Research progress of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion

Zhao Hailong; Xiao Bo; Wang Ganghua; Wang Qiang

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202032.190357

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Zhao Hailong, Xiao Bo, Wang Ganghua, et al. Research progress of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 052001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190357

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Zhao Hailong, Xiao Bo, Wang Ganghua, et al. Research progress of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 052001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190357

Zhao Hailong, Xiao Bo, Wang Ganghua, et al. Research progress of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 052001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190357

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Zhao Hailong, Xiao Bo, Wang Ganghua, et al. Research progress of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2020, 32: 052001. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190357

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Research progress of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion

doi: 10.11884/HPLPB202032.190357

Institute of Fluid Physics, CAEP, P. O. Box 919-105, Mianyang 621900, China

Received Date: 2019-09-16
Rev Recd Date: 2020-01-10
Publish Date: 2020-02-10

Abstract

Abstract

Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion (MagLIF) is a new concept of controlled fusion, which combines both advantages of traditional magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and inertial confinement fusion (ICF). It has promising application potentials because theoretically it can dramatically lower the difficulties in realizing controlled fusion. For purpose of better understandings of MagLIF, we investigate and summarize the main progresses achieved in this field. This paper will acquaint researchers with MagLIF research progress in the following domains: theoretical and analytic research, numerical simulations, experimental configurations, measurements and diagnostics, load designs and fabrications, laser driving MagLIF and auto-magnetization target. It will also provide heuristic perspectives for future MagLIF research.
- controlled fusion,
- magnetized liner inertial fusion,
- research progress

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