Los Alamos National Laboratory has a long history of developing and fielding high explosive pulsed power (HEPP) components and systems. In recent years, the Ranchero flux compression generator (FCG or generator) has been modified for improved high current performance, and a new helical flux compression generator (HFCG), the MK-X, has been designed to provide higher initial flux for Ranchero FCGs t...Show More
An experiment conducted with a megajoule class helical flux compression generator (HFCG), operating into a primarily inductive load, is described. The motivation behind the experiment was to benchmark the performance of the generator at higher currents and voltages than were tested in prior experiments. The intention was to push operation into a regime where flux loss was likely to become nonlinea...Show More
