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Experimental determination of ionization time behind a strong shock wave in air

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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 1, pp. 171–173, January–February, 1973.

The authors thank V. M. Chernyshev and I. A. Kaprelyan for help during the experiment.

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Gladyshev, M.K., Gorelov, V.A. Experimental determination of ionization time behind a strong shock wave in air. Fluid Dyn 8, 160–162 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01017654

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