AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PLASMA PARAMETERS

Abstract

An inexpensive system for automatic measurement of microwave phase shift is described. The system requires for its construction only components that would be required if a manual system were used, plus a servo loop. The phase is controlled by controlling the reflector voltage on a klystron, which in turn controls the microwave frequency. A description is given of a prototype system that was constructed and tested. Measured results of phase shift as a function of control voltage and attenuation are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0408418

Entities

People

  • W. E. Scharfman

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Antennas
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Amplifiers
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Contracts
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Phase Shift
  • Radiation
  • Transmission Lines
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electronics Engineering