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
fDate :
2/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
