Attainment of large ion larmor radius (LLR) conditions in a compressional Z-pinch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1208-1209

  Haines, M G ^a   Kassapakis, N G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic confinement; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma pinch

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FUSION REACTIONS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA STABILITY;

COMPRESSIONAL Z PINCH; LARGE ION LARMOR RADIUS (LLR); MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; PLASMA PINCH;

PLASMA CONFINEMENT;

EID: 0032137361     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.725152     Document Type: Article

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