Compact collimated fiber optic array diagnostic for railgun plasmas

Autor: T. J. Ferriera, Vincent Tang, P. L. Stephan, L. K. Tully, J. M. Solberg
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: The Review of scientific instruments. 80(1)
ISSN: 1089-7623
Popis: We developed and tested a compact collimated 16 channel fiber optic array diagnostic for studying the light emission of railgun armature plasmas with approximately millimeter spatial and submicrosecond temporal resolution. The design and operational details of the diagnostic are described. Plasma velocities, oscillation, and dimension data from the diagnostic for the Livermore fixed hybrid armature experiment are presented and compared with one-dimensional simulations. The techniques and principles discussed allow the extension of the diagnostic to other railgun and related dense plasma experiments.
Databáze: OpenAIRE