Investigation of electron and ion beams in mega-ampere fiber pinch plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1267-1274

  Mitchell, I H ^a   Aliaga Rossel, R ^a   Chittenden, J P ^a   Robledo, A ^a   Schmidt, H ^a   Haines, M G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detectors; Deuterium compound; Neutron beams; Plasma pinch; Pulse power system; X rays; X ray measurements

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ION BEAMS; NEUTRONS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; POLYETHYLENES; X RAYS;

NEUTRON BEAMS; PULSE POWER SYSTEMS;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0032138516     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.725159     Document Type: Article

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