DocumentCode
1175710
Title
The velocity skin effect on plasma armatures in railguns
Author
Barber, John P. ; Marshall, Richard A.
Author_Institution
IAP Res. Inc., Dayton, OH, USA
Volume
17
Issue
3
fYear
1989
fDate
6/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
450
Lastpage
454
Abstract
The authors examine the effect of the finite current diffusion rate, `the velocity skin effect,´ on plasma armature performance and describe the physics of this effect. Model results are compared to experimental observations, and some postulates regarding the differences between observations and their model results are formulated
Keywords
electromagnetic launchers; plasma transport processes; finite current diffusion rate; plasma armature performance; plasma armatures; railguns; velocity skin effect; Boring; Conductivity; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Railguns; Rails; Skin effect; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/27.32254
Filename
32254
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