| Popis: |
This work determines the thermal microwave emissivity of a plasma of infinite extent, in which there is a linear gradient of electron number density in the direction of observation. The region in the plasma which contributes most effectively to the radiation is found to lie close to the plane of critical density. The effect of reflecting walls surrounding the plasma is included, and some mention is made of the directional properties of the radiation. A discrepancy between theory and observation appears on consideration of the experimental results from the ZETA plasma. |
