NRL_FORMULARY_09-1

AFTERWORD

The NRL Plasma Formulary originated over twenty five years ago and has been revised several times during this period. The guiding spirit and person primarily responsible for its existence is Dr. David Book. I am indebted to Dave for providing me with the TEX files for the Formulary and his continued suggestions for improvement. The Formulary has been set in TEX by Dave Book, Todd Brun, and Robert Scott. I thank readers for communicating typographical errors to me as well as suggestions for improvements.

Finally, I thank Dr. Sidney Ossakow for his support of the NRL Plasma Formulary during his tenure as Superintendent of the Plasma Physics Division. He was a steadfast advocate of this important project at the Naval Research Laboratory.

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