TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING EXPERIMENTAL LANGMUIR PROBE DATA TO OBTAIN A COMPARISON WITH CURRENT THEORIES.

Abstract

A technique is given for reducing experimental Langmuir probe traces using the exact theory developed by Laframboise. The method yields charged particle number density and plasma potential taking full account of sheath effects, without the requirement for trial and error iteration. All necessary curves are given and the technique is applied to the reduction of experimental data taken in a DC glow discharge in argon in order to illustrate the method. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0672318

Entities

People

  • E. L. Battle
  • R. B. Bell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Experimental Data
  • Glow Discharges
  • Iterations
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Particles
  • Probes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Plasma Physics.