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Title: PBFA II: a 100 TW pulsed power driver for the inertial confinement fusion program

Abstract

The 100 TW Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA II) is well into the procurement and assembly phases, with the first shot scheduled for January 1986. Installation of several major sub-assemblies is underway. The PBFA II output will drive a fast opening switch in the vacuum insulator stack, providing a 30 MV, 15 ns output pulse, which accelerates lithium ions. The ions will focus onto a pellet containing deuterium-tritium, producing fusion energy. Several research areas will be reviewed: low jitter, highly reliable 370 kJ Marx generators; highly synchronized gas switching at 5 MV; efficient water switch operation of 5 MV lines; series-parallel arrangements for increasing voltage or current; and plasma erosion opening switches.

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Research Org.:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5466581
Report Number(s):
SAND-84-2524C; CONF-850616-61
ON: DE85013956
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 5. IEEE pulsed power conference, Washington, DC, USA, 10 Jun 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE BEAM FUSION ACCELERATOR; POWER SUPPLIES; DEUTERIUM TRITIDE; ION BEAM TARGETS; LITHIUM IONS; SWITCHES; ACCELERATORS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; IONS; TARGETS; 700203* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Power Supplies, Energy Storage; 700208 - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Inertial Confinement Technology

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Turman, B N, Martin, T H, Neau, E L, Humphreys, D R, Bloomquist, D D, Cook, D L, Goldstein, S A, Schneider, L X, McDaniel, D H, and Wilson, J M. PBFA II: a 100 TW pulsed power driver for the inertial confinement fusion program. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
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Turman, B N, Martin, T H, Neau, E L, Humphreys, D R, Bloomquist, D D, Cook, D L, Goldstein, S A, Schneider, L X, McDaniel, D H, & Wilson, J M. PBFA II: a 100 TW pulsed power driver for the inertial confinement fusion program. United States.
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Turman, B N, Martin, T H, Neau, E L, Humphreys, D R, Bloomquist, D D, Cook, D L, Goldstein, S A, Schneider, L X, McDaniel, D H, and Wilson, J M. 1985. "PBFA II: a 100 TW pulsed power driver for the inertial confinement fusion program". United States.
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@article{osti_5466581,
title = {PBFA II: a 100 TW pulsed power driver for the inertial confinement fusion program},
author = {Turman, B N and Martin, T H and Neau, E L and Humphreys, D R and Bloomquist, D D and Cook, D L and Goldstein, S A and Schneider, L X and McDaniel, D H and Wilson, J M},
abstractNote = {The 100 TW Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA II) is well into the procurement and assembly phases, with the first shot scheduled for January 1986. Installation of several major sub-assemblies is underway. The PBFA II output will drive a fast opening switch in the vacuum insulator stack, providing a 30 MV, 15 ns output pulse, which accelerates lithium ions. The ions will focus onto a pellet containing deuterium-tritium, producing fusion energy. Several research areas will be reviewed: low jitter, highly reliable 370 kJ Marx generators; highly synchronized gas switching at 5 MV; efficient water switch operation of 5 MV lines; series-parallel arrangements for increasing voltage or current; and plasma erosion opening switches.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5466581}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985}
}
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