• DocumentCode
    3369245
  • Title

    Status of the Z Refurbishment Project (ZR) at Sandia National Laboratories

  • Author

    Weinbrecht, E.A. ; Bloomquist, D.D. ; McDaniel, D.H. ; Tabor, D.A. ; Weed, J.W. ; Faturos, T.V. ; McKee, G.R. ; Warner, P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    13-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    170
  • Lastpage
    173
  • Abstract
    Sandia National Laboratories´ 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, increase delivered current, and accomplish the improvements with minimal disruption to Z´s ongoing programs. A project overview was provided at the 14th International Pulsed Power Conference in 2003 [1], This paper provides an update of the project including architectural changes over the past two years, timeframe for completion, and overall design and fabrication status.
  • Keywords
    Z pinch; fusion reactors; plasma inertial confinement; pulse shaping; pulsed power supplies; Z accelerator; Z refurbishment; pulse power systems; pulse shape variability; utilization; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Material storage; Optical pulse generation; Petroleum; Pulse power systems; Pulse shaping methods; Switches; Water storage; Zirconium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Pulsed Power Conference, 2005 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9189-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9190-x
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PPC.2005.300534
  • Filename
    4084179