Nuclear diagnostics and reactions of interest to fusion experiments at the Z machine

The Z Pulsed Power Machine at Sandia National Laboratories discharges ~22 MJ of stored electrical energy over a 100-ns linear current pulse to produce a peak current of ~20-30 MA at the center of the machine. This current is used to drive a variety of High Energy Density (HED) physics experiments including radiation-driven science, dynamic material properties, and nuclear fusion experiments. In this talk we present an overview of the diagnostics used to measure the neutrons, gammas, and x-rays generated in fusion experiments on Z. Charge particles are not directly measured as they are trapped within the large magnetic fields generated during the experiment and poses a unique diagnostic challenge. Finally, nuclear reactions that are of interest to fusion experiments at Z will be discussed along with opportunities for collaboration.