The Fundamentals of the Pseudospark and Its Applications

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 748-753

  Frank, K ^a   Christiansen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ION BEAMS; X-RAY AND GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION;

PSEUDOSPARKS; TIME RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC SPARKS;

EID: 0024749169     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.41195     Document Type: Article

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