The Decade Quad X-ray Simulator is one of the key U.S. facilities that conducts NWE tests. Maxwell Physics International in San Leandro, California designed, fabricated and delivered this multi-terawatt pulsed power generator to the Arnold Engineering and Development Center in Tennessee in the fall of 1999. In this presentation both the large area bremsstrahlung (hot x-ray) and the plasma radiation source (cold x-ray) Decade configurations are described. Performance data on dose, uniformity, end-point energy, pulse width, and synchronicity are presented. Maxwell's past, present and future involvement in the NWE community are each briefly discussed as well.
Dr. Price received his Ph.D in Nuclear Engineering from Berkeley in 1983. He has been with Maxwell since 1985 working in fields of high power microwaves and pulsed power. He is currently acting as the Director of Maxwell's Advanced Systems Sector and the Decade Program Manager.
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24-13 map		From highway 24 or 13, take the Berkeley/Tunnel Road/13 exit. Tunnel Road becomes Ashby past the Claremont Hotel. Turn right at the traffic light at College Ave (at the Wells Fargo Bank). Turn right at the traffic light at Durant (one-way street located one block before College Ave ends at the UC campus). At the end of Durant (one block), turn left onto Piedmont, which becomes Gayley Road. Turn right at the traffic light at Hearst at the northeast corner of the campus. Hearst becomes Cyclotron Road. At the LBL guard station the guard can give you instructions to Building 2, Room 100B.

Alternative route from 24-13 (Green line on map; shorter, but through residential neighborhood): On Ashby, turn right at Claremont Ave. (at gas station; second traffic light after main entrance to Claremont Hotel). Immediately bear left around the "island", with the restaurant on it. You will find yourself driving through a wrought iron and brick gateway if you have performed this maneuver properly. Proceed to the end of the street to a forced left turn onto Derby at the UC-Clark Kerr campus. Turn right at Warring at the southwest corner of the campus. After two blocks, follow the road as it bears to the left to join Piedmont Ave at the traffic light (stay in the right lane on Piedmont to avoid a forced left turn at Haste). Continue along Piedmont until it becomes Gayley Road and proceed as described in the previous paragraph.