PLX-BETHE: Target Formation and Integrated Experiments for Plasma-Jet Driven Magneto-Inertial Fusion
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Abstract
An overview of research conducted in the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) BETHE collaboration is presented, encompassing experimental studies of supersonic spherically imploding plasma liners on PLX, development of compatible compact toroid (CT) target plasma formation and injection methods, and modeling and simulation efforts in support of the above. In addition, methods pursued to improve the synchronization and control of the 36 individual plasma jets on PLX, including high voltage triggering, individual gas puff injection control, and early-time wide-angle imaging, are discussed, and the impacts of these approaches on jet-to-jet timing and liner uniformity are presented.
*This material was based upon the work supported, in part, by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under Award No. DE-AR0001268. This manuscript has been authored in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory/Triad National Security, LLC, Contract No. 89233218CNA000001, with the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
Presenters
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Samuel J Langendorf
- Los Alamos National Laboratory