HERMES 2019 Upgrade Characterization - Quick Look Report (UUR)
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Characterizing the electromagnetic environment created by the recently upgraded HERMES III pulser is the primary objective addressed by this report. The pulser upgrade design was intended not only to provide higher electric field and magnetic field illumination amplitudes but also to provide a more collimated beam, focused along the center-line of the courtyard. For high-voltage pulsers to be useful as qualification systems, they must have the requisite peak values and uniform, predictable peak field spatial patterns. To assess the peak electric field values and uniformity of the spatial pattern of the electric fields for the upgraded HERMES system, a 1 6 full-power shot illumination of 9 electric and 9 magnetic field sensors in the courtyard of the HERMES III facility was conducted. The data acquired from this test showed an increase an increase in electric field amplitude, but still an asymmetry in the spatial distributions.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1602136
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2020-1936; 684211
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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