Magneto-Inertial Fusion II

Presentations

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

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 9:30 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 9:42 AM

  Authors

  • B.A. Nelson

    • University of Washington

  • U. Shumlak

    • University of Washington

  • E.L. Claveau

    • University of Washington

  • E.G. Forbes

    • University of Washington

  • R.P. Golingo

    • University of Washington

  • A.D. Stepanov

    • University of Washington

  • T.R. Weber

    • University of Washington

  • Y. Zhang

    • University of Washington

  • H.S. McLean

    • LLNL

  • D.P. Higginson

    • LLNL

  • A.E. Schmidt

    • LLNL

  • K.K. Tummel

    • LLNL

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• A Reactor Development Scenario for the FuZE Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-pinch

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 9:42 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 9:54 AM

  Authors

  • Harry S. McLean

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • D.P Higginson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • A. Schmidt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • K.K. Tummel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • U. Shumlak

    • University of Washington

  • B.A. Nelson

    • University of Washington

  • E.L. Claveau

    • University of Washington

  • E.G. Forbes

    • University of Washington

  • R.P. Golingo

    • University of Washington

  • A.D. Stepanov

    • University of Washington

  • T.R Weber

    • University of Washington

  • Y. Zhang

    • University of Washington

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• Characterizing an octant of a spherically imploding plasma liner as an MIF driver

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 9:54 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 10:06 AM

  Authors

  • Scott Hsu

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Lab
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • S. J. Langendorf

    • LANL

  • J. P. Dunn

    • LANL

  • K. C. Yates

    • UNM

  • M. Gilmore

    • UNM

  • F. D. Witherspoon

    • HyperV Technologies

  • S. Brockington

    • HyperV Technologies

  • A. Case

    • HyperV Technologies

  • E. Cruz

    • HyperV Technologies

  • Y. C. F. Thio

    • HyperJet Fusion

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• The PLX-$\alpha$ Plasma Guns: Progress and Plans

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 10:06 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 10:18 AM

  Authors

  • F.D. Witherspoon

    • HyperV Technologies Corp
    • HyperV Technologies Corp.

  • S. Brockington

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

  • A. Case

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

  • E. Cruz

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

  • M. Luna

    • HyperV Technologies Corp.

  • Y.C. Francis Thio

    • HyperJet Fusion Corporation

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• Numerical Modeling of Plasma-Liner Formation and Implosion for PLX-{\$}$\backslash $alpha{\$}

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 10:18 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 10:30 AM

  Authors

  • Jason Cassibry

    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Roman Samulyak

    • Stony Brook University

  • Kevin Schillo

    • University of Alabama in Huntsville

  • Wen Shih

    • Stony Brook University

  • Peter H. Stoltz

    • Tech-X Corp.
    • Tech-X Coporation
    • Tech-X Corporation

  • Kris Beckwith

    • Tech-X Corp.
    • Tech-X Coporation

  • Samuel Langendorf

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Lab

  • Scott Hsu

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Lab
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

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• Magnetothermodynamics: Measuring the equations of state in a relaxed MHD plasma for magneto-inertial fusion

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 10:30 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 10:42 AM

  Authors

  • Manjit Kaur

    • Swarthmore College
    • Swartmore

  • L. J. Barbano

    • Swarthmore College

  • E. M. Suen-Lewis

    • Swarthmore College

  • J. E. Schrock

    • Swarthmore College

  • A. D. Light

    • Swarthmore College

  • D. A. Schaffner

    • Bryn Mawr College

  • M. R. Brown

    • Swarthmore College

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• Acceleration of Taylor plumes on SSX for magneto-inertial fusion

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 10:42 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 10:54 AM

  Authors

  • Michael Brown

    • Swarthmore College
    • Swarthmore

  • M. Kaur

    • Swarthmore College

  • J. E. Shrock

    • Swarthmore College

  • E. M. Suen-Lewis

    • Swarthmore College

  • L. J. Barbano

    • Swarthmore College

  • S. Nambiar

    • Swarthmore College

  • D. A. Schaffner

    • Bryn Mawr College

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• Instability control in a Staged Z-pinch, using an axial-magnetic field and target plasma

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 10:54 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 11:06 AM

  Authors

  • Hafiz U. Rahman

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.
    • MIFTI

  • Farhat Beg

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD
    • Univ. CA, San Diego

  • Fabio Conti

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • A. Covington

    • UNR
    • Nevada Terawatt Facility and Physics Department, University of Nevada, Reno
    • Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • Univ. Nevada, Reno

  • T. Darling

    • UNR

  • E. Dutra

    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • UNR

  • J. Narkis

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • P. Ney

    • MIFTI

  • M. Ross

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • E. Ruskov

    • MIFTI

  • J. Valenzuela

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

  • F. Wessel

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.
    • MIFTI

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• Staged Z-pinch Experiments on Cobra and Zebra

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 11:06 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 11:18 AM

  Authors

  • F. Wessel

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.
    • MIFTI

  • A. Anderson

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Jacob Banasek

    • Cornell University

  • Tom Byvank

    • Cornell University

  • Fabio Conti

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • T. W. Darling

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • E. Dutra

    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • UNR

  • Vladimir Glebov

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

  • J. Greenly

    • Cornell University

  • D. A. Hammer

    • Cornell University

  • W. M. Potter

    • Cornell University

  • Sophia Rocco

    • Cornell University

  • M. Ross

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • E. Ruskov

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.
    • MIFTI

  • J. Valenzuela

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

  • Farhat Beg

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD
    • Univ. CA, San Diego

  • A. Covington

    • UNR
    • Nevada Terawatt Facility and Physics Department, University of Nevada, Reno
    • Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
    • University of Nevada, Reno
    • Univ. Nevada, Reno

  • J. Narkis

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UCSD

  • Hafiz U. Rahman

    • Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies, Inc.
    • MIFTI

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• Issues with Strong Compression of Plasma Target by Stabilized Imploding Liner

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 11:18 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 11:30 AM

  Authors

  • Peter Turchi

    • NumerEx

  • Sherry Frese

    • NumerEx

  • Michael Frese

    • NumerEx

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• Experimental investigation of adiabatic compression and heating using collision of an MHD-driven jet with a gas target cloud for magnetized target fusion

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 11:30 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 11:42 AM

  Authors

  • Byonghoon Seo

    • Caltech

  • Hui Li

    • LANL
    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
    • Los Alamos National Lab
    • Los Alamos Natl Lab

  • Paul M. Bellan

    • Caltech

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• Cost Modeling and Design of Field-Reversed Configuration Fusion Power Plants

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 11:42 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 11:54 AM

  Authors

  • David Kirtley

    • Helion Energy

  • John Slough

    • Helion Energy

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• MEMS-based, RF-driven, compact accelerators

  ORAL

  Oct. 26, 2017, 11:54 AM – Oct. 26, 2017, 12:06 PM

  Authors

  • A. Persaud

    • Berkeley Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

  • P. A. Seidl

    • Berkeley Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720

  • Q. Ji

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    • Berkeley Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720

  • I. Breinyn

    • Berkeley Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720

  • W. L. Waldron

    • Berkeley Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720

  • T. Schenkel

    • Berkeley Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720
    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

  • K. B. Vinayakumar

    • ECE, Cornell University, 120 Phillips Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853

  • D. Ni

    • ECE, Cornell University, 120 Phillips Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853

  • A. Lal

    • ECE, Cornell University, 120 Phillips Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853

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• Beta > 1 Plasmas

  POSTER

  Oct. 26, 2017, 12:06 PM – Oct. 26, 2017, 12:18 PM

  Authors

  • Robert Jones

    • Emporia State University

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