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Mykonos: A pulsed power driver for science and innovation by Schwarz, Jens, Hutsel, Brian, Awe, Thomas, Bauer, Bruno, Banasek, Jacob, Breden, Eric, Chen, Joe, Cuneo, Michael, Chandler, Katherine, DeZetter, Karen, Gilmore, Mark, Gomez, Matthew, Hasson, Hannah, Hatch, Maren, Hines, Nathan, Hutchinson, Trevor, Jaramillo, Deanna, Loney, Christine Kalogeras, Kern, Ian, Lamppa, Derek, Lucero, Diego, Lucero, Larry, LeChien, Keith, Mazarakis, Mike, Mulville, Thomas, Obregon, Robert, Porter, John, Reyes, Pablo, Sarracino, Alex, Scoglietti, Daniel, Shipley, Gabriel, Smith, Trevor, Stoltzfus, Brian, Stygar, William, Steiner, Adam, Yager-Elorriaga, David, Yates, Kevin

“…Sandia National Laboratories has been operating the Mykonos linear transformer driver (LTD) in a five-cavity configuration since 2014. The machine operates at…”
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Large time-varying inductance load for studying power flow on the Z machine by Porwitzky, Andrew, Hutsel, Brian T., Seagle, Christopher T., Ao, Tommy, Grant, Sean, Bernstein, Aaron, Lin, Jung-Fu, Ditmire, Todd

“…Interest in studying power flow dynamics has grown in recent years, with new power flow diagnostics being developed at Sandia National Laboratories for…”
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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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Megagauss-Level Magnetic Field and Dielectric Breakdown Measured in Auto-Magnetizing Liner Experiments by Shipley, Gabriel A., Awe, Thomas J., Hutsel, Brian T., Slutz, Stephen A., Jennings, Christopher A., Lamppa, Derek C., Greenly, John B., Hutchinson, Trevor M.

“…Auto-magnetizing liners (AutoMag [1], [2]) are cylindrical tubes made of metallic helical conductors separated by electrically insulating material. In the…”
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Charged-Particle Emission and Self-Biasing of a Piezoelectric Transformer Plasma Source by Hutsel, B. T., Kovaleski, S. D., Baxter, E. A., Jae Wan Kwon

“…The piezoelectric transformer (PT) plasma source (PTPS) is a compact radio-frequency-driven plasma source developed for near-space and microspacecraft…”
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Understanding High Inductance Power Flow for Pulse Shaped Targets on the Z Machine by Porwitzky, Andrew, Patel, Sonal, Lamppa, Derek, Hutsel, Brian, Bennett, Nichelle, Brown, Justin, Duwal, Sakun

“…Dynamic materials characterization experiments utilizing pulsed power drivers are key to our understanding of astrophysical phenomenon, high pressure materials…”
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Current transport and loss mechanisms in the Z accelerator by Bennett, N., Welch, D. R., Jennings, C. A., Yu, E., Hess, M. H., Hutsel, B. T., Laity, G., Moore, J. K., Rose, D. V., Peterson, K., Cuneo, M. E.

“…A challenge for the TW-class accelerators drivingZ-pinch experiments, such as Sandia National Laboratories’Zmachine, is to efficiently couple power from…”
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Optimization of Piezoelectric Resonance Effect in a Piezoelectric Transformer Plasma Source by Hutsel, B. T., Kovaleski, S. D., Jae Wan Kwon

“…Optimization of the piezoelectric resonance effect in a piezoelectric transformer plasma source (PTPS) is investigated. The PTPS utilizes a piezoelectric…”
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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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Characterization of a piezoelectric transformer plasma source by Hutsel, Brian T

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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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Pulsed Power Science and Technology Development at Various Scales at Sandia National Laboratories by Leckbee, Joshua, Awe, Thomas, Cuneo, Michael, Curry, Randy, Douglass, Jonathan, Felix, Joseph, Johns, Owen, Frye-Mason, Greg, Hutsel, Brian, Lamppa, Derek, Peterson, Kyle, Savage, Mark, Schwarz, Jens, Steiner, Adam, Stoltzfus, Brian

“…The Pulsed Power Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories operates the Z-machine for a variety of national security missions. Options are being…”
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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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Plasma formation and microdischarges on piezoelectric transformers by Hutsel, Brian T, Kovaleski, Scott D, Almedia, Riberet, Kwon, Jae W

“…Summary form only given. The ferroelectric plasma thruster utilizes plasma formation on the surface of an RF driven dielectric to produce ions. The ions are…”
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Runtime and jitter of a laser triggered gas switch by Hutsel, Brian T

“…The University of Missouri has studied parameters affecting the runtime and jitter of a laser triggered gas switch. Experiments tested a variety of switch…”
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Z machine circuit model development by Hutsel, B. T., Davis, J.-P, Campbell, R. B., Fowler, W. E., Hanshaw, H. L., Jennings, C., Jones, M., Lemke, R. W., Long, F. W., Lopez, M. R., McKee, G. R., Moore, J. K., Porter, J. L., Savage, M. E., Sceiford, M. E., Stygar, W. A., Corcoran, P. A., Whitney, B. A., Camacho, A. R., Hinshelwood, D., Wagoner, T. C.

“…The transmission line circuit model of the Z machine is used extensively to aid in the design and analysis of experiments conducted on Z. The circuit model…”
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Characterization of Runtime and Jitter on a Laser Triggered Spark Gap Switch by Hutsel, Brian, Sullivan, Dustin, Benwell, Andrew, Vangordon, James, Kovaleski, Scott, Gahl, John

“…Summary form only given. A 1 MV, SF 6 filled, laser triggered gas switch has been installed on the University of Missouri pulsed power test stand to study the…”
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A 2.8 MV, 600 kA pulsed power driver constructed at the University of Missouri-Columbia by Benwell, Andrew, Vangordon, James, Sullivan, Dustin, Hutsel, Brian, Kovaleski, Scott, Gahl, John

“…Summary form only given. The University of Missouri has completed construction of a new facility for pulsed power experimentation. The pulsed driver is driven…”
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