Title :
Measurements of microwave transmission through a decaying plasma column
Author :
Hendricks, Kyle J. ; Ahluwalia, H.S.
Author_Institution :
Philips Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
fDate :
2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have studied the width and the amplitude of the transmitted radio frequency (RF) pulse, as a function of the afterglow time for argon and nitrogen plasmas. In our study, the neutral gas pressure for the case of argon was 2 torr and that for nitrogen was 0.5 torr. The RF energy of the transmitted pulse was found to reach half of its maximum value for afterglow times of about 0.1 s for argon and about 375 μs for nitrogen
Keywords :
argon; electromagnetic wave propagation in plasma; microwaves; nitrogen; 0.1 s; 0.5 torr; 2 torr; 375 mus; Ar plasmas; N plasmas; RF energy; afterglow times; decaying plasma column; microwave transmission; neutral gas pressure; pulse amplitude; pulse width; transmitted radio frequency pulse; Argon; Gases; Microwave measurements; Nitrogen; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Radio frequency; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
