Measurement of absolute electron density with a plasma impedance probe

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Blackwell, David D ^a,b   Walker, David N ^a   Amatucci, William E ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SFA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT MODELS; IMPEDANCE RESONANCE; PLASMA OSCILLATION METHOD; PLASMA POTENTIAL;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC REACTANCE MEASUREMENT; HALL EFFECT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA THEORY; PLASMAS; PROBES; RESONANCE; VACUUM;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

EID: 13744262301     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1847608     Document Type: Article

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