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Experimental demonstration of fusion-relevant conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion.
Gomez, M R; Slutz, S A; Sefkow, A B; Sinars, D B; Hahn, K D; Hansen, S B; Harding, E C; Knapp, P F; Schmit, P F; Jennings, C A; Awe, T J; Geissel, M; Rovang, D C; Chandler, G A; Cooper, G W; Cuneo, M E; Harvey-Thompson, A J; Herrmann, M C; Hess, M H; Johns, O; Lamppa, D C; Martin, M R; McBride, R D; Peterson, K J; Porter, J L; Robertson, G K; Rochau, G A; Ruiz, C L; Savage, M E; Smith, I C; Stygar, W A; Vesey, R A.
Affiliation
  • Gomez MR; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Slutz SA; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Sefkow AB; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Sinars DB; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Hahn KD; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Hansen SB; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Harding EC; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Knapp PF; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Schmit PF; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Jennings CA; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Awe TJ; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Geissel M; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Rovang DC; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Chandler GA; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Cooper GW; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Cuneo ME; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Harvey-Thompson AJ; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Herrmann MC; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Hess MH; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Johns O; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Lamppa DC; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Martin MR; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • McBride RD; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Peterson KJ; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Porter JL; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Robertson GK; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Rochau GA; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Ruiz CL; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Savage ME; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Smith IC; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Stygar WA; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
  • Vesey RA; Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
Phys Rev Lett ; 113(15): 155003, 2014 Oct 10.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25375714
ABSTRACT
This Letter presents results from the first fully integrated experiments testing the magnetized liner inertial fusion concept [S. A. Slutz et al., Phys. Plasmas 17, 056303 (2010)], in which a cylinder of deuterium gas with a preimposed 10 Taxial magnetic field is heated by Z beamlet, a 2.5 kJ, 1 TW laser, and magnetically imploded by a 19 MA, 100 ns rise time current on the Z facility. Despite a predicted peak implosion velocity of only 70 km = s, the fuel reaches a stagnation temperature of approximately 3 keV, with T(e) ≈ T(i), and produces up to 2 x 10(12) thermonuclear deuterium-deuterium neutrons. X-ray emission indicates a hot fuel region with full width at half maximum ranging from 60 to 120 µm over a 6 mm height and lasting approximately 2 ns. Greater than 10(10) secondary deuterium-tritium neutrons were observed, indicating significant fuel magnetization given that the estimated radial areal density of the plasma is only 2 mg = cm(2).
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Phys Rev Lett Year: 2014 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Estados Unidos
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