The Design of a Microwave Plasma Cavity

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1974, Pages 109-117

  Asmussen, Jes ^a   Asmussen, J ^a   Mallavarpu, Raghuveer ^a   Hamann, John R ^a   Park, Hee Chung ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE PLASMAS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; RESONATORS, CAVITY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0015974505     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1974.9391     Document Type: Article

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