Session: Poster Session VII: HED II: Magnetized and Hydrodynamic HED plasmas, ICF II: Computation, Hohlraums, Compression, Ignition, MIF & concepts, MFE: Low-aspect ratio tokamaks: PEGASUS, NSTX-U and MAST-U; Other tokamaks: HBT-EP, J-TEXT, QUEST; Energetic Particles Presentation Type: POSTER Conference: 67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics Plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF) is a promising path toward controlled nuclear fusion that employs a spherically converging, line-replaceable plasma liner to compress a magnetized target. We present the first experimental results on the formation of a spherical argon plasma liner from 36 discrete, pulsed plasma jets on the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX), with time-resolved measurements of liner morphology, uniformity, density, temperature, and ram pressure. We have also initiated magnetized target formation experiments using the head-on merging of four magnetized supersonic deuterium plasma jets. The turbulent merging process leads to the generation of tangled magnetic fields within the target plasma. These tangled fields produce long magnetic connection lengths between the hot fuel and the cold liner surface, effectively reducing heat losses and enhancing energy confinement. Magnetic field structures are characterized using a 3-axis B-dot probe array, while plasma density and temperature are measured via interferometry and soft X-ray diagnostics. These results provide critical experimental benchmarks for validating computational models and assessing the scaling of PJMIF toward fusion-relevant energy densities. This material was based upon the work supported, in part, by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AR0001268. This manuscript has been authored in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory/Triad National Security, LLC, Contract No. 89233218CNA000001, with the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Feng Chu (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)) Feng Chu (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)), Andrew Walsten (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)), Glen A Wurden (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)), Franklin Douglas Witherspoon (NearStar Fusion Inc., HyperJet Fusion Corporation), Andrew Case (HyperJet Fusion Corporation), Ian Wagner (University of Alabama in Huntsville), Jason Cassibry (University of Alabama in Huntsville)