The upgraded Large Plasma Device, a machine for studying frontier basic plasma physics

Gekelman, W.; Pribyl, P.; Lucky, Z.; Drandell, M.; Leneman, D.; Maggs, J.; Vincena, S.; Van Compernolle, B.; Tripathi, S. K. P.; Morales, G.; Carter, T. A.; Wang, Y.; DeHaas, T.

doi:10.1063/1.4941079

Title: The upgraded Large Plasma Device, a machine for studying frontier basic plasma physics

Journal Article · Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4941079· OSTI ID:1237514

^[1]; Pribyl, P. ^[1]; Lucky, Z. ^[1]; Drandell, M. ^[1]; Leneman, D. ^[1]; Maggs, J. ^[1]; Vincena, S. ^[1];

^[1]; Tripathi, S. K. P. ^[1]; Morales, G. ^[1];

^[1]; Wang, Y. ^[1]; DeHaas, T. ^[1]

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA

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