Publications

Reisman, D., Waisman, E.M., Stoltzfus, B., Austin, K.N., Stygar, W.A., Ao, T., Morgan, D.V., Cuneo, M.E., Collier, L., Haill, T.A., Hickman, R.J., Davis, J.P., Brown, J.L., Seagle, C.T., Mulville, T.D., Breden, E.W., Gard, P., Spielman, R., & Spielman, R. (2022). Current-adder pulsed power generators for high-pressure dynamic material studies [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/2002379

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Ampleford, D.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Gomez, M.R., Bachman, W.B., Robertson, G.K., Payne, S.L., Stygar, W.A., Martin, M.R., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2018). Design and testing of a magnetically driven implosion peak current diagnostic. Physics of Plasmas, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5024374

Hutsel, B.T., Corcoran, P.A., Cuneo, M.E., Gomez, M.R., Hess, M.H., Hinshelwood, D.D., Jennings, C.A., Laity, G., Lamppa, D.C., McBride, R., Moore, J.K., Myers, A., Rose, D., Slutz, S.A., Stygar, W.A., Waisman, E.M., Welch, D., Whitney, B.A., & Whitney, B.A. (2018). Transmission-line-circuit model of an 85-TW, 25-MA pulsed-power accelerator. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.21.030401

Stygar, W.A. (2017). Conceptual design of a 900-TW pulsed-power accelerator driven by impedance-matched Marx generators [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1478171

Stygar, W.A. (2017). Conceptual design of a 960-TW pulsed-power accelerator optimized for thermonuclear-fusion research [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1474829

Wisher, M.L., Johns, O., Breden, E.W., Calhoun, J.D., Gruner, F.R., Hohlfelder, R.J., Mulville, T.D., Muron, D.J., Stoltzfus, B., Stygar, W.A., & Stygar, W.A. (2017). Field-Distortion Air-Insulated Switches for Next-Generation Pulsed-Power Accelerators. https://doi.org/10.2172/1395749

Gomez, M.R., Slutz, S.A., Jennings, C.A., Harvey-Thompson, A.J., Weis, M.R., Lamppa, D.C., Hutsel, B.T., Ampleford, D.J., Awe, T.J., Bliss, D.E., Chandler, G.A., Geissel, M., Hahn, K., Hansen, S.B., Harding, E.C., Hess, M.H., Knapp, P.F., Laity, G., Martin, M.R., … Stygar, W.A. (2017). A Path to Increased Performance in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1468309

Hess, M.H., Peterson, K.J., Ampleford, D.J., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Bachman, W.B., Stygar, W.A., Gomez, M.R., Martin, M.R., Robertson, G.K., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). Recent Results of the MagLIF Peak Load Current Diagnostic [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1464904

Stygar, W.A. (2017). Conceptual Design of a 900-TW Accelerator Powered by Impedance-Mathced Marx Generators [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1465496

Savage, M.E., Austin, K.N., Hutsel, B.T., Kamm, R.J., McKee, G.R., Stygar, W.A., Wakeland, P.E., Wemple, N.R., White, W.M., & White, W.M. (2017). Pulsed power performance of the Z machine: Ten years after the upgrade [Conference Poster]. IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2017.8291252

Savage, M.E., Austin, K.N., Hutsel, B.T., Kamm, R.J., McKee, G.R., Stygar, W.A., Wakeland, P.E., White, W.M., & White, W.M. (2017). Pulsed power performance of the Z machine: ten years after the upgrade [Conference Poster]. https://doi.org/10.1109/PPC.2017.8291252

Hutsel, B.T., Corcoran, P.A., Cuneo, M.E., Gomez, M.R., Hinshelwood, D., Jennings, C.A., Jones, M.C., Laity, G., Lamppa, D.C., Moore, J.K., Myers, A., Rose, D., Stygar, W.A., Waisman, E.M., Welch, D., Whitney, B., & Whitney, B. (2017). Transmission-line-circuit simulations of Z with an ion-diode current-loss mechanism [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1455392

Stygar, W.A. (2017). Conceptual design of a 900-TW pulsed-power accelerator driven by impedance-matched Marx generators [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1456758

Wisher, M.L., Johns, O., Breden, E.W., Calhoun, J.D., Gruner, F.R., Mulville, T.D., Stoltzfus, B., Stygar, W.A., & Stygar, W.A. (2017). Field-Distortion Air-Insulated Switches for Next-generation Pulsed-Power Accelerators [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1456755

Laity, G., Aragon, C., Bachman, W.B., Falcon, R.E., Gomez, M.R., Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Johnston, M.D., Lamppa, D.C., Patel, S., Porwitzky, A., Vandevender, J.P., Webb, T.J., Rochau, G.A., Stygar, W.A., Cuneo, M.E., & Cuneo, M.E. (2017). Experimental Platform Development for Studying Vacuum Power Flow Physics at the Sandia Z Accelerator [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1456844

Gomez, M.R., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Martin, M.R., Cuneo, M.E., Hess, M.H., Laity, G., Lamppa, D.C., Peterson, K.J., Rochau, G.A., Rovang, D.C., Sinars, D., Slutz, S.A., Stygar, W.A., & Stygar, W.A. (2017). Increased Load Current in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1458102

Stoltzfus, B., Austin, K.N., Breden, E.W., Mulville, T.D., Stygar, W.A., & Stygar, W.A. (2017). Thor: a pulsed-power driver optimized for material-physics experiments [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1457902

Stygar, W.A., Lechien, K.R., Stoltzfus, B., Austin, K.N., Breden, E.W., Cuneo, M.E., Hutsel, B.T., Lewis, S.A., Mazarakis, M.G., McKee, G.R., Moore, J.K., Mulville, T.D., Muron, D.J., Reisman, D., Savage, M.E., Sceiford, M., Wisher, M.L., & Wisher, M.L. (2017). Impedance-matched Marx generators. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.040402

Hess, M.H., Hutsel, B.T., Jennings, C.A., Vandevender, J.P., Sefkow, A.B., Gomez, M.R., Knapp, P.F., Laity, G., Bachman, W.B., Lamppa, D.C., Peterson, K.J., Stygar, W.A., Sinars, D., & Sinars, D. (2017). Detection of an anomalous pressure on a magneto-inertial-fusion load current diagnostic. Physics of Plasmas, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4975021

Stygar, W.A. (2016). Pre-conceptual design of the Z-LLE accelerator. https://doi.org/10.2172/1331872

Savage, M.E., Cuneo, M.E., Davis, J.P., Hutsel, B.T., Jones, M.C., Jones, P., Kamm, R.J., Lopez, M.R., Matzen, M.K., McDaniel, D.H., McKee, G.R., Maenchen, J.E., Owen, A.C., Porter, J.L., Prestwich, K.R., Schwarz, J., Sinars, D., Stoltzfus, B., Struve, K., … White, W.M. (2016). Daily operation of Z: an 80 TW 36-module pulsed power driver [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1399823

Gomez, M.R., Gilgenbach, R.M., Cuneo, M.E., Jennings, C.A., McBride, R., Waisman, E.M., Hutsel, B.T., Stygar, W.A., Rose, D., Maron, Y., & Maron, Y. (2016). Understanding current loss in the Z machine double post-hole convolute [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1396073

Reisman, D., Waisman, E.M., Stoltzfus, B., Stygar, W.A., Cuneo, M.E., Haill, T.A., Davis, J.P., Brown, J.L., Seagle, C.T., Spielman, R.B., & Spielman, R.B. (2016). Optimization of Isentropic Compression Loads on Current-Adder Pulsed Power Accelerator Architectures. https://doi.org/10.2172/1562220

Reisman, D., Stoltzfus, B., Austin, K.N., Ao, T., Morgan, D., Stygar, W.A., Cuneo, M.E., Waisman, E.M., Collier, L., Haill, T., Hickman, R.J., Davis, J.P., Brown, J.L., Seagle, C.T., Mulville, T.D., Breden, E.W., Gard, P., & Gard, P. (2016). Thor: a modern pulsed power accelerator for material science applications [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1375588

Stygar, W.A., Reisman, D., Stoltzfus, B., Austin, K.N., Bachman, W.B., Breden, E.W., Cooper, R.A., Cuneo, M.E., Davis, J.P., Ennis, J.B., Gard, P., Greiser, G.W., Gruner, F.R., Haill, T.A., Hutsel, B.T., Jones, P., Lechien, K.R., Leckbee, J.J., Lucero, D., … Wisher, M.L. (2016). Conceptual design of a ${10}^{13}$ -W pulsed-power accelerator for megajoule-class dynamic-material-physics experiments. Physical Review Accelerators and Beams, 19(7). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.19.070401