公开(公告)号：US3702973A

公开(公告)日：1972-11-14

申请号：US3702973D

申请日：1970-09-17

Applicant: AVCO CORP

Inventor： DAUGHERTY JACK D ,  DOUGLAS-HAMILTON DIARMAID H ,  PATRICK RICHARD M ,  PUGH EVAN R

IPC: H01J17/00 ,  H01S3/097 ,  H02K44/08 ,  H01S3/00

CPC classification number: H02K44/08 ,  H01J17/00 ,  H01J2893/006 ,  H01S3/09707 ,  Y10S422/906

Abstract: Apparatus for and a method of producing controlled discharges substantially throughout a large volume of a gaseous medium by generating in an enclosure a controlled density of free electrons in the medium and controlling the electron temperature of the free electrons to a level preventing a substantial increase in their density by a self-regenerative ionization process so that for a wide range of uniformity of both the density and temperature of the medium, a stable and controlled discharge is produced in the medium suitable for the intended use of the medium. Apparatus for and the method of producing a discharge in accordance with the invention is useful for the production of lasting action, electrically conductive ionized gas for use in magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) devices and the like, or to produce or facilitate carrying out chemical processes such as, for example, the generation of ozone and the like.

Abstract translation: 用于通过在外壳中产生受控的自由电子密度并将自由电子的电子温度控制到防止其自由电子的显着增加的水平的方式，基本上在大体积的气体介质中产生受控放电的装置和方法 通过自再生电离过程的密度，使得对于介质的密度和温度两者的宽范围均匀性，在适合于介质的预期用途的介质中产生稳定和受控的放电。