Relationship between the number density and the phase shift in microwave interferometry for atmospheric pressure plasmas

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1501-1508

  Laroussi, Mounir ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; PHASE SHIFT; PLASMA DENSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE DISCHARGES; ELECTRON MEAN FREE PATHS; MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETRY;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0032663725     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021708720181     Document Type: Article

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