Diagnosing magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments on Z

Hansen, Stephanie B.; Gomez, Matthew R.; Sefkow, Adam B.; Slutz, Stephen A.; Sinars, Daniel Brian; Hahn, Kelly; Harding, Eric; Knapp, Patrick; Schmit, Paul; Awe, Thomas James; McBride, Ryan D.; Jennings, Christopher; Geissel, Matthias; Harvey-Thompson, Adam James; Peterson, K. J.; Rovang, Dean C.; Chandler, Gordon A.; Cooper, Gary Wayne; Cuneo, Michael Edward; Herrmann, Mark C.; Johns, Owen; Lamppa, Derek C.; Martin, Matthew; Porter, J. L.; Robertson, G. K.; Rochau, G. A.; Ruiz, C. L.; Savage, M. E.; Smith, I. C.; Stygar, W. A.; Vesey, R. A.; Blue, B. E.; Ryutov, D.; Schroen, Diana; Tomlinson, K.

doi:10.1063/1.4921217

Title: Diagnosing magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments on Z

Journal Article · Thu May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921217· OSTI ID:1185031

Hansen, Stephanie B. ^[1]; Gomez, Matthew R. ^[1]; Sefkow, Adam B. ^[1]; Slutz, Stephen A. ^[1]; Sinars, Daniel Brian ^[1]; Hahn, Kelly ^[1]; Harding, Eric ^[1]; Knapp, Patrick ^[1]; Schmit, Paul ^[1]; Awe, Thomas James ^[1]; McBride, Ryan D. ^[1]; Jennings, Christopher ^[1]; Geissel, Matthias ^[1]; Harvey-Thompson, Adam James ^[1]; Peterson, K. J. ^[1]; Rovang, Dean C. ^[1]; Chandler, Gordon A. ^[1]; Cooper, Gary Wayne ^[1]; Cuneo, Michael Edward ^[1]; Herrmann, Mark C. ^[2] more »

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

The Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion experiments performed at Sandia's Z facility have demonstrated significant thermonuclear fusion neutron yields (~10¹² DD neutrons) from multi-keV deuterium plasmasinertially confined by slow (~10 cm/μs), stable, cylindrical implosions. Moreover, effective magnetic confinement of charged fusion reactants and products is signaled by high secondary DT neutron yields above 10¹⁰. Further analysis of extensive power, imaging, and spectroscopicx-ray measurements provides a detailed picture of ~3 keV temperatures, 0.3 g/cm³ densities, gradients, and mix in the fuel and liner over the 1–2 ns stagnation duration.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1185031

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1228231

Report Number(s):: SAND-2014-20709J; 553940

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 05; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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