THE SURFACE RESISTANCE OF HIGH-CURRENT MICROWAVE DISCHARGES IN ARGON

Abstract

A digital computer was used to determine the electric and magnetic fields in an argon plasma with sufficient electron density so that the applied microwave fields are shielded from the interior of the discharge by the skin effect. An approximate method of determining the surface resistance, not requiring a computer, is also given. Some experimental results confirming the theory are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403653

Entities

People

  • C. E. Muehe
  • T. J. Fessenden

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Density
  • Coefficients
  • Conductivity
  • Current Density
  • Diffusion
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Ionization Potentials
  • Mean Free Path
  • Measurement
  • Mobility
  • Probability
  • Standing Waves
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics