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The results of computer simulations show that a pulsing optical discharge moving in the atmosphere at a hypersonic velocity creates a plasma stream propagating in the direction opposite to that of the discharge. The plasma is accelerated upon efflux from the high-pressure region into an “evacuated” channel created by the discharge. Analytical expressions were derived to evaluate the stream velocity, density, and radius depending on the discharge parameters.
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Translated from Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\) Fiziki, Vol. 26, No. 19, 2000, pp. 77–83.
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Tishchenko, V.N., Gulidov, A.I. Laser plasma accelerated by an optical discharge moving in air at a hypersonic velocity. Tech. Phys. Lett. 26, 885–888 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1321228
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