Magneto-Inertial Fusion II

Presentations

• Magnetizing NIF Sub-Scale Capsules For Reaching Ignition Using Laser Energy in the 1 MJ Range

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 2:00 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 2:12 PM

  Authors

  • G. B. Zimmerman

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • D. Ho

    • LLNL

  • J. Perkins

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • G. Kagan

    • LANL

  • G. Logan

    • SNL
    • LLNL

  • J. Salmonson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • LLNL

  • M. Rhodes

    • LLNL

  • D. Blackfield

    • LLNL

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• Fusion Reactor and Break-Even Experiment Based on Stabilized Liner Compression of Plasma

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 2:12 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 2:24 PM

  Authors

  • Peter Turchi

    • NumerEx LLC

  • Sherry Frese

    • NumerEx LLC

  • Michael Frese

    • NumerEx LLC

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• Progress in the Design of the Stabilized Liner Compressor for MTF/MIF Plasma Target Development

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 2:24 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 2:36 PM

  Authors

  • Sherry Frese

    • NumerEx LLC

  • Michael Frese

    • NumerEx LLC

  • Peter Turchi

    • NumerEx LLC

  • Don Gale

    • NumerEx LLC

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• First Scaled-Down Integrated MagLIF Experiments on OMEGA

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 2:36 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 2:48 PM

  Authors

  • Jonathan Davies

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester
    • University of Rochester

  • D.H. Barnak

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

  • R. Betti

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

  • V.Yu. Glebov

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

  • J.P. Knauer

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

  • S.P. Regan

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, U. of Rochester

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• Developing a Pre-Heat Platform for MagLIF with Z-Beamlet

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 2:48 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 3:00 PM

  Authors

  • Matthias Geissel

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J. Harvey-Thompson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • T.J. Awe

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.E. Bliss

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.E. Glinsky

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • E.M. Campbell

    • Univ of Rochester
    • LLE
    • LLE, University of Rochester

  • M.R. Gomez

    • Sandia National Labs
    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • E. Harding

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephanie Hansen

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratory
    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • SNL

  • Chris Jennings

    • Sandia National Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.W. Kimmel

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • P.F. Knapp

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • Sandia Natl Labs

  • S.M. Lewis

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • R.D. McBride

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • K. Peterson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M. Schollmeier

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.J. Scoglietti

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • A.B. Sefkow

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • SNL

  • J.E. Shores

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.B. Sinars

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • G Rochau

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • S.A. Slutz

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • I.C. Smith

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.R. Weiss

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • J.L. Porter

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Laser propagation through full-scale, high-gain MagLIF gas pipes using the NIF

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 3:00 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 3:12 PM

  Authors

  • Bradley Pollock

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • A.B. Sefkow

    • Sandia National Laboratories
    • SNL

  • C. S. Goyon

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • David Strozzi

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • S. F. Khan

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • M. D. Rosen

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • E.M. Campbell

    • Univ of Rochester
    • LLE
    • LLE, University of Rochester

  • G. Logan

    • SNL
    • LLNL

  • Kyle Peterson

    • SNL

  • John Moody

    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab
    • llnl
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

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• Direct measurement of magnetic flux compression on the Z pulsed-power accelerator

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 3:12 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 3:24 PM

  Authors

  • R.D. McBride

    • Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Michigan

  • D.E. Bliss

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.R. Martin

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Chris Jennings

    • Sandia National Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.C. Lamppa

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.H. Dolan

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • R.W. Lemke

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.C. Rovang

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • G Rochau

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • M.E. Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.B. Sinars

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • T.P. Intrator

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • T.E. Weber

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Fuel magnetization without external field coils (AutoMag)

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 3:24 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 3:36 PM

  Authors

  • S.A. Slutz

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Chris Jennings

    • Sandia National Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • T.J. Awe

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gabe Shipley

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • D.C. Lamppa

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • R.D. McBride

    • Sandia Natl Labs
    • Sandia National Laboratories

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• Ion Acceleration in Megaampere Deuterium Gas-Puff Z-Pinch

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 3:36 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 3:48 PM

  Authors

  • D, Klir

    • FEE CTU in Prague, Czech Republic
    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • J. Cikhardt

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • B. Cikhardtova

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • J. Kravarik

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • P. Kubes

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • V. Munzar

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • K. Rezac

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • O. Sila

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

  • A. Shishlov

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • R. Cherdizov

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • F. Fursov

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • V. Kokshenev

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • B. Kovalchuk

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • N. Kurmaev

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • A. Labetsky

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • N. Ratakhin

    • IHCE in Tomsk

  • G. Dudkin

    • National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

  • V. Padalko

    • National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

  • J. Krasa

    • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

  • K. Turek

    • Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

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• Enhancing X-ray Output with a Gas-Puff Based Plama Opening Switch

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 3:48 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 4:00 PM

  Authors

  • Joseph Engelbrecht

    • Cornell University

  • Nicholas Ouart

    • Naval Research Lab
    • Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory
    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • Niansheng Qi

    • L-3 Communications

  • Philip de Grouchy

    • Imperial College London

  • Tatiana Shelkovenko

    • Lebedev Institute

  • Sergei Pikuz

    • Lebedev Institute

  • Jacob Banasek

    • Cornell University

  • William Potter

    • Cornell University

  • Lauren Ransohoff

    • Cornell University

  • Sophia Rocco

    • Cornell University

  • John Giuliani

    • Naval Research Laboratory

  • David Hammer

    • Cornell University

  • Bruce Kusse

    • Cornell University

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• Transition from Beam-Target to Thermonuclear Fusion in High-Current Deuterium Z-Pinch Simulations

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 4:00 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 4:12 PM

  Authors

  • Dustin Offermann

    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Dale Welch

    • Voss Scientific
    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Dave Rose

    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Carsten Thoma

    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Robert Clark

    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Chris Mostrom

    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Andrea Schmidt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Anthony Link

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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• High-Energy Ion Acceleration Mechanisms in a Dense Plasma Focus Z-Pinch

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 4:12 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 4:24 PM

  Authors

  • D.P. Higginson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL
    • Lawrence Livermore Niational Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • A. Link

    • LLNL

  • A. Schmidt

    • LLNL

  • D. Welch

    • Voss

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• The Effect of Driver Rise-Time on Pinch Current and its Impact on Plasma Focus Performance and Neutron Yield

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 4:24 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 4:36 PM

  Authors

  • Jason Sears

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea Schmidt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Niational Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Anthony Link

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • Lawrence Livermore Niational Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Lab

  • Dale Welch

    • Voss Scientific
    • Voss Scientific, LLC

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• Axial characterization of particle beams emitted by conical wire array Z-pinches

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 4:36 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 4:48 PM

  Authors

  • Gonzalo Munoz-Cordovez

    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  • Felipe Veloso

    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  • Vicente Valenzuela-Villaseca

    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  • Milenko Vescovi

    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  • Mario Favre

    • Instituto de F\'{\i}sica, Pontificia Universidad Cat\'olica de Chile
    • Faculty of Physics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

  • Edmund Wyndham

    • Faculty of Physics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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• Mixed and Uniform Double Planar Wire Arrays on University of Michigan's Linear Transformer Driver.

  ORAL

  Oct. 31, 2016, 4:48 PM – Oct. 31, 2016, 5:00 PM

  Authors

  • A.S. Safronova

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • V.L. Kantsyrev

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • I.K. Shrestha

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • V.V. Shlyaptseva

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • M.T. Schmidt-Petersen

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • C.J. Butcher

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • E.E. Petkov

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • A. Stafford

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • M.C. Cooper

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • A.M. Steiner

    • University of Michigan

  • D.A. Yager-Elorriaga

    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

  • N.M. Jordan

    • University of Michigan

  • R.M. Gilgenbach

    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    • University of Michigan

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