Abstract:
This paper presents the results of tests of a facility based on a ten-element disk magnetocumulative generator and an explosive opening switch. A current of $10$ MA with a characteristic rise time of $\approx0.5\mu$s was obtained by breaking a circuit with a current of $18$ MA in a load with an inductance of $16$ nH, which is equivalent to the inductance of the chamber with a multiwire liner.
Keywords:preamplifier, disk explosive magnetic generator, explosive opening switch, ribbed barrier, characteristic current rise time.