Fast camera images of flux ropes during plasma relaxation

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 448-449

  Hemsing, E W ^a   Furno, I ^a   Intrator, T P ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cylindrical; Dissipation; Flux ropes; Helicity; Instability; Mode structures; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INDUCTANCE; LIGHT EMISSION; PLASMA GUNS; PROBES; ROPE;

FLUX ROPES; HELIX; INTENSIFIED CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE CAMERA; MAGNETIC PROBES; MODE STRUCTURES; PLASMA RELAXATION;

PLASMAS;

EID: 18844434658     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.845143     Document Type: Article

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