Implosion dynamics of long-pulse wire array Z pinches

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 7, Issue 5 II, 2000, Pages 1935-1944

  Douglas, M R ^a   Deeney, C ^a   Spielman, R B ^a   Coverdale, C A ^a   Roderick, N F ^b   Peterson, D L ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000657879     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.874018     Document Type: Article

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