Pulsed Power Technology at Sandia National Laboratories

Time-exposure photograph of electrical flashover arcs produced over the surface of the water in the accelerator tank as a byproduct of Z operation. These flashovers are much like strokes of lightning

Contact Information

For Radiation Effects please contact Tom Laub
twlaub@sandia.gov
(505) 844-9142

For Pulsed Power please contact Ken Struve kwstruv@sandia.gov
(505) 845-7483

SEERI Program Highlights

Objectives

Develop pool of well-trained scientists and engineers to support research in the areas of pulsed power, radiation effects, and high energy density science in support of the nation's stockpile stewardship mission and the military systems and satellites that are resistant to nuclear and radiation environments.
Lay foundation for the next generation of scientists in the above areas.
Keep Sandia Laboratories close to leading edge science and engineering at universities.

Program Opportunities

Competitive selection process
13-week summer institute
Short courses, lectures, tours
Weekly speaker series
On-campus research option during academic year
Technical research paper
Fellowship availability
Mentoring from Sandia Laboratory employee

Applications

Nuclear survivability and hardness testing
Soft x-rays for stockpile stewardship studies
Z-pinch-driven soft x-ray sources
Light-ion- and z-pinch-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF)
Diagnostics for ignition implosions
Laser ICF
Microwave technologies
Mechanical and electrical response of systems to radiation
Satellites in space radiation environments
Coupled electron-photon particle radiation transport
Validation of physics codes
Physics Code Development
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Pulsed Power Technology &
Radiation Effects Science

Science of Extreme Environments Research Institute (SEERI)

SEERI Program Highlights

Pulsed Power Technology & Radiation Effects Science

Science of Extreme Environments Research Institute (SEERI)

SEERI Program Highlights

Pulsed Power Technology &
Radiation Effects Science