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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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Electromagnetic Technology at Sandia National Laboratories

Inertial Fusion Energy

• C. L. Olson, "Inertial Fusion Energy with Pulsed Power," 2000

Codes: ALEGRA

• K. C. Cochrane, "Aluminum Equation of State Validation and Verification for the ALEGRA HEDP Simulation Code," 2006
• T. Trucano, "ALEGRA-HEDP Validation Strategy," 2005
• C. Garasi , "Multi-dimensional high energy density physics modeling and simulation of wire array z-pinch physics," 2003
• T. Haill, "Multi-Dimensional Z-Pinch Calculations with ALEGRA," 2001
• M. K. Wong, "Physics Applications in the ALEGRA Framework," 2001
  

Equation of State (EOS)

• R. P. Muller, "Exchange-Only Optimized Effective Potential Calculation of Excited State Spectra for HE and BE Atoms," February 2006
• T. R. Mattsson, "Equations of State and Electrical Conductivity of Stainless Steel," 2004
• M.D. Knudson, "Equation of State Measurements in Liquid Deuterium to 70 GPA," December 2001
• M.D. Knudson, "Shock Response of Diamond Crystals", December 2001
• M. P. Desjarlais, "Recent Advances in Conductivity and EOS Modeling for High Energy Density Physics Simulations Near the Meta-Insulator Transition," 2001
• S. E. Rosenthal, "Equation of State and Electron Transport Effects in Exploding Wire Evolution," 2001
• S. E. Rosenthal, "MHD Modeling of Conductors at Ultra-High Current Density," 2000

Inertial Confinement Fusion Dynamic Hohlraums

• Thomas W. L. Sanford . "Overview of the Dynamic-Hohlraum X-ray Source at Sandia National Laboratories", April 2007
• T.W.L. Sanford, "Comparative properties of the Interior and Blowoff Plasmas in a dynamic Hohlraum," April 2007.
  
• Tom Nash, "Current Scaling of Axially Radiated Power in dynamic Hohlraums and Dynamic Hohlraum Load Design for ZR", March 2007
  
• R. A. Vesey, "Target Design for High Fusion Yield with the Double Z-pinch driven Hohlraums," March 2007.
• T.W.L. Sanford, "Wire Initiation Critical for Radiation symmetry in Z-Pinch-Driven Dynamic Hohlraums," 2007
• S. A. Slutz, "Integrated Two-dimensional Simulations of Dynamic hohlraum Driven Inertial Fusion Capsule Implosions," 2006
• P. K Rambo, "Use of a Large-Aperture High-Energy Laser for Radiography of Z-Pinch Driven Hohlraums," 2001
• S. A. Slutz, "Scaling and optimization of the radiation temperature in dynamic hohlraums," 2000

Isentropic Compression Experiments (ICE)

• M.D. Furnish, "Exploring pulse shaping for Z using graded-density impactors on Gas Guns," October 2005.
• J. Davis, "User Manual for INVICE 0.1-beta: A computer Code for Inverse Analysis of Isentropice Compression Experiments," April 2005

Inertial Cofinement Fusion (ICF)

• S. A. Slutz, "Compensation for Time-Dependent Radiation-Drive Asymmetries in Inertial-Fusion Capsules" October 2007
  

Linear-Transformer Driver (LTD)

• C. Olson, "Recyclable Transmission Line (RTL) and Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) Development for Z-Pinch Inertial Fusion Energy (Z-IFE and High Yield)," January 2007
• M. G. Mazarakis, "Conceptual Design for a Linear-Transformer Driver (LTD)-Based Refurbishment and Upgrade of the Saturn Accelerator Pulse-Power System," September 2006.
• M. G. Mazarakis, "High Current Fast 100-ns LTD Driver Development in Sandia Laboratory," June 2005.
• J. Maenchen, "Design Optimization of Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) Stage Cell Capacitors," April 2004.

Magnetically Driven Flyer Plates

• R. Lemke, "Characterization of Magnetically Accelerated Flyer Plates," 2003
• D. Blackburn, "HVL_CTH: A Simple Tool that Simulates the Hyper-Velocity Launch of a Flyer Plate," March 2003
• R. Lemke, "Considerations for Generating Up To 10 Mbar Magnetic Drive Pressures With The Refurbished Z-Machine (ZR)," 2002
• R. Lemke, "Self-consistent, two-dimensional, magneto-hydrodynamic simulations of magnetically driven flyer plates," 2002
• R. Lemke, "Self-consistent, 2D Magneto-Hydrodynamic Simulations of Magnetically Driven Flyer Plates," Poster, 2002

Pulsed Power

• Anne Van Arsdall, "Pulsed Power at Sandia National Laboratories, the first forty years", 2008
• F. J. Zutavern, "Fiber-Optic Controlled PCSS Triggers for High Voltage Pulsed Power Switches," 2005
• M. Knudson, "Advances in Pulsed Power and MHD Technology to enable High Pressure Material Dynamics Studies," July 2004.

Radiographic Integrated Test Stand (RITS)

• Salvador Portillo, "Demonstration of the Self-Magnetic-Pinch Diode as an X-ray Source for Flash Core-Punch Radiography", October 2007
  
• Dean C. Rovang, "Operational Characteristics and Analysis of the Immersed-Bz Diode on RITS-3", February 2007
  
• D. L. Johnson, "Power Flow in the RITS-6 Accelerator," 2006

Spectroscopy

• Greg Dunham, "Quantitative Extraction of Spectral Line Intensities and Widths from X-ray Spectra Recorded with Gated Microchannel Plate Detectors" June 2007
  
• D. B. Sinars, "Evaluation of bent crystal x-ray backlighting and microscopy techniques for Z," 2002
• G. A. Rochau, "Spectral Analysis of Al/MgF2 Foils Heated by Z-pinch Radiation," 2001
• G. A. Rochau, "Spectral Analysis of Al/MgF2 Foils Heated by Z-pinch Radiation," Poster, 2001

Z-Machine Diagnostic Tools

• D. H. Dolan, "Foundations of VISAR Analysis," April 2006.
• J. R. Woodworth, "Laser Triggering of Water Switches in Terrawatt-Class Pulse Power Accelerators," 2005
• L. K. Warne, "Resistance of a Water Spark," 2005
• J. M. Lehr, "Multi-megavolt switching in water: considerations for the Z-R Machine," 2002
• G. A. Rochau, "Design of the PST: A Diagnostic for 1-D Imaging of Fast Z-pinch Power Emissions," 2000

Z-Machine Related Papers

• K. R. Le Chien, " Development of a 5.4 MV Laser Triggered Gas Switch for Multimodule Multimegampere Pulsed Power Drivers" June 2008
• Michael C. Wanke, "Advanced Diagnostics for Impact-Flash Spectroscopy on Light-Gas Gun" March 2007
  
• J. Maenchen, "Fundamental Science Investigations to Develop a 6-MV Laser Triggered Gas Switch for ZR: First Annual Report," March 2007
• M. G. Mazarakis, "Tungsten Wire Number Dependence of the Implosion dynamics at the Z accelerator." 2005
• T. D. Pointon, " 2-D Pic Simulations of electron Flow in the Magnetically Insulated Transmission Lines of Z and ZR," 2005
• D. B. Sinars, "Monochromatic x-ray backlighting of wire-array plasmas using spherically bent quartz crystals," 2003
• D. E. Bliss, "A New Laser Trigger System for Current Pulse Shaping and Jitter Reduction on Z," 2003
• S. A. Slutz, "Direct magnetic implosion experiments on Z," 2002
• D. Hammer, "The Formation and Evolution of Plasmas from Single Exploding Wires," 2002
• M. R. Douglas, "Wire Initiation Studies at the University of Nevada-Reno: An LDRD Report," 2001
• C. L. Olson, "Investigation of the Feasibility of RTL Concept for Fusion Energy," 2001
• C. L. Olson, "Z-Pinch Power Plant Design and IFE Materials Program on Z and RHEPP at SNL," 2001
• J. L. Remo, "High Intensity X-Ray Coupling To Meteorite Targets," 2001
• K. Cochrane, "Wavelength Dependent Measurements of Optical Fiber Transit Time, Material Dispersion, and Attenuation," 2000

Z-Pinch Physics

• Brent Jones, "Planar Wire Array Performance Scaling at Multi-MA Levels on the Saturn Generator", October 2007
  
• W. A. Stygar, "Architecture of petawatt-class Z-pinch Accelerators, October 2007
• R. B. Campbell, "Fast Ignition Studies at Sandia national Laboratories," 2005.
• S. A. Slutz, "Low Mass Transmission Lines for Z-Pinch Driven Inertial Fusion," 2002
• S. A. Slutz, "Low Mass Recyclable Transmission Lines for Z-Pinch Driven Inertial Fusion," 2002
• R. A. Vesey, "Radiation Symmetry in Z-Pinch Driven Systems for Inertial Confinement Fusion," 2001
• E. P. Yu, "Steady-State Radiation Ablation in the Wire-Array Z Pinch," 2007
• G. E. Rochau, "Z-Pinch Power Plant a Pulsed Power Driven System for Fusion Energy," 2001
• M. R. Douglas, "The effect of load thickness on Rayleigh-Taylor mitigation in high velocity, annular z pinch implosion," 2000

Other

• Justin Brown, "Shock Response of Dry Sand", August 2007
• J. E. Bailey, "Iron-Plasma Transmission Measurements at Temperatures Above 150 eV", December 2007
  

 

 

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