Staged Magnetic Compression of FRC Targets to Fusion Conditions CX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 07/31/2015 Location(s): Multiple LocationsOffices(s): Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
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July 31, 2015
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Staged Magnetic Compression of FRC Targets to Fusion Conditions
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 07/31/2015
Location(s): Multiple Locations
Offices(s): Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Funding will support research and development activities to determine whether a plasma target can be scaled towards fusion conditions using a pulsed heating technique that activates a series of magnetic coils to create magnetic fields capable of compressing plasma to high temperatures and densities.