Railgun performance with a two-stage light-gas gun injector
β Scribed by Hawke, R.S.; Susoeff, A.R.; Asay, J.R.; Ang, J.A.; Hall, C.A.; Konrad, C.H.; Wellman, G.W.; Hickman, R.J.; Heath, W.A.; Martinez, J.R.; Sauve, J.L.; Vasey, A.R.; Shahinpoor, M.
- Book ID
- 114546281
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 558 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0018-9464
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