Radiation transport in ionizing gas flow within the quasi-steady plasma accelerator

Investigation of the radiation transport in the ionizing gas flow in the channel of the quasi-steady plasma accelerator is presented. The model is based on the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations and equation of the radiation transport. In theMHD model the approximation of the local thermodynamic equilibrium was used in the three-component medium consisting of atoms, ions and electrons. The model of the radiation transport includes the basic mechanisms of emission and absorption for different portions of spectrum. (paper)