Pulsed Power Development at Sandia and the University of Michigan

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Abstract

We report on the status of several projects aimed at upgrading the pulsed power capabilities of Sandia National Labs (SNL) and the University of Michigan (UM). These projects include: (1) triggered gas switch testing, conditioning, and monitoring; (2) simulating positive streamer behavior in small oil gaps; and (3) protection mechanisms for brick hardware from pulse reflections. Our efforts will be used to further develop SNL's pulsed power accelerator for material science applications, Thor, and UM's LTD facilities, MAIZE and BLUE.

*This work was supported in part by the Laboratory Directed Research & Development program at Sandia National Laboratories, Project 20-9240. Sandia is a multi-mission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA-0003525.

Presenters

  • Cayetano Wagner

    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Authors

  • Cayetano Wagner

    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Paul C Campbell

    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Nicholas M Jordan

    • University of Michigan
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor

  • Brian Stoltzfus

    • Sandia National Laboratories

  • Ryan D McBride

    • University of Michigan
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Multi-university Center for Pulsed Power-Driven High Energy Science
    • Univ of Michigan - Ann Arbor