Calculation of plasma dynamic parameters of the magneto-inertial fusion target with combined exposure

VV Kuzenov, SV Ryzhkov - Physics of Plasmas, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The work is devoted to theoretical calculations of compression and energy release
processes in the target, which is used in a magnetoinertial fusion (MIF) concept consisting of …

[HTML][HTML] Retrospective of the ARPA-E ALPHA fusion program

CL Nehl, RJ Umstattd, WR Regan, SC Hsu… - Journal of Fusion …, 2019 - Springer
This paper provides a retrospective of the Accelerating Low-cost Plasma Heating and
Assembly (ALPHA) fusion program of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy …

Plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion

YCF Thio, SC Hsu, FD Witherspoon… - Fusion Science and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF) is the only embodiment of magneto-
inertial fusion that has the unique combination of stand-off implosion and high implosion …

Experimental measurements of ion diffusion coefficients and heating in a multi-ion-species plasma shock

F Chu, AL LaJoie, BD Keenan, L Webster… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Collisional plasma shocks generated from supersonic flows are an important feature in
many astrophysical and laboratory high-energy-density plasmas. Compared to single-ion …

Incorporating kinetic effects on Nernst advection in inertial fusion simulations

JP Brodrick, M Sherlock, WA Farmer… - Plasma Physics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a simple method to incorporate nonlocal effects on the Nernst advection of
magnetic fields down steep temperature gradients, and demonstrate its effectiveness in a …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetized plasma target for plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion

SC Hsu, SJ Langendorf - Journal of Fusion Energy, 2019 - Springer
We identify the desired characteristics and parameters of a β> 1 β> 1 magnetized plasma,
possibly with highly tangled, open field lines, that could be a suitable target to be …

Experimental measurements of ion heating in collisional plasma shocks and interpenetrating supersonic plasma flows

SJ Langendorf, KC Yates, SC Hsu, C Thoma… - Physical Review Letters, 2018 - APS
We present time-resolved measurements of ion heating due to collisional plasma shocks
and interpenetrating supersonic plasma flows, which are formed by the oblique merging of …

Suite for smooth particle hydrodynamic code relevant to spherical plasma liner formation and implosion

K Schillo, J Cassibry… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Three-dimensional (3D) modeling of magneto-inertial fusion (MIF) is at a nascent stage of
development. A suite of test cases relevant to plasma liner formation and implosion is …

[HTML][HTML] Observation of shock-front separation in multi-ion-species collisional plasma shocks

T Byvank, SJ Langendorf, C Thoma, SC Hsu - Physics of Plasmas, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We observe shock-front separation and species-dependent shock widths in multi-ion-
species collisional plasma shocks, which are produced by obliquely merging plasma jets of …

[HTML][HTML] 用于PJMIF 的超快气阀性能表征

景原通, 刘延斌, 张德雨, 袁东方, 张晓兵 - Applied Physics, 2024 - hanspub.org
上海科技大学正在研发第三代用于PJMIF 的同轴等离子体枪STG1 以及配套超快气阀. STG1
的超快气阀需要在百微秒(~ 100 μs) 的开关时间内注入0~ 30 mg 的均匀气体. 超快气阀利用j× B …