Shock Waves Reflected by Magnetic Fields
- 1 June 1959
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 30 (6) , 801-802
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1735243
Abstract
Fast moving plasmas encountering transverse magnetic fields of order 104 gauss are decelerated so rapidly as to produce reflected shock waves. Observations in hydrogen at gas pressures of 1 to about 10 mm Hg are analyzed. There are critical conditions of magnetic field for the onset of the reflection. The velocities of the advancing and reflected waves are recorded as a function of pressure and field.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Shock Waves in Low Pressure Spark DischargesPhysical Review B, 1952
- Ion Concentrations and Recombination in Expanding Low Pressure SparksPhysical Review B, 1952