Bulletin of the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science University of Tokyo
Bulletin of the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science University of Tokyo
Bulletin of the Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science University of Tokyo
出版者
東京大学宇宙航空研究所
雑誌名
東京大学宇宙航空研究所報告
巻
3
号
2_A
ページ
367 - 376
発行年
1967-04
抄録(英)
Free piston shock tube has been employed in order to study ionizing shock waves and their related phenomena. First the characteristic performance of the shock tube was investigated by means of the streak interferometry and electrostatic probes. It was confirmed that the shock wave of Mach number up to about 30 can be achieved and that the test flow behind the shock wave is comparatively uniform. Secondly the precursor ionization was investigated by means of electrostatic double probe. In particular the plasma density and temperature in the near field of the shock wave up to distances of about 15 cm were measured. It was shown that some addition of impurity such as oxygen has no appreciable effects to the near field precursor ionization.