Current initiation in low-density foam z-pinch plasmas

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 848-851

  Derzon, M S ^a   Nash, T J ^a   Allshouse, G O ^a   Antolak, A J ^a   Deeney, C ^a   Hurst, M ^a   McGurn, J S ^a   Muron, D J ^a   Seaman, J F ^a   MacFarlane, J ^b   Demiris, T ^c   Hrubesh, L ^c   Lewis, H ^c   Ryutov, D ^c   Barber, T ^d   Gilliland, T ^d   Jobe, D ^d   Lazier, S ^d  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d KTECH CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0001216003     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1147706     Document Type: Article

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