Magneto Inertial Fusion Plasma Target Collaboration: CRADA Final Report

Technical Report · Mon Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1330817· OSTI ID:1330817

Trujillo, Sharon M. ^[1]; Parks, Zachary Randolph ^[1]; Weber, Thomas ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Richard P. Feynman Center for Innovation
2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The Participant and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) investigated possible paths for compression of plasma targets in Magneto Inertial Fusion (MIF) regimes. MIF involves the addition of a magnetic field to Inertial Fusion type plasma targets, potentially improving energy confinement. This technique could reduce the power, precision, and cost required to compress and heat plasma targets to fusion relevant conditions, leading to a lower cost path to a fusion energy source. MIF regimes are intermediate between magnetic fusion energy and inertial fusion energy approaches. LANL is pursuing the creation of a MIF compatible magnetized plasma target with long enough lifetime to compress it inside a solid cylindrical, flux-conserving shell. The Participant also requires a similar plasma target for use with a novel acoustic wave compression scheme.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); General Fusion, Inc., Burnaby, BC (Canada)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1330817
• Report Number(s): LA-CP--16-20408; LA-UR-23-33278; CRADA: LA12C10675
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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