Initiation and assembly of the plasma in a plasma flow switch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 510-522

  Bowers, R L ^a   Greene, A E ^a   Peterson, Darrell L ^a   Roderick, N F ^a   Bartsch, R R ^a   Cochrane, J C ^a   Kruse, H ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA FLOW; SWITCHING; VAPORIZATION;

BARRIER FOIL; PLASMA FLOW SWITCH; RADIATION MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; WIRE ARRAY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0030121652     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.510017     Document Type: Article

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