• DocumentCode
    1001874
  • Title

    Plasma puffing from a railgun armature

  • Author

    Marshall, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    3/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    264
  • Lastpage
    267
  • Abstract
    A series of experiments has been conducted in which plasma has been allowed to escape from the armature of two railguns. This has enabled improved estimates of armature length to be obtained, as well as direct evidence of armature temperature.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic propulsion; Plasmas; Boring; Coils; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1984.1063086
  • Filename
    1063086