Title :
Spectroscopic measurements of muzzle flash plasma
Author_Institution :
Austin Research Associates, Austin, Texas
fDate :
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Spectroscopic measurements have been performed on muzzle flash plasma. Peak light outputs in the megawatts/ steradian range have been observed. The dominant atomic species has been identified as rail material (copper). The observed line radiation character of the spectra suggests that a corona model should be used for estimating density and temperature.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propulsion; Optical spectroscopy; Atomic measurements; Copper; Corona; Performance evaluation; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Rails; Spectroscopy;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064710
