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Electrically exploded opening switches in high-current explosive magnetic generators

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This paper presents a review of publications on the use of electrically exploded foil opening switches to form current pulses up to 100 MA (up to 45 MA in experiments) with a rise time of 0.1–10.0 µs. Physical schemes and models are considered, and the efficiency of foil opening switches for existing and advanced facilities is analyzed.

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Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 137–149, January–February, 2015.

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Buyko, A.M. Electrically exploded opening switches in high-current explosive magnetic generators. J Appl Mech Tech Phy 56, 114–124 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021894415010186

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