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 1 MA output current, 500 kV output voltage, with a 10–90% current rise time of 85 ns, 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.
Authors
- T. M. Hutchinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1882-3702)
- Hannah Hasson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-8248)
- M. E. Cuneo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-5471)
- M. R. Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-7113)
- Alex Sarracino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-3304)
- T. J. Awe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1499-7986)
- Jacob Banasek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3149-1178)
- W. A. Stygar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6159-1049)
- Eric Wayne Breden
- David Yager-Elorriaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6110-1700)
- Nathan Hines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0852-5990)
- Derek C. Lamppa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-7391)
- Diego Jose Lucero
- K. M. Chandler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4756-7808)
- Gabriel Shipley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0536-4001)
- Brian Hutsel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-1184)
- Maren Whiting Hatch
- Kevin Yates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8820-0909)
- Keith LeChien
- M.G. Mazarakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-6266)
- Trevor Smith
- Daniel Scoglietti
- Adam Michael Steiner
- Jens Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0459-0119)
- Larry Lucero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5540-013X)
- Brian Stoltzfus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-7414)
- Karen DeZetter
- Deanna Jaramillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-3180)
- J. L. Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0560-6621)
- B. S. Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9135-8803)
- Christine Kalogeras Loney
- M. Gilmore
- T. D. Mulville
- Joe Chen
- I. B. Kern
- Pablo Alejandro Reyes
- Robert Obregon
Institutions
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- University of Nevada, Reno (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Sandia National Laboratories California (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Sandia National Laboratories (US)
- Fusion (United States) (US)
- Applied Pulsed Power (United States) (US)
- Fusion Academy (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- High Energy Density Physics
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2024.101144
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.98
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- National Nuclear Security Administration
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development
- Sandia National Laboratories