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Title: Pulsed-coil magnet systems for applying 10-30 Tesla Fields to cm-scale targets on Sandia's Z facility

Abstract

We have successfully integrated the capability to apply uniform, high magnetic fields (10–30 T) to high energy density experiments on the Z facility. This system uses an 8-mF, 15-kV capacitor bank to drive large-bore (5 cm diameter), high-inductance (1–3 mH) multi-turn, multi-layer electromagnets that slowly magnetize the conductive targets used on Z over several milliseconds (time to peak field of 2–7 ms). This system was commissioned in February 2013 and has been used successfully to magnetize more than 30 experiments up to 10 T that have produced exciting and surprising physics results. These experiments used split-magnet topologies to maintain diagnostic lines of sight to the target. We then describe the design, integration, and operation of the pulsed coil system into the challenging and harsh environment of the Z Machine. We also describe our plans and designs for achieving fields up to 20 T with a reduced-gap split-magnet configuration, and up to 30 T with a solid magnet configuration in pursuit of the Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion concept.

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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Milhous Company, Amherst, VA (United States)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1183103
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1421203
Report Number(s):
SAND-2014-17070J
Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748; 537039
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000; 141537
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Review of Scientific Instruments
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Rovang, Dean C., Lamppa, Derek C., Cuneo, Michael Edward, Owen, Albert, Mckenney, John, Johnson, Drew, Radovich, Shawn, Kaye, Ronald J., McBride, Ryan D, Alexander, C. Scott, Awe, Thomas James, Slutz, Stephen A., Sefkow, Adam B, Haill, Thomas A., Jones, Peter Andrew, Argo, Jeffrey W, Dalton, Devon, Robertson, Grafton Kincannon, Waisman, Eduardo Mario, Sinars, Daniel Brian, Meissner, Joel, Milhous, Mark, Nguyen, Doan, and Mielke, Chuck. Pulsed-coil magnet systems for applying 10-30 Tesla Fields to cm-scale targets on Sandia's Z facility. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4902566.
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Rovang, Dean C., Lamppa, Derek C., Cuneo, Michael Edward, Owen, Albert, Mckenney, John, Johnson, Drew, Radovich, Shawn, Kaye, Ronald J., McBride, Ryan D, Alexander, C. Scott, Awe, Thomas James, Slutz, Stephen A., Sefkow, Adam B, Haill, Thomas A., Jones, Peter Andrew, Argo, Jeffrey W, Dalton, Devon, Robertson, Grafton Kincannon, Waisman, Eduardo Mario, Sinars, Daniel Brian, Meissner, Joel, Milhous, Mark, Nguyen, Doan, & Mielke, Chuck. Pulsed-coil magnet systems for applying 10-30 Tesla Fields to cm-scale targets on Sandia's Z facility. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4902566
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Rovang, Dean C., Lamppa, Derek C., Cuneo, Michael Edward, Owen, Albert, Mckenney, John, Johnson, Drew, Radovich, Shawn, Kaye, Ronald J., McBride, Ryan D, Alexander, C. Scott, Awe, Thomas James, Slutz, Stephen A., Sefkow, Adam B, Haill, Thomas A., Jones, Peter Andrew, Argo, Jeffrey W, Dalton, Devon, Robertson, Grafton Kincannon, Waisman, Eduardo Mario, Sinars, Daniel Brian, Meissner, Joel, Milhous, Mark, Nguyen, Doan, and Mielke, Chuck. Thu . "Pulsed-coil magnet systems for applying 10-30 Tesla Fields to cm-scale targets on Sandia's Z facility". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4902566. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1183103.
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@article{osti_1183103,
title = {Pulsed-coil magnet systems for applying 10-30 Tesla Fields to cm-scale targets on Sandia's Z facility},
author = {Rovang, Dean C. and Lamppa, Derek C. and Cuneo, Michael Edward and Owen, Albert and Mckenney, John and Johnson, Drew and Radovich, Shawn and Kaye, Ronald J. and McBride, Ryan D and Alexander, C. Scott and Awe, Thomas James and Slutz, Stephen A. and Sefkow, Adam B and Haill, Thomas A. and Jones, Peter Andrew and Argo, Jeffrey W and Dalton, Devon and Robertson, Grafton Kincannon and Waisman, Eduardo Mario and Sinars, Daniel Brian and Meissner, Joel and Milhous, Mark and Nguyen, Doan and Mielke, Chuck},
abstractNote = {We have successfully integrated the capability to apply uniform, high magnetic fields (10–30 T) to high energy density experiments on the Z facility. This system uses an 8-mF, 15-kV capacitor bank to drive large-bore (5 cm diameter), high-inductance (1–3 mH) multi-turn, multi-layer electromagnets that slowly magnetize the conductive targets used on Z over several milliseconds (time to peak field of 2–7 ms). This system was commissioned in February 2013 and has been used successfully to magnetize more than 30 experiments up to 10 T that have produced exciting and surprising physics results. These experiments used split-magnet topologies to maintain diagnostic lines of sight to the target. We then describe the design, integration, and operation of the pulsed coil system into the challenging and harsh environment of the Z Machine. We also describe our plans and designs for achieving fields up to 20 T with a reduced-gap split-magnet configuration, and up to 30 T with a solid magnet configuration in pursuit of the Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion concept.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4902566},
journal = {Review of Scientific Instruments},
number = 12,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}
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