This paper presents the analysis of optical emission spectroscopic measurements from
vacuum ultraviolet (120 nm) to near infrared (960 nm) in a high-enthalpy air plasma flow …

A method for assessing the performance of typical heat shield materials is presented in this
paper. Three different material samples, the DLR material Zuram, the Airbus material Asterm …

Results from an in situ analysis of ablative heat shield materials based on stereoscopic
photogrammetry during plasma wind tunnel testing are presented. A carbon fiber preform …

We report on Raman scattering and optical emission spectroscopy (OES) measurements in
recombining atmospheric pressure plasmas of air and nitrogen. An inductively coupled …

Theoretical studies have indicated that the formation of carbon monoxide within a high
temperature ablative boundary layer can significantly alter the afterbody radiative heat …

This work presents the results of the investigation into the high-frequency behavior of a CO 2
plasma flow. A high-speed imaging system is used in conjunction with narrow-bandwidth …

Plasma wind tunnel experiments have been performed simulating a Hayabusa reentry
trajectory point at 78.8 km altitude with a velocity of 11.7 km/s corresponding to a local mass …

A superorbital reentry flow was realized in the X2 expansion tunnel of the Centre for
Hypersonics of the University of Queensland, resulting in measurements of electronic …

Spacecraft re-enter Earth's atmosphere with velocities of several kilometers per second.
Theses velocities suffice to compress the atmosphere to the point that the gas dissociates …

This study presents calibrated vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopic measurements and filtered
cyanogen violet band images for steel, cold graphite, and preheated graphite models at …