Determining the rotational velocity of gas-metal multicomponent plasma in a reflex discharge

For the first time the rotational velocity of plasma layers with np ncr1,2 in the gas-metal plasma medium of the reflex discharge was determined using the two-frequency microwave fluctuation reflectometry. The measurement results demonstrated that the angular frequency of plasma layer rotation is varying and therefore the plasma rotates not as a single whole. The maximum rotation velocity increases with magnetic field increasing. The values of the electric field strength in two layers and the plasma particle separation coefficient a were determined.