Diagnostic and Power Feed Upgrades to the MAIZE Facility
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences; University of Michigan - Cornell University
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The Michigan Accelerator for Inductive Z-pinch experiments (MAIZE) is a one stage, 1 MA, Linear Transformer Driver (LTD) at the University of Michigan. The MAIZE facility has been the site of various experimental studies, including wire array z-pinches for x-ray source development and cylindrical foil loads for implosion stability analysis. Here, in order to better understand and investigate these and other experiments, a 4- frame extreme ultraviolet (EUV) camera was implemented, the optical stability of a 12-frame laser shadowgraphy system was improved, B-dot probes were upgraded, and a Rogowski coil was constructed. New conical load hardware was also developed to reduce the inductance of the transmission line and thus improve the current delivered to the loads.
- Research Organization:
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003764
- OSTI ID:
- 1471060
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 46; ISSN 0093-3813
- Publisher:
- IEEECopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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