X1 Chamber Design

There has recently been a great deal of progress in the physics and technology of Z-pinch generated x-rays. These x-rays can be used to study the basic properties of matter under high pressures and at high temperatures. In addition, the x-rays can be used to drive fusion targets to ignition and beyond, thus opening up the possibility of thermonuclear reactors in the not so distant future. As the energy released increases from kJ's to MJ's to 100's of MJ's, a serious concern surrounds the viability of the chamber that is needed to contain the microexplosion.

FTI Publications

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UWFDM-1054   X-1 Target Chamber Issues and Preliminary Design; R.R. Peterson, October 1997. (11 pages, 211 kB)

UWFDM-1094   X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: Progress Report for the Period August 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, October 1998. (28 pages, 853 kB)

UWFDM-1090   X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: 1998 Annual Report to Sandia National Laboratories; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, December 1998. (27 pages, 604 kB)

UWFDM-1088   Response of X-1 Experiment Chamber to Target Explosions; R.R. Peterson and J.F. Santarius, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (5 pages, 328 kB)

UWFDM-1132   Linked Neutronics and Hydrodynamics Calculations for the Z Pinch Driven Target of X-1; M.E. Sawan and R.R. Peterson, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (7 pages, 267 kB)

UWFDM-1271   Evolution of Clearance Standards and Implications for Radwaste Management of Fusion Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Paige, and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2005 (revised August 2005)  [ Fusion Science and Technology, 49 (2006) 62-73]. (29 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-1124   Containment of Radioactive Material in the Z, ZX, and X-1 Facilities: Progress Report for the Period January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, M.H. Anderson, M.L. Corradini, D.A. Haynes, D.L. Henderson, D.C. Kammer, H.Y. Khater, P. McKenna, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, K. Olson, G.A. Rochau, J.F. Santarius, C. Sauer, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, T. Utschig, P.P.H. Wilson, J. Yuan, December 1999. (75 pages, 6.4 MB)

UWFDM-1135   Assessment of Personnel Accessibility in the X-1 Facility; H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (14 pages, 422 kB)


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