Published January 21, 2009 | Version v1
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Design and Testing of a Load Current Multiplier on Zebra Facility

Creators

  • 1. Laboratoire de Physique et Technologie des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, 91128 France (France)
  • 2. University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 (United States)
  • 3. Icarus Research Inc., Bhethesda, MD 20824 (United States)
  • 4. Sandia NationalLaboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185 (United States)

Description

The Load Current Multiplier concept (LCM) was validated for the first time on a high-voltage nanosecond pulse-power generator. The designed new device allowed to increase the load current from the nominal 0.8-0.9 MA up to 1.6 MA in static loads with constant inductance and up to 1.4 MA in a planar wire-array plasma loads. These results were achieved without modifying the generator energetic or architecture. LCM allowed both the load magnetic energy increase and the increase of soft X-ray radiation from z-pinch plasmas.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.3079741;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1088
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 253-258
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
7. international conference on dense Z-pinches
Dates
12-21 Aug 2008
Place
Alexandria, VA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41005944
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUIPMENT; INDUCTANCE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA; PULSES; SOFT X RADIATION; STATIC LOADS; WIRES; X-RAY SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA; X RADIATION

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