The Influence of the Self-Magnetic Field on the Steady-State Current Distribution in an Axially Flowing Conducting Medium

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1983, Pages 160-164

  Izraeli, I ^a   Boxman, R L ^a   Goldsmith, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMAS - FLOW;

MULTICATHODE SPOT;

ELECTRIC ARCS;

EID: 0020810121     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1983.4316244     Document Type: Article

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