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Holographic interferometry of a supersonic plasma jet in a pulsed discharge

Journal Article · · Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6109530
A pulsed supersonic plasma jet has been studied by real-time holographic interferometry. The jet was produced by an erosion discharge plasmatron at atmospheric external pressure. Some distinctive features of the interferometry in this case are discussed. Axial profiles of the temperature and the density of the plasma flow are found for the most typical stages of the flow, corresponding to the formation of a Mach disk and a periodic structure in the jet. A nonequilibrium temperature develops in the plasma ahead of the Mach disk.
Research Organization:
Scientific-Research Institute of Applied Physical Problems, V. I. Lenin Belorussian State University
OSTI ID:
6109530
Journal Information:
Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 26:1; ISSN SPTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English