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Title: Magneto-Inertial Fusion

Abstract

In this community white paper, we describe an approach to achieving fusion which employs a hybrid of elements from the traditional magnetic and inertial fusion concepts, called magneto-inertial fusion (MIF). Furthermore, the status of MIF research in North America at multiple institutions is summarized including recent progress, research opportunities, and future plans.

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Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
OSTI Identifier:
1503050
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1133762; OSTI ID: 1256451
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-23844; LLNL-JRNL-689938
Journal ID: ISSN 0164-0313; PII: 38
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396; AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Fusion Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Fusion Energy Journal Volume: 35 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0164-0313
Publisher:
Springer Science + Business Media
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; magneto-inertial fusion; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; magnetized target fusion; liner; plasma jets; fusion energy; MagLIF

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Wurden, G. A., Hsu, S. C., Intrator, T. P., Grabowski, T. C., Degnan, J. H., Domonkos, M., Turchi, P. J., Campbell, E. M., Sinars, D. B., Herrmann, M. C., Betti, R., Bauer, B. S., Lindemuth, I. R., Siemon, R. E., Miller, R. L., Laberge, M., and Delage, M. Magneto-Inertial Fusion. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1007/s10894-015-0038-x.
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Wurden, G. A., Hsu, S. C., Intrator, T. P., Grabowski, T. C., Degnan, J. H., Domonkos, M., Turchi, P. J., Campbell, E. M., Sinars, D. B., Herrmann, M. C., Betti, R., Bauer, B. S., Lindemuth, I. R., Siemon, R. E., Miller, R. L., Laberge, M., & Delage, M. Magneto-Inertial Fusion. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-0038-x
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Wurden, G. A., Hsu, S. C., Intrator, T. P., Grabowski, T. C., Degnan, J. H., Domonkos, M., Turchi, P. J., Campbell, E. M., Sinars, D. B., Herrmann, M. C., Betti, R., Bauer, B. S., Lindemuth, I. R., Siemon, R. E., Miller, R. L., Laberge, M., and Delage, M. Tue . "Magneto-Inertial Fusion". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10894-015-0038-x.
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@article{osti_1503050,
title = {Magneto-Inertial Fusion},
author = {Wurden, G. A. and Hsu, S. C. and Intrator, T. P. and Grabowski, T. C. and Degnan, J. H. and Domonkos, M. and Turchi, P. J. and Campbell, E. M. and Sinars, D. B. and Herrmann, M. C. and Betti, R. and Bauer, B. S. and Lindemuth, I. R. and Siemon, R. E. and Miller, R. L. and Laberge, M. and Delage, M.},
abstractNote = {In this community white paper, we describe an approach to achieving fusion which employs a hybrid of elements from the traditional magnetic and inertial fusion concepts, called magneto-inertial fusion (MIF). Furthermore, the status of MIF research in North America at multiple institutions is summarized including recent progress, research opportunities, and future plans.},
doi = {10.1007/s10894-015-0038-x},
journal = {Journal of Fusion Energy},
number = 1,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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