Ionization in Hypersonic Wakes. Review of Microwave Probe Instrumentation and Summary of Preliminary Data

Abstract

An outline is given of the progress which was made in the development of the focused microwave probe as a plasma diagnostics tool, and in the application of it to the study of ionization in hypersonic wakes. A major part of the development was concerned with instrumentation, the theoretical analysis of the interaction of the probe field with a plasma, data reduction, and interpretation of the results in terms of magnitudes and spatial variations of electron density and collision frequency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0294868

Entities

People

  • R. A. Hayami
  • R. I. Primich

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • California
  • Control Systems
  • Corporations
  • Data Reduction
  • Detectors
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Flow Fields
  • Focal Planes
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Procurement
  • Projectiles
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Microelectronics