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Design Considerations for an Electromagnetic Railgun Firing Optimized Intelligent Bursts to Be Used Against an Anti-Ship Missile Using Operational Constraints 基于作战约束的电磁轨道炮发射优化智能爆发对抗反舰导弹的设计考虑

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2025.3616780

Tom Vancaeyzeele;Johan Gallant;Ben Lauwens

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Self-Consistent Dynamic Simulations of the Charge–Discharge Cycles of a Spacecraft in Geostationary Orbit 地球静止轨道航天器充放电周期的自洽动力学模拟

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-24 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3671074

Amandine Finot;Sébastien Hess;Julien Jarrige

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Influence of Copper-Ring Driver Thickness on Energy Transfer and Welding Effect of Electromagnetic Pulse Welding 铜环驱动器厚度对电磁脉冲焊接能量传递及焊接效果的影响

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-24 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3676422

Dan Chen;Yan Zhou;Zhaoxiao Wu;Yong Zheng;Yunxi Zheng;Chengxiang Li

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Low-Stray-Inductance Integrated Press-Pack Technology for Multidie Reversely Switched Dynistor Stacks 多模反向开关电阻器堆叠的低杂散电感集成压封装技术

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-29 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3655957

Yiliang Lv;Ning Wang;Zhiwei Kang;Wenbo Yang;Aoming Ge

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Transactions on Plasma Science 等离子体科学汇刊

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-16 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3679157

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Reverse Voltage Analysis of the Precharge Capacitor in the Direct Trigger Circuit for RSD RSD直接触发电路中预充电容的反向电压分析

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-18 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3662434

Yiliang Lv;Zhiwei Kang;Ning Wang;Wenbo Yang;Liang Li;Aoming Ge

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Investigation of Effective Electrode Configuration From Composite Materials Using Pulsed Discharge for Metal Removal 脉冲放电去除金属的复合材料有效电极结构研究

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2025.3620423

Takuto Doi;Shota Oishi;Takashi Sakugawa;Kaisei Nishimura;Shinichiro Shobako;Shin'ichi Shimasaki;Tomohiko Yamashita

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-16 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3679209

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Electromagnetic Analysis of an Axial Flux Air-Core Compulsator Excited by Permanent Magnets 永磁体激励轴向磁通空芯励磁器的电磁分析

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2025.3637529

Claudia Simonelli;Nicolò Gori;Giovanni Landi;Rocco Rizzo;Luca Sani;Syed Arslan Bukhari;Hao Chen

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Special Issue on the 40th PSSI National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (PLASMA 2025) 第40届PSSI全国等离子体科学与技术学术研讨会（Plasma 2025）特刊

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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Pub Date : 2026-04-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-16 DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2026.3679845

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