Optical observations of plasma formation and wire core expansion of Au, Ag, and Cu wires with 0-1 kA per wire

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1145-1150

  Hu, Min ^a   Kusse, Bruce R ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA PROPERTIES; PLASMA SHELLS; VOLTAGE DROP; WIRE CORE MATERIALS;

COATINGS; COPPER; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EXPLODING WIRES; GOLD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERFEROMETRY; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMA DENSITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILVER; VAPORIZATION;

PLASMA SOURCES;

EID: 2042546745     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1644582     Document Type: Article

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