Chemical effects in plasma ignition

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 218-222

  Fifer, Robert A ^a   Sagan, Elizabeth S ^a   Beyer, Richard A ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Plasma; Propellant ignition; Radiation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; IGNITION; LIGHT EMISSION; POLYETHYLENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMMONIA TRIBORANE; CHEMICAL EFFECTS; PLASMA CHEMISTRIES; PLASMA IGNITION; PLASMA-PROPELLANT INTERACTION; PROPELLANT IGNITION;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0037230489     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2002.805949     Document Type: Article

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