THE RESONANCE PROBE IN A MODERATELY HIGH DENSITY POSITIVE COLUMN XENON PLASMA.

Abstract

The direct current resonance probe technique was applied to a moderately high density positive column xenon discharge in the presence of moving striations. The resonance frequencies obtained were of the order of 500 megacycles per second, corresponding to electron plasma frequencies of the order of one to one and a half gigacycles per second. The results of the experiment indicate that the resonance probe technique may be a useful method for the determination of electron temperature and density, but not electron-neutral collision frequency, in moderately high density plasmas. Experimental difficulties are discussed, and recommendations for the course of future work with resonance probes are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0487028

Entities

People

  • Ronald Albert Resare

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Direct Current
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • High Density
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Striations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics