Accession Number:

AD0276098

Title:

MODIFICATION OF THE ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PLASMA SHEATH BY CONTAMINANT INJECTION

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

DEPUTY COMMANDER AEROSPACE SYSTEMS INGLEWOOD CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• BETCHOV,R.
• FUHS,A.E.
• HEAD,R.M.

Report Date:

1962-03-28

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

A method frequently proposed for modifying the electrical properties of the plasma sheath involves injection of various compounds into the gas stream. By introducing molecules of low ionization potential, the electron density should be enhanced. Injection of electronegative species may reduce the electrical conductivity. To test these ideas, an experimental program was conducted using an argon plasma arc jet as a hot gas source. The relative changes of electrical conductivity of the gas mixture formed from the jet and ablation products were measured. The ablating materials were teflon and epoxy. Additional information was obtained by examining the radiation emitted from different gas stream locations in the wavelength interval 2436 to 5214 Angstroms. A Bair 3-m er diffraction grating instrument was used. Author

Descriptors:

• *PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• ABLATION
• ARGON
• ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
• ELECTRON ACCELERATORS
• EPOXY RESINS
• IONIZATION
• PLASMA SHEATHS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE