An insulator-metallic phase transition cascade for improved electromagnetic flux-compression in θ-pinch geometry

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1960-1965

  Novac, Bucur M ^a   Smith, Ivor R ^a   Rankin, Douglas F ^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

ALUMINUM; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASMA SHOCK WAVES; POWDERS;

CAPACITOR BANK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FLUX COMPRESSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC IMPLOSIONS; INSULATOR METALLIC PHASE TRANSITION; PINCH GEOMETRY;

PINCH EFFECT;

EID: 8144226817     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.835445     Document Type: Article

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