FREQUENCY CONTROL OF RF HEATING OF GASEOUS PLASMA
Abstract
This invention relates to the heating of gaseous plasma by radiofrequency ion-cyclotron resonance heating. The cyclotron resonance frequencies are varied and this invention provides means for automatically controlling the frequency of the radiofrequency to maximize the rate of heating. To this end, a servo-loop is provided to sense the direction of plasma heating with frequency and a control signal is derived to set the center frequency of the radiofrequency energy employed to heat the plasma. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4765498
- Patent Number(s):
- 3052614
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G05 - CONTROLLING G05B - CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-031174
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; CONTROL; CYCLOTRON RADIATION; FREQUENCY; GASES; HEATING; IONS; PLANNING; PLASMA; RADIO WAVES; RESONANCE; SERVOMECHANISMS; SIGNALS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
Citation Formats
Herold, E W. FREQUENCY CONTROL OF RF HEATING OF GASEOUS PLASMA. United States: N. p., 1962.
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Herold, E W. FREQUENCY CONTROL OF RF HEATING OF GASEOUS PLASMA. United States.
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"FREQUENCY CONTROL OF RF HEATING OF GASEOUS PLASMA". United States.
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author = {Herold, E W},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to the heating of gaseous plasma by radiofrequency ion-cyclotron resonance heating. The cyclotron resonance frequencies are varied and this invention provides means for automatically controlling the frequency of the radiofrequency to maximize the rate of heating. To this end, a servo-loop is provided to sense the direction of plasma heating with frequency and a control signal is derived to set the center frequency of the radiofrequency energy employed to heat the plasma. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1962},
month = {Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1962}
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