Nanosecond electrical explosion of thin wires

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6810073

Baksht, R B; Datsko, I M; Korostelev, A F; Loskutov, V V; Luchinskii, A V; Chertov, A A

The plasma produced during the high-power electrical explosion of thin copper wires has been studied numerically and experimentally. The experiments were carried out with the SNOP-1 high-current pulse generator with a pulse length approx.100 ns and a peak current approx.200 kA. Two types of explosions were studied: explosions in water and in vacuum. Comparison of the experimental data with the results of one-dimensional MHD calculations supports the approach taken here to describe the plasma properties in states with temperatures up to 50 eV and a mass density approx.0.01 g/cm/sup 3/.

• Research Organization: Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR
• OSTI ID: 6810073
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 9:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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