Accession Number:

AD0607941

Title:

A STUDY OF THE TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR OF PLASMAS.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. for Apr 62-Apr 64,

Corporate Author:

MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS

Personal Author(s):

• CARLSON,Richard W.
• Oskan,Hendrik J.

Report Date:

1964-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

94.0

Abstract:

The report describes results obtained during studies of the dynamic properties of a plasma-boundary sheath. The main effort was directed towards the calculation and measurement of the capacitance of a plasma sheath. The calculations predicted that the capacitance value of a plasma sheath surrounding a cylindrical probe depends only weakly on the ratio of the probe radius and sheath radius. Measurements confirmed this prediction and, moreover, yielded values in agreement with theory. The method of calculating the probe-sheath capacitance is compared with those reported by other investigators. Author

Descriptors:

• *ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBES
• DYNAMICS
• PLASMA SHEATHS
• CAPACITANCE
• MEASUREMENT
• SPACE CHARGE
• IONS
• ELECTRONS
• TRANSIENTS

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE