A collisionless interaction of interpenetrating super-Alfven plasma flows

Journal Article · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00919519· OSTI ID:6931743

Antonov, V M; Bashurin, V P; Golubev, A I; Orishich, A M; Shmailo, V A; Zakharov, Y P

The authors attempt to obtain plasma parameters as required for effective magnetic laminar mechanism (MLM) interaction, while examining the collisionless interaction of an expanding laser-plasma cloud with a magnetized background for high mach numbers (M /sub A/ greater than or equal to 5) and the interaction parameter greater than 1. The experiments were preformed with the KI-1 apparatus for simulating astrophysical plasma processes. The main components were the 1-kJ CO/sub 2/ laser and a high vacuum chamber of diameter 1.2 m and length 5 m fitted with a pulsed background plasma source. Particular attention was given to eliminating the effects from ordinary Coulomb collisions, and various forms of collisional interaction were examined including Coulomb, screened nuclear repulsion, polarization-type attraction, and charge transfer.

• OSTI ID: 6931743
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 26:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
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COLLISIONLESS PLASMA
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CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS
COULOMB SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
HYDROGEN
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LASER-RADIATION HEATING
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PLASMA SIMULATION
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ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS LASERS
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HEATING
HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES
INTERACTIONS
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NONMETALS
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RADIATIONS
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