Pulsed-power and high energy plasma simulations for application to electrothermal-chemical guns

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 1 PART 1, 1997, Pages 299-304

  Katulka, Gary L ^a   Oberle, William F ^a   Wren, Gloria P ^a  

^a Princeton Combustion Research Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; PLASMA SIMULATION;

BALLISTIC SIMULATORS; ELECTRICAL TRANSFER EFFICIENCY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 0030716020     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.559973     Document Type: Article

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