Mykonos: A pulsed power driver for science and innovation

Sandia National Laboratories has been operating the Mykonos linear transformer driver (LTD) in a five-cavity configuration since 2014. The machine operates at 1MA output current, 500kV output voltage, with a 10–90% current rise time of 85ns, which enables small scale physics and engineering pulsed p...

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Published in:	High energy density physics Vol. 53; p. 101144
Main Authors:	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
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier B.V 01-12-2024 Elsevier
Subjects:	Linear transformer driver Pulsed power ZNetUS Linear transformer driver Pulsed power ZNetUS
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Summary:	Sandia National Laboratories has been operating the Mykonos linear transformer driver (LTD) in a five-cavity configuration since 2014. The machine operates at 1MA output current, 500kV output voltage, with a 10–90% current rise time of 85ns, which enables small scale physics and engineering pulsed power experiments. Mykonos provides hands-on pulsed power experimental training for students and staff alongside senior Sandia scientists in an environment that is more accessible than the Z Facility. Over the years, we have fielded and accumulated a wide variety of optical, x-ray and electrical diagnostics and we are preparing to open this facility to outside users. Here, we are presenting the pulsed power and diagnostic capability of Mykonos as well as some recent experiments that have been performed on the facility. The goal of this publication is to attract researchers across the pulsed power and high energy density (HED) community to collaborate with Sandia on exciting, innovative science and to train the next generation of researchers for the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) and the nation. As such, we have established a Mykonos Academic Access Program (MAAP) as part of ZNetUS to enable academic utilization of the Mykonos Pulsed Power Facility.
Bibliography:	NA0003525 USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program SAND-2024-11917J USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
ISSN:	1574-1818
DOI:	10.1016/j.hedp.2024.101144