Generation of supersonic water jets by underwater electrical explosion of wire arrays

Studies of matter at extreme pressures and densities is the subject of High Energy Density Physics (HEDP) which is of great importance for basic physics, including physics of astrophysical objects and various applications. To conduct such studies in a laboratory environment, different systems with stored energy of >10 5 J are used, namely Z-pinch, plasma focus, powerful pulsed laser system, multistage gas guns, high energy heavy ion beams and chemical explosives.