Update on the Z Refurbishment Project (ZR) at Sandia National Laboratories

Author

Weinbrecht, E.A. ; Bloomquist, D.D. ; McDaniel, D.H. ; McKee, G.R. ; Donovan, G.L. ; Weed, J.W. ; Faturos, T.V. ; Tabor, D.A. ; Moncayo, C.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque

fYear

2007

Firstpage

636

Lastpage

636

Abstract

Summary form only given. Sandia´s Z Refurbishment (ZR) Project formally began in August 2002 to increase the Z Accelerator´s utilization by providing the capability to perform more shots, improve precision and pulse shape variability, and increase delivered current. A project update was provided at the 15th International Pulsed Power Conference in 2005. The Z facility was shut down in July 2006 for structural/infrastructure modifications and installation of new pulsed power systems. The refurbishment will conclude in 2007. This paper provides a status update of the project covering the past 2 years of activities.

Keywords

Z pinch; plasma accelerators; pulsed power technology; Sandia National Laboratories; Z accelerator utilization; Z refurbishment project; accelerator delivered current; accelerator precision; accelerator pulse shape variability; pulsed power systems; Acceleration; Contracts; Laboratories; Pulse power systems; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; TV; USA Councils; Zirconium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0915-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPPS.2007.4345942

Filename

4345942