SOME ASPECTS OF PLASMA ACCELERATION AND DIAGNOSTICS

Abstract

Methods of plasma propulsion are discussed and a detailed exposition on a variation of the rail device (the coaxial accelerator) is presented. Parameters necessary for accelerating a metal derived plasma with an aggregate mass of one milligram to a velocity of 10 to the 8th power cm/sec are established. In a discussion of plasma diagnostics, the techniques of Langmuir probes, the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, spectroscopy, and photography are presented. The diagnostic techniques describe methods for obtaining plasma temperature and density primarily. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0284381

Entities

People

  • Lloyd M. Schack
  • S.s. Verner

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Instrumentation
  • Interferometers
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Mach Zehnder Interferometers
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Optical Equipment
  • Photographic Equipment
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographic Recording Media
  • Photography
  • Plasma Accelerators
  • Plasma Diagnostics
  • Probes
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design