Plasma resonance in argon and neon
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Authors
Haggquist, Grant F., Jr.
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Oleson, Norman L.
Date of Issue
1963
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1963
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Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
Plasma resonance in argon and neon was studied by a microwave method which afforded a measure of the electron number density. Resonance was excited by an R. F. signal transmitted along a strip-line enclosing the discharge tube . The resonance occurrence was determined by measuring the transmitted power as a function of discharge current and exciting frequency . Data are presented showing the current for resonance as a function of resonant frequency for several gas pressures.
In argon, measurements were made for pressure in the range from 1 x 10-3 to 5 x 10-2 mm Hg. In neon the pressure range was 1 x 10-2 to 7 x 10-1 mm Hg· The upper pressure limit was determined by the Q of the resonance and the lower limit only by ability to maintain a normal glow discharge. The large pressure range for neon suggests that this method of determining the electron number density
should find many applications in work using that gas.
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Physics
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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