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Pressure generated by the electric explosion of metal foils

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We have measured the pressure generated by the electric explosion of various metal (Cu, Al, Fe, Ta, Ti, Pb, W, and brass) foils. The pressure amplitude as a function of the specific energy supplied to the exploding foil is well approximated by a linear dependence.

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Original Russian Text © A.N. Grigoriev, A.V. Pavlenko, 2009, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoĭ Fiziki, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 18, pp. 65–72.

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Grigoriev, A.N., Pavlenko, A.V. Pressure generated by the electric explosion of metal foils. Tech. Phys. Lett. 35, 865–868 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785009090235

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