Chapman, Alan J.2016-04-212016-04-211962Wooten, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89196Experiments 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.38 ppengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.ThesisRICE0233reformatted digitalThesis M.E. 1962 WOOTEN