With 203 Figures

Library of Congress Control Number: 2005926342

ISBN-10 3-540-26051-X Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York

ISBN-13

This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable to prosecution under German Copyright Law.

Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media
springeronline.com

Printed in Germany

The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.

Typesetting: Dataconversion by author

Final processing by
PTP-Berlin Protago- -Production GmbH, Germany

Cover-Design: deblillk, Berlin

Printed on acid-free paper 62/3141/Yu - 5 4 3 2 1 0

Acknowledgements

This book brings together contributions from each of the participants in, and collaborating research groups with, the explosive driven pulsed power MURI...