Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)

 

TITLE

A Simple Method for Determining the Electric Field Distribution Along A Microwave Applicator [PDF]

AUTHORS

R.G. Bosisio, M. Nachman and R. Nobert

1975

10

2

223-232

YEAR

VOLUME

ISSUE

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Abstract

A simple method is proposed for determining the electric field pattern along microwave applicators. The RF-field is used to strike a discharge in a small tube containing a gas at low pressure and the light emitted by the discharge serves as an indication of the magnitude of the electric field in the zone where the tube is located. This method has been applied to study the relative electric field distribution along a periodic structure and the distortions produced in this distribution in the presence of imperfections in the structure.