Abstract
Measurements of the visible light emission from dense, weakly nonideal plasmas have been performed on the experimental electrothermal launcher device SIRENS. The plasma is created by the ablation of a Lexan insulator in the source, which then flows through a cylindrical barrel which serves as the material sample. Visible light emission spectra have been observed both in-bore and from the muzzle flash of the barrel, and from the flash of the source. Recent measurements along the axis of the device indicate time-averaged plasma temperatures in the barrel of about 1 eV for lower energy shots, which agree with experimental measurements of the average heat flux and plasma conductivity along the barrel. Measurements of visible emission from the source indicate time-averaged temperatures of 1 to 2 eV which agree with the theoretical estimates derived from ablated mass measurements and calculated estimates derived from plasma conductivity measurements. >
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