Patent ID: 7408303

Claim:
A pulsed plasma accelerator comprising two electrodes ( 1 ), dielectric bars ( 2 ) arranged between the electrodes and made from an ablating material, a discharge channel with an open end part, with discharge channel walls being defined by the surfaces of electrodes ( 1 ) and of dielectric bars ( 2 ), an energy accumulator ( 11 ), current supplies ( 14 , 15 ) for connecting of the electrodes ( 1 ) with the energy accumulator ( 11 ), which together with the electrodes ( 1 ) and the energy accumulator ( 11 ) define an external electric circuit, an insulator ( 3 ) arranged between the electrodes ( 1 ) at the end part of the discharge channel opposite to the open end part, and a discharge-initiating device ( 4 ), characterized in that the characteristics of the external electric circuit of the accelerator are selected on condition: 2≦C/L≦5, where C is the electric capacity of the external electric circuit, μF, L is the inductance of the external electric circuit, nH, with the value thereof meeting the condition: L≦100 nH.