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VOLUME 56 (1992) | ISSUE 11 | PAGE 614
Toward a theory of plasma opening switches
A mechanism is proposed for the operation of plasma opening switches in high-current, high-voltage inductive storage banks. This mechanism is based on an explosive burst of plasma from the switch onto "cold" electrodes under conditions such that the (anomalous) resistance of the plasma increases with decreasing density. A relatively new mechanism for an anomalous resistance of a hot plasma is used.