Pulsed power performance of the Z machine: Ten years after the upgrade

Authors :: W. M. White
William A. Stygar
G. R. McKee
Brian Hutsel
R. J. Kamm
P. Wakeland
N. R. Wemple
K. N. Austin
Mark E. Savage
Source :: 2017 IEEE 21st International Conference on Pulsed Power (PPC).
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: IEEE, 2017.
Abstract: The Z machine is a 36-module, multi-megavolt, low impedance magnetic pressure driver for high-energy-density physics experiments. In 2007, a major re-build doubled the stored energy and increased the peak current capability of Z. The upgraded system routinely drives 27 MA through low inductance dynamic loads with 110 nanosecond time to peak current. The Z pulsed power system is expected to be prepared for a full-energy experiment every day, with a small (