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This paper considers problems related to the creation (as part of the Baikal Program) of a superpower pulse generator intended for inertial confinement fusion applications and having pulse parameters of ~ 10 MV, ~ 50 MA, and ~150 ns. A MOL facility (3.7 MA, 5 MV, and 150 ns) with a six-module plasma opening switch (POS), operating as an output pulse compression stage, is being developed to test the circuit solutions of this generator. The design for the prototype of one POS module, referred to as the 1/6 MOL test bench, is presented. The results from experimental tests related to POS performance within the MOL facility are reported.

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A new UV-range photodetector based on a diamond one-element photosensor has been designed, manufactured and studied. The photodetector possesses the operating range between 180 and 225 nm (the maximum is attained around 220 nm), and the threshold of sensitivity equals 8.7 × 10 −11 W/Hz 1/2 . Finally, the directions of performance improvement and possible applications of the device are discussed.