The science and technology of electric launch: A U.S. perspective

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 11-18

  Fair, Harry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Armatures; Electric gun; Electric launchers; Electromagnetic; Electrothermochemical; Railgun

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY VEHICLES; PROJECTILES;

ARMATURES; ELECTRIC GUN; ELECTRIC LAUNCH; ELECTROTHERMOCHEMICAL PROPULSION;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 0032637714     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738367     Document Type: Article

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