Medium homogeneity considerations in low-Mach-number flow discharges

Abstract

Density variations in low‐Mach‐number (≤0.3) flowing discharges have been obtained by coupling the fluid mechanics with the plasmadynamics. The coupling occurs through the variation of the electrical conductivity with density. If this variation is known, for a particular lasing mixture, the simple and accurate analysis presented below may be applied.