Experimental Characterization of Plasma Effects on Energetic Materials for Electrothermal-Chemical Launch Applications

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 197-200

  Katulka, Gary L ^a   White, Kevin J ^a   Oberle, William F ^a   Kaste, Pam ^a   Pesce Rodriguez, Rose ^a   Leadore, Mike ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrothermal chemical launchers; Electrothermal

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION; EXPLOSIVES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PLASMA SOURCES; PROPELLANTS; VELOCITY;

ELECTROTHERMAL CHEMICAL LAUNCH; PLASMA EFFECTS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0032688269     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738403     Document Type: Article

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