MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan

Gilgenbach, R M; Gomez, M R; Zier, J C; Tang, W W; French, D M; Lau, Y Y; Mazarakis, M G; Cuneo, M E; Johnston, M D; Oliver, B V; Mehlhorn, T A; Kim, A A; Sinebryukhov, V A

doi:10.1063/1.3079742

Title: MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan

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Researchers at The University of Michigan have constructed and tested a 1-MA Linear Transformer Driver (LTD), the first of its type to reach the USA. The Michigan Accelerator for Inductive Z-pinch Experiments, (MAIZE), is based on the LTD developed at the Institute of High Current Electronics in collaboration with Sandia National Labs and UM. This LTD utilizes 80 capacitors and 40 spark gap switches, arranged in 40 'bricks,' to deliver a 1 MA, 100 kV pulse with 100 ns risetime into a matched resistive load. Preliminary resistive-load test results are presented for the LTD facility.Planned experimental research programs at UM include: a) Studies of Magneto-Raleigh-Taylor instability of planar foils, and b) Vacuum convolute studies including cathode and anode plasma.

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Gilgenbach, R M; Gomez, M R; Zier, J C; Tang, W W; French, D M; Lau, Y Y ^[1]; Mazarakis, M G; Cuneo, M E; Johnston, M D; Oliver, B V; Mehlhorn, T A ^[2]; Kim, A A; Sinebryukhov, V A ^[3]

Plasma, Pulsed Power and Microwave Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2104 (United States)
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Institute of High Current Electronics Tomsk (Russian Federation)

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI Identifier:: 21255352

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: AIP Conference Proceedings

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 1088; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 7. international conference on dense Z-pinches, Alexandria, VA (United States), 12-21 Aug 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3079742; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ACCELERATORS; ANODES; CAPACITORS; CATHODES; FOILS; LINEAR Z PINCH DEVICES; PLASMA; PLASMA FOCUS; PULSES; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SPARK GAPS; SWITCHES; TRANSFORMERS

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                    Gilgenbach, R M, Gomez, M R, Zier, J C, Tang, W W, French, D M, Lau, Y Y, Mazarakis, M G, Cuneo, M E, Johnston, M D, Oliver, B V, Mehlhorn, T A, Kim, A A, and Sinebryukhov, V A. MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan.  United States: N. p., 2009. 
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                    Gilgenbach, R M, Gomez, M R, Zier, J C, Tang, W W, French, D M, Lau, Y Y, Mazarakis, M G, Cuneo, M E, Johnston, M D, Oliver, B V, Mehlhorn, T A, Kim, A A, & Sinebryukhov, V A. MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3079742

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                    Gilgenbach, R M, Gomez, M R, Zier, J C, Tang, W W, French, D M, Lau, Y Y, Mazarakis, M G, Cuneo, M E, Johnston, M D, Oliver, B V, Mehlhorn, T A, Kim, A A, and Sinebryukhov, V A. 2009.  
        "MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3079742.

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  title        = {MAIZE: a 1 MA LTD-Driven Z-Pinch at The University of Michigan},

  author       = {Gilgenbach, R M and Gomez, M R and Zier, J C and Tang, W W and French, D M and Lau, Y Y and Mazarakis, M G and Cuneo, M E and Johnston, M D and Oliver, B V and Mehlhorn, T A and Kim, A A and Sinebryukhov, V A},

  abstractNote = {Researchers at The University of Michigan have constructed and tested a 1-MA Linear Transformer Driver (LTD), the first of its type to reach the USA. The Michigan Accelerator for Inductive Z-pinch Experiments, (MAIZE), is based on the LTD developed at the Institute of High Current Electronics in collaboration with Sandia National Labs and UM. This LTD utilizes 80 capacitors and 40 spark gap switches, arranged in 40 'bricks,' to deliver a 1 MA, 100 kV pulse with 100 ns risetime into a matched resistive load. Preliminary resistive-load test results are presented for the LTD facility.Planned experimental research programs at UM include: a) Studies of Magneto-Raleigh-Taylor instability of planar foils, and b) Vacuum convolute studies including cathode and anode plasma.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.3079742},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21255352},
  journal      = {AIP Conference Proceedings},

  issn         = {0094-243X},

  number       = 1,

  volume       = 1088,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2009},

  month        = {Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2009}

}

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