Considerations for the Design, Implementation, and Effective Operation of Sandia's Super-Power Generators

Abstract

After firing its first full power, 36-module shot on June 28, 1980, on schedule and on budget, the PBFA-I Accelerator progressed from an output parameter Characterization phase through a stable operating point optimization phase and into an operational phase for conducting advanced power flow studies and ion beam driven inertial confinement fusion experiments. This paper describes the development of the PBFA Facility from the viewpoints of facility and accelerator design criteria, implementation of these designs, and effective operation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA638159

Entities

People

  • G. W. Barr
  • J. P. Vandevender
  • Steven A. Goldstein
  • T. H. Martin

Organizations

  • Sandia National Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Assembly
  • Assembly Lines
  • Data Acquisition
  • Design Criteria
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Generators
  • Ion Beams
  • Maintenance
  • Particle Beams
  • Procurement
  • Pulsed Power
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
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