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Polymeric Interlayer Strengthening with Boron Neutron Capture Radiation Treatment for Laminated Glass by Philipps, Joseph C, Gahl, John M, Salim, Hani A, Brockman, John D, Newberry, Michael C

“…Polymer interlayer materials are utilized in laminated glass systems to provide increased resilience from blast incidents. The polymer chains within the…”
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Demonstration of the bactericidal effects of the boron neutron capture reaction by Maitz, Charles A., Brockman, John D., Yang, Ming, Zhang, Shuping, Stannard, James, Volgas, David, Gahl, John M.

“…This pilot study represents a paradigm shift, using BNCT for the treatment of bacterial overgrowth on surgically implanted medical devices. In this study,…”
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Modeling and analysis of the rimfire gas switch by Kemp, M.A., Curry, R.D., Gahl, J.M., McDonald, K.F., Struve, K.W.

“…Many accelerators at Sandia National Laboratories utilize the Rimfire gas switch for high-voltage, high-power switching. Future accelerators will have…”
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Characterizing Horn Antenna Signals for Breast Cancer Detection by Al-Zuhairi, Dheyaa T., Gahl, John M., Abed, Ahmed M., Islam, Naz E.

“…An in-depth analysis of signals from horn antennas used in breast cancer detection research has been carried out. It was found that following the excitation…”
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Analysis and experimental verification of neutron-activated LiF as a stable matrix for tritium beta sources by Nullmeyer, Bradley R., Kwon, Jae W., Gahl, John M., Dobey, Ronald J., Gunn, Gregory, Flagg, Michael, Herbold, Carl

“…Tritium (3H) has long been considered a useful radioisotope for many purposes due to its low-energy and pure beta decay. However, due to its aggressive…”
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Optimization of a compact conical horn antenna system for high power microwaves in the 4 to 6 GHz range by Becker, E. C., Kovaleski, S. D., Gahl, J. M.

“…High power microwave radiation in the 4-6 GHz range is currently being studied in compact structures. A conical horn antenna is being developed that radiates…”
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Effects of Laser Triggering Parameters on Runtime and Jitter of a Gas Switch by Hutsel, B.T., Kovaleski, S.D., Sullivan, D.L., Gahl, J.M.

“…Parameters affecting the runtime and jitter of a laser triggered gas switch have been studied. Experiments tested a variety of switch parameters including…”
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Study of laser target triggering for spark gap switches by Sullivan, D.L., Gahl, J.M., Kovaleski, S.D., Hutsel, B.T.

“…The use of laser targets as a method to decrease the required laser energy to trigger a laser triggered gas switch has been investigated at the University of…”
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Charge voltage, trigger voltage and gas dielectric effects on multi-channel closing of a Russian multi gap switch by LeChien, K.R., Gahl, J.M.

“…The Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories is equipped with 30 spark gaps in each of its 36 Marx banks. It is crucial that each switch operate flawlessly to…”
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Particle Swarm Optimization of Pulsed Power Circuit Models: Special Issue on Pulsed Power Science and Technology by KEMP, Mark A, KOVALESKI, Scott D, HUTSEL, Brian T, BENWELL, Andrew, GAHL, John M

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Runtime and Jitter on a Laser-Triggered Spark-Gap Switch by Hutsel, B.T., Benwell, A., Kovaleski, S.D., Kemp, M.A., Sullivan, D.L., Gahl, J.M.

“…The University of Missouri has completed a new facility, named Tiger, for pulsed-power experimentation. Tiger consists of a 2.8-MV 450-kJ Marx bank that…”
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Runtime and Jitter on a Laser-Triggered Spark-Gap Switch: Special Issue on Pulsed Power Science and Technology by HUTSEL, Brian T, BENWELL, Andrew, KOVALESKI, Scott D, KEMP, Mark A, SULLIVAN, Dustin L, GAHL, John M

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Particle Swarm Optimization of Pulsed Power Circuit Models by Kemp, M.A., Kovaleski, S.D., Hutsel, B.T., Benwell, A., Gahl, J.M.

“…Circuit modeling is ubiquitous throughout the pulsed power discipline. Both plasma processes and systems can be modeled with circuits of varying complexities…”
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Modeling and analysis of the rimfire gas switch: Special issue on power modulators and repetitive pulsed power by KEMP, Mark A, CURRY, Randy D, GAHL, John M, MCDONALD, Kenneth F, STROVE, Kenneth W

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Viable Options for Reducing Impedance in a 2.5 MV Multichanneling, Multigap SF6 Gas Switch by LeChien, R.K., Gahl, J.M.

“…An investigation was conducted into factors that effect impedance for a 2.5 MV gas switch. The switch studied was Rimfire, the workhorse gas switch topology…”
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Diagnostics and analysis of incident and vapor shield plasmas in PLADIS I, a coaxial deflagration gun for tokamak disruption simulation by Bradley, J.T., Gahl, J.M., Rockett, P.D.

“…Tokamak disruption simulation experiments have been conducted at the University of New Mexico using the PLADIS I plasma gun system. Earlier work had…”
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Effective electric field for an arbitrary electromagnetic pulse by Scholfield, D.W., Gahl, J.M., Shimomura, N.

“…In the performance of intense electromagnetic transient, gaseous breakdown experiments, one parameter of interest is the effective electric field. A method of…”
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Test stand for shock compression of gas-impregnated solids by Rice, D. A., Kovaleski, S. D., Gahl, J. M.

“…Electrically launched flyer plates are being used to produce shockwaves in gas-impregnated solids. A test stand has been constructed to deliver capacitively…”
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High power S-Band microwave radiation from small body waveguides by Becker, E.C., Kovaleski, S.D., Gahl, J.M.

“…High power microwave radiation in the S-band is being studied in small body waveguides. Waveguide structures are being developed that transmit high power…”
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Preliminary modeling results of a thermal neutron source driven with an electron linac by Dale, Gregory E., Gahl, John M.

“…An electron linac, fitted with a standard x-ray converter, can produce high neutron yields in materials with low photonuclear threshold energies, such as D and…”
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