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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wallace M Manheimer, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Anthony E Robson, Alexandria, VA (US);
Robert A Meger, Crofton, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
31511141 ; 31511121 ; 31511171 ; 31323131 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming plasma sheets of preselected planar curvature, which can be used as mirrors for X-Band microwaves and above. A plasma is created using a shaped cathode. Confining magnetic fields maintains the plasma in the shape of the cathode. Additional magnetic fields can provide additional curvature to the plasma sheet.