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David Hammer

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Summary

LLNL physicist who led RACE. RACE inspired AFRL MARAUDER.

Deep Dive Analysis

Overview

David Hammer is a plasma physicist at LLNL who led the RACE (Ring Accelerator Experiment) program in 1991. RACE used a coaxial railgun to accelerate compact toroids to high velocities.

RACE Significance

RACE was a fusion-oriented program that explored applications as an ICF driver, x-ray generator, tokamak fueling device, and current drive system. The RACE experiments demonstrated that compact toroids could be accelerated to high velocities in a railgun — a direct precursor to AFRL's MARAUDER.

MARAUDER Connection

The MARAUDER program at AFRL was reportedly motivated by RACE. This is the LLNL → AFRL link in the three-lab compact toroid lineage: LANL (CTX) → LLNL (Beta II, RACE) → AFRL (MARAUDER).

Key Findings

▸ ### Overview David Hammer is a plasma physicist at LLNL who led the RACE (Ring Accelerator Experiment) program in 1991.
▸ RACE used a coaxial railgun to accelerate compact toroids to high velocities.
▸ ### RACE Significance RACE was a fusion-oriented program that explored applications as an ICF driver, x-ray generator, tokamak fueling device, and current drive system.

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Timeline Mentions (1)

1989

Initial Soft X-Ray Production on RACE

LLNL researchers Hammer, Hartman, and Molvik report on converting compact torus kinetic energy into soft x-rays using the RACE device.

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What is David Hammer? ▾

LLNL physicist who led RACE. RACE inspired AFRL MARAUDER.

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David Hammer is referenced in 1 timeline event, spanning from 1989 to 1989. Key events include "Initial Soft X-Ray Production on RACE" and "Initial Soft X-Ray Production on RACE". View the full timeline for chronological context.

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