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Investigation of the processes occurring in an optical plasmatron by numerical calculation

Yu. P. Raizer, S. T. Surzhikov


Abstract: The equations describing in terms of a one-dimensional model a continuous optical discharge in a stream of argon and air, sustained by focused CO₂ laser radiation, are integrated numerically. A comparison is made with an experiment using argon at atmospheric pressure. The results obtained are used to discuss the physical laws governing the operation of a plasmatron. Calculations are used to explain the influence of radiative heat transfer on the propagation of optical combustion waves.

UDC: 533.9.15:537.52.7

PACS: 42.55.Lt, 52.50.Jm, 52.25.Mq

Received: 10.01.1984

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1984, 14:11, 1526–1532

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