Measurement of Electron Concentrations in an Axisymmetric Nonequilibrium Shock Layer,
Abstract
The report describes an experiment to map the electron number density distribution in a nonequilibrium shock layer in which kinetic and radiative processes are coupled to gasdynamics. The experimental method is two-wavelength interferometry using a Mach-Zehnder optical interferometer backlighted by a giant pulse ruby laser. On the stagnation streamline agreement was observed between the maximum measured electron number density and the value computed for ionization equilibrium, accounting for experimental error and the lowering of ionization potential. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0748833
Entities
People
- F. H. Oertel Jr
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory