Title :
Optical diagnostic of shock wave induced double-layers in the afterglow of non-equilibrium nitrogen plasma
Author :
Siefert, N. ; Trump, D. ; Bletzinger, P. ; Ganguly, B.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Acoustic shock waves (3\n\n\t\t
Keywords :
Mach number; afterglows; glow discharges; nitrogen; plasma collision processes; plasma flow; plasma heating; plasma ion acoustic waves; plasma probes; plasma sheaths; plasma shock waves; plasma temperature; spark gaps; 0.1 to 1 torr; 337.1 nm; 775.4 nm; Mach number; N/sub 2/; acoustic shock waves; afterglow; coaxial spark gap; drifted-Maxwellian; electron energy distribution function; electron heating effect; electron temperature; energy loss; excitation rates; fiber optic probe-filters; laser Schlieren method; momentum transfer collisions; nitrogen gas discharge; nonequilibrium nitrogen plasma; optical diagnostics; optical emission; parallel lasers; potential jump; producing gas heating; shock front; shock loses energy; shock velocity; shock wave induced double-layers; Discharges; Electric shock; Electron optics; Fiber lasers; Nitrogen; Optical filters; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma waves; Shock waves; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2004. ICOPS 2004. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 31st IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8334-6
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2004.1339841
