AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF RADIO-FREQUENCY PLASMOIDS.
Abstract
The primary objective was to obtain information about the average electrical potential distributions within rf plasmoid discharges by using a positive ion beam, and its deflections, as a probe which would introduce only small perturbations into the discharge. A secondary aim was the correlation of ion beam derived data with metallic probe data--one objective being the evaluation of the validity of data derived from metallic probes in the presence of highly non-Maxwellian electron (and, perhaps, ion) energy distributions. A third and, somewhat accidental, investigation covered the behavior of electrode-to-chamber voltages developed by the discharges. All of these investigations are discussed in some detail.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0632670
Entities
People
- John R. Trimmier
Organizations
- New Mexico State University