Exploratory development of the reconnection launcher 1986-1990

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 563-567

  Cowan, M ^a   Widner, M M ^a   Cnare, E C ^a   Duggin, B W ^a   Kaye, R J ^a   Freeman, J R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS - PROJECTILES; SATELLITES;

INDUCTION LAUNCHERS; MULTISTAGE LAUNCHERS; RECONNECTION LAUNCHERS; SOLID ARMATURES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 0025746153     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.101095     Document Type: Article

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