A fast and compact θ-pinch electromagnetic flux-compression generator

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 3041-3055

  Novac, B M ^a,b   Smith, I R ^a,b   Rankin, D F ^a,b   Hubbard, M ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CAPACITORS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FLUX;

AUXILIARY COILS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FLUX; FLUX DENSITY; FLUX-COMPRESSION;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 9144258597     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/37/21/015     Document Type: Article

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