Submegajoule liner implosion of a closed field line configuration

Fusion Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 310-325

  Drake, R Paul ^a,c   Hammer, James H ^a   Hartman, Charles W ^a,d   Perkins, L John ^a   Ryutov, Dimitri D ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BUDKER INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion; High density plasma; Pinches

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; HEAT LOSSES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DENSITY;

IMPLODING LINERS; PLASMA ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; SPHEROMAK;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0030415858     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/fst96-a30734     Document Type: Article

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