MICROWAVE DETERMINATION OF AFTERGLOW TEMPERATURES AND ELECTRON COLLISION FREQUENCIES IN NITROGEN

Abstract

Two hypothesis, ionization from metastables and shock waves, were proposed in order to explain the high electron temperature in the afterglow of a dc Nitrogen discharge. Some experiments were performed to sustain or reject these hypothesis. The electron fractional energy loss per collision was also measured and found in good agreement with previous measurements by Crompton and Sutton (Proc. Roy Soc. (London), A215:467, 1952). (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0248685

Entities

People

  • A. Gilardini
  • D. Formato

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterglows
  • Agreements
  • Collisions
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Ionization
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Nitrogen
  • Shock
  • Shock Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics