Calibrated Cylindrical Mach Probe In A Plasma Wind Tunnel

Authors

Xingyu Zhang , '12
Daniel R. Dandurand , '11
Timothy G. Gray , '01
Michael R. Brown, Swarthmore CollegeFollow
Vyacheslav S. Lukin , '00

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2011

Published In

Review Of Scientific Instruments

Abstract

A simple cylindrical Mach probe is described along with an independent calibration procedure in a magnetized plasma wind tunnel. A particle orbit calculation corroborates our model. The probe operates in the weakly magnetized regime in which probe dimension and ion orbit are of the same scale. Analytical and simulation models are favorably compared with experimental calibration. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3559550]

Comments

This work is freely available courtesy of the American Institute of Physics.

Recommended Citation

Xingyu Zhang , '12 et al. (2011). "Calibrated Cylindrical Mach Probe In A Plasma Wind Tunnel". Review Of Scientific Instruments. Volume 82, Issue 3. DOI: 10.1063/1.3559550
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-physics/98