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Radioisotopes and Dating by David Humphreys

Icc, 2003

RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by t... more RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research and the Creation Research Society. It stands for Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth. This article summarizes the purpose, history, and intermediate findings of the RATE project five years into an eight-year effort. It reports on the latest status of the research on helium diffusion through minerals in granitic rock, accelerated nuclear decay theory, radiohalos, isochron discordance studies, case studies in rock dating, and carbon-14 in deep geologic strata. Each of the RATE scientists will present separate technical papers at the Fifth International Conference on Creationism on the details of this research.

Institute for Creation Research …, 2000

RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by t... more RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research and the Creation Research Society. It stands for Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth. This article summarizes the purpose, history, and intermediate findings of the RATE project five years into an eight-year effort. It reports on the latest status of the research on helium diffusion through minerals in granitic rock, accelerated nuclear decay theory, radiohalos, isochron discordance studies, case studies in rock dating, and carbon-14 in deep geologic strata. Each of the RATE scientists will present separate technical papers at the Fifth International Conference on Creationism on the details of this research.

Catastrophic Plate Tectonics by David Humphreys

In 1859 Antonio Snider proposed that rapid, horizontal divergence of crustal plates occurred duri... more In 1859 Antonio Snider proposed that rapid, horizontal divergence of crustal plates occurred during Noah's Flood. Modern plate tectonics theory is now conflated with assumptions of uniformity of rate and ideas of continental "drift." Catastrophic plate tectonics theories, such as Snider proposed more than a century ago, appear capable of explaining a wide variety of data-including biblical and geologic data which the slow tectonics theories are incapable of explaining. We would like to propose a catastrophic plate tectonics theory as a framework for Earth history.

Papers by David Humphreys

The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnetic cascades with energies greater than 200 G... more The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnetic cascades with energies greater than 200 GeV was measured in a low-Z (glass) absorber. This was done in the course of operating an ionization spectrometer at mountain altitude in an experiment to study the properties of gamma rays emitted from individual interactions at energies around 10,000 GeV. The ionization produced by a cascade is sampled by 20 sheets of plastic scintillator spaced uniformly in depth every 2.2 radiation lengths. Adjacent pairs of scintillators are viewed by photomultipliers which measure the mean ionization produced by an individual cascade in 10 layers each 1.1 interaction length (4.4 radiation lengths) thick. The longitudinal development of the cascades was measured for about 250 cascades having energies ranging from 200 GeV to 2500 GeV. The observations are compared with the predictions of calculations made for this specific spectrometer using a three-dimensional Monte Carlo model of the nuclear-electro...

7th Pulsed Power Conference

The Rimfire multistage switch is a low-jitter SFg insulated gas switch that has been developed fo... more The Rimfire multistage switch is a low-jitter SFg insulated gas switch that has been developed for PBFA 11. The first stage is laser-triggered, and the subsequent stages are self-fired by the over-voltage from the closure of the triggered stage. of the 5 MV PBFA I1 switch is approximately 30 ns, and the standard deviation timing jitter is 1 ns. A

Nuclear Geophysics, 1983

Abstract This paper descirbes a uranium logging probe which can assay U3O8 concentrations as low ... more Abstract This paper descirbes a uranium logging probe which can assay U3O8 concentrations as low as 100 ppm at 0.5 m/min. The probe sends 100 pulses per second of 14 MeV neutrons (2 × 106 neutrons/pulse) into the formation surrounding a borehole, and detects prompt epithermal neutrons returning from fissioning 235U. Various models of the probe have logged hundreds of boreholes in the Western United States since 1976. The neutron generator is now commercially available and the probe design is available to the public.

,t 'P x. The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnefic cascadeswith energies greate... more ,t 'P x. The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnefic cascadeswith energies greater than 200 GeV has been measured in a low-Z(glass) absorber. This was done in the course of operating anionization spectrometer at mountain altitude in an experiment tostudy the properties of gamma rays emitted from individualinteractions at energies around 10,000 GeV. The ionizationproduced by a cascade is sampled by 20 sheets of plasticscintillator spaced uniformly in depth every 2.2 radiation lengths.Adjacent pairs of scintillators are viewed by photomultiplierswhich measure the mean ionization produced by an individual cascadein 10 layers each 1.1 interaction length (4.4 radiation lengths)thick. The longitudinal development of the cascades has beenmeasured for about 250 cascades having energies ranging from 200GeV to 2500 GeV. The observations are compared with the predictionsof calculations made for this specific spectrometer using a three-dimensional Monte Carlo model of the nuclear-electromagnetic cascade.1. Introduction. An ionization spectrometer that employs a low-Z material,glass, as the absorber is being used in an experiment to study the properties ofgamma rays emitted from individual hadron interactions at energies around 10,000GeV (Coxell et al. 1969). This experiment is being carried out at the LouisianaState University Cosmic Ray Laboratory which is located at an altitude of 3.7 kmnear Climax, Colorado. Approximately 250 events involving the incidence uponthe apparatus of unaccompanied hadrons in the energy range 200-2500 GeV havebeen collected. The purpose of this paper is to compare the longitudinaldevelopment of the nuclear-electromagnetic cascades observed for these eventswith the predictions of a semi-empirical model of the cascade development.2. Experimental. A schematic diagram of the relevant portions of the apparatusis shown in Fig. 1. At the top of the apparatus is a carbon target with layersof neon flash tubes immediately above and below. About a meter below the targetis an emulsion chamber also having layers of neon flash tubes immediately aboveand below.Beneath the emulsion chamber is the ionization spectrometer. The spectro-meter is composed mainly of glass absorber. With such a low-Z absorber,fluctuations in nuclear-electromagnetic cascade development tend to be reducedbecause such low-Z materials have a small number of radiation lengths perinteraction length. Energy is fed into the cascade by strong interactions at arate determined by the interaction length, but the development and attenuation1282

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1981

This paper briefly describes the Sandia prompt fission neutron uranium logging probe and outlines... more This paper briefly describes the Sandia prompt fission neutron uranium logging probe and outlines progress on it since 1976. The probe uses a small D-T accelerator to send out a burst of 14 MeV neutrons into the formation around a borehole, and it then detects prompt epithermal neutrons returning from thermal fissioning of ²³⁵U in the formation. A NaI detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1983

The Prompt Fission Neutron (PFN) uranium logging system has been used by Sandia National Laborato... more The Prompt Fission Neutron (PFN) uranium logging system has been used by Sandia National Laboratories for field operations for about six years; during that time, the system has been used at several exploration sites from southern Texas to Wyoming. Some of the improvements, recent changes to the system, and new applications are discussed here. A high-voltage doubler has been designed

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1983

In 1979 Sandia began the development of a logging tool to identify elements contained in minerals... more In 1979 Sandia began the development of a logging tool to identify elements contained in minerals often associated with the deposition of uranium. This tool, a multi-element logging probe containing a high-purity germanium detector, may be used in two modes; passive -- which detects the gamma rays emitted from natural radionuclides in a formation, and active -- which uses a

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1981

An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatical... more An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatically improved AMS precision relative to beta counting methods would roughly double the range for 14C dating from about 40 ka (7 times the half-life) to about 80 ka (14 times the half-life). Very soon it was discovered, however, that organic samples throughout the Phanerozoic record commonly

An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatical... more An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatically improved AMS precision relative to beta counting methods would roughly double the range for 14C dating from about 40 ka (7 times the half-life) to about 80 ka (14 times the half-life). Very soon it was discovered, however, that organic samples throughout the Phanerozoic record commonly

A new multistage gas switch (Rimfire) has been developed for 6 MV operation in the PBFA-II ion be... more A new multistage gas switch (Rimfire) has been developed for 6 MV operation in the PBFA-II ion beam accelerator. This gas switch has demonstrated good high voltage survivability and has been successfully triggered by the KrF laser beam at 248 nm with less than 30 mJ of energy. These laser triggered switching (LTS) experiments at approx. 5 MV have achieved controlled switching having subnanosecond jitter and switch closure delay dependence upon charging voltage exhibiting slope less than 1 ns for a 1% voltage change relative to the self-breakdown voltage (SBV).

Nuclear Instruments and Methods

The 100 TW Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA II) is well into the procurement and assembly p... more The 100 TW Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA II) is well into the procurement and assembly phases, with the first shot scheduled for January 1986. Installation of several major sub-assemblies is underway. The PBFA II output will drive a fast opening switch in the vacuum insulator stack, providing a 30 MV, 15 ns output pulse, which accelerates lithium ions. The ions will focus onto a pellet containing deuterium-tritium, producing fusion energy. Several research areas will be reviewed: low jitter, highly reliable 370 kJ Marx generators; highly synchronized gas switching at 5 MV; efficient water switch operation of 5 MV lines; series-parallel arrangements for increasing voltage or current; and plasma erosion opening switches.

: The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II, PBFA II, is now the largest pulsed power device in ope... more : The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II, PBFA II, is now the largest pulsed power device in operation. This paper will summarize its first year and a half of operation for the Department of Energy (DOE) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program. Thirty-six separate modules provide 72 output pulses that combine to form a 100 TW output pulse at the accelerator center. PBFA II was successfully test fired for the first time on December 11, 1985. This test completed the construction phase (Phase 1) within the expected schedule and budget. The accelerator checkout phase then started (Phase 2). The first priority during checkout was to bring the Phase 1 subsystems into full operation. The accelerator was first tested to determine overall system performance. Next, we modified subsystems that were not performing adequately. The accelerator is now being used for ion diode studies.

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International Conference on Plasma Science (papers in summary form only received), 1995

Summary form only given. The generation of intense bursts of warm X-rays (10 to 100 keV) with pow... more Summary form only given. The generation of intense bursts of warm X-rays (10 to 100 keV) with power in the 1-TW regime are of interest for the study of in-depth nuclear radiation effects. Results from high-atomic-number single-wire experiments carried out at 0.8 MA on Gamble II in the 1970s showed 0.25% efficient production of nonthermal, bremsstrahlung-like lines and continuum in

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 1996

... CONFINEMENT FUSION JP Quintenz,* DD Bloomquist,* RJ Leeper,* T. Ao Mehlhorn,* CL Olson,* RE O... more ... CONFINEMENT FUSION JP Quintenz,* DD Bloomquist,* RJ Leeper,* T. Ao Mehlhorn,* CL Olson,* RE Olson,* RR Peterson,t MK Matzen* and DL ... of the laser, another concept for controlling thermonuclear fusion in the laboratory was proposed (see for example JL Emmett et al ...

Icc, 2003

RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by t... more RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research and the Creation Research Society. It stands for Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth. This article summarizes the purpose, history, and intermediate findings of the RATE project five years into an eight-year effort. It reports on the latest status of the research on helium diffusion through minerals in granitic rock, accelerated nuclear decay theory, radiohalos, isochron discordance studies, case studies in rock dating, and carbon-14 in deep geologic strata. Each of the RATE scientists will present separate technical papers at the Fifth International Conference on Creationism on the details of this research.

Institute for Creation Research …, 2000

RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by t... more RATE is an acronym applied to a research project investigating radioisotope dating sponsored by the Institute for Creation Research and the Creation Research Society. It stands for Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth. This article summarizes the purpose, history, and intermediate findings of the RATE project five years into an eight-year effort. It reports on the latest status of the research on helium diffusion through minerals in granitic rock, accelerated nuclear decay theory, radiohalos, isochron discordance studies, case studies in rock dating, and carbon-14 in deep geologic strata. Each of the RATE scientists will present separate technical papers at the Fifth International Conference on Creationism on the details of this research.

In 1859 Antonio Snider proposed that rapid, horizontal divergence of crustal plates occurred duri... more In 1859 Antonio Snider proposed that rapid, horizontal divergence of crustal plates occurred during Noah's Flood. Modern plate tectonics theory is now conflated with assumptions of uniformity of rate and ideas of continental "drift." Catastrophic plate tectonics theories, such as Snider proposed more than a century ago, appear capable of explaining a wide variety of data-including biblical and geologic data which the slow tectonics theories are incapable of explaining. We would like to propose a catastrophic plate tectonics theory as a framework for Earth history.

The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnetic cascades with energies greater than 200 G... more The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnetic cascades with energies greater than 200 GeV was measured in a low-Z (glass) absorber. This was done in the course of operating an ionization spectrometer at mountain altitude in an experiment to study the properties of gamma rays emitted from individual interactions at energies around 10,000 GeV. The ionization produced by a cascade is sampled by 20 sheets of plastic scintillator spaced uniformly in depth every 2.2 radiation lengths. Adjacent pairs of scintillators are viewed by photomultipliers which measure the mean ionization produced by an individual cascade in 10 layers each 1.1 interaction length (4.4 radiation lengths) thick. The longitudinal development of the cascades was measured for about 250 cascades having energies ranging from 200 GeV to 2500 GeV. The observations are compared with the predictions of calculations made for this specific spectrometer using a three-dimensional Monte Carlo model of the nuclear-electro...

7th Pulsed Power Conference

The Rimfire multistage switch is a low-jitter SFg insulated gas switch that has been developed fo... more The Rimfire multistage switch is a low-jitter SFg insulated gas switch that has been developed for PBFA 11. The first stage is laser-triggered, and the subsequent stages are self-fired by the over-voltage from the closure of the triggered stage. of the 5 MV PBFA I1 switch is approximately 30 ns, and the standard deviation timing jitter is 1 ns. A

Nuclear Geophysics, 1983

Abstract This paper descirbes a uranium logging probe which can assay U3O8 concentrations as low ... more Abstract This paper descirbes a uranium logging probe which can assay U3O8 concentrations as low as 100 ppm at 0.5 m/min. The probe sends 100 pulses per second of 14 MeV neutrons (2 × 106 neutrons/pulse) into the formation surrounding a borehole, and detects prompt epithermal neutrons returning from fissioning 235U. Various models of the probe have logged hundreds of boreholes in the Western United States since 1976. The neutron generator is now commercially available and the probe design is available to the public.

,t 'P x. The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnefic cascadeswith energies greate... more ,t 'P x. The longitudinal development of nuclear-electromagnefic cascadeswith energies greater than 200 GeV has been measured in a low-Z(glass) absorber. This was done in the course of operating anionization spectrometer at mountain altitude in an experiment tostudy the properties of gamma rays emitted from individualinteractions at energies around 10,000 GeV. The ionizationproduced by a cascade is sampled by 20 sheets of plasticscintillator spaced uniformly in depth every 2.2 radiation lengths.Adjacent pairs of scintillators are viewed by photomultiplierswhich measure the mean ionization produced by an individual cascadein 10 layers each 1.1 interaction length (4.4 radiation lengths)thick. The longitudinal development of the cascades has beenmeasured for about 250 cascades having energies ranging from 200GeV to 2500 GeV. The observations are compared with the predictionsof calculations made for this specific spectrometer using a three-dimensional Monte Carlo model of the nuclear-electromagnetic cascade.1. Introduction. An ionization spectrometer that employs a low-Z material,glass, as the absorber is being used in an experiment to study the properties ofgamma rays emitted from individual hadron interactions at energies around 10,000GeV (Coxell et al. 1969). This experiment is being carried out at the LouisianaState University Cosmic Ray Laboratory which is located at an altitude of 3.7 kmnear Climax, Colorado. Approximately 250 events involving the incidence uponthe apparatus of unaccompanied hadrons in the energy range 200-2500 GeV havebeen collected. The purpose of this paper is to compare the longitudinaldevelopment of the nuclear-electromagnetic cascades observed for these eventswith the predictions of a semi-empirical model of the cascade development.2. Experimental. A schematic diagram of the relevant portions of the apparatusis shown in Fig. 1. At the top of the apparatus is a carbon target with layersof neon flash tubes immediately above and below. About a meter below the targetis an emulsion chamber also having layers of neon flash tubes immediately aboveand below.Beneath the emulsion chamber is the ionization spectrometer. The spectro-meter is composed mainly of glass absorber. With such a low-Z absorber,fluctuations in nuclear-electromagnetic cascade development tend to be reducedbecause such low-Z materials have a small number of radiation lengths perinteraction length. Energy is fed into the cascade by strong interactions at arate determined by the interaction length, but the development and attenuation1282

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1981

This paper briefly describes the Sandia prompt fission neutron uranium logging probe and outlines... more This paper briefly describes the Sandia prompt fission neutron uranium logging probe and outlines progress on it since 1976. The probe uses a small D-T accelerator to send out a burst of 14 MeV neutrons into the formation around a borehole, and it then detects prompt epithermal neutrons returning from thermal fissioning of ²³⁵U in the formation. A NaI detector

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1983

The Prompt Fission Neutron (PFN) uranium logging system has been used by Sandia National Laborato... more The Prompt Fission Neutron (PFN) uranium logging system has been used by Sandia National Laboratories for field operations for about six years; during that time, the system has been used at several exploration sites from southern Texas to Wyoming. Some of the improvements, recent changes to the system, and new applications are discussed here. A high-voltage doubler has been designed

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1983

In 1979 Sandia began the development of a logging tool to identify elements contained in minerals... more In 1979 Sandia began the development of a logging tool to identify elements contained in minerals often associated with the deposition of uranium. This tool, a multi-element logging probe containing a high-purity germanium detector, may be used in two modes; passive -- which detects the gamma rays emitted from natural radionuclides in a formation, and active -- which uses a

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1981

An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatical... more An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatically improved AMS precision relative to beta counting methods would roughly double the range for 14C dating from about 40 ka (7 times the half-life) to about 80 ka (14 times the half-life). Very soon it was discovered, however, that organic samples throughout the Phanerozoic record commonly

An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatical... more An early expectation of the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was that the dramatically improved AMS precision relative to beta counting methods would roughly double the range for 14C dating from about 40 ka (7 times the half-life) to about 80 ka (14 times the half-life). Very soon it was discovered, however, that organic samples throughout the Phanerozoic record commonly

A new multistage gas switch (Rimfire) has been developed for 6 MV operation in the PBFA-II ion be... more A new multistage gas switch (Rimfire) has been developed for 6 MV operation in the PBFA-II ion beam accelerator. This gas switch has demonstrated good high voltage survivability and has been successfully triggered by the KrF laser beam at 248 nm with less than 30 mJ of energy. These laser triggered switching (LTS) experiments at approx. 5 MV have achieved controlled switching having subnanosecond jitter and switch closure delay dependence upon charging voltage exhibiting slope less than 1 ns for a 1% voltage change relative to the self-breakdown voltage (SBV).

Nuclear Instruments and Methods

The 100 TW Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA II) is well into the procurement and assembly p... more The 100 TW Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA II) is well into the procurement and assembly phases, with the first shot scheduled for January 1986. Installation of several major sub-assemblies is underway. The PBFA II output will drive a fast opening switch in the vacuum insulator stack, providing a 30 MV, 15 ns output pulse, which accelerates lithium ions. The ions will focus onto a pellet containing deuterium-tritium, producing fusion energy. Several research areas will be reviewed: low jitter, highly reliable 370 kJ Marx generators; highly synchronized gas switching at 5 MV; efficient water switch operation of 5 MV lines; series-parallel arrangements for increasing voltage or current; and plasma erosion opening switches.

: The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II, PBFA II, is now the largest pulsed power device in ope... more : The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II, PBFA II, is now the largest pulsed power device in operation. This paper will summarize its first year and a half of operation for the Department of Energy (DOE) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program. Thirty-six separate modules provide 72 output pulses that combine to form a 100 TW output pulse at the accelerator center. PBFA II was successfully test fired for the first time on December 11, 1985. This test completed the construction phase (Phase 1) within the expected schedule and budget. The accelerator checkout phase then started (Phase 2). The first priority during checkout was to bring the Phase 1 subsystems into full operation. The accelerator was first tested to determine overall system performance. Next, we modified subsystems that were not performing adequately. The accelerator is now being used for ion diode studies.

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International Conference on Plasma Science (papers in summary form only received), 1995

Summary form only given. The generation of intense bursts of warm X-rays (10 to 100 keV) with pow... more Summary form only given. The generation of intense bursts of warm X-rays (10 to 100 keV) with power in the 1-TW regime are of interest for the study of in-depth nuclear radiation effects. Results from high-atomic-number single-wire experiments carried out at 0.8 MA on Gamble II in the 1970s showed 0.25% efficient production of nonthermal, bremsstrahlung-like lines and continuum in

Fuel and Energy Abstracts, 1996

... CONFINEMENT FUSION JP Quintenz,* DD Bloomquist,* RJ Leeper,* T. Ao Mehlhorn,* CL Olson,* RE O... more ... CONFINEMENT FUSION JP Quintenz,* DD Bloomquist,* RJ Leeper,* T. Ao Mehlhorn,* CL Olson,* RE Olson,* RR Peterson,t MK Matzen* and DL ... of the laser, another concept for controlling thermonuclear fusion in the laboratory was proposed (see for example JL Emmett et al ...

Digest of Technical Papers. 11th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (Cat. No.97CH36127), 1997

We have designed and tested a 10-nH 1.5-m-radius vacuum section for the Z accelerator. The vacuum... more We have designed and tested a 10-nH 1.5-m-radius vacuum section for the Z accelerator. The vacuum section consists of four vacuum flares, four conical 1.3-m-radius magnetically-insulated transmission lines, a 7.6-cm-radius 12-post double-post-hole convolute which connects the four outer MITLs in parallel, and a 5-cm-long inner MITL which connects the output of the convolute to a z-pinch load. IVORY and ELECTRO calculations were performed to minimize the inductance of the vacuum flares with the constraint that there be no signi6cant electron emission from the insulator-stack grading rings. Iterative TLCODE calculations were performed to minimize the inductance of the outer MITLs with the constraint that the MITL electron-flow-current fraction be 17% at peak current. The TLCODE simulations assume a 2.5 cm/W MITL-cathode-plasma expansion velocity. The design limits the electron dose to the outer-MITL anodes to 50 J/g to prevent the formation of an anode plasma. The TLCODE results were confirmed by SCREAMER, TRFL, TWOQUICK, IVORY, and LASNEX simulations. For the TLCODE, SCREAMER, and TRlFL calculations, we assume that after magnetic insulation is established, the electron-flow current launched in the outer MITLs is lost at the convolute. This assumption has been validated by 3-D QUICKSILVER simulations for load impedances 10.36 ohms. LASNEX calculations suggest that ohmic resistance of the pinch and conduction-current-induced energy loss to the MITL electrodes can be neglected in Z power-flow modeling that is accurate to first order. To date, the Z vacuum section has been tested on 100 shots. We have demonstrated we can deliver a 100-ns rise-time 20-MA current pulse to the baseline z-pinch load. We have produced a 1.9-MJ x-ray yield; the project goal was 1.5 MJ. We can reproduce the peak MITL current to within rt1.6%. Power-flow measurements indicate the vacuum section performs as expected until peak current. Afterward, measurements and simulation results diverge. TLCODE calculations indicate elimination of this discrepancy may increase by 20% the kinetic energy delivered to the pinch. DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government, Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal iiability or rrsponsiiility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessatily cowtitUte or imply its endorsement, mmmendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II, PBFA II, is now the largest pulsed power device in opera... more The Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator II, PBFA II, is now the largest pulsed power device in operation. This paper summarizes its first year and a half of operation for the Department of Energy (DOE) Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) program. Thirty-six separate modules provide 72 output pulses that combine to form a 100 TW output pulse at the accelerator center. PBFA

Presented at the 5th …, 1985

... Authors: Turman, BN; Martin, TH; Neau, EL; Humphreys, DR; Bloomquist, DD; Cook, DL; Goldstein... more ... Authors: Turman, BN; Martin, TH; Neau, EL; Humphreys, DR; Bloomquist, DD; Cook, DL; Goldstein, SA; Schneider, LX; McDaniel, DH; Wilson, JM. ... The PBFA II output will drive a fast opening switch in the vacuum insulator stack, providing a 30 MV, 15 ns output pulse, which ...