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Glow discharge apparatus and a method of operating same

US4156828A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. · DE

Inventors

Fritz Maisenhalder · Esslingen am Neckar, DE
Richard N. Jacobson · Sindelfingen, DE
Wilhelm Schrenk · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 9, 1978
Grant date	May 29, 1979
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 9, 1998

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01S3/0979
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A glow discharge apparatus consists of a discharge tube with an anode at end and a cathode at the other end. The anode has a flat surface facing the end of the discharge tube, and gas enters the tube via an annular gap formed between the flat anode surface and the end of the tube. The gas flowing in is thus directed initially radially over the anode surface and helps to cool at this surface. It is advantageous if the anode is able to move axially to alter the width of the annular gap. The gas can flow into the annular gap at the speed of sound.

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