Vlasov-Fokker-Planck modeling of magnetic field reconnection driven by heat flow in inertial confinement fusion related scenarios

Author(s):  
Archis S. Joglekar ◽  
Alec G.R. Thomas
1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. S. Felber ◽  
F. J. Wessel ◽  
N. C. Wild ◽  
H. U. Rahman ◽  
A. Fisher ◽  
...  

Ultrahigh axial magnetic fields have been compressed and measured in a gas-puff Z pinch. A 0·5-MA, 2–cm-radius annular gas-puff Z pinch with a 3-minute repetition rate was imploded radially onto an axial seed field, causing the field to compress. Axial magnetic field compressions up to 180 and peak magnetic fields up to 1·6 MG were measured. Faraday rotation of an argon laser (515·4 nm) in a quartz fiber on axis was the principal magnetic field diagnostic. Other diagnostics included a nitrogen laser interferometer, x-ray diodes, and magnetic field probes.The magnetic field compression results are consistent with simple snowplow and self-similar analytic models, which are presented. The axial magnetic fields strongly affect the Z pinch dynamics. Even small axial fields help stabilize the pinches, some of which exhibit several stable radial bounces during a current pulse.The method of compressing axial fields in a gas-puff Z pinch is extrapolable to the order of 100 MG. Scaling laws are presented. Potential applications of ultrahigh axial fields in Z pinches are discussed for x-ray lasers, inertial confinement fusion, and collimated sources of gamma radiation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (01) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Shailendra Singh ◽  
Ritam Mallick

AbstractWe study the effect of magnetic field in an implosion process achieved by radiation. A time-varying sinusoidal magnetic field is seen to affect the continuous transition of space-like detonation to time-like detonation at the core of implosion region. The oscillating varying magnetic field has a significant effect in increasing the volume of the time-like detonation of the core of implosion and also modifies the time of the implosion process. This transition can have significant outcome both theoretically and experimentally in the areas of high-energy hadronization of quark–gluon plasma matter and inertial confinement fusion efforts of fuels.


2021 ◽  
Vol 263 ◽  
pp. 107861
Author(s):  
W.T. Taitano ◽  
B.D. Keenan ◽  
L. Chacón ◽  
S.E. Anderson ◽  
H.R. Hammer ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
S. Khanal ◽  
R Khanal

Laser-plasma interaction phenomenon has various applications and the most important one is in the Inertial confinement Fusion. Spatial and temporal variations of self generated magnetic field have been studied within the framework of magneto hydrodynamics. The evolution equation that describes the generation of magnetic field is solved using complex Fourier and Laplace transformation methods as an initial value problem. Convective, diffusive and source terms are considered in the evolution equation and are solved theoretically. Magnetic fields of the order of megagauss have been obtained among which the maximum field is just about 40 MG. The results are comparable with earlier reported results.The Himalayan Physics Year 5, Vol. 5, Kartik 2071 (Nov 2014)Page: 27-30  


1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Lok N. Jha ◽  
Jeevan J. Nakarmi

A brief description of plasma, its types and fundamental requirements necessary to study the physics of plasma has been presented through this article. Information given here would be useful to those who have the basic knowledge of physics. Mathematical complications have been avoided to suit the purpose. Varied applications of plasma have been introduced. A little detail has been devoted to one of the major applications of plasma physics known as theoretical thermonuclear fusion studies. Physics of inertial confinement together with the role of self-generated magnetic field in the design of fusion targets have also been described. Himalayan Journal of Sciences 1(1): 21-24, 2003


2012 ◽  
Vol 231 (3) ◽  
pp. 1051-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.G.R. Thomas ◽  
M. Tzoufras ◽  
A.P.L. Robinson ◽  
R.J. Kingham ◽  
C.P. Ridgers ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Bao Du ◽  
Hong-Bo Cai ◽  
Wen-Shuai Zhang ◽  
Shi-Yang Zou ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
...  

The Weibel instability and the induced magnetic field are of great importance for both astrophysics and inertial confinement fusion. Because of the stochasticity of this magnetic field, its main wavelength and mean strength, which are key characteristics of the Weibel instability, are still unobtainable experimentally. In this paper, a theoretical model based on the autocorrelation tensor shows that in proton radiography of the Weibel-instability-induced magnetic field, the proton flux density on the detection plane can be related to the energy spectrum of the magnetic field. It allows us to extract the main wavelength and mean strength of the two-dimensionally isotropic and stochastic magnetic field directly from proton radiography for the first time. Numerical calculations are conducted to verify our theory and show good consistency between pre-set values and the results extracted from proton radiography.


2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 035204
Author(s):  
En-Hao Zhang ◽  
Hong-Bo Cai ◽  
Bao Du ◽  
Jian-Min Tian ◽  
Wen-Shuai Zhang ◽  
...  

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