Abstract
The properties of the impedance of an electrodynamic plasma accelerator are investigated. Drawing upon an analysis of the generalized Ohm's law, the factors resulting in a decrease in impedance, observed when the “extension currents” of the coaxial gun are blocked, are discussed.
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 837–841, November, 1982.
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Kvartskhava, I.F., Meladze, R.D., Khautiev, É.Y. et al. The impedance of an electrodynamic, coaxial plasma accelerator. Journal of Engineering Physics 43, 1296–1299 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00826558
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00826558