Portable Pulsed Power at Advanced Light Sources

POSTER

Abstract

Pulsed power provides an alternative method for conducting high energy density science at synchrotrons and X-ray free electron lasers. Small, highly portable generators with Ipeak > 100 kA can readily drive hydrodynamic experiments at intermediate Mach numbers over large spatial scales (~10 mm)1, produce significant magnetic fields (> 10 T)2, or be used to investigate fundamentally current-driven processes such as the electrothermal instability3. These capabilities complement, rather than compete with, the widely utilized laser-based methods and gas-guns.

This poster delves into the technical considerations for setting up pulsed power experiments at advanced light sources. It reviews previous experiments conducted at the European Synchrotron and the Advanced Photon Source and discusses future experimental opportunities that could significantly benefit from using pulsed power.

[1] J. Strucka, Phys. Fluids 35, 044108 (2023)

[2] R. Shapovalov, Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 22, 080401 (2019)

[3] D. Yanuka, Phys. Plasmas 050703 (2019)

*Supported by EPSRC and First Light Fusion under the AMPLIFI Prosperity Partnership, Sandia National Laboratories, the NNSA! under DOE DE-NA0004148, and the ESRF user programme under beamtime SC-5443.

Publication: J. Strucka, B. Lukic, M. Koerner, J. W. D. Halliday, Y. Yao, K. Mughal, D. Maler, S. Efimov, J. Skidmore, A. Rack, Y. Krasik, J. Chittenden, S. N. Bland; Synchrotron radiography of Richtmyer–Meshkov instability driven by exploding wire arrays. Physics of Fluids 1 April 2023; 35 (4): 044108. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0144839

Presenters

  • Jergus Strucka

    • Imperial College London

Authors

  • Jergus Strucka

    • Imperial College London

  • Bratislav Lukic

    • European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

  • Kassim Mughal

    • Imperial College London

  • Yifan Yao

    • Imperial College London

  • Oleg Belozerov

    • Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • Sergey Efimov

    • Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • Jonathan W Skidmore

    • First Light Fusion

  • Patrik Vagovic

    • European XFEL

  • Eric C Galtier

    • SLAC - National Accelerator Laboratory
    • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

  • Thomas G White

    • University of Nevada, Reno

  • Jeremy P Chittenden

    • Imperial College London

  • Alexander Rack

    • European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

  • Yakov E Krasik

    • Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

  • Simon N Bland

    • Imperial College London