RESEARCH ON PLASMA ACCELERATION BY ELECTRIC FIELD GRADIENT. Semi-annual Technical Report for June 30, 1959-December 31, 1959

Technical Report · Mon Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4187150

Theoretical and experimental studies of plasma acceleration by nonuniform r-f fields are presented. Theoretical considerations indicate that a plasma will be accelerated toward the low-field region if the applied frequency is greater than the plasma frequency and toward the high-field region if the frequency is less than the plasma frequency. Pulses of mercury plasma were generated in a reproducible way, and an r-f system was designed and operated. Phototubes and electron and ion pickup probes were used for detecting the moving plasma. Oscillograms show a change in plasraa velocity as the r-f field is applied. (auth)

• Research Organization: Radio Corp. of America. Astro-Electronic Products Div., Princeton, N.J.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-009135
• OSTI ID: 4187150
• Report Number(s): NP-8348
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACCELERATORS-- ELECTRIC FIELDS-- FREQUENCY-- PLASMA-- RADIO WAVES-- VARIATIONS
CIRCUITS-- ELECTRONS-- FREQUENCY-- IONS-- MEASURED VALUES-- MERCURY-- MOTION-- OPERATION-- OSCILLOGRAPHS-- PHOTOMULTIPLIERS-- PLANNING-- PLASMA-- PROBES-- PULSES-- RADIO WAVES-- VELOCITY
PHYSICS