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
Z Accelerator
Z is the world's most efficient (15%) and powerful laboratory x-ray source, producing x-ray powers in excess of 200 trillion watts. When the five-year project to refurbish Z is completed in 2007, x-ray energies of nearly three million joules and x-ray powers exceeding 300 trillion watts should be possible.
Z-Backlighter Laser
The Z-Backlighter Laser (ZBL) is the third largest pulsed laser in the world. It provides x-ray images of imploding capsules and wire-array dynamics on Z experiments.
Saturn Accelerator
Saturn is a modular, variable-spectrum, x-ray simulation source capable of producing 75 trillion watts in x rays.
Hermes III Accelerator
The High-Energy Radiation Megavolt Electron Source (HERMES) III accelerator is the world's most powerful gamma-ray simulator.
RHEPP I
Sandia's Repetitive High-Energy Pulsed Power (RHEPP) I facility, operating at 90 thousand watts, is a testbed for developing ion beam technologies such as the surface modification of materials.
RITS Accelerator
The Radiographic Integrated Test Stand (RITS) accelerator has been built as a test bed for research and development of pulsed power drivers and radiographic diodes.