Plasma opening switch synchronization facility

The Baikal program provides a superpower generator creation which uses a plasma opening switch for output pulse production. The MOL facility is being developed within the frames of this program to test main units and systems of the planned generator at 4-6 MV, 3 MA and 100 ns. The MOL facility is planned to use 7 parallel plasma opening switch modules placed in the relatively compact vacuum chamber of 140 cm diameter. This aims at solving two main technical issued: plasma opening switch module development with external applied magnetic field and plasma switch modules synchronization. The paper describes plasma switch module design and low inductance load synchronization experimental tests results.