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Experimental investigation of explosive plasma antennas

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Explosion-produced plasma jets formed in free spece are experimentally investigated. The feasibility of emitting pulsed electromagnetic signals by plasma jets is shown, and the emitting conditions are studied. Comparison is made between the results of experiments with short and long plasma jets. When the jet passes through the field of a helix, a short-term increase in the emitted signal is detected. A linear parametric model of interaction between the plasma jet and an exciting electromagnetic signal is proposed. The operating performance of instrumentation developed for the investigation is presented.

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Original Russian Text © A.H. Adzhiev, V.A. Soshenko, O.V. Sytnik, A.S. Tishchenko, 2007, published in Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoĭ Fiziki, 2007, Vol. 77, No. 6, pp. 88–92.

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Adzhiev, A.H., Soshenko, V.A., Sytnik, O.V. et al. Experimental investigation of explosive plasma antennas. Tech. Phys. 52, 765–769 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784207060151

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