Small-scale laboratory measurement and simulation of a thermal precursor shock

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2420-2427

  Grun, J ^a   Burris, R ^a   Joyce, G ^a   Slinker, S ^a   Huba, J ^a   Evans, K ^b   Manka, C K ^c   Barthel, J R ^d   Wiehe, J W ^d  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SFA INC   (United States)

^c RESEARCH SUPPORT INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^d MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); INTERFEROMETRY; LASER PULSES; SPECTROSCOPY; TURBULENCE;

DARK FIELD SHADOWGRAPHY; SMALL SCALE LABORATORY MEASUREMENT; THERMAL PRECURSOR SHOCK;

THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032021620     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.367001     Document Type: Article

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