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We have studied pressure waves generated during a nanosecond electric explosion of 70-μm-thick tungsten wires in water. The measurements were performed at a distance of 3–8 mm from the exploding conductor. In order to reduce the error caused by two-dimensional effects, we used pressure sensors with dimensions not exceeding 3 mm. The results of measurements revealed a two-component structure of the electric-explosion-induced shock wave.
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Original Russian Text © A.V. Pavlenko, A.N. Grigor’ev, V.N. Afanas’ev, I.V. Glazyrin, V.B. Bychkov, 2008, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoĭ Fiziki, 2008, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 81–89.
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Pavlenko, A.V., Grigor’ev, A.N., Afanas’ev, V.N. et al. Pressure waves generated by a nanosecond electric explosion of a tungsten wire in water. Tech. Phys. Lett. 34, 129–132 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785008020132
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