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The limitation of the applicability of plasma eaters in mixtures of argon with molecular components is shown. We were able to measuren e andT e in argon-hydrogen mixture behind the reflected shock wave and find a strong reduction of both parameters caused by the molecular species. Similarly, the delay of the onset of ionization in argon-hydrogen and argon-nitrogen mixtures is substantially reduced. On the other hand, the molecular component reduces the velocity of thermodynamic equilibration, as has been shown by means of time resolved optical interferometry.
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Maštovský, J., Blaha, J., Rothhardt, L. et al. Some experiments on relaxation behind reflected shock waves in argon-molecular gas mixtures. Czech J Phys 26, 860–862 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01589688
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