Interaction of Plasma Streams with a Neutral Gas Cloud

Interaction of plasma streams with a neutral gas cloud was studied using gun-produced plasma and laser-produced plasma. The interaction of a quiet plasma stream shows a stable normal shock structure, but that of a plasma stream having turbulent magnetic fields shows a very complicated structure whic...

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Published inKakuyūgō kenkyū Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 73 - 91
Main Authors Kubo, Haruya, Kawashima, Nobuki, Itoh, Tomizo, Yamori, Akira
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research 1970
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Summary:Interaction of plasma streams with a neutral gas cloud was studied using gun-produced plasma and laser-produced plasma. The interaction of a quiet plasma stream shows a stable normal shock structure, but that of a plasma stream having turbulent magnetic fields shows a very complicated structure which resembles the ray structure of the type-I comet tail. From time resolved photographs of the interaction of the quiet plasma stream, we can obtain a valuable information on the process of the growth of shock waves, and the experimental results are explained in terms of the snowplow model. Similarity relation concerning the type-I comet tail is also discussed.
ISSN:0451-2375
1884-9571
DOI:10.1585/jspf1958.25.73