Abstract
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 | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Arc discharge
- Metal vapor
- Pinch
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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The use of vacuum arc discharge as a load for XPG-1 high-current generator. / Zhigalin, A. S.; Russkikh, A. G.; Oreshkin, V. I.; Shishlov, A. V.; Chaikovskii, S. A.
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N2 - 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.
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