The Z-Machine
at Sandia - application of a pulsed-power generator (Particle
Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA)) - world’s larges Z-pinch and
most powerful X-ray source (2 MJ in 10 ns ® 200 TW of X-ray power)
Experimental
packages can be fielded near or even within the pinch - hohlraums
adjacent to the pinch; capsules and other material samples
embedded in the foam core