Energy efficiency of the high-current diode under the blow-up mode evolution in the anode

Abstract

The results of experimental studies of energy fluxes released during the diode target blow-up initiated by a high-current relativistic electron beam are presented in the paper. The energy of target explosion products required for realization of the observed diode structural elements deformation is being estimated. Measurements of the target explosion products parameters and finite-element modeling of the mechanical deformation of the cathode system elements show an energy release during the target explosion that far exceeds the energy input.

Keywords

• Blow-up
• High-current diode
• Target
• Energy flow
• Mechanical deformation
• Energy efficiency