Acoustic perturbation of a neon glow discharge
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Authors
Crandall, Joel Lee, Jr.
Subjects
Striations
Moving striations
Ionization waves
Acoustic
Acoustic interaction
Glow discharge
Diode microphone
Moving striations
Ionization waves
Acoustic
Acoustic interaction
Glow discharge
Diode microphone
Advisors
Cooper, Alfred W.
Date of Issue
1967-03
Date
March 1967
Publisher
Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Acoustic waves of finite extent were propagated into a dc glow discharge. It was found that compression phases of these waves reduced light emitted from the discharge, while rarefaction phases increased this light. In the compression phase of the acoustic wave these changes were attributed to increased losses of electron energy through an increase in the collision frequency. Electron energy was increased in the rarefaction phase of the acoustic wave as collision frequency was reduced. Fast and slow waves of stratification were excited by the acoustic waves. These waves of stratification had opposite signs of light intensity variation when excited by compression and rarefaction phases of the acoustic wave.
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Thesis
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Naval Postgraduate School
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