Theory of wire number scaling in wire-array Z pinches

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 6, Issue 5 I, 1999, Pages 2057-2064

  Desjarlais, M P ^a   Marder, B M ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 0000292967     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873460     Document Type: Article

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