Raytheon Ktech provides turn-key solutions to manage all aspects of both production and research and development facilities operations. These facilities range from small 1 – 2 person shops to large, multi-shift facilities.
We have staff with expertise in operating, maintaining, and upgrading the subsystems required for pulsed power operations:
Data Acquisition Systems from single 8 channel digitizer systems to 1000+ channel systems
Control Systems from off the shelf PLC based PC systems to custom UNIX/LINUX based systems
Diagnostic development and fielding including electrical
diagnostics, x-ray diagnostics, dosimetry and imaging (optical and
x-ray) diagnostics
Laser Systems from small commercial bench top systems to large one
of a kind systems like the Z Backlighter Laser located at SNL
Vacuum Systems including roughing and hi-vac systems
Gas and Fluid Processing systems including oil, water, and gas transfer and cleaning systems
Mechanical Systems including use of motive equipment (cranes and
forklifts), and operation and maintenance of facility infrastructure
High Voltage Systems including operation, maintenance and testing
of high voltage capacitor banks and high voltage switching systems
Machining and Welding
Test and Evaluation
Certified divers capable of doing maintenance under water
Gas Gun operation and maintenance
Raytheon Ktech supports the HERMES III simulator at Sandia National
Laboratories used to study the effects of gamma radiation
on U.S. military systems
Raytheon Ktech personnel collect data from the HERMES III system
Marx generator used to drive the power pulse to the center
of the Z accelerator
