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Light-Gas Gun Technology: A Historical Perspective

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  1. Solid Dynamics and Energetic Materials Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Department 1647, MS1181, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185-1181, USA

    Lalit C. Chhabildas

  2. 39 Cañoncito Vista Road, Tijeras, NM, 87059, USA

    Lee Davison

  3. Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS F699, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    Yasuyuki Horie

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Swift, H.F. (2005). Light-Gas Gun Technology: A Historical Perspective. In: Chhabildas, L.C., Davison, L., Horie, Y. (eds) High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids VIII. High-Pressure Shock Compression of Condensed Matter. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27168-6_1

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