Ballistic Pendula for Measuring the Momentum of a Laser-Produced Plasma.

Abstract

We describe the use of a ballistic pendulum array to measure the momentum of a laser-produced plasma. An insitu calibration method is described and the pendulum results are compared to measurements made with other diagnostics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 17, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120818

Entities

People

  • Barrett H. Ripin
  • Jacob Grün

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Calibration
  • Diameters
  • Energy
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Spots
  • Laser Target Interactions
  • Laser Targets
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Momentum
  • Pendulums
  • Radiation
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Targets

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy