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Performance characteristics of a pulsed plasma cathode X-ray source operated without diode closure

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, The National Defense Academy, 1-10-20 Hashirimizu, 239, Kanagawa, Japan

    S. Kashiwabara & R. Fujimoto

  2. Department of Information Systems Science, Faculty of Engineering, Soka University, Tangi-cho, 192, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, Japan

    K. Watanabe

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Kashiwabara, S., Watanabe, K. & Fujimoto, R. Performance characteristics of a pulsed plasma cathode X-ray source operated without diode closure. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 32, 580–584 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515319

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