# Findings: LANL AFRL FRC Lifetimes Longer Trap 2013 **Source PDF:** `LANL_AFRL_FRC_Lifetimes_Longer_Trap_2013.pdf` **Date range:** 2013 **Source org:** LANL ## Summary Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Air Force Research Laboratory reported in 2013 on methods to increase field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma lifetimes for magnetized target fusion. By lengthening the magnetic well in the trapping region of the FRCHX experiment, the team successfully extended trapped

# Findings: LANL AFRL MTF Collaboration 2015 **Source PDF:** `LANL_AFRL_MTF_Collaboration_2015.pdf` **Date range:** 1982-2021 **Source org:** LANL ## Summary This report analyzes the multi-year scientific collaboration between Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) regarding Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) research. Spanning from 2001 through 2015, the document details the technical evolution of plasma injectors and liner compression experiments tha

# Findings: LANL Intrator Fusion 2025 **Source PDF:** `LANL_Intrator_Fusion_2025.pdf` **Date range:** 2001-2025 **Source org:** LANL ## Summary This 2025 intelligence assessment profiles the career and technical contributions of Dr. Thomas P. Intrator, a senior scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The report highlights his leadership in Magnetized Target Fusion and Field-Reversed Configuration plasmas, which established the foundational scientific data for subsequent compact fusion r

# Findings: LANL Intrator MTF Fusion 2015 **Source PDF:** `LANL_Intrator_MTF_Fusion_2015.pdf` **Date range:** 2001-2015 **Source org:** LANL ## Summary This report provides an assessment of Dr. Thomas P. Intrator’s career at Los Alamos National Laboratory and his pivotal leadership in developing high-density Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasmas for Magnetized Target Fusion. The analysis covers research conducted between 2001 and 2015, detailing how his technical breakthroughs and mento

# Findings: LANL Numerex MACH2 Explosive Model 1993 **Source PDF:** `LANL_NumerEx_MACH2_Explosive_Model_1993.pdf` **Date range:** 1993-2000 **Source org:** LANL ## Summary Authored by John J. Watrous and Michael H. Frese of NumerEx for Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1993, this report details the integration of a dynamic explosive model into the MACH2 magnetohydrodynamic code. The model enables the simulation of explosive magnetic flux compression generators by capturing the essential qual