Pulsed Power Technology at Sandia National Laboratories

Time-exposure photograph of electrical flashover arcs produced over the surface of the water in the accelerator tank as a byproduct of Z operation. These flashovers are much like strokes of lightning

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Pulsed Power in the News

Rapid-fire pulse brings Sandia Z method closer to goal of high-yield fusion reactor (April 2007)
Ice created in nanoseconds by Sandia’s Z machine (March 2007)
Z-Machine Shockwaves Melt Diamond (November 2006)
Phase diagram of water revised by Sandia researchers (October 2006)
Z fires objects faster than Earth moves through space (June 6, 2005)
Sandia imagists view imploding wire arrays on Z (November 10, 2004)
Z's $61.7 million refurbishment to advance capabilities (October 21, 2004)
Z produces fusion neutrons (April 7, 2003)
Former shock physics manager (Asay) elected to NAE (February 20, 2003)
Z-Beamlet image shows Z evenly compresses pellet (August 30, 2001)
Magnetic field shocklessly shoots flyer plates to obtain material property data (February 21, 2001)
Sandia researcher wins IEEE early achievement award in plasma physics (January 20, 2000)

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Pulsed Power at Sandia Laboratories the first 40 Years (2008)
Lab Accomplishments: Pulsed Power (2007)
Lab Accomplishments: Pulsed Power (2006)
Z machine melts diamond to puddle (November 2, 2006)
Sandia's Z machine exceeds two billion degrees Kelvin (March 8, 2006)
Magnetically powered train development project receives Congressional funding (October 31, 2000)
Team Specialty Products to break ground for new building in Sandia Science and Technology Park (March 9, 2000)

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