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STUDIES OF IONIZED GASES WITH A 400 MEGACYCLE REFRACTOMETER. Report No. 5- 39

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4189300
Changes in refractive index of argon and dry air due to the ionization produced by a cobalt-60 source are presented. These measuremerts were made by the use of a 403-Mc refractometer with the gas under test in a cavity in which the pressure was varied from a few mn to 40 cm mercury. Refractive index changes of as much as 100 N-units were noted for argon and 0.3 N-unit for dry air, where N-units = (n-1) x 10/sup 6/, n being the refractive index. (auth)
Research Organization:
Texas. Univ., Austin. Electrical Engineering Research Lab.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-018224
OSTI ID:
4189300
Report Number(s):
AD-231046
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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