The X-1 Z-pinch driver

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-159

  Ramirez, Juan J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

MAGNETIC DRIVEN IMPLOSIONS; Z PINCH DRIVERS;

X RAY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031120014     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.602486     Document Type: Article

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