A theoretical and experimental investigation of ion acoustic wave dispersion in a non-uniform highly ionized argon plasma
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Levin, Richard Robert
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Oleson, Norman L.
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1966-12
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Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
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Ion acoustic waves have been artificially excited and detected in
the Steady State Plasma Facility at the Naval Postgraduate School by a
magnetic excitation device and an optical detection system. The dispersion
of these waves has been studied as a function of the exciting
frequency and the confining static magnetic field. Dispersion curves are presented which compare the experimental data
to a new dispersion equation which is derived in the present thesis.
After the validity of this dispersion relation is demonstrated, the
measurements are used as a diagnostic tool, and five operating parameters
of the plasma facility are deduced from the measurements. Theories are presented to explain the behavior of the dispersion
curves and three of the five operating parameters.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.