Plasma liner with an intermediate heavy shell and thermal pressure drive

Fusion Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-55

  Ryutov, D D ^a   Thio, Y C F ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Liner stability; Magnetized target fusion; Plasma liner

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; MAGNETIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROJECTILES;

ENERGY SOURCES; LINER STABILITY; PLASMA LINER;

PLASMAS;

EID: 31344446126     PISSN: 15361055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13182/FST06-A1084     Document Type: Article

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