Abstract

We study the gas discharge process under conditions when a relativistic electron beam is injected into the discharge tube after applying a high-voltage pulse. As a result, a plasma channel is created, a breakdown occurs, and a discharge develops. Comparative experiments were performed at different gas pressures under discharge conditions with and without electron beam initiation. They showed significant differences, especially during pinching and further development of the discharge.

Details

Title
Z-Pinch Study with Discharge Initiation by an Electron Beam
Author
Drozdovsky, A A 1 ; Sasorov, P V 2 ; Bogdanov, A V 1 ; Gavrilin, R O 1 ; Drozdovsky, S A 1 ; Kantsyrev, A V 1 ; Karpov, M A 3 ; Panyushkin, V A 1 ; Roudskoy, I V 1 ; Savin, S M 1 

 NRC «Kurchatov Institute» - ITEP, Moscow, Russia 
 Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Moscow, Russia 
 FSUE RFNC-VNIIEF, Sarov, Russia 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17426588
e-ISSN
17426596
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2616398140
Copyright
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