Traveling density waves in a positive column
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Authors
Fridy, Richard S.
Armstrong, Andrew J.
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1957
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The field of gaseous electronics has become one of burgeoning importance in recent years due to the vast strides made in the field of communications and other related fields. Theories abound, but few impregnable mathematical descriptions of the phenomenon of the positive column have been advanced. An attempt was made to extend one of the mathematical solutions to a more general case. The resulting equations were programmed into a digital computer which produced results indicating the efficacy of the program, but more data will have to be digested in order to establish the reliability of the basic equations. The writers wish to express their sincere appreciation to Professor Norman L. Oleson for suggesting this problem and for encouraging us and guiding our research. We wish to thank Professor H. Martinez for his guidance and instruction on the computer portion of this thesis—without his help this thesis could not have been brought to a successful conclusion. We would also like to thank our two most invaluable assistants—our wives, whose unflagging cheerfulness, faith, and understanding made this work possible.
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Thesis
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Physics (PH)