Defense Programs

Our defense customers select us for our expertise in Nuclear Weapons Effects Simulation and its associated Pulsed Power Technologies. A particular area of strength for AASC is the design and generation of intense, flash x-ray sources from so called z-pinches. Z-pinches are Pulsed Plasma Devices.

AASC supports the U. S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) with:

Advanced concepts for radiation simulators

  • Pulsed X-ray Sources
  • Pulsed Power Systems

Innovative instrumentation

  • X-ray Detectors
  • Fiber-optic based Interferometers
  • Laser Wavefront Analyzers
  • Plasma Diagnostics
  • Data Analysis Software
  • Analytical Models

For more information, contact Phil Coleman @ 510-483-4156 x237 or general@aasc.net