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Title: Physics Criteria for a Subscale Plasma Liner Experiment

Abstract

Spherically imploding plasma liners, formed by merging hypersonic plasma jets, are a proposed standoff driver to compress magnetized target plasmas to fusion conditions. Here, in this paper, the parameter space and physics criteria are identified for a subscale, plasma-liner-formation experiment to provide data, e.g., on liner ram-pressure scaling and uniformity, that are relevant for addressing scientific issues of full-scale plasma liners required to achieve fusion conditions. Lastly, based on these criteria, we quantitatively estimate the minimum liner kinetic energy and mass needed, which informed the design of a subscale plasma liner experiment now under development.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. HyperJet Fusion Corporation, Chantilly, VA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1427386
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-30970
Journal ID: ISSN 0164-0313; TRN: US1802591
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Fusion Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 2-3; Journal ID: ISSN 0164-0313
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Plasma liners; Plasma jets; Magneto-inertial fusion

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Hsu, Scott C., and Thio, Yong C. Francis. Physics Criteria for a Subscale Plasma Liner Experiment. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-018-0154-5.
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Hsu, Scott C., & Thio, Yong C. Francis. Physics Criteria for a Subscale Plasma Liner Experiment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-018-0154-5
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Hsu, Scott C., and Thio, Yong C. Francis. Fri . "Physics Criteria for a Subscale Plasma Liner Experiment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-018-0154-5. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1427386.
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@article{osti_1427386,
title = {Physics Criteria for a Subscale Plasma Liner Experiment},
author = {Hsu, Scott C. and Thio, Yong C. Francis},
abstractNote = {Spherically imploding plasma liners, formed by merging hypersonic plasma jets, are a proposed standoff driver to compress magnetized target plasmas to fusion conditions. Here, in this paper, the parameter space and physics criteria are identified for a subscale, plasma-liner-formation experiment to provide data, e.g., on liner ram-pressure scaling and uniformity, that are relevant for addressing scientific issues of full-scale plasma liners required to achieve fusion conditions. Lastly, based on these criteria, we quantitatively estimate the minimum liner kinetic energy and mass needed, which informed the design of a subscale plasma liner experiment now under development.},
doi = {10.1007/s10894-018-0154-5},
journal = {Journal of Fusion Energy},
number = 2-3,
volume = 37,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {2}
}
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Fig. 1 Fig. 1 : Liner merging radius τm vs. liner ion density n0 at τm, satisfying ρ0r$2\atop{m}$ = 0.50 g/cm, for Xe, Kr, Ar, and Ne.
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