Determination of Density of Plasma Emitted by a High-current Low-inductance Vacuum Spark Discharge using a Combined Method for Corpuscular Diagnostics

High-current low-inductance vacuum spark (HLVS) discharges are powerful sources of charged particles. Thus, wide prospects of their application are opened. In this case, it is important to bear in mind that plasma flows influence on parts of installation framework and the diagnostic equipment. In this paper the results of the integrated study of plasma flows emitted by HLVS are presented. The flow velocity was determined using a probe technique. The flow density was determined using values of gas-kinetic pressure obtained earlier by a non-contacting laser technique.