Fusion-burning waves ignited by cumulation jets

Fusion Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-151

  Martinez Val, Jose M ^a,c   Piera, Mireia ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD A DISTANCIA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Foundation for Industrial Innovation   (Spain)

^d Open University   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cumulation jets; Fusion waves; Hollow charges

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; JETS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; SUPERSONIC FLOW; TARGETS;

CUMULATION JETS; FUSION BURNING WAVES;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0031198693     PISSN: 07481896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST97-A19885     Document Type: Article

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