PLASMA KINETIC ENERGY - RF CONVERSION.
Abstract
The effort was an extension of an experimental and theoretical investigation of microwave energy produced by cyclotron radiation from a plasma medium. Power densities several orders of magnitude higher than had been obtained previously by any investigator were experimentally measured. Power densities of hundreds of watts per cubic centimeter of X-band power were produced in the form of 100-500 nanosecond pulses. These high power densities indicate some ordering or coherency mechanism in this interaction. If this coherency can be enhanced and if this proves to be a true volume instead of surface interaction, this effort could result in microwave generators which are capable of producing power outputs far beyond any of those available from present generators. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0614285