“…It was shown that the parameters of the explosive emission plasma ͑time delay in the plasma generation with respect to the beginning of the accelerating pulse, plasma density and temperature, plasma uniformity, and expansion velocity͒ depend on the amplitude of the accelerating, its rise time, and the geometry of the cathode surface. [12][13][14][15] Using explosive emission plasma, electron beams with a current density up to 10 5 A / cm 2 were generated with pulse duration of several tens of nanosecond. However, in spite of simplicity of the explosive plasma generation under application of the accelerating pulse, there are several drawbacks which limit its application.…”