Tungsten wire number dependence of the implosion dynamics at the Z-accelerator

Plasma Devices and Operations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-161

  Mazarakis, M G ^a   Deeney, C E ^a   Douglas, M R ^b   Stygar, W A ^a   Sinars, D B ^a   Cuneo, M E ^a   Chittenden, J ^c   Chandler, G A ^a   Nash, T J ^a   Struve, K W ^a   McDaniel, D H ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inertial confinement fusion; K line radiation; Radiation source; Wire arrays; Z pinch

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PINCH EFFECT; RADIATION; TUNGSTEN; WIRE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAYS;

K-LINE RADIATION; RADIATION SOURCE; WIRE ARRAYS; Z-PINCH;

INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION;

EID: 21044438301     PISSN: 10519998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10519990500058339     Document Type: Article

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