Systematic trends in x-ray emission characteristics of variable-wire-number, fixed-mass, aluminum-array, Z-pinch implosions

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1270-1293

  Sanford, T W L ^a   Mock, R C ^a   Nash, T J ^a   Whitney, K G ^b   Pulsifer, P E ^b   Apruzese, J P ^b   Mosher, D ^b   Peterson, D L ^c   Haines, M G ^d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000126317     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873370     Document Type: Article

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