SHOCK TUBE STUDIES OF IONIZED GASES.

Abstract

The 6 inch arc driven shock tube located in the Space Physics Laboratory, Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories, was used to study shocks in noble gases. To facilitate the work, improvements both in the basic shock tube and in the instrumentation were made. The boundary layers, stability, and other characteristics of hot ionized samples generated by the shocks were studied experimentally in detail. Certain stability calculations were made, the electron beam apparatus (for plasma diagnosis) improved but not perfected, and a study of light scattering techniques made. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0678097

Entities

People

  • Albert Tatarian
  • Arthur L. Besse
  • Joshua Shuchatowitz

Organizations

  • Stevens Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boundary Layer
  • Electron Beams
  • Gases
  • Instrumentation
  • Ionized Gases
  • Light Scattering
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Noble Gases
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Scattering
  • Shock Tubes
  • Tubes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster