7 papers
Formation of Transient High- Plasmas in a Magnetized, Weakly Collisional Regime
T. Byvank, D. A. Endrizzi, C. B. Forest +3
We present experimental data providing evidence for the formation of transient (s) plasmas that are simultaneously weakly magnetized (i.e., Hall magnetization parameter…
Experimental characterization of a section of a spherically imploding plasma liner formed by merging hypersonic plasma jets
Kevin Yates, Samuel Langendorf, Scott Hsu +9
We report experimental results on merging of hypersonic plasma jets, which is the fundamental building block for forming spherically imploding plasma liners as a potential standoff…
Observation of Shock-Front Separation in Multi-Ion-Species Collisional Plasma Shocks
Tom Byvank, Samuel J. Langendorf, Carsten Thoma +1
We observe shock-front separation and species-dependent shock widths in multi-ion-species collisional plasma shocks, which are produced by obliquely merging plasma jets of a He/Ar…
Experimental Study of Ion Heating in Obliquely Merging Hypersonic Plasma Jets
Samuel J Langendorf, Kevin C Yates, Scott C Hsu +2
In this experiment, we measure ion temperature evolution of collisional plasma shocks and colliding supersonic plasma flows across a range of species (Ar, Kr, Xe, N), Mach numbers,…
Simulation Study of the Influence of Experimental Variations on the Structure and Quality of Plasma Liners
Wen Shih, Roman Samulyak, Scott C. Hsu +3
Simulation studies of a section of a spherically imploding plasma liner, formed by the merger of six hypersonic plasma jets, have been performed at conditions relevant to the Plasm…
Experimental Measurements of Ion Heating in Collisional Plasma Shocks and Interpenetrating Supersonic Plasma Flows
Samuel J. Langendorf, Kevin C. Yates, Scott C. Hsu +2
We present time-resolved measurements of ion heating due to collisional plasma shocks and interpenetrating supersonic plasma flows, which are formed by the oblique merging of two c…