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DTSTART:20161003T170000Z
DTEND:20161003T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20260419T060059Z
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LOCATION:2241 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Magnetic Mirror Fusion Game Changing Discoveries\, Plasma Phys
 ics (Physics/ECE/NE 922) Seminar\, Tom Simonen\, Michigan Tech
DESCRIPTION:Scientific results from the Russian Gas Dynamic Trap (GDT)
  experiment [1] and technological developments from ITER R&D motivate 
 examination of new magnetic mirror confinement fusion concepts. This t
 alk will describe advances in the understanding of the physics [2] of 
 axisymmetric MHD- stability\, ion cyclotron micro-stability and axial 
 electron temperature confinement as well as developments in ITER of hi
 gh-field superconducting magnets\, high-frequency MW level microwave g
 yrotrons\, and 1 MeV energy neutral beams all of which are applicable 
 to mirror systems. Favoring high ion temperatures\, we note that mirro
 rs provide the possibility of burning advanced fuel such as DD [3]. <b
 r>
\nFootnote: During the 1980's the Wisconsin Phaedrus experiment pla
 yed a significant role in developing the understanding of mirror physi
 cs [4] and\, more recently\, collaborated with the GDT experiment.<br>
 
\n1.	P.A. Bagryanski\, et al.\, Physical Review Letters 114\, 205001 
 (2015)<br>
\n2.	T.C. Simonen\, Journal of Fusion Energy 35\, 63 (2016)
 <br>
\n3.	T.K. Fowler\, submitted for publication and presented at Ope
 n Systems Conference 2016<br>
\n4.	N. Hershkowitz\, Nuclear Fusion 30\
 , 1761 (1990)<br>
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4287
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