Acceleration of a plasma by an electric and magnetic field

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dc.contributor.advisorChapman, Alan J.
dc.creatorWooten, David Clark
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-21T12:01:51Z
dc.date.available2016-04-21T12:01:51Z
dc.date.issued1962
dc.description.abstractExperiments were performed using a continuous electromagnetic, or J X B, body force to accelerate the plasma. Argon and helium plasmas were accelerated in a cylindrical channel after a free jet had been established. The specific impulses and efficiencies obtained by expanding helium through an arc-jet-nozzle arrangement is compared to the specific impulses and efficiencies obtained using a continuous electromagnetic field to accelerate the gas. The dependence of the electromagnetic body force upon the accelerating arc current was found, in general, to agree with theoretical predictions.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis M.E. 1962 WOOTENen_US
dc.identifier.citationWooten, David Clark. "Acceleration of a plasma by an electric and magnetic field." (1962) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89196">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89196</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/89196
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleAcceleration of a plasma by an electric and magnetic field
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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