Design, simulation, and application of quasi-spherical 100 ns z-pinch implosions driven by tens of mega-amperes

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Nash, T J ^a   McDaniel, D H ^a   Leeper, R J ^a   Deeney, C D ^a   Sanford, T W L ^a   Struve, K ^a   Degroot, J S ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEUTERIUM; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETIZATION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PLASMAS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TRITIUM;

CURRENT SWITCHING; INTERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION (ICF); POLAR MASS FLOW; WIRE BASKETS; Z-PINCHE IMPLOSIONS;

PINCH EFFECT;

EID: 20844444774     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1890945     Document Type: Article

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