Abstract

This paper describes a specially designed high-speed spectrograph that routinely provides information on the spatial distribution of the electron density of the gas flow in a high-performance shock tube. The instrument has a measured resolution of 1.5 Å, a camera of f/1.5 aperture, and records the 3900–6700-Å spectral region in a single 200 nsec exposure. Special features of the instrument include Kovar spacing plates for temperature compensation, orthogonal grating adjustments for quick alinement, a split-image view finder for focusing, and modular construction to allow different cameras and gratings to be used. Spatially resolved spectra, obtained with this instrument, of 15-km/sec shock waves traveling in air are presented.

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