A method is described for measuring changing ionization levels by observing the phase shift of a microwave signal which has passed through an open resonator while the resonator is being perturbed by the ionization. The measurement range is 109 to 1011 e/cm3 with a time resolution of 1 μs and a spatial resolution of 2.5 cm. Methods of measuring the phase shift and converting the phase information to useful results are detailed. Sources of error are also considered.


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    Title :

    Open Microwave Resonators for Ionized Wake Measurement


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    Publication date :

    1967-03-01


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    4042756 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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