High-frequency conductivity of a plasma with fluctuations
Induced current density of fully ionized stationary plasma in externally applied HF electric field, discussing frequency range of fluctuations
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Induced current density of fully ionized stationary plasma in externally applied HF electric field, discussing frequency range of fluctuations
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The use of thin film irises to control the beam direction from an array of microwave horns is discussed. The phenomenon is based on the finite transmission of electromagnetic energy through thin films. Diagrams of characteristic waveguides and numerical analyses of the irises are presented.
Dynamic response characteristics of six currently used dynamic pressure transducers were investigated by using a large-amplitude sinusoidal-pressure generator. Frequencies between 1 and 15 kilohertz with corresponding peak-to-peak pressure-oscillation amplitudes ranging between 73 and 8 percent of bias pressure and bias pressures between 15 and 300 psia were utilized. Amplitude-ratio data as functions of frequency and pressure level are given for all transducers. The generator design and performance and associated instrumentation are described.
The theory and development of a VHF correlation radio interferometer for investigating ionospheric disturbances are discussed. The system was developed to receive signals from the geostationary Applications Technology Satellites. Amplitude and phase variations of the signal passing through the ionosphere can be detected by this instrument. The system consists of two superheterodyne receivers separated by a distance known as the baseline of the system. Since the system is a phase sensitive instrument, the local oscillators of the two receivers must be phase coherent. This is accomplished by using phase-locked loops for generating the local oscillators. The two signals from the separate receivers are cross-correlated by multiplying the two signals together and then time averaging the result. The sensitivity of the instrument is increased by off-setting one of the local oscillators by a small amount.
The molecular Stark effect and its application to the modulation of infrared laser radiation have been investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Using a density matrix approach, a quantum mechanical description of the effect of a time-varying electric field on the absorption coefficient and refractive index of a molecular gas near an absorption line has been formulated. For modulation applications a quantity known as the ?modulation depth' is of prime importance. Theoretical expressions for the frequency dependence of the modulation depth show that the response to the frequency of a time-varying Stark field is separated into a nondispersive and a dispersive region, depending on whether the modulating frequency is less than or greater than the homogeneous absorption linewidth. Experimental results showing nondispersive modulation at frequencies to 30 MHz are presented. In addition it is shown that the response of modulation depth to Stark field amplitude is separated into linear and nonlinear regions, the field at which nonlinearities begin being determined by the absorption spectrum of the molecule being used.