# Magneto-Inertial Fusion and Powerful Plasma Installations (A Review)
## 5 Theoretical Studies and Prototypes  
Systems with high-speed plasma jets and powerful laser beams represent the following schemes for MIF: in the first variant, a pre-formed, magnetic configuration is used; and in the second case, an ICF fuel target is used. The proposed dynamic-plasma compression system combines the technique of generating megagauss magnetic fields (laser driver) with plasma confinement (target) in a magnetic configuration. Therefore, the choice of the magnetic system, i.e., a magnetic trap as a system for magnetically confining plasma for subsequent compression and ignition by laser beams, is crucial. All systems have a high performance, but FRC and traps have a purely poloidal magnetic field, while the advantage of cusp is its spherical shape and consequently better compression parameters. The implosion scheme is as follows: a spherical target (plasma in a magnetic field of a certain configuration) is compressed under the action of beams. The compressible configuration is maintained by an initial (seeding) magnetic flux, and energy is released in the process. The proposal for creating a combined scheme for magneto-inertial nuclear fusion is formulated in works [78; 79; 80; 81]. Numerical modeling of a conducting liner has been well studied for over three decades [82; 83; 84], unlike plasma and laser research, which are in the early stages [85; 86]. See article [87]. The process of merging magnetized plasma jets with parameters relevant to the plasma jet-driven, magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF) and the plasma liner experiment (PLX) is simulated in [88]. Article [89] presents the results of a new experimental platform and the report [90] presents measurements from a new platform, in which Z-pinch X-rays from a wire array irradiate a silicon target. In [91], a supersonic flow of magnetized plasma is created by applying a current pulse with a peak power of 1 MA and a duration of 500 ns to a cylindrical arrangement of parallel wires, known as reverse wiring. In addition to state corporations, laboratories, and funds, many other different companies from around the world are showing interest in low-radioactive or neutron-free reactions, and alternative thermonuclear fusion systems. Such interest has arisen among companies such as General Fusion, Helion Energy (MSNW), Magneto-Inertial Fusion Technologies Inc. (MIFTI), Sorlox, and Tri Alpha Energy (TAE). These companies are developing energy plants with magneto-inertial confinement plasma with various reactions and power outputs [92]. The Helion plasma accelerator is a prototype of Helion Energy. It is designed to raise nuclear fuel to 100 million degrees and extract electricity directly using a highly efficient pulse approach. According to [PERSON]'s law, the change in the field generates a current that is directly converted into electrical energy, which can be used to power homes and buildings. TAE Technologies is one of the world's largest private thermonuclear companies. The TAE technology is an advanced FRC configuration. This system is fundamentally different from tokamaks and stellerators. TAE has announced that they plan to have a functional fusion power plant by 2030. To achieve this goal, the TAE team conducts an average of 20 experiments per day on their working reactor, the Norman, which constantly reaches the necessary temperature of 50 million degrees Celsius to sustain the plasma reactor. HyperJet Fusion Corporation, formerly known as HyperV, is developing a Magneto-Inertial Fusion with Plasma Jets technology. The company is part of a team that includes several leading scientific institutions worldwide, such as the Los Alamos National Laboratory and New Mexico University. Their concept is to create a commercial fusion reactor that operates in a large spherical casing (7.6 m) and uses a large number of plasma jets (around 600). The key difference is the absence of an initial magnetized plasma target.