Technique for making microwave absorption measurements in a small plasma discharge

34th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Kurpik, A ^a   Menart, J ^a   Shang, J ^a   Kimme, R ^b   Hayes, J ^b  

^a Wright State University   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES;

ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION TECHNIQUE; MICROWAVE BEAM; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; PLASMA DISCHARGE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 85087599175     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-3748     Document Type: Conference Paper

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