INVESTIGATIONS IN GASEOUS ELECTRONICS.
Abstract
Various diagnostical methods for the analysis of the approximately uniform plasma in a pulsed discharge have been studied. For microwave diagnostics it was found to be desirable to use a rectangular cross section instead of a circular one. On this case the results have been compared with analysis on the basis of uniform and sinusoidal electron density contours. Estimates were obtained in this way of the electron collision frequency in hydrogen; the best value is v = 2.3 10 to the 9th power/sec at a pressure of 2 torr. A program of spectroscopic studies was also carried out. It was found that the Stark splitting is a very useful tool in studying the formation of the discharge. A new phenomena was discovered where the discharge can propagate back along the cathode cylinder. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 30, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0426467
Entities
People
- Robert Pepper
Organizations
- New York University Tandon School of Engineering