Physics principles of inertial confinement fusion and US program overview

OA Hurricane, PK Patel, R Betti, DH Froula… - Reviews of Modern …, 2023 - APS
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) has existed as a field of study since the 1970s, but the field
was born out of the Cold War. In the decades since the 1960s, pioneering research …

[HTML][HTML] Review of pulsed power-driven high energy density physics research on Z at Sandia

DB Sinars, MA Sweeney, CS Alexander… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Pulsed power accelerators compress electrical energy in space and time to provide versatile
experimental platforms for high energy density and inertial confinement fusion science. The …

Performance scaling in magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments

MR Gomez, SA Slutz, CA Jennings, DJ Ampleford… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We present experimental results from the first systematic study of performance scaling with
drive parameters for a magnetoinertial fusion concept. In magnetized liner inertial fusion …

An overview of magneto-inertial fusion on the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories

DA Yager-Elorriaga, MR Gomez, DE Ruiz… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of the magneto-inertial fusion (MIF) concept Magnetized Liner
Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) pursued at Sandia National Laboratories and review some of the …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling magnetized liner inertial fusion on Z and future pulsed-power accelerators

SA Slutz, WA Stygar, MR Gomez, KJ Peterson… - Physics of …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The MagLIF (Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion) concept [SA Slutz et al., Phys. Plasmas 17,
056303 (2010)] has demonstrated fusion–relevant plasma conditions [MR Gomez et al …

[HTML][HTML] Demonstration of thermonuclear conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments

MR Gomez, SA Slutz, AB Sefkow, KD Hahn… - Physics of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The magnetized liner inertial fusion concept [SA Slutz et al., Phys. Plasmas 17, 056303
(2010)] utilizes a magnetic field and laser heating to relax the pressure requirements of …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of stagnation performance metrics in magnetized liner inertial fusion experiments using Bayesian data assimilation

PF Knapp, ME Glinsky, MA Schaeuble… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We present a new analysis methodology that allows for the self-consistent integration of
multiple diagnostics including nuclear measurements, x-ray imaging, and x-ray power …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-learning-enabled Bayesian inference of fuel magnetization in magnetized liner inertial fusion

WE Lewis, PF Knapp, SA Slutz, PF Schmit… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Fuel magnetization in magneto-inertial fusion (MIF) experiments improves charged burn
product confinement, reducing requirements on fuel areal density and pressure to achieve …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing and mitigating laser preheat induced mix in MagLIF

AJ Harvey-Thompson, MR Weis, EC Harding… - Physics of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
A series of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) experiments have been conducted in
order to investigate the mix introduced from various target surfaces during the laser preheat …

Assessing stagnation conditions and identifying trends in magnetized liner inertial fusion

MR Gomez, SA Slutz, PF Knapp… - … on Plasma Science, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) is a magneto-inertial fusion concept, which is
presently being studied on the Z Pulsed Power Facility. The concept utilizes an axial …