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Engineering description of the LASL ZT-40 Toroidal Z-Pinch

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Description

The ZT-40 Toroidal Z-Pinch experiment is the largest and newest Z-Pinch to be built at Los Alamos. The experiment consists of a discharge tube with a minor diameter of 40 cm and an aspect ratio of 5.7 to 1. The theta and Z-fields are produced by two capacitor banks, each with 650 KJ (at 50 kV) of stored energy. The experiment is controlled by a ''Prime 400'' computer which is dedicated for ZT-40 use. The experiment is to be constructed in two phases. First with a passive crowbar system and then later a power crowbar system will be added so that the load current can be extended about 250 μsec

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS., PC A02/MF A01.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
5 p.
Report number
LA-UR--77-2441

Conference

Title
7. symposium on fusion research project.
Dates
25 - 29 Oct 1977.
Place
Knoxville, TN, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
9390337
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CAPACITORS; ENGINEERING; SPECIFICATIONS; THETA PINCH; TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION; ZETA DEVICES; ZT-40 DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
ANNULAR SPACE; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFIGURATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; PINCH DEVICES; PINCH EFFECT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TLP DEVICES; TOROIDAL PINCH DEVICES

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-771029--22.