A liquid metal flume for free surface magnetohydrodynamic experiments
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A liquid metal flume for free surface magnetohydrodynamic experiments.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Review of Scientific Instruments
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0034-6748
DOI: 10.1063/1.2976109