The DIMEX Experiment

Abstract

DIMEX (DIpole plasma Microwave EXposure) experiment has demonstrated both stable confinement of plasma at electron densities of the order of 10 to the 11th power and electron temperatures of 1 eV and also has demonstrated strong absorption of 1 GHz microwaves with much reduced reflection (-10dB). In addition, high-intensity microwaves (greater than 0.1 W/sq cm) were strongly reflected, indicating that the plasma shell can function as a cloak to radar and a shield to HPM. It is believed that the successful demonstration of plasma confinement, cloaking to low-intensity microwaves, and even shielding to high- intensity microwaves can be explained in terms of exiting theory, drawn from the magnetic and laser fusion communities. (JHD)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229080

Entities

People

  • John Brandenburg
  • Khanh Nguyen
  • Robert Seeley
  • W. M. Bollen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Cyclotron Waves
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Geometry
  • Heat Shields
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Intensity
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwaves
  • Radiation
  • Reflection
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics