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.
Plasma puffing from a railgun armature
Plasmaausdehnung einer Schienenkanonenbewehrung
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ; 20 , 2 ; 264-267
1984
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Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
TEMPERATURGANG , MASSE (PHYSIKALISCHE GROESSE) , ELEKTROMAGNETISMUS , MAGNETANTRIEB , ELEKTRISCHER ENERGIESPEICHER , BESCHLEUNIGUNG , MAGNETISCHER FLUSS , WAFFE , WEHRTECHNIK , PULS (IMPULSFOLGE) , PLASMA , STROMDICHTE , MAGNETSPULE , BEWEHRUNG , MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMISCHER GENERATOR , PLASMAWELLE , PLASMABESCHLEUNIGER
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