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Formation, Translation, Capture, Merging and Compression of FRCS in an Imploding Rotationally Stabilized Liner by Frese, Michael H., Frese, Sherry D.

“…NumerEx's Stabilized Liner Compressor (SLC) is a mechanical driver that rotates and implodes a liquid metal vortex - our liner - to compress magnetic fields…”
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Transport of Magnetic Flux in an Arbitrary Coordinate ALE Code by Peterkin, Robert E., Frese, Michael H., Sovinec, Carl R.

“…We illustrate a new technique for computing the time-evolution of magnetic flux on a generally nonorthogonal computational grid of a time-dependent, arbitrary…”
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Review of Some Plasma Gun Techniques for Fusion at Megagauss Energy Densities by Turchi, Peter J, Roderick, Norman F, Degnan, James H, Frese, Michael H, Amdahl, David J

“…Plasma guns offer opportunities to generate and direct plasma flows at high energy density. Typically, such guns comprise coaxial electrodes that are connected…”
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Stabilized Liner Compressor for Low-Cost Controlled Fusion at Megagauss Field Levels by Turchi, Peter J., Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H.

“…The notion of employing very high magnetic fields for fusion has been extended to so-called magnetized-target fusion (MTF), which may comprise both magnetic…”
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Stabilized Liner Compressor Update by Kiuttu, Gerald F, Frese, Michael H, Frese, Sherry D, Turchi, Peter J

“…The Stabilized Liner Compressor (SLC), described at the EAPPC-BEAMS-Megagauss conference [1], grew out of the original Linus program at the Naval Research…”
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Stabilized Liner Compressor: 21/2-D multiphysics simulations by Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H., Turchi, Peter J.

“…Summary form only given. NumerEx's Stabilized Liner Compressor (SLC) is a mechanical driver that rotates and implodes a liquid metal vortex - our liner - to…”
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Controlled fusion reactor based on stabilized liner compression of magnetized plasma by Turchi, Peter J., Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H.

“…There appears to be an optimum operating regime1, known variously as Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) or Magneto-Inertial Fusion (MIF), between the mainline…”
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Computational simulation of initiation and implosion of circular arrays of wires in two and three dimensions by Frese, M.H., Frese, S.D., Rosenthal, S.E., Douglas, M.R., Roderick, N.F.

“…We have performed realistic two-dimensional (2-D) r-/spl theta/ resistive MHD simulations of high-current aluminum wire array initiation and implosion. These…”
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Stabilized Liner Compressor For Low-Cost Controlled Fusion: Progress And Issues by Turchi, Peter J., Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H.

“…The Stabilized Liner Compressor (SLC) concept uses annular free-pistons, driven by high-pressure helium, to implode a rotating liquid metal liner that…”
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Extended MHD simulations of FRC formation, translation, and capture in stationary and imploding liners by Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H.

“…Summary form only given. The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate and Los Alamos National Laboratory are forming, translating,…”
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Addressing Short Trapped-Flux Lifetime in High-Density Field-Reversed Configuration Plasmas in FRCHX by Grabowski, Chris, Degnan, James H., Amdahl, David J., Domonkos, Matthew, Ruden, Edward L., White, William, Wurden, Glen A., Frese, Michael H., Frese, Sherry D., Camacho, Frank, Coffey, Sean K., Kiuttu, Gerald F., Kostora, Mark, McCullough, John, Sommars, Wayne, Lynn, Alan G., Yates, Kevin, Bauer, Bruno S., Fuelling, Stephan, Siemon, Richard E.

“…The objective of the field-reversed configuration heating experiment (FRCHX) is to obtain a better understanding of the fundamental scientific issues…”
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Detailed comparisons of 2-D MHD simulations to theta-pinch preionization and flux trapping experiments by Frese, Michael H., Frese, Sherry D.

“…Summary form only given. Field Reversed Configurations (FRCs) are formed by first trapping an initial bias field in an ionized plasma and then applying a large…”
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3-D simulations of field reversed configurations using MACH3 by Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H.

“…Summary form only given. NumerEx has developed, implemented, and applied two-dimensional (2-d) magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations model of liner compression…”
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Experimental Studies of an Ultrahigh-Speed Plasma Flow by Domonkos, Matthew T., Degnan, James H., Adamson, Paul E., Amdahl, David J., Blasy, Brian, Cooksey, Rufus, Grabowski, Theodore Chris, Lehr, Frederick Mark, Robinson, Paul Randy, Ruden, Edward L., White, William M., Frese, Michael H., Frese, Sherry D., Coffey, Sean K., Camacho, J. Frank, Makhin, Vladimir, Roderick, Norman, Parker, Jerald V., Lerma, Al, Gale, Donald, Kostora, Mark, McCullough, John, Ralph, Dale, Roth, Chris E., Sommars, Wayne E., Montoya, Thomas, Lynn, Alan G., Turchi, Peter J., Schroen, Diana

“…In 1991, Turchi et al. reported evidence for a 2000 km/s aluminum plasma that originated from the upstream boundary of a wire array armature in a plasma flow…”
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Review of Some Plasma Gun Techniques for Fusion at Megagauss Energy Densities: SPECIAL ISSUE ON MEGAGAUSS MAGNETIC FIELDS: PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION 2010 by TURCHI, Peter J, RODERICK, Norman F, DEGNAN, James H, FRESE, Michael H, AMDAHL, David J

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MHD modeling of plasma opening switch experiments on HAWK by Watrous, John J, Frese, Michael H

“…HAWK is an inductive store experimental testbed operated by the Pulsed Power Physics Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory. Its principal emphasis has been…”
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Preparation and Liner Compression of Plasma From an Ultrahigh Speed Flow: Special issue on Megagauss Magnetic Fields: Production and Application by TURCHI, Peter J, RODERICK, Norman F, DEGNAN, James H, FRESE, Michael H, AMDAHL, David J

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Experimental and Computational Progress on Liner Implosions for Compression of FRCs by Degnan, J.H., Amdahl, D.J., Brown, A., Cavazos, T., Coffey, S.K., Domonkos, M.T., Frese, M.H., Frese, S.D., Gale, D.G., Grabowski, T.C., Intrator, T.P., Kirkpatrick, R.C., Kiuttu, G.F., Lehr, F.M., Letterio, J.D., Parker, J.V., Peterkin, R.E., Roderick, N.F., Ruden, E.L., Siemon, R.E., Sommars, W., Tucker, W., Turchi, P.J., Wurden, G.A.

“…Magnetized target fusion (MTF) is a means to compress plasmas to fusion conditions that uses magnetic fields to greatly reduce electron thermal conduction,…”
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Preparation and Liner Compression of Plasma From an Ultrahigh Speed Flow by Turchi, P.J., Roderick, N.F., Degnan, J.H., Frese, M.H., Amdahl, D.J.

“…Preparation of the target plasma represents a critical issue in liner compression techniques to achieve fusion conditions. We consider the use of an ultrahigh…”
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Simulation of FRC formation and capture as a design tool by Frese, S.D., Frese, M.H.

“…Summary form only given. Over the next three to five years, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the U. S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will form,…”
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