AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMOIDS.

Abstract

The experimental program consists of three distinct approaches. The first is to probe the plasmoids with a silver ion beam, that is, the measurement of beam deflection as a function of position in order to determine the average charge number density of the plasmoid. The unexpected disappearance of the ion beam within the plasmoid has, however, altered the problem. The second approach is to utilize metallic Langmuir probes and the double probe in order to ellicit much the same information as the ion beam probe. The effort here is directed toward the establishment of probe characteristics within this type of discharge. A spectroscopic investigation of the plasmoids is also being conducted in order to obtain a kinetic temperature profile of the discharge region. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607791

Entities

People

  • August Miller
  • H. B. Williams
  • J. Robert Trimmier

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Deflection
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Ion Beams
  • Ions
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Measurement
  • Probes
  • Radio Frequency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.