Investigation of the Production of High Density Uniform Plasmas.

Abstract

The cathode layer instability which leads to the initiation of streamers in non-self-sustaining discharges is studied by shadowgraph photography. The effects of cathode material and discharge gas composition are investigated. A theoretical model of the instability is formulated and compared with the data. Framing camera color photographs of streamers are obtained and shown to be consistent with a previously developed theory of streamer propagation. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA095508

Entities

People

  • D. H. Douglas-hamilton
  • P. S. Rostler

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Color Film
  • Contracts
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electric Fields
  • Emission
  • High Density
  • Instability
  • Laser Gases
  • Lepidoptera
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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