التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Recent magneto-inertial fusion experiments on the field reversed configuration heating experiment. |
| المؤلفون: |
Degnan, J. H., Amdahl, D. J., Domonkos, M., Lehr, F. M., Grabowski, C., Robinson, P. R., Ruden, E. L., White, W. M., Wurden, G. A., Intrator, T. P., Sears, J., Weber, T., Waganaar, W. J., Frese, M. H., Frese, S. D., Camacho, J. F., Coffey, S. K., Makhin, V., Roderick, N. F., Gale, D. G. |
| المصدر: |
Nuclear Fusion; 2013, Vol. 53 Issue 9, p1-10, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
NUCLEAR fusion, PHYSICS experiments, REVERSED field pinches, HEATING, THERMAL conductivity, INERTIAL confinement fusion |
| مستخلص: |
Magneto-inertial fusion (MIF) approaches take advantage of an embedded magnetic field to improve plasma energy confinement by reducing thermal conduction relative to conventional inertial confinement fusion (ICF). MIF reduces required precision in the implosion and the convergence ratio. Since 2008 (Wurden et al 2008 IAEA 2008 Fusion Energy Conf. (Geneva, Switzerland, 13-18 October) IC/P4-13 LA-UR-08-0796) and since our prior refereed publication on this topic (Degnan et al 2008 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 80), AFRL and LANL have developed further one version of MIF.We have (1) reliably formed, translated, and captured field reversed configurations (FRCs) in magnetic mirrors inside metal shells or liners in preparation for subsequent compression by liner implosion; (2) imploded a liner with interior magnetic mirror field, obtaining evidence for compression of a 1.36 T field to 540 T; (3) performed a full system experiment of FRC formation, translation, capture, and imploding liner compression operation; (4) identified by comparison of 2D-MHD simulation and experiments factors limiting the closed-field lifetime of FRCs to about half that required for good liner compression of FRCs to multi-keV, 1019 ion cm-3, high energy density plasma (HEDP) conditions; and (5) designed and prepared hardware to increase that closed-field FRC lifetime to the required amount. Those lifetime experiments are now underway, with the goal of at least doubling closed-field FRC lifetimes and performing FRC implosions to HEDP conditions this year. These experiments have obtained imaging evidence of FRC rotation, and of initial rotation control measures slowing and stopping such rotation. Important improvements in fidelity of simulation to experiment have been achieved, enabling improved guidance and understanding of experiment design and performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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