55-TW magnetically insulated transmission-line system: Design, simulations, and performance

W.A. Stygar, P. A. Corcoran, H. C. Ives, R. B. Spielman, J.W. Douglas, B. A. Whitney, M.A. Mostrom, T. C. Wagoner, C. S. Speas, T. L. Gilliland, G. A. Allshouse, R. E. Clark, G. L. Donovan, T. P. Hughes, D. R. Humphreys, D.M. Jaramillo, M. F. Johnson, J.W. Kellogg, R. J. Leeper, F.W. Long, T. H. Martin, T. D. Mulville, M.D. Pelock, B. P. Peyton, J.W. Poukey, J. J. Ramirez, P. G. Reynolds, J. F. Seamen, D. B. Seidel, A. P. Seth, A.W. Sharpe, R.W. Shoup, J.W. Smith, D.M. Van De Valde, and R.W. Wavrik Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA L-3 Communications, Pulse Sciences, San Leandro, California 94577, USA EG&G, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107, USA Ktech Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123, USA Mission Research Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 USA Voss Scientific LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA Team Specialty Products Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87123, USA ITT Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110, USA (Received 5 April 2009; published 7 December 2009)

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