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

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

doi:10.1063/1.4902566

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

Journal Article · Wed Dec 03 23:00:00 EST 2014 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4902566· OSTI ID:1183103

Rovang, Dean C. ^[1]; Lamppa, Derek C. ^[1]; Cuneo, Michael Edward ^[1]; Owen, Albert ^[1]; Mckenney, John ^[1]; Johnson, Drew ^[1]; Radovich, Shawn ^[1]; Kaye, Ronald J. ^[1]; McBride, Ryan D ^[1]; Alexander, C. Scott ^[1]; Awe, Thomas James ^[1]; Slutz, Stephen A. ^[1]; Sefkow, Adam B ^[1]; Haill, Thomas A. ^[1]; Jones, Peter Andrew ^[1]; Argo, Jeffrey W ^[1]; Dalton, Devon ^[1]; Robertson, Grafton Kincannon ^[1]; Waisman, Eduardo Mario ^[1]; Sinars, Daniel Brian ^[1] more »

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Milhous Company, Amherst, VA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

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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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1183103

Report Number(s):: SAND--2014-17070J; 537039

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 85; ISSN 0034-6748

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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