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Dense‐Plasma Research Using Ballistic Compressors
Author(s) -
Hess H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
beiträge aus der plasmaphysik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0005-8025
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.19860260402
Subject(s) - gas compressor , plasma , shock (circulatory) , physics , aerospace engineering , state (computer science) , engineering physics , mechanics , materials science , computer science , engineering , nuclear physics , medicine , algorithm
An introduction is given to research on dense (or nonideal) plasmas which can be generated to advantage by ballistic compressors. Some properties of ballistic compressors are discussed especially in comparison with shock tubes. A short review is given on the history of these devices for high‐pressure plasma generation. The present state of the art is reported including research on the two ZIE ballistic compressors.