Bulletin of the American Physical Society

58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 61, Number 18

Monday–Friday, October 31–November 4 2016; San Jose, California

Session Index

Session BO8: Magneto-Inertial Fusion I	Show Abstracts
Chair: Jonathan Davies, University of Rochester Room: 212 CD

Monday, October 31, 2016 9:30AM - 9:42AM		BO8.00001: The PLX-$\alpha$ Project: Progress and Plans S. Hsu, F. D. Witherspoon, J. Cassibry, M. Gilmore, R. Samulyak, P. Stoltz Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:42AM - 9:54AM		BO8.00002: Coaxial-gun design and testing for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project F. Douglas Witherspoon, Samuel Brockington, Andrew Case, Edward Cruz, Marco Luna, Samuel Langendorf Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 9:54AM - 10:06AM		BO8.00003: Simulations of Plasma-Liner Formation and Implosion for the PLX-$\alpha$ Project Roman Samulyak, Jason Cassibry, Kevin Schillo, Wen Shih, Kevin Yates, Scott Hsu Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:06AM - 10:18AM		BO8.00004: Radiation-MHD Simulations of Plasma-Jet-Driven Magneto-Inertial Fusion Gain Using USim Peter Stoltz, Kristian Beckwith, Mahdusudhan Kundrapu, Scott Hsu, Samuel Langendorf Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:18AM - 10:30AM		BO8.00005: Characterization of Taylor plumes on SSX M. R. Brown, M. Kaur, J. Han, J. E. Shrock, D. A. Schaffner Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:30AM - 10:42AM		BO8.00006: Velocity and magnetic field measurements of Taylor plumes in SSX under different boundary conditions Manjit Kaur, M. R. Brown, J. Han, J. E. Shrock, D. A. Schaffner Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:42AM - 10:54AM		BO8.00007: Replicating magneto-inertial fusion compression by colliding a magnetized plasma jet with a heavy gas cloud Amelia Greig, Paul Bellan, Hui Li Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:54AM - 11:06AM		BO8.00008: Development of a Thomson scattering diagnostic for the Caltech jet-target experiment Byong Hoon Seo, Amelia Greig, Paul Bellan Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:06AM - 11:18AM		BO8.00009: Scaling of the Sheared-Flow Stabilized Z-Pinch: The Fusion Z-Pinch Experiment "FuZE" B.A. Nelson, U. Shumlak, E.L. Claveau, R.P. Golingo, T.R. Weber, H.S. McLean, K.K. Tummel, D.P. Higginson, A.E. Schmidt Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:18AM - 11:30AM		BO8.00010: A Reactor Development Scenario for the FUZE Shear-flow Stabilized Z-pinch H.S. McLean, D.P. Higginson, A. Schmidt, K.K. Tummel, U. Shumlak, B.A. Nelson, E.L. Claveau, R.P. Golingo, T.R. Weber Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30AM - 11:42AM		BO8.00011: The Role of Magnetosonic Shocks in the Dynamics and Stability of the Staged Z-pinch Hafiz U. Rahman, F. J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, P. Ney, J. Narkis, J. Valenzuela, F. Conti, F. Beg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:42AM - 11:54AM		BO8.00012: Staged Z-pinch Experiments on the University of Nevada, Reno, NTF Zebra Facility Frank J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, H. U. Rahman, P. Ney, T. W. Darling, Z. Johnson, E. McGee, A. Covington, E. Dutra, J. C. Valenzuela, F. Conti, J. Narkis, F. Beg Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 11:54AM - 12:06PM		BO8.00013: Performance of a Liner-on-Target Injector for Staged Z-Pinch Experiments F. Conti, J. C. Valenzuela, J. Narkis, I. Krasheninnikov, F. Beg, F. J. Wessel, E. Ruskov, H. U. Rahman, E. McGee Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:06PM - 12:18PM		BO8.00014: MEMS based ion beams for fusion A. Persaud, P.A. Seidl, Q. Ji, W.L. Waldron, T. Schenkel, S. Ardanuc, K.B. Vinayakumar, Z.A. Schaffer, A. Lal Preview Abstract
Monday, October 31, 2016 12:18PM - 12:30PM		BO8.00015: Non-electric applications for magneto-inertial fusion John Slough Preview Abstract

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Bulletin of the American Physical Society

58th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics

Volume 61, Number 18

Monday–Friday, October 31–November 4 2016; San Jose, California

Session Index

Session BO8: Magneto-Inertial Fusion I

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