Method and apparatus for forming an agile plasma mirror effective as a microwave reflector
US5182496A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/10
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming plasma sheets of preselected planar curvature, which can be used as mirrors for X-Band microwaves and above. A plasma is created using a shaped cathode. Confining magnetic fields maintains the plasma in the shape of the cathode. Additional magnetic fields can provide additional curvature to the plasma sheet.
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