Abstract
A capillary-type plasma gun designed for generating a plasma channel with a characteristic diameter of ≈10 mm in a high-current relativistic electron diode has been tested. The dynamics of ion flow propagation and the effect of the plasma source parameters on the current amplitude of the low-resistance phase of the plasma-filled diode have been studied. A low-resistance phase duration of ≈120 ns has been attained at a current of ≈185 kA in the diode based on a unit gun with a 0.4-mm-diameter capillary. The possibility of increasing the diode current by using several capillaries in a gun is demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 453-457 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Instruments and Experimental Techniques |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Instrumentation
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Zherlitsyn, A. A., Kovalchuk, B. M., & Pedin, N. N. (2014). Capillary plasma gun for a high-current plasma-filled diode. Instruments and Experimental Techniques, 57(4), 453-457. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441214040101