Magneto-Inertial Fusion I

Presentations

• The PLX-$\alpha$ Project: Progress and Plans

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 9:30 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 9:42 AM

  Authors

  • S. Hsu

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • LANL

  • F. D. Witherspoon

    • HyperV Technologies Corp
    • HyperV Technologies Corp.
    • HyperV Technologies

  • J. Cassibry

    • Univ of Alabama - Huntsville
    • University of Alabama at Huntsville
    • UAH

  • M. Gilmore

    • University of New Mexico
    • Univ of New Mexico
    • UNM

  • R. Samulyak

    • Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Stony Brook University
    • BNL

  • P. Stoltz

    • Tech-X Corporation

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• Coaxial-gun design and testing for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 9:42 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 9:54 AM

  Authors

  • F. D. Witherspoon

    • HyperV Technologies Corp
    • HyperV Technologies Corp.
    • HyperV Technologies

  • Samuel Brockington

    • HyperV Technologies Corp
    • HyperV Technologies Corp.
    • HyperV Technologies

  • Andrew Case

    • HyperV Technologies Corp
    • HyperV Technologies Corp.
    • HyperV Technologies

  • Edward Cruz

    • HyperV Technologies Corp
    • HyperV Technologies Corp.
    • HyperV Technologies

  • Marco Luna

    • HyperV Technologies Corp.

  • Samuel Langendorf

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • LANL

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• Simulations of Plasma-Liner Formation and Implosion for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 9:54 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 10:06 AM

  Authors

  • R. Samulyak

    • Brookhaven National Laboratory
    • Stony Brook University
    • BNL

  • J. Cassibry

    • Univ of Alabama - Huntsville
    • University of Alabama at Huntsville
    • UAH

  • Kevin Schillo

    • Univ of Alabama - Huntsville
    • University of Alabama at Huntsville

  • Wen Shih

    • Stony Brook University

  • Kevin Yates

    • University of New Mexico
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • S. Hsu

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • LANL

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• Radiation-MHD Simulations of Plasma-Jet-Driven Magneto-Inertial Fusion Gain Using USim

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 10:06 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 10:18 AM

  Authors

  • Peter Stoltz

    • Tech-X Corp

  • Kristian Beckwith

    • Tech-X Corp

  • Mahdusudhan Kundrapu

    • Tech-X Corp

  • Scott Hsu

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Samuel Langendorf

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Characterization of Taylor plumes on SSX

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 10:18 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 10:30 AM

  Authors

  • M. R. Brown

    • Swarthmore College

  • M. Kaur

    • Swarthmore College

  • J. Han

    • Swarthmore College

  • J. E. Shrock

    • Swarthmore College

  • D. A. Schaffner

    • Bryn Mawr College

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• Velocity and magnetic field measurements of Taylor plumes in SSX under different boundary conditions

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 10:30 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 10:42 AM

  Authors

  • Manjit Kaur

    • Institute for Plasma Research
    • Swarthmore College

  • M. R. Brown

    • Swarthmore College

  • J. Han

    • Swarthmore College

  • J. E. Shrock

    • Swarthmore College

  • D. A. Schaffner

    • Bryn Mawr College

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• Replicating magneto-inertial fusion compression by colliding a magnetized plasma jet with a heavy gas cloud

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 10:42 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 10:54 AM

  Authors

  • Amelia Greig

    • Caltech

  • Paul Bellan

    • California Institution of Technology
    • Caltech
    • California Institute of Technology

  • Hui Li

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Lab

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• Development of a Thomson scattering diagnostic for the Caltech jet-target experiment

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 10:54 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 11:06 AM

  Authors

  • Byong Hoon Seo

    • Caltech

  • Amelia Greig

    • Caltech

  • Paul Bellan

    • California Institution of Technology
    • Caltech
    • California Institute of Technology

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• Scaling of the Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch: The Fusion Z-Pinch Experiment "FuZE"

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 11:06 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 11:18 AM

  Authors

  • B.A. Nelson

    • University of Washington
    • University of Washington (UW)

  • U. Shumlak

    • University of Washington (UW)

  • E.L. Claveau

    • University of Washington (UW)

  • R.P. Golingo

    • University of Washington (UW)

  • T.R. Weber

    • University of Washington (UW)

  • H.S. McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

  • K.K. Tummel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

  • D.P. Higginson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

  • A.E. Schmidt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

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• A Reactor Development Scenario for the FUZE Shear-flow Stabilized Z-pinch

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 11:18 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 11:30 AM

  Authors

  • H.S. McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • D.P. Higginson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • A. Schmidt

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • K.K. Tummel

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • U. Shumlak

    • University of Washington

  • B.A. Nelson

    • University of Washington

  • E.L. Claveau

    • University of Washington

  • R.P. Golingo

    • University of Washington

  • T.R. Weber

    • University of Washington

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• The Role of Magnetosonic Shocks in the Dynamics and Stability of the Staged Z-pinch

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 11:30 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 11:42 AM

  Authors

  • Hafiz U. Rahman

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • F. J. Wessel

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • E. Ruskov

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • P. Ney

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • J. Narkis

    • University of California, San Diego

  • J. Valenzuela

    • University of California, San Diego

  • F. Conti

    • University of California, San Diego

  • F. Beg

    • Univ of California - San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

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• Staged Z-pinch Experiments on the University of Nevada, Reno, NTF Zebra Facility

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 11:42 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 11:54 AM

  Authors

  • F. J. Wessel

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • E. Ruskov

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • Hafiz U. Rahman

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • P. Ney

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • T. W. Darling

    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • University of Nevada, Reno, NTF

  • Z. Johnson

    • University of Nevada, Reno, NTF

  • E. McGee

    • University of Nevada, Reno, NTF

  • Aaron Covington

    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • University of Nevada Reno
    • University of Nevada, Reno, NTF
    • Nevada Terawatt Facility and Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA

  • E. Dutra

    • Natl Security Technologies LLC
    • National Security Technologies, LLC

  • J. Valenzuela

    • University of California, San Diego

  • F. Conti

    • University of California, San Diego

  • J. Narkis

    • University of California, San Diego

  • F. Beg

    • Univ of California - San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

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• Performance of a Liner-on-Target Injector for Staged Z-Pinch Experiments

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 11:54 AM – Oct. 31, 2016, 12:06 PM

  Authors

  • F. Conti

    • University of California, San Diego

  • J. Valenzuela

    • University of California, San Diego

  • J. Narkis

    • University of California, San Diego

  • I. Krasheninnikov

    • University of California, San Diego

  • F. Beg

    • Univ of California - San Diego
    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • F. J. Wessel

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • E. Ruskov

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • Hafiz U. Rahman

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.

  • E. McGee

    • University of Nevada, Reno, NTF

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• MEMS based ion beams for fusion

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 12:06 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 12:18 PM

  Authors

  • A. Persaud

    • LBNL

  • P.A. Seidl

    • LBNL

  • Q. Ji

    • LBNL

  • W.L. Waldron

    • LBNL

  • T. Schenkel

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • LBNL

  • S. Ardanuc

    • Cornell

  • K.B. Vinayakumar

    • Cornell

  • Z.A. Schaffer

    • Cornell

  • A. Lal

    • Cornell

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• Non-electric applications for magneto-inertial fusion

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 12:18 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 12:30 PM

  Authors

  • John Slough

    • University of Washington

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