The Z pulsed-power generator at Sandia National Laboratories drives high energy density physics experiments with load currents of up to 26 MA. Z utilizes a double post-hole convolute to combine the current from four parallel magnetically insulated transmission lines into a single transmission line just upstream of the load. Current loss is observed in most experiments and is traditionally attributed to inefficient convolute performance. The apparent loss current varies substantially for z-pinch loads with different inductance histories; however, a similar convolute impedance history is observed for all load types. This paper details direct spectroscopic measurements of plasma density, temperature, and apparent and actual plasma closure velo...
This thesis explored the ionization dynamics of a single wire z-pinch. Experiments were conducted on...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020The ZaP-HD Flow Z-Pinch device was designed to investi...
The 36-module Z accelerator was designed to drive z-pinch loads for weapon-physics and inertial-conf...
In High Energy Density Physics, high current (10^7 A) pulses are applied to create states of matter ...
In High Energy Density Physics, high current (10^7 A) pulses are applied to create states of matter ...
Vacuum-post-hole convolutes are used in pulsed high-power generators to join several magnetically in...
Gas-puff Z-pinches are intense pulsed x-ray or neutron sources. In gas-puff Z-pinches, a pulsed curr...
Gas-puff Z-pinches are intense pulsed x-ray or neutron sources. In gas-puff Z-pinches, a pulsed curr...
The formative phase of a 40 kV Z-pinch has been investigated in the pressure range from 10 mtorr to ...
The formative phase of a 40 kV Z-pinch has been investigated in the pressure range from 10 mtorr to ...
MHD models of imploding loads fielded on the Z accelerator are typically driven by reduced or simpli...
Pulse power experiments of the last several decades have contributed greatly to the understanding of...
Quasiequilibrium power flow in two radial magnetically insulated transmission lines (MITLs) coupled ...
In conjunction with ongoing high-current experiments on Sandia National Laboratories' Z accelerator ...
The wire array Z-pinch is the world's most powerful laboratory X-ray source. An achieved power of #a...
This thesis explored the ionization dynamics of a single wire z-pinch. Experiments were conducted on...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020The ZaP-HD Flow Z-Pinch device was designed to investi...
The 36-module Z accelerator was designed to drive z-pinch loads for weapon-physics and inertial-conf...
In High Energy Density Physics, high current (10^7 A) pulses are applied to create states of matter ...
In High Energy Density Physics, high current (10^7 A) pulses are applied to create states of matter ...
Vacuum-post-hole convolutes are used in pulsed high-power generators to join several magnetically in...
Gas-puff Z-pinches are intense pulsed x-ray or neutron sources. In gas-puff Z-pinches, a pulsed curr...
Gas-puff Z-pinches are intense pulsed x-ray or neutron sources. In gas-puff Z-pinches, a pulsed curr...
The formative phase of a 40 kV Z-pinch has been investigated in the pressure range from 10 mtorr to ...
The formative phase of a 40 kV Z-pinch has been investigated in the pressure range from 10 mtorr to ...
MHD models of imploding loads fielded on the Z accelerator are typically driven by reduced or simpli...
Pulse power experiments of the last several decades have contributed greatly to the understanding of...
Quasiequilibrium power flow in two radial magnetically insulated transmission lines (MITLs) coupled ...
In conjunction with ongoing high-current experiments on Sandia National Laboratories' Z accelerator ...
The wire array Z-pinch is the world's most powerful laboratory X-ray source. An achieved power of #a...
This thesis explored the ionization dynamics of a single wire z-pinch. Experiments were conducted on...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2020The ZaP-HD Flow Z-Pinch device was designed to investi...
The 36-module Z accelerator was designed to drive z-pinch loads for weapon-physics and inertial-conf...