LASL Fast Liner Experiment
ID: lasl-fast-liner
Summary
LASL magnetically imploded aluminum liner experiment. Precursor to FRCHX and CFS-NM SLC.
Deep Dive Analysis
Overview
The Fast Liner Experiment at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) was a 1977 experiment that used magnetically imploded aluminum liners to compress plasma for fusion. A 1977 LASL controlled-thermonuclear-research report listed both a 'fast liner experiment' and a 'gun injection experiment.'
Significance
The Fast Liner Experiment is a direct precursor to:
- AFRL FRCHX (solid aluminum liner implosion at Shiva Star)
- CFS-NM SLC (spinning liquid-metal liner, with NRL LINUS heritage)
- Slough's Fusion Driven Rocket (MIF metal liners for propulsion)
Plasma Gun Connection
The Fast Liner also used a coaxial plasma gun for plasma injection, connecting the liner and plasma gun technology threads. This is significant because it shows that LANL's compact toroid research combined both liner compression and plasma gun formation — the two technology threads that would later diverge into FRCHX (liner) and MARAUDER/HyperJet (plasma guns).
Key Findings
- ▸ AFRL FRCHX (solid aluminum liner implosion at Shiva Star)
- ▸ CFS-NM SLC (spinning liquid-metal liner, with NRL LINUS heritage)
- ▸ Slough's Fusion Driven Rocket (MIF metal liners for propulsion)
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