Results of radius scaling experiments and analysis of neon f-shell radiation data from an inductively driven Z-pinch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1068-1085

  Commisso, R J ^a   Apruzese, J P ^a   Black, D C ^a,a   Boiler, J R ^a   Moosman, B ^a   Mosher, David ^a   Stephanakis, S J ^a   Weber, B V ^a,a   Young, F C ^a,a   Commisse, R J ^a   Mosher, D ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FUSION REACTIONS; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEON; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA DENSITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY PRODUCTION;

INDUCTIVE ENERGY STORAGE; INDUCTIVELY DRIVEN Z PINCHES; PLASMA PINCH;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0032141540     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.725135     Document Type: Article

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