3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2025
Analysis of Preheat Propagation in MagLIF-like Plasmas
Fernando Garcia-Rubio, Scott Davidson, C. Leland Ellison +6
The preheating and pre-magnetization of fusion fuel are key features in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) configurations. Typically, the energy of the preheat laser is depo…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Validation of FLASH for magnetically driven inertial confinement fusion target design
C. Leland Ellison, Jonathan Carroll-Nellenback, Chiatai Chen +20
FLASH is a widely available radiation magnetohydrodynamics code used for astrophysics, laboratory plasma science, high energy density physics, and inertial confinement fusion. Incr…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion
Andrew Alexander, Laura Robin Benedetti, Indrani Bhattacharyya +63
High-yield inertial fusion offers a transformative path to affordable clean firm power and advanced defense capabilities. Recent milestones at large facilities, particularly the Na…