B Levitt, C Goyon, J T Banasek, S C Bott-Suzuki, C Liekhus-Schmaltz, E T Meier, L A Morton, A Taylor, W C Young, B A Nelson, D A Sutherland, M Quinley, A D Stepanov, J R Barhydt, P Tsai, K D Morgan, N van Rossum, A C Hossack, T R Weber, W A McGehee, P Nguyen, A Shah, S Kiddy, M Van Patten, A E Youmans, D P Higginson, H S McLean, G A Wurden, U Shumlak
The sheared-flow-stabilized Z pinch concept has been studied extensively and is able to produce fusion-relevant plasma parameters along with neutron production over several microseconds. We present here elevated electron temperature results spatially and temporally coincident with the plasma neutron source. An optical Thomson scattering apparatus designed for the FuZE device measures temperatures in the range of 1-3 keV on the axis of the device, 20 cm downstream of the nose cone. The 17-fiber system measures the radial profiles of the electron temperature...
April 12, 2024: Physical Review Letters