The Physics of Fluids · 1962 · 76 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsPlasma PhysicsMagnetized PlasmaPlasma SheathsPlasma WavesPlasma-wall InteractionsShock WavesCurrent Sheet DynamicsPlasma Sheet DynamicsPlasma Sheet PhysicsShock Formation In PlasmasShock Wave DynamicsShock Wave FormationShock Wave GenerationShock Waves In Magnetized Plasmas
Magnetic- and electric-probe measurements have been made on the thin current layer which is accelerated in a coaxial (Marshall) plasma gun. It is found that this layer does not act as a ``snowplow,'' but rather has the character of a strong shock wave.
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