Title :
Update of the Z Refurbishment project (ZR) at Sandia National Laboratories
Author :
Weinbrecht, E.A. ; Bloomquist, D.D. ; McDaniel, D.H. ; McKee, G.R. ; Donovan, G.L. ; Weed, J.W. ; Faturos, T.V. ; Tabor, D.A. ; Moncayo, C.
Author_Institution :
Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
Abstract :
Sandia’s Z Refurbishment (ZR) Project formally began in February 2002 to increase the Z Accelerator’s utilization by providing the capability to perform more shots, improve precision and pulse shape variability, and increase delivered current. A project update was provided at the 15th International Pulsed Power Conference in 2005 [1]. The Z facility was shut down in July 2006 for structural/infrastructure modifications and installation of new pulsed power systems. The refurbishment will conclude in 2007. This paper provides a status update of the project covering the past 2 years of activities.
Keywords :
Contracts; Fabrication; Laboratories; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Petroleum; Power lasers; Pulse power systems; Water storage; Zirconium;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2007 16th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0913-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0914-3
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2007.4652353
