The three-phase theory for plasma focus devices

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1382-1388

  Mathuthu, Manny ^a   Zengeni, Teddy G ^a   Gholap, Ashok V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Minimum radius; Pinch radius ratio; Three phase theory

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA SHEATHS;

OPTIMUM PINCH RADIUS RATIO; PLASMA FOCUS DEVICES;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0031378024     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.650907     Document Type: Article

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