Microwave generation in a high voltage triggered pseudospark discharge experiment

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Ramaswamy, K [1 ]
Destler, WW
Rodgers, J
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[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Elect Engn, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] Univ Maryland, Inst Plasma Res, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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10.1063/1.366627
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A set of five experiments to study the microwave emission accompanying the high voltage pseudospark discharge are reported. The generation of the microwaves in all cases but one is attributed to electron beam-plasma interaction. In the other case, Cherenkov radiation was also considered as a possible mechanism of generation. Initial simulation studies were carried out which predict a background plasma density on the order of 1-2 X 10(13)cm(-3). (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(98)03106-5].
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