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- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Imperial College London
- Details an entirely new experimental platform for generating and studying converging radiative shock waves
- Includes a chapter on how to measure the voltage across a z-pinch
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Book Title: Cylindrical Liner Z-pinches as Drivers for Converging Strong Shock Experiments
Authors: Guy C. Burdiak
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06962-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06961-6Published: 25 June 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36137-6Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06962-3Published: 06 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 144
Number of Illustrations: 68 b/w illustrations, 38 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plasma Physics, Nuclear Fusion, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Energy Systems