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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The objectives of this tutorial are as follows: 1) to help students and researchers develop a
basic understanding of how pulsed-power systems are used to create high-energy-density …

This article presents a review of experimental and theoretical studies devoted to the
processes that occur during explosions of wires in vacuum when the current densities in the …

A laser-driven, magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) experiment is designed for the
OMEGA Laser System by scaling down the Z point design to provide the first experimental …

The Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion concept (MagLIF)[Slutz et al., Phys. Plasmas 17,
056303 (2010)] is being studied on the Z facility at Sandia National Laboratories. Neutron …

A linear transformer driver (LTD) generator capable of delivering up to 0.9 MA current pulses
with 160 ns rise time has been assembled and commissioned at University of California San …

The Z pulsed-power generator at Sandia National Laboratories drives high energy density
physics experiments with load currents of up to 26 MA. Z utilizes a double post-hole …