2007 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference · 2007 · 34 citations · 15 references
EngineeringNuclear EngineeringPhysicsFusion EngineeringPlasma PhysicsPower ElectronicsEnergy StorageNuclear FusionPower SystemsCompressionInertial ConfinementMagnetized Inertial Confinement FusionPulse CompressionPulsed Plasma SourcesRadiation EffectsRise TimeZ-pinch Fusion
The Z pulsed power driver [1] at Sandia National Laboratories is used to develop high energy density z-pinch x-ray sources for inertial confinement fusion research and radiation effects testing, and to drive megabar pressures in material samples for equation of state studies. The entire pulsed power system is in the process of being replaced, improving reliability and increasing the energy delivered to the load.
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Tungsten wire-array Z-pinch experiments at 200 TW and 2 MJ
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