Sandia Corporation

Michael E Cuneo

William A Stygar

Michael G Mazarakis

Daniel I Headley

Harry C Ives

Craig L Olson

John L Porter, Jr

Ramon J Leeper

Tim C Wagoner

Berry Cottrell Ives, Legal Representative

A petawatt pulsed-power accelerator can be driven by various types of electrical-pulse generators, including conventional Marx generators and linear-transformer drivers. The pulsed-power accelerator can be configured to drive an electrical load from one- or two-sides. Various types of loads can be driven; for example, the accelerator can be used to drive a high-current z-pinch load. When driven by slow-pulse generators (e.g., conventional Marx generators), the accelerator comprises an oil section comprising at least one pulse-generator level having a plurality of pulse generators; a water section comprising a pulse-forming circuit for each pulse generator and a level of monolithic triplate radial-transmission-line impedance transformers, that have variable impedance profiles, for each pulse-generator level; and a vacuum section comprising triplate magnetically insulated transmission lines that feed an electrical load. When driven by LTD generators or other fast-pulse generators, the need for the pulse-forming circuits in the water section can be eliminated.

Petawatt pulsed-power accelerator

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Michael E Cuneo