Sandia Z machine

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pulsed power facility
gptkbp:city gptkb:Albuquerque
gptkbp:commissioned 1996
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Energy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sandia Z machine
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 20 million volts
26 million amperes
gptkbp:notableFor producing the most powerful X-ray bursts on Earth
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkbp:powerOutput up to 3 megajoules
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Saturn_accelerator
gptkbp:purpose inertial confinement fusion experiments
high energy density physics research
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:technology gptkb:Z-pinch
gptkbp:usedFor nuclear weapon effects simulation
material science research
astrophysics experiments
gptkbp:website https://www.sandia.gov/z-machine/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Z-pinch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6