DocumentCode
768598
Title
The geomagnetic field-an explanation for the microturbulence in coaxial gun plasmas
Author
Mather, J.W. ; Ahluwalia, H.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Volume
16
Issue
1
fYear
1988
fDate
2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
56
Lastpage
57
Abstract
The complexity introduced by the geomagnetic field in several regions of a coaxial gun plasma device is described. It is shown that the annihilation of the swept-up geomagnetic flux, trapped within the highly compressed turbulent plasma, provides an explanation for varied performance and experimental results. The results indicate that the device should be aligned along the direction of the local geomagnetic field or enclosed in a mu-metal shield
Keywords
plasma guns; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma turbulence; coaxial gun plasmas; geomagnetic field; highly compressed turbulent plasma; microturbulence; mu-metal shield; swept-up geomagnetic flux; Astronomy; Coaxial components; Electrodes; Geomagnetism; Magnetic fields; Physics; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma sheaths;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/27.3791
Filename
3791
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