DIFFUSION OF CHARGED PARTICLES OF DECAYING PLASMA IN A MAGNETIC FIELD

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1964 · Zh. Tekhn. Fiz.

OSTI ID:4077439

Ganichev, A A; Golant, V E; Zhilinskii, A P; Khotimskii, B Z; Shilin, V N

Decay of a weakly ionized plasma in a dielectric cylinder with a magnetic field distributed along the axis was studied using 0.4- to 7-cm diameter cylinders, 0.05 to 1.5 mm Hg helium pressures, and magnetic fields up to 6000 gauss. A super-high frequency resonator method was used for measuring charged particle concentrations in plasma decay. It was found that plasma decay obeys diffusion theory in 4- to 7-cm diameter, 70- to 80-cm cylinders. In 0.4- to 2-cm diameter cylinders the decay process is considerably faster than is predicted by diffusion theory as a result of particle collisions. (R.V.J.)

• Research Organization: Leningrad Polytechnic Inst.
• NSA Number: NSA-18-015398
• OSTI ID: 4077439
• Journal Information: Zh. Tekhn. Fiz., Journal Name: Zh. Tekhn. Fiz. Vol. Vol: 34
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Russian

Related Subjects

CHARGED PARTICLES
COLLISIONS
CONFIGURATION
CYLINDERS
DECAY
DIELECTRICS
DIFFUSION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURED VALUES
PHYSICS
PLASMA
PRESSURE