Initial Performance of the Primary Test Stand

Author

Deng Jianjun ; Xie Weiping ; Feng Suping ; Wang Meng ; Li Hongtao ; Song Shengyi ; Xia Minghe ; He An ; Tian Qing ; Gu Yuanchao ; Guan Yongchao ; Wei Bin ; Zou Wenkang ; Huang Xianbin ; Wang Lijuan ; Zhang Zhaohui ; He Yi ; Yang Libing

Author_Institution

Key Lab. for Pulsed Power, Inst. of Fluid Phys., Mianyang, China

Volume

41

Issue

10

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 2013

Firstpage

2580

Lastpage

2583

Abstract

The primary test stand (PTS) is a multiterawatt facility with a current of 8-10 MA and rise time of 90 ns, which is being built for Z-pinch studies at the Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics. The PTS consists of 24 modules that are connected in parallel. Each module is based on the Marx generator and water pulse forming line as well as laser-triggered spark gap switch working at 5-MV level. The nominal total stored energy of the PTS is 7.2 MJ. All the Marx generators and laser-triggered spark gap switches had been tested at full voltage level before the PTS was assembled. The design and installation of the PTS are described. In this paper, the most recent results of the PTS commissioning will be introduced.

Keywords

Z pinch; plasma switches; pulse generators; spark gaps; China Academy of Engineering Physics; Institute of Fluid Physics; Marx generator; PTS commissioning; Z-pinch study; current 8 MA to 10 MA; energy 7.2 MJ; laser-triggered spark gap switch; multiterawatt facility; primary test stand design; primary test stand installation; time 90 ns; water pulse forming line; Delays; Gas lasers; Generators; Optical switches; Sparks; Initial performance; magnetically insulated transmission line (MITL); primary test stand (PTS); switch;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2013.2274154

Filename

6612693