Generation of intense plasma jets and microparticle beams by an arc in a supersonic vortex

F. Winterberg

doi:10.1117/12.18578

1 April 1990 Generation of intense plasma jets and microparticle beams by an arc in a supersonic vortex

F. Winterberg

Proceedings Volume 1226, Intense Microwave and Particle Beams; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18578
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Temperatures up to 50000 have been reached in water vortex stabilized Gerdien arcs. In arcs confined within the cores of supersonic hydrogen vortices much higher temperatures should be possible. Furthermore if these arcs are thermally insulated by a strong magnetic field temperatures up to a 106 K may be attainable. At these temperatures and in passing through a Laval nozzle the arc plasma can reach jet velocities of 100km/sec. If small quantities of heavy elements are entrained by this high velocity plasma jet these heavy elements are carried along reaching the same speed and upon condensation can form beams of clusters and microparticles.

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F. Winterberg "Generation of intense plasma jets and microparticle beams by an arc in a supersonic vortex", Proc. SPIE 1226, Intense Microwave and Particle Beams, (1 April 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18578

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