Electrical characteristics of helicon wave plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-166

  Yun, Seok Min ^a   Kim, Jung Hyung ^a   Chang, Hong Young ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrical; Helicon wave; Plasma

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; HELICONS; IONIZATION OF GASES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHASE SHIFT; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

HELICON WAVE PLASMAS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS (ICP);

PLASMAS;

EID: 0032048435     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.669619     Document Type: Article

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