Maser Radiation Produced by Gas Discharges

Author

Kekez, Mladen M.

Author_Institution

High-Energy Freq. Tesla, Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada

Volume

43

Issue

2

fYear

2015

fDate

Feb. 2015

Firstpage

520

Lastpage

527

Abstract

Microwave radiation produced by sliding (spark channel) discharges in small gaps under the action of a high (> MV/cm) electric field over dielectric (plexiglass) substrates is studied in high pressure of the hydrogen/argon mixtures. When the resonant cavity is tuned close to 1.4 GHz, it is observed that the frequency of the radiation in the resonant cavity is 1.420 GHz. This frequency is related to the intrinsic property of the hydrogen atoms and corresponds to the radiation produced by the atomic hydrogen maser. The objective of this paper is to gain information on how the changes in the resonant cavity affect the frequency of radiation of an atomic hydrogen maser.

Keywords

argon; cavity resonators; gas mixtures; hydrogen; masers; sparks; H₂-Ar; atomic hydrogen maser; dielectric substrates; electric field; gas discharges; hydrogen-argon mixtures; maser radiation; microwave radiation; plexiglass substrates; radiation frequency; resonant cavity; sliding discharges; spark channel discharges; Atomic clocks; Cavity resonators; Electrodes; Frequency modulation; Hydrogen; Masers; Resonant frequency; Gliding (spark channel) discharges and coronas; maser generations in hydrogen/argon mixtures; maser generations in hydrogen/argon mixtures.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2014.2378145

Filename

6994859