RADIOISOTOPE TRACING OF METALLIC DEPOSITS NEAR A COAXIAL PLASMA GUN EXHAUST,
Abstract
A coaxial plasma accelerator system was constructed for the purpose of producing a high velocity plasma slug. Experiments were performed in an evacuated chamber. Operating procedures were established for the apparatus and calibration tests were performed which demonstrated reproducibility of accelerator discharges made under given conditions. Use of a radioisotope tracer technique to measure the deposition of a metallic plasma on a cold wall was then investigated. A series of tests was conducted which demonstrates the feasibility of this tracer method for determination of mass condensation on walls surrounding a high velocity plasma slug.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0484669
Entities
People
- Robert K. Brumwell
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School