PREDICTIONS OF MICROWAVE BREAKDOWN IN AIR FROM KINETIC THEORY CALCULATIONS

Abstract

A formulation of the Boltzmann equation for dc and microwave electric field excitation in a uniform, multicomponent gas has been expressed in a computer program at the National Bureau of Standards by L. R. Megill. This program was intended for use in the study of atmospheric afterglow by NBS but was given to the Aerospace Corporation for conversion to study microwave breakdown. The conversion of the program, the alteration of the collision cross-section data pack, and the numerical verification that the program plus data pack accurately describe the response of air to high intensity microwaves are described in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0678511

Entities

People

  • Carl J. Leander

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Calibration
  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Computer Programs
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Excitation
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster