Anomalous operation of an electrodynamic plasma accelerator

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6370512

Glotova, N N; Kazanskii, V I; Kirdyashev, K P; Ostretsov, I N; Porotnikov, A A; Utkin, Y A

The operating conditions of an end-fire plasma accelerator with an external magnetic field are studied. Situations arise in which the current is saturated and oscillations are observed at 100--1500 kHz. These oscillations correspond to plasma rotation in the E and H fields. Low-frequency transit-time perturbations are also observed. The limiting ion velocities in the plasma (1--4) x 10/sup 6/ cm/sec are an order of magnitude higher than the velocity obtained in gasdynamic plasma acceleration.

• OSTI ID: 6370512
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 23:7; ISSN SPTPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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