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A Study of Plasma Parameters in a Capillary Discharge With Calculations Using Ideal and Nonideal Plasma Models for Comparison With Experiment by Winfrey, A. L., Abd Al-Halim, Mohamed A., Gilligan, J. G., Saveliev, A. V., Bourham, M. A.

“…A study of the plasma parameters in a capillary discharge was conducted using an experimental electrothermal plasma facility. The experimental results are…”
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Models and simulation for divertor erosion following plasma disruption in tokomak reactors by Almousa, N. M., Gilligan, J. G., Bourham, M. A.

“…Erosion of plasma facing materials (PFMs) during a tokamak disruption limits the lifetime and increases the need of plasma facing components (PFCs) replacement…”
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Visible light emission measurements from a dense electrothermal launcher plasma by Hankins, O.E., Bourham, M.A., Earnhart, J., Gilligan, J.G.

“…Measurements of the visible light emission from dense, weakly nonideal plasmas have been performed on the experimental electrothermal launcher device SIRENS…”
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Experimental studies of the plasma-propellant interface for electrothermal-chemical launchers by Edwards, C.M., Bourham, M.A., Gilligan, J.G.

“…A plasma-propellant interaction experiment "PIPE" has been constructed to investigate the plasma-propellant interface physics, and plasma augmentation to the…”
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Time dependent simulation of the plasma discharge in an electrothermal launcher by Mohanti, R.B., Gilligan, J.G.

“…The authors have attempted to obtain information on the source plasma component of the electrothermal launcher by extending their previous model to include a…”
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Magnetic vapor shielding mechanism in electromagnetic and electrothermal launchers by Gilligan, J.G., Bourham, M.A., Hankins, O.E., Eddy, W.H.

“…The vapor shield formed by the ablation of wall materials in plasma-driven launchers absorbs a large fraction of the incoming energy and reduces the surface…”
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Simulation of the plasma-surface interaction in electric launchers by Orton, N.P., Gilligan, J.G.

“…A 2-D computer code is being developed to investigate the plasma-surface interaction in electric launchers. The code will calculate the mass evolution rate at…”
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Time-dependent numerical simulation of ablation-controlled arcs by Gilligan, J.G., Mohanti, R.B.

“…A zero-dimension (0-D) time-dependent code (ZEUS) developed to simulate ablation-controlled arc (ACA) behavior is discussed. The code includes energy…”
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Kainate-glutamate interactions in rat cerebellar slices by Garthwaite, J, Gilligan, G J

“…The effects of L-glutamate on the potency of kainate for stimulating guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP) accumulation and for killing neurones in…”
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Comparative study of component erosion for electromagnetic and electrothermal launchers by Bourham, M.A., Hankins, O.E., Gilligan, J.G., Hurley, J.D., Earnhart, J.R.

“…The electrothermal launcher SIRENS has been used to study the erosion of critical components (rails and insulators) of plasma-driven launchers. SIRENS can…”
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Systemic injection of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor suppresses sleep responses to sleep deprivation in rats by Ribeiro, A C, Gilligan, J G, Kapás, L

“…We hypothesized that nitric oxide (NO) may play a role in homeostatic sleep regulation. To test this hypothesis, we studied the sleep deprivation (SD)-induced…”
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Numerical simulation and experiment of plasma flow in the electrothermal launcher SIRENS by Hurley, J.D., Bourham, M.A., Gilligan, J.G.

“…An electrothermal plasma source (ET) may be used as a launcher by itself, or as a preinjector for electromagnetic launchers (railguns) or…”
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Analysis of solid propellant combustion behavior under electrothermal plasma injection for ETC launchers by Bourham, M.A., Gilligan, J.G., Oberle, W.F.

“…Enhanced burn rates of solid propellants through plasma erosion has been studied showing evidence of increased burn rate with injection of electrothermal…”
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Review of component erosion in electric launcher technology by Bourham, M.A., Gilligan, J.G., Huebschman, M.L., Lianos, D., Aaltos, P.D.

“…Component erosion in electric launcher technology (electromagnetic, electrothermal and electrothermal-chemical) plays a major role, which determines the…”
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Radiation transport through a plasma boundary layer between armatures and material surfaces by Hahn, D., Gilligan, J.G.

“…The ablation of rail and insulator materials by plasma armatures limits the velocity and the component lifetime of electromagnetic launchers. The photon…”
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A comparative study of different low-z liner materials in an ablation-dominated electrothermal mass accelerator for fusion fueling by Winfrey, A. L., Gilligan, J. G., Bourham, M. A.

“…A low-z ablation-dominated capillary with an ablation-free extension barrel is a concept that provides a plasma flow sufficient to propel fuel pellets into the…”
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A computational study of a segmented electrothermal plasma source by Winfrey, A. L., Echols, J. R., Esmond, M. J., Gebhart, T. E., Hamer, M. D., Koch, C. M., Barclift, M. W., Driscoll, S. A., Holladay, R. T., Gilligan, J. G., Bourham, M. A.

“…In ablation controlled capillary discharges, the inner ablating sleeve is usually made of an insulator such as polyethylene or Lexan. There has been almost no…”
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Vapor shielding and erosion of surfaces exposed to a high heat load in an electrothermal accelerator by Bourham, M.A., Hankins, O.E., Auciello, O., Stock, J.M., Wehring, B.W., Mohanti, R.B., Gilligan, J.G.

“…The experimental and theoretical verification of the vapour shield concept in an electrothermal accelerator is reported. Measurements of the ablation mass loss…”
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Modeling of particulate production in the SIRENS plasma disruption simulator by SHARPE, J. P, MERRILL, B. J, PETTI, D. A, BOURHAM, M. A, GILLIGAN, J. G

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Radiative heating and erosive burn of a solid propellant subject to electrothermal plasma by Bourham, M.A., Gilligan, J.G.

“…Summary form only given. Electrothermal-chemical (ETC) devices have shown a growing interest for possible various applications that exhibit the generation of…”
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