Magnetic probe measurements of current sheet dynamics in a coaxial plasma accelerator

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1769-1776

  Bhuyan, H ^a   Mohanty, S R ^a   Neog, N K ^a   Bujarbarua, S ^a   Rout, R K ^b  

^a Center of Plasma Physics Institute for Plasma Research   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Current shedding; Dense plasma focus; Mass loss; Multiple magnetic probe

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

SHEET DYNAMICS;

PLASMA ACCELERATORS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; PROBE;

EID: 0242337800     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/10/305     Document Type: Article

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