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Analysis of propagation of a high-current electron beam from a sectioned plasma-filled diode
We report on the results of analysis of propagation of an electron beam from a plasma-filled diode in the absence of the metal anode between the regions of beam generation and transportation. The diode paramet...
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Operating stability of a self-breakdown spark-gap frequency switch rated at a voltage of 300 kV and a switched power of up to 450 J
A test bench for studying two-electrode spark gaps rated at a voltage of 300 kV and a pulse repetition rate of up to 10 Hz and operating in air at elevated pressure. The typical time of pulse charging of a cap...
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Analysis of parameters of an electron beam from a plasma-filled diode
We analyze the properties of a high-current electron beam formed in an electron source based on a plasma-filled diode and a linear pulsed transformer. The beam parameters are determined by measuring bremsstrah...
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Operating stability of a frequency spark-gap switch at a voltage up to 300 kV and a switching energy up to 450 J
The design and results of investigation of a two-electrode spark-gap switch aimed at connecting a capacitive energy storage are presented. Experiments are carried out at the following parameters: the operating...
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Generation and emission of high-power ultrabroadband picosecond pulses
The generation and emission of high-power ultrabroadband electromagnetic pulses are studied. The possibility of high-voltage (about 100 kV) bipolar voltage pulses with a duration of about 200 ps is demonstrate...
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A high-performance source of high-power nanosecond ultrawideband radiation pulses
A source of high-power nanosecond ultrawideband electromagnetic pulses is described. The 3-ns-long bipolar voltage pulse with a 90-kV amplitude is applied to the input of four-element antenna array. The effect...
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Application of a cylindrical diode as a load with vacuum insulation in high-voltage generators
Results of experimental tests of the possibility of using cylindrical diodes in the self-magnetic insulation mode as an equivalent load with a stable impedance of about units of ohms at voltages below 450 kV a...
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Resonance S-band relativistic backward wave oscillator based on a submicrosecond pulsed high-voltage generator
We present the results of investigations of a resonance S-band relativistic backward wave oscillator (RBWO) that employs a submicrosecond pulsed high-voltage source based on a Marx generator scheme with a wate...
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Generation and radiation of high-power ultrawideband nanosecond pulses
The results of investigation of the generation and radiation of high-power ultrawideband electromagnetic pulses are presented. The possibility of obtaining wave beams of radiation with orthogonal polarizations...
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Sources of High-Power Ultrawideband Radiation Pulses with a Single Antenna and a Multielement Array
Sources of high-power ultrawideband electromagnetic pulses are described. They consist of a generator of single-polarity pulses, a bipolar pulse former, and a radiating system, for which either a single antenn...
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A Transistor-Based Modulator for a Microwave Magnetron
A modulator designed as a power supply for a microwave magnetron with an output peak power of 3 MW and mean power of 10 kW is described. The 100 transistors used in the modulator are connected in parallel, and...
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The axial propagation of plasma upon radial injection in a current interrupter
The axial propagation of plasma in a current interrupter with radial injection guns has been experimentally studied. In the absence of a generator current passing through the injected plasma, the plasma front ...
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A Subnanosecond Voltage Divider on Coupled Lines
The divider consists of two electrically and magnetically coupled coaxial lines inserted one into the other and having a single common outer conductor. One is an oil-filled line transmitting the main high-volt...
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A Vacuum Feedthrough Insulator at a Voltage of ∼1 MV
The design and results of tests of a vacuum feedthrough insulator for a pulsed electron accelerator with a voltage of ∼1 MV, a current of ∼20 kA, and a half-height voltage-pulse duration of ≥ 400 ns are presen...
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An S-band vircator with premodulated electron beam based on a compact generator with inductive energy storage
An experimental S-band vircator with premodulated electron beam based on a compact generator with inductive energy storage is described. The vircator radiation power was 300 MW at a power efficiency of about 5...
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An ultrawideband Gigawatt pulse generator
An ultrawideband pulse generator consists of a bipolar voltage pulse generator, a four-channel power divider, and a flat (2×2) equally spaced equal-amplitude antenna array. Characteristics of the ultrawide-ban...
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Fast primary store based on an Arkad’ev-Marx generator
We describe the design of an Arkad’ev-Marx generator with the capacitors discharging energy into the magnetic field within a time less than 1 μsec. We give the equivalent circuit of the generator and calculati...
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GIT16: A megajoule pulse generator with plasma switch for a Z-pinch load
A description is given of the GIT16 facility, designed to improve the technology for forming high-power pulses using intermediate inductive storage and a circuit breaker in the form of a plasma opening switch ...
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Low-inductance multigap spark modules
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 charact...
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Fast primary storage device utilizing a linear pulse transformer
A description is given of sections of a linear pulse transformer (a linear transformer driver, LTD) intended for use as a fast primary storage device in pulse generators with intermediate inductive energy stor...
