FRX-L: A field-reversed configuration plasma injector for magnetized target fusion

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4314-4323

  Taccetti, J M ^a   Intrator, T P ^a   Wurden, G A ^a   Zhang, S Y ^a   Aragonez, R ^a   Assmus, P N ^a   Bass, C M ^a   Carey, C ^a   DeVries, S A ^a   Fienup, W J ^a   Furno, I ^a   Hsu, S C ^a   Kozar, M P ^a   Langner, M C ^a   Liang, J ^a   Maqueda, R J ^a   Martinez, R A ^a   Sanchez, P G ^a   Schoenberg, K F ^a   Scott, K J ^a   Siemon, R E ^a   Tejero, E M ^a   Trask, E H ^a   Tuszewski, M ^a   Waganaar, W J ^a   Grabowski, C ^a   Ruden, E L ^b   Degnan, J H ^b   Cavazos, T ^b   Gale, D G ^b   Sommars, W ^b   more..

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSION REACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIZATION;

PLASMA INJECTORS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 0142198355     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1606534     Document Type: Article

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