Nonideal MHD plasma regimes in the study of dynamic Z pinches

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2 II, 2002, Pages 517-523

  Oliver, Bryan V ^a   Mehlhorn, Tom A ^b  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic Z pinch; EMHD; Hall current; Wire initiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HALL EFFECT; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PLASMAS;

PLASMA PARAMETERS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036545386     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.1024284     Document Type: Article

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