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Experimental demonstration of fusion-relevant conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion by Gomez, M R, Slutz, S A, Sefkow, A B, Sinars, D B, Hahn, K D, Hansen, S B, Harding, E C, Knapp, P F, Schmit, P F, Jennings, C A, Awe, T J, Geissel, M, Rovang, D C, Chandler, G A, Cooper, G W, Cuneo, M E, Harvey-Thompson, A J, Herrmann, M C, Hess, M H, Johns, O, Lamppa, D C, Martin, M R, McBride, R D, Peterson, K J, Porter, J L, Robertson, G K, Rochau, G A, Ruiz, C L, Savage, M E, Smith, I C, Stygar, W A, Vesey, R A

“…This Letter presents results from the first fully integrated experiments testing the magnetized liner inertial fusion concept [S. A. Slutz et al., Phys…”
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Understanding fuel magnetization and mix using secondary nuclear reactions in magneto-inertial fusion by Schmit, P F, Knapp, P F, Hansen, S B, Gomez, M R, Hahn, K D, Sinars, D B, Peterson, K J, Slutz, S A, Sefkow, A B, Awe, T J, Harding, E, Jennings, C A, Chandler, G A, Cooper, G W, Cuneo, M E, Geissel, M, Harvey-Thompson, A J, Herrmann, M C, Hess, M H, Johns, O, Lamppa, D C, Martin, M R, McBride, R D, Porter, J L, Robertson, G K, Rochau, G A, Rovang, D C, Ruiz, C L, Savage, M E, Smith, I C, Stygar, W A, Vesey, R A

“…Magnetizing the fuel in inertial confinement fusion relaxes ignition requirements by reducing thermal conductivity and changing the physics of burn product…”
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Observations of modified three-dimensional instability structure for imploding z-pinch liners that are premagnetized with an axial field by Awe, T J, McBride, R D, Jennings, C A, Lamppa, D C, Martin, M R, Rovang, D C, Slutz, S A, Cuneo, M E, Owen, A C, Sinars, D B, Tomlinson, K, Gomez, M R, Hansen, S B, Herrmann, M C, McKenney, J L, Nakhleh, C, Robertson, G K, Rochau, G A, Savage, M E, Schroen, D G, Stygar, W A

“…Novel experimental data are reported that reveal helical instability formation on imploding z-pinch liners that are premagnetized with an axial field. Such…”
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Conceptual designs of two petawatt-class pulsed-power accelerators for high-energy-density-physics experiments by Stygar, W. A., Awe, T. J., Bailey, J. E., Bennett, N. L., Breden, E. W., Campbell, E. M., Clark, R. E., Cooper, R. A., Cuneo, M. E., Ennis, J. B., Fehl, D. L., Genoni, T. C., Gomez, M. R., Greiser, G. W., Gruner, F. R., Herrmann, M. C., Hutsel, B. T., Jennings, C. A., Jobe, D. O., Jones, B. M., Jones, M. C., Jones, P. A., Knapp, P. F., Lash, J. S., LeChien, K. R., Leckbee, J. J., Leeper, R. J., Lewis, S. A., Long, F. W., Lucero, D. J., Madrid, E. A., Martin, M. R., Matzen, M. K., Mazarakis, M. G., McBride, R. D., McKee, G. R., Miller, C. L., Moore, J. K., Mostrom, C. B., Mulville, T. D., Peterson, K. J., Porter, J. L., Reisman, D. B., Rochau, G. A., Rochau, G. E., Rose, D. V., Rovang, D. C., Savage, M. E., Sceiford, M. E., Schmit, P. F., Schneider, R. F., Schwarz, J., Sefkow, A. B., Sinars, D. B., Slutz, S. A., Spielman, R. B., Stoltzfus, B. S., Thoma, C., Vesey, R. A., Wakeland, P. E., Welch, D. R., Wisher, M. L., Woodworth, J. R.

“…We have developed conceptual designs of two petawatt-class pulsed-power accelerators: Z 300 and Z 800. The designs are based on an accelerator architecture…”
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Magnetically Driven Implosions for Inertial Confinement Fusion at Sandia National Laboratories by Cuneo, M. E., Herrmann, M. C., Sinars, D. B., Slutz, S. A., Stygar, W. A., Vesey, R. A., Sefkow, A. B., Rochau, G. A., Chandler, G. A., Bailey, J. E., Porter, J. L., McBride, R. D., Rovang, D. C., Mazarakis, M. G., Yu, E. P., Lamppa, D. C., Peterson, K. J., Nakhleh, C., Hansen, S. B., Lopez, A. J., Savage, M. E., Jennings, C. A., Martin, M. R., Lemke, R. W., Atherton, B. W., Smith, I. C., Rambo, P. K., Jones, M., Lopez, M. R., Christenson, P. J., Sweeney, M. A., Jones, B., McPherson, L. A., Harding, E., Gomez, M. R., Knapp, P. F., Awe, T. J., Leeper, R. J., Ruiz, C. L., Cooper, G. W., Hahn, K. D., McKenney, J., Owen, A. C., McKee, G. R., Leifeste, G. T., Ampleford, D. J., Waisman, E. M., Harvey-Thompson, A., Kaye, R. J., Hess, M. H., Rosenthal, S. E., Matzen, M. K.

“…High current pulsed-power generators efficiently store and deliver magnetic energy to z-pinch targets. We review applications of magnetically driven implosions…”
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Symmetric inertial-confinement-fusion-capsule implosions in a double-z-pinch-driven hohlraum by Bennett, G R, Cuneo, M E, Vesey, R A, Porter, J L, Adams, R G, Aragon, R A, Caird, J A, Landen, O L, Rambo, P K, Rovang, D C, Ruggles, L E, Simpson, W W, Smith, I C, Wenger, D F

“…An inertial-confinement-fusion (ICF) concept using two 60-MA Z pinches to drive a cylindrical hohlraum to 220 eV has been recently proposed. The first capsule…”
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Experimental progress in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MAGLIF) by Gomez, M. R., Slutz, S. A., Sefkow, A. B., Geissel, M., Harvey-Thompson, A. J., Peterson, K. J., Hansen, S. B., Hahn, K. D., Knapp, P. F., Schmit, P. F., Ruiz, C. L., Sinars, D. B., Awe, T. J., Harding, E. C., Jennings, C. A., Smith, I. C., Rovang, D. C., Chandler, G. A., Cuneo, M. E., Lamppa, D. C., Martin, M. R., McBride, R. D., Porter, J. L., Rochau, G. A.

“…Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion 1 (MagLIF) is a magneto-inertial fusion concept being evaluated on the Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories. In MagLIF,…”
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Time-Resolved Spot Size Measurements From Various Radiographic Diodes on the RITS-3 Accelerator by Portillo, S., Lutz, S.S., Mix, L.P., Hahn, K., Rovang, D., Maenchen, J.E., Molina, I., Cordova, S., Droemer, D., Chavez, R., Ziska, D.

“…Sandia National Laboratories is leading an intensive research effort into fielding and diagnosing electron-beam flash radiographic X-ray sources. Several X-ray…”
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Multi-pulse electron diode development for flash radiography by Mazarakis, M., Cuneo, M., Hess, M., Kiefer, M., Leckbee, J., McKee, R., Rovang, D.

“…Presently the Self Magnetic Pinch (SMP) diode is successfully utilized for flash radiography with pulsed power drivers. However, it is not capable of more than…”
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Cerebral vasculitis associated with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis by Rovang, R D, Zawada, Jr, E T, Santella, R N, Jaqua, R A, Boice, J L, Welter, R L

“…The following is a case study involving a 13-year-old girl who presented initial symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. One week later she experienced a…”
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Design of a large-bore 60-T pulse magnet for Sandia National Laboratories by Li, L., Rovang, D., Lesch, B., Pernambuco-Wise, P., Schneider-Muntau, H.J.

“…The design of a new pulsed magnet system for the generation of intense electron beams is presented. Determined by the required magnetic field profile along the…”
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Exploring magnetized liner inertial fusion with a semi-analytic model by McBride, R. D, Slutz, S. A, Vesey, R. A, Gomez, M. R, Sefkow, A. B, Hansen, S. B, Knapp, P. F, Schmit, P. F, Geissel, M, Harvey-Thompson, A. J, Jennings, C. A, Harding, E. C, Awe, T. J, Rovang, D. C, Hahn, K. D, Martin, M. R, Cochrane, K. R, Peterson, K. J, Rochau, G. A, Porter, J. L, Stygar, W. A, Campbell, E. M, Nakhleh, C. W, Herrmann, M. C, Cuneo, M. E, Sinars, D. B

“…Phys. Plasmas 23, 012705 (2016) In this paper, we explore magnetized liner inertial fusion (MagLIF) [S. A. Slutz et al., Phys. Plasmas 17, 056303 (2010)] using…”
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Three-dimensional PIC simulations and analysis of the operating characteristics of the three cell RITS by Oliver, B.V., Clark, R.E., Johnson, D.L., Bailey, V., Corcoran, P., Smith, I., Maenchen, J.E., Molina, I., Rovang, D.C.

“…Summary form only given. The Radiographic Integrated Test Stand (RITS) is the next generation, inductive voltage adder accelerator being developed at Sandia…”
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Pencil-like mm-size electron beams produced with linear inductive voltage adders by Mazarakis, M. G., Poukey, J. W., Rovang, D. C., Maenchen, J. E., Cordova, S. R., Menge, P. R., Pepping, R., Bennett, L., Mikkelson, K., Smith, D. L., Halbleib, J., Stygar, W. A., Welch, D. R.

“…We present the design, analysis, and results of the high brightness electron beam experiments currently under investigation at Sandia National Laboratories…”
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When reason reigns: madness, passion and sovereignty in late 18th-century England by Rovang, Dana

“…In 1788–89, King George III of Great Britain became physically and mentally ill. This has been well documented, in contrast to the sudden influx of mentally…”
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Rod pinch radiography source optimization at 2.3 MV by Menge, P.R., Gustwiller, J., Johnson, D.L., Maenchen, J.E., Molina, I., Rovang, D.C., Shear, R., Cordova, S., Gignac, R., Wilkins, F., Droemer, D., Ormand, E., Helvin, T., Gomez, G., Commisso, R.J., Cooperstein, G., Swanekamp, S.B., Oliver, B.V., Rose, D.V., Welch, A.D.R.

“…Summary form only given, as follows. Rod pinch diodes have shown considerable promise as high-brightness flash X-ray sources for penetrating dynamic…”
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Increasing Load Current in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments by Gomez, M. R., Hutsel, B. T., Jennings, C. A., Martin, M. R., Cuneo, M. E., Hess, M. H., Laity, G. R., Lamppa, D. C., Peterson, K. J., Rochau, G. A., Rovang, D. C., Sinars, D. B., Slutz, S. A., Stygar, W. A.

“…Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion is a magneto-inertial fusion concept in which a metal cylindrical shell containing deuterium gas is axially magnetized, the…”
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Design and optimization of MAPS experiments on Sandia's Z machine by Haill, T. A., Alexander, C. S., Dalton, D. G., Rovang, D. C., Lamppa, D. C.

“…Summary form only given. Magnetically-applied pressure-shear (MAPS) is a recently developed technique to directly measure material shear strength using…”
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Development of a dynamic spot size diagnostic for flash radiographic X-ray sources by Lutz, S., Droemer, D., Devore, D., Rovang, D., Portillo, S., Maenchen, J.

“…There has been considerable work in recent years in the development of high-brightness, high-dose flash X-ray radiographic sources. Spot size is one of several…”
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Design of a high impedance MITL for RITS-3 by Bailey, V.L., Johnson, L., Corcoran, P., Smith, I., Maenchen, J.E., Molina, I., Hahn, K., Rovang, D., Portillo, S., Oliver, B.V., Rose, D., Welsh, D., Droemer, D., Guy, T.

“…RITS-3 is the three-cell, 4 MV, 156 kA, 70 ns embodiment of the full twelve-cell 16 MV Radiographic Integrated Test Stand (RITS) (Ian D. Smith et al., 2000)…”
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