Measurement of trigger and cascade section runtimes in 6 MV switches using fiber coupled photodetectors
Since October 2007 Sandia National Laboratories has operated the refurbished Z machine at an improved load current of 26 MA yielding 400 TW of x-ray power. The current pulse shape to the load is controlled by 36 independently timed laser triggered gas switches. As part of the refurbishment effort, a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.15.072802 |