The use of vacuum arc discharge as a load for XPG-1 high-current generator

A. S. Zhigalin, A. G. Russkikh, V. I. Oreshkin, A. V. Shishlov, S. A. Chaikovskii

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It was attempted to use the vacuum arc discharge as a load of a high-current generator. The idea is as follows: metal vapor is injected using the vacuum arc discharge into a microgap of a load unit of the current generator. When the generator current flows over metal vapor, such a load begins to compress as in the classical Z pinch. During compression, Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities develop, which results in the formation of waists and hot spots. The hot spot radiation power can exceed the radiation power in the case of the X pinch used as a load by a factor of 1.5-2. The signal amplitude spread is significantly smaller than that when using the X pinch. The spectrum and sizes of the hot spot can be varied by selecting the mass and type of metal injected into the discharge region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-30
Number of pages	2
Journal	Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335610010124
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Arc discharge
Metal vapor
Pinch

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Zhigalin, A. S., Russkikh, A. G., Oreshkin, V. I., Shishlov, A. V., & Chaikovskii, S. A. (2010). The use of vacuum arc discharge as a load for XPG-1 high-current generator. Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute, 37(1), 29-30. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335610010124

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