Electromagnetic wave propagation through the ZR Z-pinch accelerator.
- Voss Scientific, LLC, Albuquerque, NM
- L-3 Communications, San Leandro, CA
- Voss Scientific, LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico
A fully three-dimensional electromagnetic model of the major pulsed power components of the 26-MA ZR accelerator is presented. This large-scale simulation model tracks the evolution of electromagnetic waves through the intermediate storage capacitors, laser-triggered gas switches, pulse-forming lines, water switches, tri-plate transmission lines, and water convolute to the vacuum insulator stack. The plates at the insulator stack are coupled to a transmission line circuit model of the four-level magnetically-insulated transmission line section and post-hole convolutes. The vacuum section circuit model is terminated by either a short-circuit load or dynamic models of imploding z-pinch loads. The simulations results are compared with electrical measurements made throughout the ZR accelerator and good agreement is found, especially for times before and up to peak load power. This modeling effort represents new opportunities for modeling existing and future large-scale pulsed power systems used in a variety of high energy density physics and radiographic applications.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 948238
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2008-5585C; TRN: US0901623
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Proposed for presentation at the 7th International Conference on Dense Z-Pinches held August 18-21, 2008 in Alexandria, VA.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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