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Rings of Saturn

Saturn, one of Sandia's workhorse pulsed-power machines, delivers hard radiation during one of its milestone shots. The scarcity of jagged, lightning-like arcing between different water/metal interfaces means that the machine's water insulation is effective and that relatively much of its electrical pulse is traveling on its intended path from the machine's circular exterior to its central target.

 

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(Photo by Randy Montoya.)

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Uploaded on September 1, 2011
Taken on August 16, 2011