Mini-Conference: Pulsed Magnetic Fusion Energy III

Presentations

• A comparison of MagLIF: Status and plans to improve performance

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 9:30 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 9:45 AM

  Presenters

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Allen A Crabtree

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthias Geissel

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Christopher Jennings

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • William Edward Lewis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Owen M Mannion

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Sidney Ricketts

    • Texas A&M University

  • Daniel E Ruiz

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephen A Slutz

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Luke N Shulenburger

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Weis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeffrey M Woolstrum

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  View abstract →

• Developments in assessing the generalized Lawson criterion in magnetized liner inertial fusion

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 9:45 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • William Edward Lewis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • William Edward Lewis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Marc-Andre Schaeuble

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jeffrey R Fein

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J Awe

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gordon A Chandler

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthias Geissel

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephanie B Hansen

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Hannah R Hasson

    • University of Rochester
    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Christopher Jennings

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Patrick F Knapp

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Michael A Mangan

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Owen M Mannion

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Taisuke N Nagayama

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Daniel E Ruiz

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Stephen A Slutz

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Weis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Eric C Harding

    • Sandia National Lab

  • Luke N Shulenburger

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  View abstract →

• Bayesian inferences of radial current losses and symmetry in multi-terawatt magnetically insulated transmission lines via photonic doppler velocimetry

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 10:00 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 10:15 AM

  Presenters

  • Trevor M Hutchinson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Trevor M Hutchinson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kumar S. Raman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Gary P Grim

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kurt K Tummel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Katherine Chandler

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kurt Tomlinson

    • General Atomics

  • Allen A Crabtree

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • John E Cortes

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Nathan B Meezan

    • Pacifc Fusion
    • Pacific Fusion
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Grafton K Robertson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Keith R LeChien

    • Pacific Fusion

  • William A Stygar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  View abstract →

• MITL Electrode Surface Plasma Density Measurements

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 10:15 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 10:30 AM

  Presenters

  • Nathan R Hines

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Nathan R Hines

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Derek C Lamppa

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Jens Schwarz

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Michael Edward Cuneo

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J Awe

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Mark Allen Gilmore

    • The University of New Mexico
    • University of New Mexico

  View abstract →

• Neutron energy spectrum measurements from MagLIF implosions on Z

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 10:30 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 10:45 AM

  Presenters

  • Owen M Mannion

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  Authors

  • Owen M Mannion

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Patrick Cahall

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gordon A Chandler

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Johan A Frenje

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • William Edward Lewis

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Michael A Mangan

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • James M Mitrani

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Fredrick H Seguin

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

  • Jose A Torres

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gary M Whitlow

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  View abstract →

• Measured nuclear burn widths for Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) experiments

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 10:45 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • James M Mitrani

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • James M Mitrani

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Gordon A Chandler

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kelly D Hahn

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • David J. Ampleford

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Matthew R Gomez

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Eric C Harding

    • Sandia National Lab

  • Adam J Harvey-Thompson

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Owen M Mannion

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Gary P Grim

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  View abstract →

• Nuclear diagnostic techniques for >10 MJ yields at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 11:00 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 11:15 AM

  Presenters

  • Shaun M Kerr

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  Authors

  • Shaun M Kerr

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  View abstract →

• Prototype 4-stage 60-GW impedance-matched Marx generator: design, simulations, and performance

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 11:15 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 11:30 AM

  Presenters

  • William A Stygar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Authors

  • William A Stygar

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Keith R LeChien

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Michael G Anderson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kumar S. Raman

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrea Elizabeth Schmidt

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Don A Max

    • Mission Support and Test Services

  • Cuyler B Beatty

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Enrique M Anaya

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
    • LLNL

  • Alvin S Anquillano

    • General Atomics Energy Group

  • Tom Arsenlis

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrew M Benson

    • General Atomics Energy Group

  • Robert E Beverly

    • R. E. Beverly III and Associates

  • Kurt J Boehm

    • General Atomics Energy Group

  • Ron S Chaffee

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • John E Cortes

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • William A Drews

    • General Atomics Energy Group

  • Michael J Edwards

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jennifer L Ellsworth

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jonathan G Fry

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Ashish K Gaikwad

    • CSI Technologies

  • Thomas C Genoni

    • Voss Scientific

  • Gary P Grim

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kirk T Hadley

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • James Henry Hammer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Mark C Herrmann

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Fred A Howland

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Trevor M Hutchinson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jay B Javedani

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Anthony J Johnson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Ben J Kelsall

    • MuEpsln

  • Patrick F Knapp

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Anthony J. Link

    • Pacific Fusion
    • Pacific Fusion Corporation
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  • Nathan B Meezan

    • Pacifc Fusion
    • Pacific Fusion
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Caleb A Mostrom

    • Voss Scientific

  • Chris B Mostrom

    • Voss Scientific

  • David B Norton

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Dustin T Offermann

    • Voss Scientific

  • Ioana Paraschiv

    • Voss Scientific
    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Dave V Rose

    • Pacific Fusion

  • Alex M Russell

    • Voss Scientific

  • Eric B Smith

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Narendra C Soni

    • CSI Technologies

  • Ronnie D Speer

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • R. B Spielman

    • U. of Rochester
    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  • Carsten H Thoma

    • Voss Scientific

  • Richard P Town

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Jacob J Trueblood

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Kurt K Tummel

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Eric D Watson

    • Voss Scientific

  • James A Watson

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Dale R Welch

    • Voss Scientific
    • Voss Scientific, LLC

  • Adam D White

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Andrew J Young

    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Alex Zylstra

    • Pacific Fusion
    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab

  View abstract →

• Magnetic compression and melt of electrically thick metal driven by lineal current densities characteristic of pulsed-power-driven fusion devices

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 11:30 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 11:45 AM

  Publication: "First Measurements of Magnetic Compression and Melt of Ohmically Heated Surfaces Using Photonic Doppler Velocimetry," Physical Review Letters (PRL), 2024, [manuscript under review for submission].
  
  "Experimental Measurements of Magnetic Compression and the Solid-Liquid Phase Transition of Electrically-Thick Ohmically Heated Metal Surfaces Using Photonic Doppler Velocimetry," Physical Review E. (PRE), 2024, [manuscript under review for submission]. Companion submission.

  Presenters

  • Aidan W Klemmer

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Aidan W Klemmer

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Bruno S Bauer

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Jeremy Iratcabal

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Seth E Kreher

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Christopher L Rousculp

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

  • Trevor M Hutchinson

    • Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab
    • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  • Dan Dolan

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Thomas J Awe

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Edmund P Yu

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Brian T Hutsel

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Kyle J Swanson

    • Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

  View abstract →

• Dynamics and Instabilities of Low-Density Gas Plasma on Thin Metal Foil Implosions

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 11:45 AM – Oct. 11, 2024, 12:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Joe Ming Ju Chen

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Joe Ming Ju Chen

    • University of Michigan

  • Landon R Tafoya

    • University of Michigan

  • Adam M Bedel

    • University of Michigan

  • David A Yager-Elorriaga

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Nicholas M Jordan

    • University of Michigan

  • Ryan D McBride

    • University of Michigan

  View abstract →

• Spatiotemporally Resolved Measurements of Hard and Soft X-rays at the UCSD CESZAR Z-Pinch Device

  ORAL

  Oct. 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – Oct. 11, 2024, 12:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Joshua Quinn Morgan

    • Caltech

  Authors

  • Joshua Quinn Morgan

    • Caltech

  • Paul Murray Bellan

    • California Institute of Technology
    • Caltech

  • Farhat N Beg

    • University of California, San Diego
    • UC San Diego

  • Apsara Madonna Williams

    • University of California, San Diego

  • Seth Pree

    • Helicity Space Corporation
    • Caltech

  View abstract →