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Low-inductance multigap spark modules

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We outline the design concept for low-inductance high-current spark modules at a voltage level of 100 kV and a current of 1 MA. We present the results of an investigation of the switching and operating characteristics of multichannel, multigap spark modules as a function of the design and the shape and amplitude of the beam pulse. We give a description of the designs and parameters of the developed types of spark modules.

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  1. A. N. Bastrikov
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  2. A. A. Kim
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  3. B. M. Koval’chuk
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  4. V. V. Kremnev
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Institute of High-Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 12, pp. 5–16, December, 1997.

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Bastrikov, A.N., Kim, A.A., Koval’chuk, B.M. et al. Low-inductance multigap spark modules. Russ Phys J 40, 1125–1134 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02524300

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