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Title: Plasma digital density determining device

Patent ·
OSTI ID:862506

The density of a decaying plasma in an electrically conducting enclosure is determined by applying an excitation to the cavity formed by the enclosure and counting digitally the number of resonant frequencies traversed by the combination of the cavity and the decaying plasma.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-2387
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 3952246
OSTI ID:
862506
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English