Title :
Modeling of MAGO plasma compression by imploding liner
Author :
Buyko, A.M. ; Garanin, S.F. ; Ivanova, G.G. ; Kuznetsov, S.D. ; Mamyshev, V.I. ; Sofronov, V.N. ; Yakubov, V.B.
Author_Institution :
All-Russian Res. Inst. of Exp. Phys., Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
Magnetized plasma with characteristic density 8/spl middot/10/sup 17/ cm/sup -3/ and average temperature 250 eV has been obtained in a MAGO plasma chamber. One and two dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic computations are performed in which a solid density aluminum liner is imploded on the MAGO target plasma. An influence of a liner compressibility, 2-dimensional effects and various heat losses on the compressed plasma parameters are studied. The computations demonstrate that for a liner energy that has already been achieved experimentally the compressed plasma parameters can meet the Lawson criterion and this plasma can provide a large amount of neutrons and X-ray radiation.
Keywords :
exploding wires; heat losses; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma simulation; 2-dimensional effects; Lawson criterion; MAGO plasma compression; MAGO target plasma; X-ray radiation; compressed plasma parameters; heat losses; imploding liner; liner compressibility; liner energy; magnetic compression; magnetised target fusion; magnetized plasma; neutrons; one dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic computations; solid density aluminum liner; two dimensional magneto-hydrodynamic computations; Aluminum; Fusion reactors; Ignition; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic fields; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1999. Digest of Technical Papers. 12th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5498-2
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1999.823700
