Microwave generation in a high voltage triggered pseudospark discharge experiment

Abstract

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 peak plasma density on the order of 1-2 X 10^13cm^-3.

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