Accession Number:

AD0258566

Title:

ACCELERATION OF PLASMAS BY INDUCTIVELY GENERATED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR

Personal Author(s):

• MILLER,DAVID B.

Report Date:

1961-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

The theory and experimental behavior of an induction electromagnetic accelerator are presented. The induction accelerator, one example of a general class of electrical systems which can be used to accelerate charged particles and ionized gases, employs a time-varying current in a coil to generate the force-producing electric and magnetic fields. The application of the induction accelerator for space propulsion is of particular interest. Author

Descriptors:

• *MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
• *PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
• *PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• ACCELERATION
• ANALOG COMPUTERS
• ARGON
• DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
• ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES
• HELIUM
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES
• PLASMA JETS
• ROCKET FUELS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE