Laser Z-pinch dipole-target experiments to simulate space physics acceleration processes

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1645-1654

  Horton, W ^a   Chiu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BLOW-OFF PLASMAS; LASER Z-PINCH DIPOLE-TARGET EXPERIMENTS; NONMAGNETIC-CONFINEMENT SCENARIO; SPACE PHYSICS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTRON BEAMS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GAMMA RAYS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 2542438887     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1666509     Document Type: Article

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