PINCH OSCILLATIONS IN ELECTRON-HOLE PLASMAS,

Abstract

It is a well known fact that a strong current can produce pinching of nonequilibrium electron-hole plasmas in InSb; previous reports include a few observations of oscillations in the voltage. The report is a systematic treatment of both theory and observation of pinch oscillations in electron-hole plasmas. Part I contains the magnetothermal pinch theory, briefly proposed in 1964 by Drummond and Ancker-Johnson and here extended so that quantitative comparison with measurements can be made. The experimental measurements are presented and the results discussed in Part II. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0706953

Entities

People

  • Betsy Ancker-johnson
  • Wen S. Chen

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electron Holes
  • Electrons
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oscillation
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics