A two-level model for k-shell radiation scaling of the imploding z-pinch plasma radiation source

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1052-1061

  Mosher, David ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implosion simulations; K shell X rays; Plasma radiation sources; Z pinch plasmas

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA THEORY; X RAYS;

Z PINCH PLASMAS;

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 0032095816     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.700887     Document Type: Article

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