Scenario of a magnetic dynamo and magnetic reconnection in a plasma focus discharge

P. Kubes; M. Paduch; M. J. Sadowski; J. Cikhardt; D. Klir; J. Kravarik; R. Kwiatkowski; V. Munzar; K. Rezac; A. Szymaszek; K. Tomaszewski; E. Zielinska; M. Akel; B. Cikhardtova

doi:10.1063/1.5133103

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