Design and power flow studies of a 500-TW inductive voltage adder (IVA) accelerator

Author

Mazarakis, M.G. ; Poukey, J.W. ; Corley, J.P. ; Smith, D.L. ; Bennett, L. ; Ramirez, J.J. ; Pankuch, P. ; Smith, I. ; Corcoran, P. ; Spence, P.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

1-5 May 1995

Firstpage

1201

Abstract

We present a preconceptual design for a 500-TW pulsed power accelerator capable of delivering 15-MJ kinetic energy into an imploding plasma radiation source (PRS). The HERMES-III technology of linear inductive voltage addition in a self-magnetically insulated transmission line (MITL) is utilized to generate the 8-10 MV peak voltage required for an efficient plasma implosion. The 50- to 60-MA current is achieved by utilizing many accelerating modules in parallel. The modules are connected to a common circular convolute electrode system in the center of which is located an imploding foil plasma radiation source. This accelerator produces no electron beam since the total current from the voltage adders (IVAs) to the inductive load flows on the surface of metallic conductors or nearby in the form of electron sheath. In this paper we outline the accelerator´s conceptual design with emphasis on the power flow and coupling to the inductive load of the center section of the device

Keywords

collective accelerators; particle beam fusion accelerators; pulsed power technology; 15 MJ; 50 to 60 MA; 500 TW; 8 to 10 MV; HERMES-III technology; IVA accelerator; circular convolute electrode system; conceptual design; electron sheath; imploding foil plasma radiation source; imploding plasma radiation source; inductive voltage adder accelerator; metallic conductors; power flow studies; preconceptual design; pulsed power accelerator; self-magnetically insulated transmission line; Acceleration; Electron beams; Insulation; Kinetic energy; Load flow; Load flow analysis; Plasma accelerators; Plasma sources; Power transmission lines; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2934-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1995.505173

Filename

505173