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[asymmetric_implosion]

MAGLIF is a far cry from Focus Fusion. It seeds a strong magnetic field (~1 T) before a 26 MA pinch implodes a metal cylinder onto the preheated, magnetized DT fuel. The concept is supposed to take advantage of limiting electron heat transport by flux compressing the initial 1 T field to something like 20 T or beyond. The physics of the components are proven but the entire concept has yet to come together. Sandia has been promoting the concept for over a year at meetings. It is about as much a path to a fusion reactor as NIF. Another piece of nice physics that cannot be engineered at a reasonable cost. The system relies on recycling the vacuum transmission lines every shot at a 0.1 Hz repetition rate. It is also a thermal process which does not play to the strengths of a pinch device.