Dense, Nonideal Plasma Research.

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical research on argon, xenon and air dense nonideal plasmas is reported. The study is focussed on the factors controlling specific energy, electrical conductivity and flow variables of a plasma pulse from an energetic explosively driven plasma source. Measurements and analyses of the plasma pulse passing through a magnetic field are reported. An average electrical power density output of 2.4 TW/m3-T2 was measured for a 2.5 MJ plasma pulse. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1981
Accession Number
ADA116125

Entities

People

  • Dennis W. Baum
  • John D. Watson
  • Stephen P. Gill
  • W. Lee Shimmin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Channel Flow
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Explosives
  • Ferrites
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • High Pressure
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.