• DocumentCode
    3204271
  • Title

    An optimization study of stripline loads for isentropic compression experiments

  • Author

    Seidel, David B. ; Langston, William L. ; Coats, Rebecca S. ; Knudson, Marcus D. ; Lemke, Raymond W. ; Davis, Jean-Paul ; Pointon, Timothy D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    June 28 2009-July 2 2009
  • Firstpage
    1165
  • Lastpage
    1170
  • Abstract
    The use of stripline, rather than coaxial, load configurations for isentropic compression experiments (ICE) on Sandia´s Z accelerator has recently become commonplace. Such loads offer many advantages over previously-developed coaxial loads, but also introduce new issues. In this paper, we will describe the behavior of these stripline loads and examine some of the issues that arise through their use.
  • Keywords
    Z pinch; coaxial cables; electrodes; magnetic fields; strip lines; Z accelerator; coaxial; electrode heating; electromagnetic simulation; electron deposition; electron flow; isentropic compression experiments; stripline loads; Coaxial components; Current density; Electrodes; Ice; Laboratories; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Pulse shaping methods; Stress; Stripline;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Pulsed Power Conference, 2009. PPC '09. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4064-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4065-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PPC.2009.5386320
  • Filename
    5386320