexander Frank

    University of Delaware

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