An inverse pinch plasma source for plasma opening switches

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2247-2255

  Moschella, John J ^a   Hazelton, Richard C ^a   Vidoli, Caterina ^a   Yadlowsky, Edward J ^a  

^a HY Tech Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Inverse pinch; laser interferometry; plasma opening switches; plasma sources

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA DENSITY;

LASER INTERFEROMETRY; PLASMA OPENING SWITCHES (POS);

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 0034461017     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902253     Document Type: Article

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