Plasma puffing from a railgun armature
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
- Vol. 20 (2), 264-267
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.1984.1063086
Abstract
A series of experiments has been conducted in which plasma has been allowed to escape from the armature of two railguns. This has enabled improved estimates of armature length to be obtained, as well as direct evidence of armature temperature.Keywords
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