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The results of an experimental investigation of the electromagnetic acceleration of an alkali plasma in single- and double-stage E,H-accelerators are discussed. The nature of the discharge in accelerators with ceramic and metallic walls is investigated. The number of elements of the metallic wall necessary for preventing breakdown is determined. The thrust and efficiency of different constructions are determined, and their efficiencies and effectiveness are compared.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 6, pp. 20–30, November–December, 1974.
The authors thank Yu. A. Tetyukhin, M. G. Shevtsov, V. G. Mikhalev, and B. S. Dimanov for participation in the experiments.
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Babkin, G.B., Grishin, S.D., Zhirnov, V.A. et al. Steady-state acceleration of alkali plasma in external crossed electric and magnetic fields. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 15, 745–753 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00864592
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00864592