EXPERIMENTS WITH MOVING MAGNETIZED PLASMA
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Results of various experiments with moving magnetized plasma produced in a shock tube are presented. It is found that both incident and reflected shock speeds are independent of the applied field strength up to the maximum field strength of 104 gauss. Measurements of the momentum transfer from the magnetized plasma to an essentially diamagnetic ring surrounding the shock tube were accomplished by mechanical and electrical means; the mechanical measurements show good agreement with theory.