Hypervelocity electric discharge accelerator

The achievement of accelerating macro-particles to high velocities has fundamental significance of research connected with solid state physics. A set of experimental data, obtained using 16 mm hypervelocity accelerator of macroparticles is presented. Compact polymer cylinders of 2-4 g were used as projectiles. As the result of the experiments the dependencies was obtained which characterize the accelerator´s efficiency. Data is given on the electric discharge system´s work in the range of the following parameters: pulse pressure-up to 700 MPa, pulse current-up to 1.5 MA, the velocity of the accelerated macro-particles-up to 7 km/s. On the basis of the presented data conclusions are drawn concerning the further approaches to the increase of efficiency of this method of acceleration and macro-particles velocity