Inductive energy technology for pulsed intense X-ray sources

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 160-168

  Ware, Kenneth D ^a   Filios, Paul G ^a   Gullickson, Richard L ^a   Rowley, James E ^a   Schneider, Ralph F ^a   Summa, William J ^a   Vitkovitsky, Ihor M ^a  

^a DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; PLASMA SOURCES;

INDUCTIVE ENERGY STORAGE; PULSED INTENSE X RAY SOURCES;

X RAY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0031120041     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.602487     Document Type: Article

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