TIME RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY OF EXPLODING WIRES.
Abstract
The paper reports the design, construction, and calibration of a time resolving spectrograph camera system which was used to study the temperature and opacity as functions of time in plasmas produced by exploding wires of five elements (Ag,Au,Al,Cu,Ni); the differences in the spectra produced by wires exploded in a vacuum environment and those exploded at atmospheric pressure were also studied. Photographs of the spectra produced by copper wires exploded both in air and in a vacuum environment, and photographs of the system components are included. The recording time at 3000 rps for this instrument was .26 microsec; the reciprocal dispersion of the spectrograph and camera was 34.7A/mm. The system was astigmatic.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0633651
Entities
People
- Roger S. Case Jr
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology