Research in the Measurements and Theory of Plasmoids and their Applications to Missiles and Satellite Technology

Abstract

The plasmoids originally reported and studied by Bostick have been reproduced at this laboratory. Considerable knowledge has been gained of the experimental apparatus in the course of placing the unit in operation and making preliminary investigations. No quantitative measurements have yet been made, but several are underway at this writing. Time-exposure photographs have-been made under various conditions and compared to those previously reported. The theoretical investigations of the stability of cylindrical plasma configurations have been continued; in this quarter a study was undertaken to determine the effect of rotation on stability taking into consideration the compressibility of the plasma.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 1959
Accession Number
AD0213968

Entities

People

  • Dale J. Degeeter

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Capacitors
  • Differential Equations
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Image Converters
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Beams
  • Photographs
  • Steady State
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Trajectories

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster