TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of the Collisional Frequency Variations on the Transmitted Power in Argon Plasma AU - , M.S. Aggoune AU - , R. Abdessemed AU - , F.Z. Kadid AU - , S. Drid JO - International Journal of Electrical and Power Engineering VL - 1 IS - 2 SP - 146 EP - 151 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1990-7958 DO - ijepe.2007.146.151 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijepe.2007.146.151 KW - Microwave power KW -collisional plasma KW -complex permittivity KW -wave complex constant KW -skin depth KW -rectangular waveguide AB - The investigation of the variations of the electromagnetic power transmitted in a WR 340 waveguide partially filled with argon plasma over a range of frequencies is carried out. Unlike previous approaches where the permittivity of the plasma is either considered constant, or evaluated at a fixed frequency or where the collision frequency is completely neglected, our analysis takes into account the variations of this parameter in determining the power absorbed by the plasma. Results show that at frequencies close to the plasma frequency the amount of power delivered to the plasma is minimal due to maximal attenuation. ER -