Theoretical modeling and experimental characterization of a rod-pinch diode

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4618-4636

  Cooperstein, G ^a   Boller, J R ^a,b   Commisso, R J ^a   Hinshelwood, D D ^a   Mosher, D ^a   Ottinger, P F ^a   Schumer, J W ^a   Stephanakis, S J ^a   Swanekamp, S B ^a,b   Weber, B V ^a   Young, F C ^a,b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0035474365     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1403016     Document Type: Article

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