V. A. Burtsev, V. V. Zabrodskii, N. V. Kalinin, E. P. Bol'shakov, “Electromagnetic radiation sources based on a low-inductive extended <nobr>$z$</nobr>-discharge”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2013, Volume 83, Issue 2,Pages <nobr>43

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Electromagnetic radiation sources based on a low-inductive extended $z$-discharge

V. A. Burtsev^a, V. V. Zabrodskii^a, N. V. Kalinin^a, E. P. Bol'shakov^b

^a Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg
^b D. V. Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus, St. Petersburg

Abstract: Model sources of electromagnetic radiation based on a low-inductive extended $z$-discharge are studied experimentally and numerically. The discharge is initiated by a high-voltage pulse generator through a long transmission line. It is shown that using a sliding discharge traveling wave, one can provide electrical breakdown of long discharge gaps in a wide range of initial gas pressure and produce a plasma pinch at moderate voltages of the generator. A new nonpinch mechanism of radiation generation is discovered in the soft X-ray range of the spectra. This mechanism offers a higher efficiency of conversion of electrical energy to the energy of an inverted medium.