INVESTIGATION OF HIGH POWER GASEOUS ELECTRONICS.
Abstract
The high power properties of the input window discharge of a TR tube were analyzed in terms of the transmission and reflection coefficients of a thin plasma slab terminated by a low intensity gap discharge. Computer solutions were obtained for equations expressing the TR properties of arc loss, leakage power, recovery time and phase shift as functions of collision frequency and electron density. A discharge thickness was obtained by assuming that the thickness was equal to the skin depth. An analysis of the physical mechanisms controlling fast recovery times in electronegative gases shows that the most important physical mechanisms are recombination of electrons and ions in the early recovery period and electron attachment in the late recovery period. Experimental data is presented for the recovery of bromine, chlorine, oxygen and hydrogen over a pressure range of 0.5 to 80 torr.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0819199
Entities
People
- Harold S. Maddix
- Joseph J. Pergola
Organizations
- M/A-COM Technology Solutions