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Jellofish18
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- Could MagLIF be improved with a different type of magnetic field implemented into the process?
Hello everyone,
This is my first post on this platform, I'm excited to be a part of this community!
I'm currently doing a research project on Nuclear Fusion, and have been recently introduced to the concept of Magnetized Linear Inertial Fusion (MagLIF). I'm still new to the topic of MagLIF, having more extensive knowledge in the area of Magnetic Confinement Fusion. Upon further research of MagLIF, I discovered the process is highly susceptible to Rayleigh-Taylor Instability (It's expected considering the same holds for Inertial Confinement Fusion). I decided to research the components of MagLIF, specifically the magnetic fields the machinery uses and discovered it uses an axial magnetic field. This got me thinking, and I reflected on my knowledge of Magnetic confinement Fusion and the magnetic fields used by the Tokamak and Stellarator. Because the helical field of the stellarator, despite its complexity, is deemed more stable than the Tokamak, would it be possible to create a machine that combines the two topics; aka a type of MagLIF phenomenon, where the magnetic fields are helical instead of axial?
If possible, would this be too complicated of a strategy? Could this reduce the risk of plasma instability?
Let me know what you think.
This is my first post on this platform, I'm excited to be a part of this community!
I'm currently doing a research project on Nuclear Fusion, and have been recently introduced to the concept of Magnetized Linear Inertial Fusion (MagLIF). I'm still new to the topic of MagLIF, having more extensive knowledge in the area of Magnetic Confinement Fusion. Upon further research of MagLIF, I discovered the process is highly susceptible to Rayleigh-Taylor Instability (It's expected considering the same holds for Inertial Confinement Fusion). I decided to research the components of MagLIF, specifically the magnetic fields the machinery uses and discovered it uses an axial magnetic field. This got me thinking, and I reflected on my knowledge of Magnetic confinement Fusion and the magnetic fields used by the Tokamak and Stellarator. Because the helical field of the stellarator, despite its complexity, is deemed more stable than the Tokamak, would it be possible to create a machine that combines the two topics; aka a type of MagLIF phenomenon, where the magnetic fields are helical instead of axial?
If possible, would this be too complicated of a strategy? Could this reduce the risk of plasma instability?
Let me know what you think.