CURRENT FLOW DYNAMICS IN PLASMA OPENING SWITCH

The electromagnetic fields and processes of current flow in the plasma channel of the plasma opening switch were considered in the electron hydrodynamics approximation. Taking into account the nature and features of the current flow through the plasma filled region of plasma opening switch allowed to obtain the structure of the current channel and its dynamics along the plasma. The current flow is a wave process. When this wave reaches the boundary of plasma it seems to be the break of current at this moment. The criterion of this break is obtained.