Optimization of power density by decreasing the length of tungsten wire array Z pinches

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2605-2606

  Deeney, C ^a   Peterson, D L ^a,b   Spielman, R B ^a   Struve, K W ^a   Chandler, G A ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 17344370154     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.872947     Document Type: Article

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