Title :
Design and performance of the Z magnetically-insulated transmission lines
Author :
Stygar, W.A. ; Spielman, R.B. ; Allshouse, G.O. ; Deeney, C. ; Humphreys, D.R. ; Ives, H.C. ; Long, F.W. ; Martin, T.H. ; Matzen, M.K. ; McDaniel, D.H. ; Mendel, C.W., Jr. ; Mix, L.P. ; Nash, T.J. ; Poukey, J.W. ; Ramirez, J.J. ; Sanford, T.W.L. ; Seamen,
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
June 29 1997-July 2 1997
Abstract :
The authors have designed and tested a 10 nH, 1.5 m radius vacuum section for the Z accelerator. The vacuum section consists of four vacuum flares, four conical 1.3 m radius magnetically-insulated transmission lines (MITLs), a 7.6 cm radius 12-post double-post-hole convolute which connects the four outer MITLs in parallel, and a 5 cm long inner MITL which connects the output of the convolute to a z-pinch load. The authors have demonstrated they can deliver a 100 ns rise-time 20 MA current pulse to the baseline z-pinch load. They can reproduce the peak MITL current to within /spl plusmn/1.6%. Power-flow measurements indicate the vacuum section performs as expected until peak current. Afterward, measurements and simulation results diverge.
Keywords :
Z pinch; electrodes; insulation; particle accelerators; power supplies to apparatus; power transmission lines; pulse generators; pulsed power technology; 1.3 m; 1.5 m; 100 ns; 20 MA; 5 cm; 7.6 cm; Z magnetically-insulated transmission lines; current pulse; design; double-post-hole convolute; peak current; performance; power-flow measurements; vacuum flares; vacuum section; z-pinch load; Accelerated aging; Anodes; Electron emission; Inductance; Insulation; Laboratories; Life estimation; Testing; Transmission lines; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 1997. Digest of Technical Papers. 1997 11th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4213-5
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.1997.679404
