Title :
High-Velocity Neutral Plasma Jet Formed by Dense Plasma Deflagration
Author :
Loebner, Keith T. K. ; Wang, Benjamin C. ; Poehlmann, Flavio R. ; Watanabe, Yoshihiro ; Cappelli, Mark A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
High-velocity high-energy-density plasma jets are an invaluable tool for studying plasma-material interactions under extreme thermal, physical, chemical, and electrostatic stresses. Such a jet has been generated in an experimental facility utilizing a pulsed plasma deflagration accelerator. Time-averaged and fast-frame-rate intensified charge-coupled device images of the plasma jet are presented, showing a concentrated high-density plasma near the exit that is characterized with laser interferometry.
Keywords :
plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; plasma production; chemical stress; dense plasma deflagration; electrostatic stress; experimental facility; high-velocity high-energy-density neutral plasma jets; laser interferometry; physical stress; plasma-material interactions; pulsed plasma deflagration accelerator; thermal stress; time-averaged fast-frame-rate intensified charge-coupled device images; Current measurement; Density measurement; Discharges (electric); Magnetic cores; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma accelerators; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma sources; plasma sources.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2332467
