Spheromak experiment using separate guns for formation and sustainment

Fusion Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 300-309

  Brown, Michael R ^a   Martin, Adam ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Current drive; Spheromak; Sustainment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA GUNS;

ENERGY COUPLING EFFICIENCY; MAGNETIC FLUX SURFACES; SPHEROMAK DEVICES;

TOKAMAK DEVICES;

EID: 0030412527     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst96-a30733     Document Type: Article

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