Numerical simulations of annular wire-array z-pinches in (x, y), (r, θ), and (r, z) geometries

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2997-3005

  Marder, B M ^a   Sanford, T W L ^a   Allshouse, G O ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

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EID: 17344371459     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.873024     Document Type: Article

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