RESEARCH STUDIES OF HIGH-DENSITY PLASMAS.

Abstract

Initial experiments to determine the spatial and temporal variations of the conductivity of the high-density plasma were made using a laser interferometer with a concave optical resonator external to the laser. Spatially and temporally measurements of the electron density were made using this method and are described. Experiments to determine the cause of the impurity spectral lines were made by subjecting both quartz and pyrex discharge tubes to different conditions simulating the theta pinch after it is formed. The results of these tests are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 1966
Accession Number
AD0484368

Entities

People

  • E. Bialecke
  • E. Vesely
  • L. Dreyer
  • T. Dolan
  • T. V. George

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Conductivity
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • High Density
  • Impurities
  • Interferometers
  • Leptons
  • Measurement
  • Optomechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Spectral Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics