Atlas Pulsed Power Facility
Provided multi-megaampere pulsed power essential to Magnetized Target Fusion compression.
01 Definition
A high-current pulsed-power generator developed at LANL (and later relocated to Nevada) for high-energy-density and MTF liner experiments.
02 Detailed_Analysis
The Atlas Pulsed Power Facility was a multi-megaampere pulsed-power research system constructed at Los Alamos National Laboratory and later transferred to the Nevada National Security Site. Designed to deliver pulses in excess of 20–30 MA with high precision, Atlas drove heavy solid and plasma liner implosions to create extreme magnetic fields and material pressures, serving as a primary driver for Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) and hydrodynamic research.
03 Key_Facts
- ▸ Constructed at Los Alamos National Laboratory and later moved to the NNSS
- ▸ Delivered current pulses up to 30 megaamperes for high-energy-density physics
- ▸ Provided the pulsed electromagnetic drive for liner-driven Magnetized Target Fusion
04 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
High-current pulsed-power facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory used for magnetized target fusion and high-energy-density physics experiments. Atlas delivered multi-megaampere current pulses for liner implosion and flux-compression studies central to the MTF regime.
Entity Type: Experiment — Atlas Pulsed Power Facility is a scientific experiment or test program.
Research Findings
Atlas Pulsed Power Facility appears in 8 research analysis documents:
AFRL FRCHX Plasma Lifetime 2011:
Findings: AFRL FRCHX Plasma Lifetime 2011
Source PDF: [AFRL_FRCHX_Plasma_Lifetime_2011.pdf](/archive/AFRL_FRCHX_Plasma_Lifetime_2011)
Date range: 1976-2013
Source org: LANL
Summary
This 2011 report by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) investigates the trapped-flux lifetime...
AFRL FRCHX Plasma Lifetime 2011:
Findings: AFRL FRCHX Plasma Lifetime 2011
Source PDF: [AFRL_FRCHX_Plasma_Lifetime_2011.pdf](/archive/AFRL_FRCHX_Plasma_Lifetime_2011)
Date range: 1976-2013
Source org: LANL
Summary
This 2011 report by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) investigates the trapped-flux lifetime...
AFRL FRCHX Plasma Lifetime 2011:
Findings: AFRL FRCHX Plasma Lifetime 2011
Source PDF: [AFRL_FRCHX_Plasma_Lifetime_2011.pdf](/archive/AFRL_FRCHX_Plasma_Lifetime_2011)
Date range: 1976-2013
Source org: LANL
Summary
This 2011 report by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) investigates the trapped-flux lifetime...
Findings: AFRL LANL FRCHX 2016
Source PDF: [AFRL_LANL_FRCHX_2016.pdf](/archive/AFRL_LANL_FRCHX_2016)
Date range: 1981-2022
Source org: LANL
Summary
This programmatic analysis investigates the 2014-2016 closeout of the Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX), a joint initiative by the Air Force ...
Findings: AFRL LANL FRCHX 2016
Source PDF: [AFRL_LANL_FRCHX_2016.pdf](/archive/AFRL_LANL_FRCHX_2016)
Date range: 1981-2022
Source org: LANL
Summary
This programmatic analysis investigates the 2014-2016 closeout of the Field-Reversed Configuration Heating Experiment (FRCHX), a joint initiative by the Air Force ...
Source Documents
Intelligence derived from 2 source documents:
- LANL Fusion Research 2012
- LANL Magnetized Target Fusion 1996
06 Related_Terms (3)
07 Related_Entities (3)
08 Timeline_Mentions (4)
James Tuck Joins Los Alamos
Physicist James Tuck emigrates to Los Alamos at the invitation of Edward Teller to work on the hydrogen bomb project.
personnelJames Tuck and the Perhapsatron
James Tuck conducts early fusion experiments with the Perhapsatron at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
fusion-physicsFRX-C Operations and Translation Demonstration
A major scale-up (FRX-C) begins investigating confinement scaling; the device is later modified (FRX-C/T) to demonstrate FRC translation.
fusion-physicsAtlas Pulsed Power Facility Commissioned
Atlas commissioned at LANL. Received Shiva Star technology (capacitors, rail-gap switches). Supports SSP. Turchi liner experiments. Later relocated to Nevada Test Site.
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