Nonequilibrium plasma produced by microwave nanosecond radiation: parameters, kinetics, and practical applications

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 460-477

  Vikharev, Anatoly L ^a   Ivanov, Oleg A ^a   Litvak, Alexander G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GYROTRONS; IONIZATION; KINETIC THEORY; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION; WAVEGUIDES;

ARTIFICIAL IONIZED LAYER; MICROWAVE DISCHARGE; MICROWAVE NANOSECOND RADIATION; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMA;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0030125253     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.510012     Document Type: Article

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