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Spectral and Temporal Characteristics of UHF Radiation Generated by a Miniature Electric Spark

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Spectral characteristics of ultrahigh-frequency radiation generated by a pulsed electric spark in a millimeter air gap are studied, together with its temporal correlation with the behavior of the discharge current and voltage in a nanosecond time scale. Systematic features of the UHF emission and general picture of possible phenomena in the spark gap are discussed.

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This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 23-19-00524.

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  1. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    E. V. Parkevich, A. I. Khirianova, T. F. Khirianov, I. S. Baidin, K. V. Shpakov, A. A. Rodionov, Ya. K. Bolotov, V. A. Ryabov & A. V. Oginov

  2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700, Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow oblast, Russia

    Ya. K. Bolotov

  3. Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005, Moscow, Russia

    S. A. Ambrozevich

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Parkevich, E.V., Khirianova, A.I., Khirianov, T.F. et al. Spectral and Temporal Characteristics of UHF Radiation Generated by a Miniature Electric Spark. Bull. Lebedev Phys. Inst. 50, 480–485 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068335623110088

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