Formation of a 1.3-MV voltage pulse across a 13-Omega load with the help of the model BM Gamma-160 magnetocumulative generator

An energy source designed on the basis of a BMT-160 magnetocumulative gener ator with transformer output, which enables one to form high-power (> 100 G W) pulses with a current rise time of similar to 1 mu s across a 10-Omega l oad is described. Test results are provided for the generator with a load i n the form of a liquid resistor connected to the source through two series gas-filled discharge switches with a trigger level of 300-350 kV each. A vo ltage pulse of 1.3 MV was obtained across a resistive load of 13 Omega by m eans of electric explosion of the conductors. Experimental pulse parameters correspond to theoretical data. Numerical simulation indicates that voltag e pulses with magnitudes >1 MV and a rise time of similar to 100 ns can be formed across a resistance of 13 Omega.