High-conductivity channels in space. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Victor Apollonov.
• Authors: Apollonov, Victor V
• Contents: Introduction................................................................................................................................. 5 Part I. High conductivity channels for a laser lightning-protection system .................................... 6 Chapter 1. Electric-discharge guiding by a continuous laser-induced spark .......................... 6 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2. Experimental setup ............................................................................................................................ 7 3. Experimental results and discussion ............................................................................................... 10 4. Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 16 References ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Chapter 2. Experimental simulation of a laser lightning-protection system........................ 18 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 18 2. Experimental setup .......................................................................................................................... 19 3. Experimental results and analisis ................................................................................................... 20 4. Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 25 References ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 3. Lightning and acology of atmosphere.............................................................. 27 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 27 2. Power of lightning ........................................................................................................................... 27 3. Lightning in the natural capacitor 'Earth-Cloud' ............................................................................ 29 4. Lightning in the natural capacitor 'Cloud-Ionosphere' ................................................................... 34 5. Orbital electrical socket ................................................................................................................... 37 6. Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 38 References ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Part II. «Impulsar» as a background for high conductivity channels realization............................. 39 Chapter 4. Interaction of an optical pulsed discharge with a gas ....................................... 39 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 39 2. Conditions for stable shock waves generation ................................................................................ 40 3. Experimental setup .......................................................................................................................... 41 4. Combination of optical pulsed discharge-generated shock waves ................................................. 45 5. Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 53 References ....................................................................................................................................... 54 Chapter 5. Mechanism of shock waves merging in a laser jet engine ................................ 55 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 55 2. Efficient laser jet engine ................................................................................................................. 55 3. Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 62 References ....................................................................................................................................... 63 Chapter 6. Laser jet engine based on the resonance merging of shock waves .................. 64 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 64 2. Parameters of a spark in the laser jet engine ................................................................................ 66 3. Mechanismof a resonance merging of shock waves in a laser jet engine .................................... 70 4. Spherical optical pulsed discharde ................................................................................................. 71 5. Laser jet engine parameters in the monoreflectr scheme ............................................................ 78 6. Array reflector ................................................................................................................................. 78 7. Laser jet engine based on the resonance merging of shock waves .............................................. 81 8. Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................... 84 References ...................................................................................................................................... 85 Chapter 7. Laser jet engine: the action of shock waves at low laser pulse repetition rate .. 86 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 86 2. Laser jet engine parameters ........................................................................................................... 86 3. Conclusions ...................................................................................................................................... 89 References ....................................................................................................................................... 89 Chapter 8. Simulation of high conductivity channels in space ............................................ 91 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 91 2. Lasers for producing sparks in the atmosphere .............................................................................. 91 3. Use of pulse-periodic lasers ............................................................................................................ 94 4. Formation of a current-conducting channels according to the 'Impulsar' program ..................... 95 5. Formation of an electrical breakdown in the channel formed by an exploding thin wire ............. 96 6. formation of an electrical discharges in a plasma channel produced by a solid–state laser ...... 104 7. Experimental results ...................................................................................................................... 109 8. Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 109 References ..................................................................................................................................... 110 Chapter 9. High conductivity channel expansion rate measurements .............................. 113 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 113 2. Formation of controlled electrical discharges in a channelproduced by the explosion of a wire 116 3. Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 121 References ..................................................................................................................................... 122 Chapter 10. "Impulsar": New application for high power high repetition rate pulse-periodic lasers 124 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 124 2. Experimental setup ........................................................................................................................ 124 3. Results of measurements ............................................................................................................. 128 4. The impact of thermal action ........................................................................................................ 132 5. The dynamic resonance load ......................................................................................................... 135 6. Matrix of reflectors ........................................................................................................................ 136 7. Super-long conductive channel for energy transfer ...................................................................... 137 8. Conclusions ......
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 326 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 621.36/6; Physics; High power lasers; Electric conductivity; Astrophysics; Technology & Engineering -- Lasers & Photonics; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Science -- Molecular Physics; Laser technology & holography; Astronautics; Plasma physics; Science -- Nuclear Physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030029524; 3030029522
• Related ISBNs: 9783030029517
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 12, 2018).
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