A physics exploratory experiment on plasma liner formation

Journal of Fusion Energy

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 1-11

  Thio, Y C Francis ^a   Knapp, Charles E ^b   Kirkpatrick, Ronald C ^b   Siemon, Richard E ^b   Turchi, Peter J ^c  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetized target fusion; Plasma acceleration; Plasma gun; Plasma jets; Plasma liner

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIZED TARGET FUSION (MTF); MOMENTUM FLUX; PLASMA ACCELERATION; PLASMA LINERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETIZATION; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PLASMA JETS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

PLASMA GUNS;

EID: 9644307921     PISSN: 01640313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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