LASL fast liner experiment

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5361864

Sherwood, A R; Cantrell, E L; Henins, I; Hoida, H W; Jarboe, T R; Malone, R C; Marshall, J

The LASL Fast Liner Experiment explores a fusion concept in which a prepared plasma is adiabatically compressed to thermonuclear temperatures and densities by a rapidly imploding solid metal liner. A prepared plasma having ..beta.. > 1 is in contact with the liner and end plugs, and contains an embedded magnetic field to inhibit thermal conduction. Cylindrical liners are magnetically imploded by a large axial current carried in the liner shell. Theoretical estimates indicate an implosion velocity of at least 10/sup 6/ cm/s is necessary for this geometry if the plasma heating rate is to be greater than the cross-field thermal conduction loss rate. Experimental work to develop this concept involves attempts to provide a suitable preplasma for liner implosions as well as studies of magnetically driven liner implosions. In the plasma preparation experiments a coaxial plasma gun was used to inject plasma into a simulated liner geometry.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5361864
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-80-1828; CONF-800707-10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
HIGH-BETA PLASMA
IMPLOSIONS
LINERS
PINCH DEVICES
PINCH EFFECT
PLASMA
PLASMA GUNS
SCYLLAC DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THETA PINCH
TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES
TOROIDAL THETA PINCH DEVICES