MICROWAVE PROBING OF IONIZED GAS FLOWS

Abstract

The measurement of free electron densities and collision frequencies in ionized gas flows by a probing transverse microwave beam is described. Interpretation of the observed reflection and transmission coefficients and their phases is developed on the basis of an idealized plane wave-plane slab model, for which typical results are displayed. Application of the device and technique to the build-up of ionization behindA STRONG SHOCK IN ARGON IS OUTLINED. Effects of various departures of the microwave radiation patterns and flow configurations from the slab assumptions are discussed and examples evaluated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0272789

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Jahn

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corpuscular Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Flow
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Gas Flow
  • Gases
  • Ionization
  • Ionized Gases
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Microwave Beams
  • Microwaves
  • Plane Waves
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics