2-D modeling of electromagnetic flux-compression in θ-pinch geometry

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1896-1901

  Novac, Bucur M ^a   Smith, Ivor R ^a   Hubbard, Martin ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GEOMETRY; INTEGRATION; MAGNETIC FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FLUX COMPRESSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC IMPLOSIONS; PINCH GEOMETRY; PULSED CURRENT; ULTRAHIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 8144222589     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.835482     Document Type: Article

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