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On the Possibility of Achieving Thermonuclear Ignition During Magnetic Compression of High-Temperature Magnetized Plasma by the Current of a Disk Explosive Magnetic Generator

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One of the directions for achieving thermonuclear ignition is compression of a heated, magnetized plasma by a liner. This concept was developed in the USA at the Z Machine (MagLIF project). To achieve ignition, it is necessary to create a current pulse with an amplitude of 60 MA or higher. The Z Machine produces currents with amplitudes up to 25 MA. The development of more powerful installations is a problem for the future. At the same time, today already, the explosive magnetic generators create the required currents with long current rise times. In this work, based on calculation results of the compression of a hot magnetized plasma, the possibilities of achieving ignition using modern disc explosive magnetic generators are discussed.

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Ivanovskii, A.V., Mamyshev, V.I. On the Possibility of Achieving Thermonuclear Ignition During Magnetic Compression of High-Temperature Magnetized Plasma by the Current of a Disk Explosive Magnetic Generator. Plasma Phys. Rep. 49, 859–867 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X23600639

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