Observations of plasma dynamics in a gas-embedded compressional Z-pinch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1179-1184

  Soto, Leopoldo ^a   Chuaqui, Hernân ^a,c   Favre, M ^b   Saavedra, Renato ^a   Wyndham, E S ^a   Skowronek, M ^a   Romeas, P ^b   Aliaga Rossel, R ^a   Mitchell, I H ^a  

^a Comisiön Chilena de Energi'a Nuclear ^*  (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Gas discharges; Plasma confinement; Plasmas

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; INDUCED CURRENTS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA FLOW; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

GAS EMBEDDED COMPRESSIONAL Z PINCH; PLASMA DYNAMICS; PLASMA PINCH;

PLASMA CONFINEMENT;

EID: 0032139431     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.725148     Document Type: Article

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