Semi-analytic model of plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion

Langendorf, Samuel J.; Hsu, Scott C.

doi:10.1063/1.4977913

Semi-analytic model of plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4977913· OSTI ID:1364548

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

A semi-analytic model for plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion is presented here. Compressions of a magnetized plasma target by a spherically imploding plasma liner are calculated in one dimension (1D), accounting for compressible hydrodynamics and ionization of the liner material, energy losses due to conduction and radiation, fusion burn and alpha deposition, separate ion and electron temperatures in the target, magnetic pressure, and fuel burn-up. Results show 1D gains of 3–30 at spherical convergence ratio <15 and 20–40 MJ of liner energy, for cases in which the liner thickness is 1 cm and the initial radius of a preheated magnetized target is 4 cm. Some exploration of parameter space and physics settings is presented. The yields observed suggest that there is a possibility of igniting additional dense fuel layers to reach high gain.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1364548

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1349375

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--16-28903

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 24; ISSN 1070-664X; ISSN 1089-7674

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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