Increased x-ray power generated from low-mass large-number aluminum-wire-array Z-pinch implosions

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3737-3754

  Sanford, T W L ^a   Mock, R C ^a   Spielman, R B ^a   Peterson, D L ^b   Mosher, D ^c   Roderick, N F ^d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0000275686     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872984     Document Type: Article

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