Suppression of the Ablation Phase in Wire Array Z Pinches Using a Tailored Current Prepulse

Harvey-Thompson, A. J.; Lebedev, S. V.; Burdiak, G.; Waisman, E. M.; Hall, G. N.; Suzuki-Vidal, F.; Bland, S. N.; Chittenden, J. P.; De Grouchy, P.; Khoory, E.; Pickworth, L.; Skidmore, J.; Swadling, G.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.205002

Title: Suppression of the Ablation Phase in Wire Array Z Pinches Using a Tailored Current Prepulse

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Authors:: Harvey-Thompson, A. J.; Lebedev, S. V.; Burdiak, G.; Waisman, E. M.; Hall, G. N.; Suzuki-Vidal, F.; Bland, S. N.; Chittenden, J. P.; De Grouchy, P.; Khoory, E.; Pickworth, L.; Skidmore, J.; Swadling, G.

Publication Date:: Fri May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1099418

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 106; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Harvey-Thompson, A. J., Lebedev, S. V., Burdiak, G., Waisman, E. M., Hall, G. N., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Bland, S. N., Chittenden, J. P., De Grouchy, P., Khoory, E., Pickworth, L., Skidmore, J., and Swadling, G. Suppression of the Ablation Phase in Wire Array Z Pinches Using a Tailored Current Prepulse.  United States: N. p., 2011. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.205002.

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                    Harvey-Thompson, A. J., Lebedev, S. V., Burdiak, G., Waisman, E. M., Hall, G. N., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Bland, S. N., Chittenden, J. P., De Grouchy, P., Khoory, E., Pickworth, L., Skidmore, J., & Swadling, G. Suppression of the Ablation Phase in Wire Array Z Pinches Using a Tailored Current Prepulse.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.205002

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                    Harvey-Thompson, A. J., Lebedev, S. V., Burdiak, G., Waisman, E. M., Hall, G. N., Suzuki-Vidal, F., Bland, S. N., Chittenden, J. P., De Grouchy, P., Khoory, E., Pickworth, L., Skidmore, J., and Swadling, G. Fri .  
"Suppression of the Ablation Phase in Wire Array Z Pinches Using a Tailored Current Prepulse".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.205002.

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  title        = {Suppression of the Ablation Phase in Wire Array Z Pinches Using a Tailored Current Prepulse},

  author       = {Harvey-Thompson, A. J. and Lebedev, S. V. and Burdiak, G. and Waisman, E. M. and Hall, G. N. and Suzuki-Vidal, F. and Bland, S. N. and Chittenden, J. P. and De Grouchy, P. and Khoory, E. and Pickworth, L. and Skidmore, J. and Swadling, G.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.205002},

  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

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  year         = {Fri May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011},

  month        = {Fri May 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011}

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