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Design and Performance of Plasma Injectors for the Generation of High-Power Pulses (Review)

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Pulsed plasma injectors, which are plasma generators for plasma opening switches and plasma-filled diodes, are described. Various types and design features of plasma injectors, the main characteristics of the injected plasma and its dynamics, and the performance of coaxial, multigap, and gas plasma injectors in high-power pulsed generators are considered. Methods for increasing the lifetime of multigap plasma injectors are proposed. The results of applying coaxial plasma injectors in repetitive-pulse generators with plasma opening switches are reported. The results for a switch operating in an applied external magnetic field are also presented. The design of plasma sources that show promise for use in Russia's Baikal Program for the creation of a superpower generator with parameters of 10 MV, 50 MA, and 150 ns is considered.

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Dolgachev, G.I., Ushakov, A.G. Design and Performance of Plasma Injectors for the Generation of High-Power Pulses (Review). Instruments and Experimental Techniques 47, 279–293 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INET.0000032893.14259.f0

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