Plasma Conductivity Experiments on Pulsed High-Voltage Discharges by Two Coil RF-Probe

Abstract

Experiments directly measuring the plasma conductivity have been done on pulsed, high voltage discharges. The channel conductivity was measured by a two coil RF-probe and verified using conventional collecting Langmuir probes. The conductivity measured by these two methods agrees very well. These experiments also demonstrate the potential for the two coil RF-probe to yield useful data in intense electron beam environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144595

Entities

People

  • D. J. Ulrich
  • K. J. Hendricks
  • L. K. Len
  • M. C. Clark

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Glow Discharges
  • Governments
  • High Voltage
  • Langmuir Probes
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Static Pressure
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Z-Pinches

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Linear Algebra
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics