Electromagnetic launch science and technology in the United States enters a new era

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages 158-164

  Fair, Harry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic launch science; Hypervelocity high G guidance; Penetrators; Railguns

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS); GROUND OPERATIONS; GUNS (ARMAMENT); MISSILES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCH SCIENCE; HIGH-G GUIDANCE; HYPERVELOCITY; PENETRATORS; RAILGUNS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 12344300793     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.838744     Document Type: Article

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