Accession Number:

AD0628034

Title:

STUDIES OF ELECTRICALLY EXPLODING WIRES AND FILMS. I. STUDIES OF CROSSED-FIELD PLASMA ACCELERATORS AND PLASMA DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES. II.

Descriptive Note:

Final summary rept. 1 Apr 61-30 Sep 65,

Corporate Author:

ELECTRO-OPTICAL SYSTEMS INC PASADENA CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Chase,Norman C.
• Duclos,Donald P.

Report Date:

1965-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

210.0

Abstract:

Contents Backstrap plasma accelerator Apparatus and instrumentation Effects of expellant velocity distribution on rocket performance Investigation of a confined exploding wire propulsive means On the acceleration of spheres by one-dimensional non-uniform gas flows Low -pressure crossed-field plasma accelerator Proton beam technique for measuring ion density Ac low -pressure crossed-field plasma accelerator High -pressure crossed-field plasma accelerator.

Descriptors:

• *PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBES
• PROTON BEAMS
• ROCKET PROPULSION

Subject Categories:

• Ammunition and Explosives
• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE