DocumentCode
1020717
Title
Spectroscopic measurements of muzzle flash plasma
Author
Uglum, John R.
Author_Institution
Austin Research Associates, Austin, Texas
Volume
22
Issue
6
fYear
1986
fDate
11/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1776
Lastpage
1778
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1986.1064710
Filename
1064710
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