Langmuir probe operating at fixed voltages
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsAaron Michael Schinder, Frans Hendrik Ebersohn
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Abstract
In one embodiment, systems and methods include using a Langmuir probe to measure a plasma. The Langmuir probe comprises a housing, wherein the housing comprises an outer diameter and an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter defines an internal cavity. The Langmuir probe further comprises a plurality of bodies, wherein the plurality of bodies is disposed at least partially within the inner cavity, wherein each of the plurality of bodies comprise a set of internal cavities. The Langmuir probe further comprises a plurality of double Langmuir probes disposed each set of the internal cavities.
Claims14
A Langmuir probe, comprising:
- a housing comprising an outer diameter and an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter defines an inner cavity;
- a plurality of cylindrical bodies disposed at least partially within the inner cavity, the plurality of cylindrical bodies being positioned in a parallel formation so as to abut each other within a grouping, wherein each of the plurality of cylindrical bodies comprises a set of internal cylindrical cavities;
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- a plurality of double cylindrical Langmuir probes disposed within each pair of the set of internal cylindrical cavities.
A system for measuring a plasma, comprising:
- a Langmuir probe, comprising:
- a housing comprising an outer diameter and an inner diameter, wherein the inner diameter defines an inner cavity;
- a plurality of cylindrical bodies disposed at least partially within the inner cavity, the plurality of cylindrical bodies being positioned in a parallel formation so as to abut each other within a grouping, wherein each of the plurality of cylindrical bodies comprises a set of internal cylindrical cavities;
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- a plurality of double cylindrical Langmuir probes disposed within each pair of the set of internal cylindrical cavities;
- a data acquisition system coupled to the Langmuir probe;
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- an information handling system communicatively coupled to the data acquisition system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.