Overview of University of Wisconsin inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion research

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1238-1244

  Santarius, J F ^a   Kulcinski, G L ^a   Ashley, R P ^a   Boris, D R ^a   Cipiti, B B ^a   Murali, S Krupakar ^a   Piefer, G R ^a   Radel, R F ^a   Radel, I E ^a   Wehmeyer, A L ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTATICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; ION IMPLANTATION; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON SOURCES; PROTONS; RADIOISOTOPES;

CATHODE GRID WIRES; INERTIAL ELECTROSTATIC CONFINEMENT (IEC); PROTON DETECTORS; RESIDUAL GAS ANALYZERS;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 20844434491     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST05-A857     Document Type: Conference Paper

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