High Energy Density Physics at the Next Generation Pulsed Power Facility

Sandia’s Z facility’s unique capabilities to deliver thermophysical data with high accuracy for dynamic compression of matter has over the last twenty years led to a number of scientific discoveries across multiple fields. In this talk, we will present plans for the Next Generation Pulsed Power (NGPP) Facility as well as designs of the first experiments planned for NGPP in the area of high-pressure material physics. We conclude that NGPP will allow for high-accuracy data for shock-less compression of solids well above 1000 GPa (10 Mbar).

Sandia National Labs is managed and operated by National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, a subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S Dept. of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA0003525.

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