- Mykonos ZNetUS CY26 Allocations Announced
Post Author: Nathan R. Hines The Mykonos facility ZNetUS proposal allocations have been announced for calendar year 2026. Three projects have been awarded to study Magnetically Insulated Transmission Line (MITL) plasma effects on… Read more: Mykonos ZNetUS CY26 Allocations Announced - Mykonos sets two new facility records
Post Author: Maren W. Hatch During experiments in October and November 2025, a Load Current Multiplier (LCM) was successfully tested on the Mykonos pulsed-power facility, constituting the first deployment of a compact LCM… Read more: Mykonos sets two new facility records - New research of electrothermal instability evolution on an intensely Ohmically heated z-pinch rod under dynamically applied axial magnetic field
Post Author: Thomas J. Awe Recent developments at the 1 MA/100 ns Mykonos Facility at Sandia National Laboratories allow experiments to add an applied axial magnetic field to z pinch targets. Inclusion of… Read more: New research of electrothermal instability evolution on an intensely Ohmically heated z-pinch rod under dynamically applied axial magnetic field - CHICAGO simulates the Mykonos parallel plate platform’s free electron formation and transport
Post Author: Nathan R. Hines Simulation movie showing free electron density within the MITL A-K gap of Mykonos’ parallel plate platform. The simulation was conducted by Dale Welch at Voss Scientific using the… Read more: CHICAGO simulates the Mykonos parallel plate platform’s free electron formation and transport - 2024 Mykonos Facility Report published
Post Author: Nathan R. Hines The CY24 Mykonos pulsed power facility activity summary report has been published. Included are yearly shot statistics, facility highlights and improvements, and summaries of each individual campaign with… Read more: 2024 Mykonos Facility Report published - Recently developed interferometer allows for low density plasma measurements in MITLs
Post Author: Nathan R. Hines Understanding the physics leading to current loss in Magnetically Insulated Transmission Lines (MITLs) is crucial for improving the efficiency of present and next generation TW-class pulsed power accelerators.… Read more: Recently developed interferometer allows for low density plasma measurements in MITLs