Imploding Plasma Radiation Sources: Basic Concepts

Abstract

This document is prepared as a briefing aid and technical primer for persons unfamiliar and uninitiated with the theory of imploding plasma radiation sources. It is hoped that it will prove helpful in introducing the basic physics concepts of these sources and in presenting these concepts to newcomers and potential users.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145542

Entities

People

  • J. Guillory
  • Jack F. Davis

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Charged Particles
  • Compression
  • Conversion
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Free Electrons
  • Generators
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Mach Number
  • Metal Vapors
  • Radiation
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design