Title :
Construction and operating characteristics of a large-volume mercury arc plasma tube
Author :
Judson, H. ; Chen, K.
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
fDate :
1/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The purpose of this communication is to describe the construction and operating characteristics of a mercury arc discharge tube which allows the generation of a large volume of stable, high-intensity plasma for use in experimental work with plasma-clad antennas operating at a frequency of a few GHz.
Keywords :
Mercury materials/devices; Plasma-arc devices; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Detectors; Frequency; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma stability; Plasma waves; Radio astronomy; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1968.1139100
