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A novel method for measuring the velocity of ion-acoustic waves is presented. The difference frequency between transmitted and received signals is observed as the transmitted frequency is swept linearly in time. This difference frequency is constant and proportional to the wave velocity. Temperatures inferred from the velocity agree with Langmuir probe measurement made on a hydrogen plasma.
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