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Title: Plasma digital density determining device

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Madison, WI
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
862506
Patent Number(s):
US 3952246
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(11-1)-2387
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
plasma; digital; density; determining; device; decaying; electrically; conducting; enclosure; determined; applying; excitation; cavity; formed; counting; digitally; resonant; frequencies; traversed; combination; electrically conducting; cavity formed; resonant frequencies; determining device; /324/

Citation Formats

Sprott, Julien C, Lovell, Thomas W, and Holly, Donald J. Plasma digital density determining device. United States: N. p., 1976. Web.
Sprott, Julien C, Lovell, Thomas W, & Holly, Donald J. Plasma digital density determining device. United States.
Sprott, Julien C, Lovell, Thomas W, and Holly, Donald J. 1976. "Plasma digital density determining device". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862506.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
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