IONIZED SHOCK FRONT ANALYSIS. PART III. EFFECT OF JOULE HEATING ON ELECTRON DENSITY LEVEL AND MICROWAVE PROPERTIES DOWNSTREAM OF A STRONG SHOCK WAVE
Abstract
An investigation was carried out of the interaction between a slightly ionized gas downstream of a shock wave and a microwave of sufficient strength to at least slightly alter the electron density level in the gas. The particular type of interaction is that resulting from the Joule heating of the gas. It is assumed that the gas is always in complete equilibrium and so the results may be considered to be valid only in the limiting case of collision frequency large compared to the signal frequency. The calculations indicate that this type of interaction may produce significant increases in electron density level for field strengths as low as one volt/cm under the appropriate conditions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 31, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0262374
Entities
People
- Melvin Epstein
Organizations
- University of Southern California