Title :
Microwave beams imaging by recombination continuum of cesium emitted by the positive column of the Cs-Xe DC discharge
Author :
Gitlin, M.S. ; Perminov, A.O. ; Zelenogorsky, V.V.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
fDate :
2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A uniform slab of dense plasma of the positive column of a Cs-Xe DC discharge was created under a xenon pressure of 15 torr. It was demonstrated that the blue recombination continuum of cesium emitted by the plasma slab can be used for real-time imaging of microwave beams
Keywords :
caesium; discharges (electric); ion recombination; microwave imaging; plasma applications; plasma collision processes; positive column; xenon; 15 torr; Cs-Xe; Cs-Xe DC discharge; blue recombination continuum; cesium; microwave beams; microwave beams imaging; microwave plasma interaction; plasma slab; positive column; real-time imaging; recombination continuum; uniform slab; xenon pressure; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Electromagnetic heating; Electron tubes; Microwave imaging; Microwave ovens; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical imaging; Slabs; Spontaneous emission;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2002.1003968
