dtic-snl-magnetized-liner-inertial-fusion-2014 // Full Declassified Report & Forensic Analysis

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This 2011 report by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) investigates the trapped-flux lifetime of plasma in the Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX). Researchers found that current plasma lifetimes are significantly shorter than the duration required for successful compression heating, leading to experiments with bank parameter scans and RF pre-ionization to extend stability. The document outlines pulsed power systems and diagnostic methods used to characterize these high-energy-density laboratory plasma studies.

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FRC LIFETIME STUDIES FOR THE FIELD REVERSED CONFIGURATION HEATING EXPERIMENT (FRCHX)* C. Grabowski, J. H. Degnan, D. J. Amdahl, R. Delaney, M. Domonkos, F. M. Lehr, R. Magallanes, P. R. Robinson, E. L. Ruden, W. White, H. Wood Air Force Research Laboratory Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 USA D. Gale, M. Kostora, J. Mc Cullough, W. Sommars Science Applications International Corporation Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA M. H. Frese, S. D. Frese, J. F. Camacho, S. K. Coffey, V. Makhin Numer Ex, LLC Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA T. P. Intrator, G. A. Wurden, J. Sears, P. J. Turchi, W. J. Waganaar, T. Weber Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA R. E. Siemon, S. Fuelling, B. S. Bauer University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557 USA A. G. Lynn, N. F. Roderick University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

dtic-snl-magnetized-liner-inertial-fusion-2014

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INTRODUCTION