A Plasma Probe System with Automatic Sweep Adjustment.

Abstract

The capabilities of the pulsed Langmuir probe technique have been expanded to operate in charged particle environments having spatial and temporal variations in plasma or reference-electrode potentials. this practice is implemented by logic circuitry which tracks local floating potentials and adjusts automatically the sweep center voltage to guarantee a complete current-voltage characteristic with minimum sweep voltage excursion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1981
Accession Number
ADA095175

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Szuszczewicz
  • J. C. Holmes

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic
  • Calibration
  • Charged Particles
  • Comparators
  • Converters
  • Crossings
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Probes
  • Rockets
  • Satellite Orbits
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.