High-resolution laser Schlieren imaging of coronal plasma evolution in 80-kA X-pinches

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4 PART 1, 2008, Pages 1274-1275

  Bott, Simon C ^a   Haas, David M ^a   Ueda, Utako ^a   Eshaq, Yossof ^a   Madden, Robert ^a   Collins, Gilbert ^a   Beg, Farhat N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution (biology); Imaging; Laser imaging; Materials; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Precursor plasma; Velocity measurement; Wires; X pinch

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; LASERS; PINCH EFFECT;

CORONAL PLASMAS; DARK FIELDS; EVOLUTION (BIOLOGY); HIGH RESOLUTIONS; IMAGING; JET VELOCITIES; LASER IMAGING; LASER SCHLIEREN; MATERIALS; PLASMA EXPANSION; PLASMA MEASUREMENTS; PLASMA SCIENCE; PRECURSOR PLASMA; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIRES; X-PINCH; X-PINCHES;

PLASMAS;

EID: 50249182224     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.924409     Document Type: Article

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