Impedance matching for Alfven wave couplers
Date
1983-05
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Texas Tech University
Abstract
The impedance of an Alfven wave launching antenna has been measured. An increase in the resistance of the antenna at an eigenmode has been observed. Various broadband matching networks were tried to match this antenna to a broadband rf source, over the frequency range 5-15 MHz. It was found that an efficient broadband match is not feasible in the frequency range of interest.
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Plasma heating, Antennas (Electronics), Impedance matching, Plasma waves, Electric networks