Magnetic Fusion Experiments at LANL

P-24 Plasma Physics

 MS-E526, Los Alamos, New Mexico · 87545 · USA

G. A. Wurden,  S. C. Hsu, Tom Intrator,  Z. Wang,   P. Sieck, X. Sun,   

 M. Kostora,  D. Begay,  W. Waganaar

• FRX-L Magnetized Target Fusion papers & presentations

• Recent MFE team Papers

• "Current-Driven Rotating-Kink Mode in Plasma Column with a Non-Line Tied Free End", I. Furno, T. P. Intrator, D. D. Ryutov, S. Abbate, T. Madziwa-Nussinov, A. Light, L. Dorf, G. Lapenta, Phys. Rev. Lett., 97, pg. 015002, (2006). (July 7, 2006 issue)

• Workshops: Plasma Jets 2008, Nano-Gizmo Workshop 2005, US-Japan Compact Torus Workshop 2005, US-Japan Compact Torus Workshop 2004,  Laboratory Astrophysics 2003

• APS-DPP 2005 Meeting, Plasma Expo "Waves are Everywhere" photos

• Descriptions of a variety of plasma research in our group, for 2004 Physics Division research highlights (PDF):
  Magnetized target fusion (MTF)
  Reconnection Scaling Experiment (RSX)
  Laser driven shocks
  Radiological, chemical and biological decontamination using atmospheric pressure plasmas
  A fast gated X-ray camera
  High energy density plasmas
   

• MFE Team Student Posters and Pictures. Summer 2003

• FRX-L "machine paper", Rev. Sci. Instr., Oct. 2003, LA-UR-03-1415 (pdf)

• Progress report on FRX-L operation (Sept. 2001). LA-UR-01-5301 (pdf)

• Construction photos of FRX-L, the new Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) plasma source at LANL for MTF experiments.

• APS Division of Plasma Physics meeting Nov 23-27, 2000 at Quebec City, highlights our Magnetized Target Fusion efforts in APS Press Release.

• When we use the word "plasma", we are (usually) referring to a collection of atoms where the kinetic energy of the particles is sufficient to cause a significant fraction of the electrons to be ripped off of the atoms, leaving the electrons (and ions) free to move about. Typically, this occurs at temperatures higher than 10,000 degrees.

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