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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
<p>Plasma (Ionized gases)<br />Plasma engineering<br />Pinch effect (Physics)</p>
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Pulsed Inductive Plasma Studies By Spectroscopy And Internal Probe Methods, Warner C. Meeks
Pulsed Inductive Plasma Studies By Spectroscopy And Internal Probe Methods, Warner C. Meeks
Doctoral Dissertations
The broad effort of the Missouri Plasmoid Experiment is to elucidate the energy conversion processes in a pulsed inductive discharge due to the presence of plasma. The test article is a 440 to 490 kHz theta-pinch (or solenoidal) geometry coil with a stored energy of around 80 joules. In this work experimental hydrogen, helium, argon and xenon data at back-fill pressures of 10 to 100 mTorr (1.3 to 133.3 Pa) are obtained and interpreted. Spectral and internal probe studies were performed on MPX Mk.I and Mk.II devices, respectively. IR spectra were acquired in the Mk.I device for argon and xenon. …