Formation of a plasma precursor due to the collapse of multiwire liners
I. K. Aivazov, V. D. Vikharev, G. S. Volkov, L. B. Nikandrov, V. P. Smirnov, Tsarfin V. Ya.
A study of the initial stage of the collapse of multiwire liners is reported. The dynamics of the formation of a plasma precursor has been studied. The velocity of radial streams has been measured [ (2-3) X Ю7 cm/s]. It has been established that the acceleration of these streams is of an electrodynamic nature. A numerical simulation of the process has been carried out.