FIELD STRENGTH IN PULSED MERCURY ARCS

1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Ahlborn ◽  
A. J. Barnard ◽  
H. D. Campbell

In a pulsed arc with mercury electrodes the average column field strength Eco was measured for different currents I, and the relationship [Formula: see text] was found. The variations of arc current and voltage with time indicate that the anode and cathode fall regions have a combined thickness of 3 × 10−6 cm, and an average field strength of 2 × 106 V/cm. The arc plasma is formed mainly from mercury vapor, rather than from the surrounding gas.

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Horiyama ◽  
Masashi Matsuura ◽  
Tetsuro Yamamoto ◽  
Nobuki Tezuka ◽  
Satoshi Sugimoto

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (12-14) ◽  
pp. 955-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Misumi ◽  
Hiroshi Yoshida ◽  
Akinori Matsumoto ◽  
Satoshi Hinokuma ◽  
Tetsuya Sato ◽  
...  

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (9) ◽  
pp. 1083-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Barnard ◽  
H. G. James ◽  
C. R. Neufeld

The spectrum of a high-density arc plasma was photographed with a 15 μs exposure time. The widths and shifts of 17 Ar-II lines were measured. While most lines have small blue shifts, the 4104 and 4278 Å lines have substantial red shifts. These two lines are also twice as wide as the other lines.


1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-277
Author(s):  
J.O. Murphy ◽  
J.M. Lopez ◽  
C.P. Dyt

AbstractThe effect of varying magnetic field strength on the frequency of oscillatory motions for cellular multimode magnetoconvection has been investigated. In addition the influence of the thermal, viscous and magnetic diffusivities have been taken into account and the range of preferred horizontal scales established. The relationship between the period of oscillation and the magnetic field strength is determined.


Author(s):  
Kevin J. Wu ◽  
T. Stan Gregory ◽  
Michael C. Lastinger ◽  
Brian Boland ◽  
Zion Tsz Ho Tse

The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effect is observed in flowing electrolytic fluids and their interactions with magnetic fields. The magnetic field (B0), when perpendicular with the electrolytic fluid flow (μ), causes the shift of the charged particles in the fluid to shift across the length of the vessel (L) normal to the plane of B0 and flow, creating a voltage (VMHD) observable through voltage potential measurements across the flow (Eqn. 1)[1].(1)VMHD=∫0Lu⇀×B0⇀·dL⇀In the medical field, this phenomenon is commonly encountered inside of a human body inside of an MRI machine (Fig. 1). The effect appears most prominently inside the aortic arch due to orientation and size, and is a large contributing factor to noise observed in intra-MRI ECGs [2, 3]. Traditionally, this MHD induced voltage (VMHD) was filtered out to obtain clean intra-MRI ECGs, but recent studies have shown that the VMHD induced in a vessel is related to the blood flow through it (stroke volume in the case of the aortic arch) [4]. Further proof of this relationship can be shown from the increase in VMHD measured from periphery blood vessels during periods of elevated heart rate from exercise stress, when compared to baseline state [5]. Previously, a portable device was built to utilize induced VMHD as an indicator of flow [6]. The device was capable of showing change in blood flow, utilizing a blood flow metric obtained from VMHD, however a quantitative relationship between VMHD and blood flow has yet to be established. This study aims to define the relationship between induced VMHD and magnetic field strength in a controlled setting. Through modulating the distance between a pair of magnets around a flow channel, we hope to better realize the relationship between magnetic field strength and induced VMHD with constant flow and electrolytic solution concentration.


1993 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
S.K. Solanki ◽  
U. Walther ◽  
W. Livingston

AbstractThe relationship between the magnetic vector and the temperature of a large symmetric sunspot is studied on the basis of 1.56 µm spectra. From this relation we estimate the shape of the τ = 1 surface. i.e. the Wilson depression, as a function of radial distance in the sunspot. We find that the Wilson depression is relatively small throughout the penumbra and changes by 200–500 km at the umbral boundary. We also estimate the magnitude of magnetic gradients and curvature forces.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152
Author(s):  
M. Bator ◽  
R. Bianchetti ◽  
P. Suetterlin

We investigate the influence of switching arcs on different polymers and their interaction. We describe a set of experiments on a simplified model geometry typical for low voltage switchgear. In a broad range of experimental conditions and parameters such as arc current, polymeric material or contact material, the voltage, the mass loss and the corresponding pressure build-up are examined. From this raw data, we deduce the arc influence on the ablation process as well as the feedback on some arc plasma properties.


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