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Influence of the electrode system on the emission characteristics of a vacuum spark

Journal Article · · Plasma Physics Reports
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  1. National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Russian Federation)
The influence of the electrode system on the emission characteristics of a high-current low-inductance vacuum spark is investigated. It is shown that the structure and composition of the spark plasma radiating in the X-ray spectral range depend substantially on the geometry and relative position of the electrodes. A mechanism related to the effect of the initial distribution of the electric field in the electrode gap is proposed to explain such a dependence. The conditions in which the radiating plasma forms from the erosion products of one or both electrodes are determined.
OSTI ID:
22216065
Journal Information:
Plasma Physics Reports, Journal Name: Plasma Physics Reports Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 39; ISSN PPHREM; ISSN 1063-780X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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