Nonlinear Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities in fast Z pinches

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Miles, Aaron R ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; PINCH EFFECT; PLASMAS;

ANALYTIC MODELS; AZIMUTHAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; CONVERGENCE RATIOS; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; INSTABILITY MODELS; MIXING PROCESS; MULTI MODES; PLASMA COLUMNS; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR GROWTHS; RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITIES; SINGLE MODES; STRONG SHOCK WAVES; Z PINCHES;

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EID: 63649119005     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3088020     Document Type: Article

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