Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC

William T Rogerson, Jr

Michael R Phillips

Sam W Brown

Blake F Scott

A diode assembly for producing a pulsed fusion event in a z-pinch driver. The diode assembly includes an inner core including a lithium compound formed of one or more lithium isotopes and one or more hydrogen isotopes. An electrically conducting outer sheath is disposed around the inner core. The electrically conducting outer sheath includes an electrical conductance that is at least three times greater than an electrical conductance of the lithium compound of the inner core.

Diode assembly for pulsed fusion events

A diode assembly for producing a pulsed fusion event in a z-pinch driver. The diode assembly includes an inner core formed of a fusionable fuel source material including a lithium compound formed of one or more lithium isotopes and one or more hydrogen isotopes. A lithium metal outer sheath is integrally formed around the inner core by decomposing a surface of the fusionable fuel source material.

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Knoxville, TN, United States of America

William T Rogerson, Jr