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The '''exploding wire method''' or '''EWM''' is a way to generate [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]] that consists inof sending a strong enough pulse of [[electric current]] through a thin [[wire]] of some [[electric conductivity|electrically conductive]] material. The [[Joule heating|resistive heating]] vaporizes the wire, and an [[electric arc]] through that vapor creates an [[explosion|explosive]] [[shockwave]].

Exploding wires are used as [[detonator]]s for [[explosives]], as momentary high intensity light sources, and in the production of metal [[nanoparticle]]s.