On the jets, kinks, and spheromaks formed by a planar magnetized coaxial gun

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-12

  Hsu, S C ^a,b   Bellan, P M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICAL JETS; MAGNETIC HELICITY; MAGNETIC TOPOLOGY; MAGNETIZED COAXIAL GUNS;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PLASMA JETS; TOPOLOGY;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 17044435402     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1850921     Document Type: Article

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