Email from Stan Aten to Evans Harris discussing the meeting of Dallas Way with University of North Texas representatives.

The entry of fusion as a viable, competitive source of power has been stymied by the challenge of finding an economical way to provide for the confinement and heating of the plasma fuel. The main impediment for current nuclear fusion concepts is the complexity and large mass associated with the confinement systems. To take advantage of the smaller scale, higher density regime of magnetic fusion, an efficient method for achieving the compressional heating required to reach fusion gain conditions must be found. The very compact, high energy density plasmoid commonly referred to as a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) provides for an ideal target for this purpose. To make fusion with the FRC practical, an efficient method for repetitively compressing the FRC to fusion gain conditions is required. A novel approach to be explored in this endeavor is to remotely launch a converging array of small macro-particles (macrons) that merge and form a more massive liner inside the reactor which then radially compresses and heats the FRC plasmoid to fusion conditions. The closed magnetic field in the target FRC plasmoid suppresses the thermal transport to the confining liner significantly lowering the imploding power needed to compress the target. With the momentum …

Photograph of both a standing choir and an orchestra on stage at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The orchestra wears various outfits in red, white, and black. One member is wearing green. All the outfits fit into the "business" category of dress. The choir wears the same shades, mostly black, and the majority of them wear Santa hats. Many people are smiling. Behind them, the wall is a dark color and is lit up with different colored lights.

Photograph of a crowd of people holding booklets and reading aloud from them at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They wear a mix of business casual and casual clothing. Three men are directly in front of the camera, the backs of their heads blurry. Many people are smiling while some remain focused on their booklets.

Photograph of a crowd singing from booklets at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They wear a mix of business and business casual clothing. Many have smiles on their faces. In the background, another tier of seating can be seen. The seats are bright red. Someone's blurry head is in front of the camera and can be seen in the bottom righthand corner of the photo.

Photograph of a crowd of people holding booklets and watching a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They wear a mix of business casual and casual clothing. A group of people are directly in front of the camera, the backs of their heads blurry. Many people audience members are smiling.

Photograph of both a standing choir and an orchestra on stage at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The orchestra wears various outfits in red, white, and black. One member is wearing green. All the outfits fit into the "business" category of dress. The choir wears the same shades, mostly black, and the majority of them wear Santa hats. Many people are smiling. Behind them, the wall is a dark color and is lit up with different colored lights.

Photograph of both a standing choir and an orchestra on stage at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The orchestra wears various outfits in red, white, and black. One member is wearing green. All the outfits fit into the "business" category of dress. The choir wears the same shades, mostly black, and the majority of them wear Santa hats. Many people are smiling. Behind them, the wall is a dark color and is lit up with different colored lights.

Photograph of a crowd of people holding booklets and reading aloud from them at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. They wear a mix of business casual and casual clothing. Two men are directly in front of the camera, the backs of their heads blurry. Many people are smiling while some remain focused.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on two singers. Many members of the choir wear red Santa hats. Everyone wears some variation of concert black.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a female singer who looks forward with a smile. Many members of the choir wear red Santa hats and there is someone wearing a green one in the background. Everyone wears some variation of concert black. They all look in front of them with faces of concentration.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on two male singers, one of which is wearing a red Santa hat. Many other members of the choir wear red Santa hats. There is a person wearing a green Santa hat as well. Everyone wears some variation of concert black.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a male singer who looks forward in concentration, surrounded by his fellow singers. He wears a red Santa hat as does the singer behind him. Everyone wears some variation of concert black. They all look in front of them with faces of concentration.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. Each member wears concert black, and many of them wear red Santa hats. A few members are standing straight, but the majority of them are beginning to move. There is a microphone and the corner of a music stand on the right side of the photo.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a male singer in a green Santa hat who looks forward in concentration. Most of the other singers around him wear red Santa hats. The background is black.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a female singer who looks forward in concentration. She is seen through a window of her fellow choir members. Many members of the choir wear red Santa hats. Everyone wears some variation of concert black. They all look in front of them with faces of concentration.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a male singer with short, dark hair who looks forward in concentration. Many members of the choir around him wear red Santa hats. Everyone wears some variation of concert black. They all look in front of them with faces of concentration.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a female singer who looks at the camera with a smile. She wears a red, fuzzy Santa hat with her concert black. The other choir members around her are wearing concert black as well and are clapping.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on four singers. Many members of the choir wear red Santa hats. Everyone wears some variation of concert black, one with a red scarf. There are two microphones in front of the choir.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo shows part of the front row of singers, six of which wear red Santa hats. Other members wear red Santa hats behind them as well. Everyone wears some variation of concert black, one with a red scarf. The man with the red scarf is in the center and is slightly smiling.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on a female singer who looks forward in concentration. Some members of the choir wear red Santa hats. Everyone wears some variation of concert black. They all look in front of them with faces of concentration.

Photograph of a choir member singing into a microphone at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He wears a black dress shirt and a red Santa hat. His mouth is open as he sings into the microphone that he holds far away from his face. In the bottom right corner of the photo, another microphone is on a stand. In the background, the rest of the choir members are blurry. Some also wear red Santa hats.

Photograph of a choir conductor vocalizing to their choir during a performance at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. He wears a red Santa hat, a black turtleneck shirt, and a black vest. He hands with his hands out in front of him as he sings to his choir who also wear red Santa hats.

Photograph of a choir performing at the 19th annual Christmas/Kwanzaa Concert held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas. The photo focuses on members in the front row of the choir. The men in the image are not singing as the director's blurry hands are pointed towards the women who are. The choir wears concert black and a few wear red Santa hats. In front of the first row, there is a microphone on a stand, pointed up to the ceiling, and a music stand.