Study of the technique of utilizing a microwave Fabry--Perot resonator to obtain spatial electron density distributions in a minimum-B plasma

Thesis/Dissertation · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4468247· OSTI ID:4468247

Struve, Kenneth W. ^[1]

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1. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)

Near electron cyclotron resonance the spatial electron distribution in the direction of the confining magnetic field of some minimum-B, low β, plasmas can be measured with a confocal microwave Fabry-Perot resonator aligned along the direction of the confining field. A broadband tunable, mocrowave vacuum window suitable for use with circularly polarized waves was designed, tested and built for the 18 to 26.5 Ghz range.

• Research Organization: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• NSA Number: NSA-28-014175
• OSTI ID: 4468247
• Report Number(s): UCRL-13576
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis. For Lawrence Livermore Lab. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-73
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
*FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER- PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
*PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS- - FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
CYCLOTRON RESONANCE
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRONS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
MINIMUM-B FIELDS
POLARIZATION