RADIATION SMOOTHING OF SHOCKS,
Abstract
The structure of a steady-state shock temperature profile in a fully-ionized ideal gas in the presence of a magnetic field is examined. It is pointed out that many of the important qualitative features of the temperature profile can be obtained in a simple way from a nomogram whose use is described. The customary introduction of a simplifying assumption (such as the Milne-Eddington approximation) relating the radiation pressure to the radiation energy flux is postponed to indicate which predictions are clearly independent of the approximation and which features may be a consequence of it. The thermal equilibrium of the electrons with the ions in the plasma is considered, and a parameter which measures the importance of the deviation from equilibrium is given. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0620835
Entities
People
- J. A. Welch Jr.
- Margaret G. Kivelson
Organizations
- RAND Corporation