Energy deposition in parallel-plate plasma accelerators
Parallel plate plasma accelerator energy deposition, considering kinetic and thermal modes based on flow velocity, temperature and Mach number measurements
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Parallel plate plasma accelerator energy deposition, considering kinetic and thermal modes based on flow velocity, temperature and Mach number measurements
Quasi-steady MPD accelerators current conduction and power loss mechanism investigation through local anode fall voltage and current density measurements at different arc current levels
Electric and magnetic field measurements in cathode region of quasi-steady magnetoplasmadynamic arcjet
Multimegawatt quasi-steady MPD arc accelerator in millisecond pulses, noting applicability to experiments requiring long exposure times
Arc luminosity in cathode region of quasi-steady MPD arc jet, using high speed photography and electric and magnetic field probes
Pulsed electromagnetic gas acceleration
Gas kinetic pressure profile and mass density of propagating current sheet in argon pinch discharge, using piezoelectric transducer
Performance evaluation of MPD arc jets operating in quasi-steady modes
Quasi-steady state plasma acceleration in coaxial electrode geometry during synchronized application of tailored pulses of mass flow and current
Exhaust velocities of arc plasma flow in pulsed electromagnetic gas accelerator
Quasi-steady coaxial MPD arcs characteristics, studying Ar ion velocities, electrostatic ion acceleration mechanism and arc voltage gradient
Repetitively pulsed quasi-steady vacuum arc magnetoplasmadynamic accelerator for propulsion, using electrolytic capacitors as power source
Current sheet pattern and gas flow stabilization in pulsed plasma accelerators
Energy transfer from pulse network to mass associated with propagating current sheet in linear pinch discharge, discussing pulsed plasma accelerator efficiency
Pulsed electromagnetic gas acceleration flow mechanics and characteristics
Plume studies of electromagnetic thruster in vacuum chamber
Luminous tenuous collimated electron beam from plume of MPD arc in fiberglass vacuum tank, examining beam trajectory in geomagnetic fields
Electron and ion density distributions in propagating current sheet in Z pinch discharge in argon obtained by microwave reflection interferometer