Plasma focus as a current switch for a capillary discharge
E.Yu. KhautievSukhumi Physicotechnical Institute, Sukhumi, AbkhaziaP. S. AntsiferovInstitute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142092, Troitsk, Moscow District, RussiaL. A. DorokhinInstitute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142092, Troitsk, Moscow District, RussiaK. N. KoshelevInstitute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142092, Troitsk, Moscow District, RussiaYu. V. SidelnikovInstitute of Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Troitsk, Moscow District, Russia
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Abstract
Experiments are described in which a plasma focus is used simultaneously as an inductive store and a current switch. The obtained rates of current growth on a load of 0.01 Ω is 1012 A/s, and the maximum values of the switched current lie in the range 50–100 kA. The technique is seen as promising for employing a capillary discharge as a source of laser medium for the soft x-ray region.
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