Application of a glass-sealed Langmuir probe to ionosphere study

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976 · Rev. Sci. Instrum., v. 47, no. 1, pp. 101-107

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1134476· OSTI ID:4085607

Oyama, K; Hirao, K

A glass-sealed Langmuir probe was developed to get accurate information on the ionospheric plasma. An electrode sealed in a glass tube is first baked in low pressure and tipped off the pumping system to keep the electrode surface clean. An essential advantage of the glass-sealed Langmuir probe is that it will not require the rapid sweeping of a probe voltage for reliable data acquisition. It is noted that the glass-sealed Langmuir probe is strongly recommended for the measurement of energy distribution of thermal electrons by the second harmonic method. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science, University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153, Japan
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-33-021072
• OSTI ID: 4085607
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum., v. 47, no. 1, pp. 101-107, Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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