Shock formation in a negative ion plasma

An experimental investigation of the effect of negative ions on shock formation in a (collisional) Q machine plasma is described. Shock formation was observed only when the ratio of the negative ion to positive ion density, ε, exceeded about 0.9.

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics of plasmas 1998-08, Vol.5 (8), p.2868-2870
Hauptverfasser: Luo, Q-Z., D’Angelo, N., Merlino, R. L.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An experimental investigation of the effect of negative ions on shock formation in a (collisional) Q machine plasma is described. Shock formation was observed only when the ratio of the negative ion to positive ion density, ε, exceeded about 0.9.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/1.873007