Plasma jet driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF)

Title: Plasma jet driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF)

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Hsu, Scott C ^[1]

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Publication Date:: 2011-12-14

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1130488

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-11-07030; LA-UR-11-7030

DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Fusion Power Associates 32nd Annual Meeting and Symposium ; December 15, 2011 ; Washington, DC

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

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