Z machine

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pulsed power accelerator
gptkbp:commissioned 1996
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:generation gptkb:X-rays
extreme magnetic fields
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Z machine
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 20 million volts
26 million amperes
gptkbp:namedAfter Z-pinch effect
gptkbp:notableMission dynamic material properties
fusion fuel compression
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Sandia_National_Laboratories
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:powerOutput up to 3 megajoules
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Saturn_accelerator
gptkbp:usedFor inertial confinement fusion research
material science research
high energy density physics experiments
gptkbp:website https://www.sandia.gov/z-machine/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Z_Pulsed_Power_Facility
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5