The effect of an auxiliary discharge on anode sheath potentials in a transverse discharge
作者:
J. E. Foster,
A. D. Gallimore,
期刊:
Journal of Applied Physics
(AIP Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 81,
issue 8
页码: 3422-3432
ISSN:0021-8979
年代: 1997
DOI:10.1063/1.365038
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
A novel scheme that employs the use of an auxiliary discharge has been shown to reduce markedly anode sheath potentials in a transverse discharge. An 8.8 A low-pressure argon discharge in the presence of a transverse magnetic field was used as the plasma source in this study. In such discharges, the transverse flux that is collected by the anode is severely limited due to marked reductions in the transverse diffusion coefficient. Findings of this study indicate that the local electron number density and the transverse flux increase when the auxiliary discharge is operated. Changes in these parameters are reflected in the measured anode sheath voltage. Anode sheath potentials, estimated by using Langmuir probes, were shown to be reduced by over 33&percent; when the auxiliary discharge is operated. These reductions in anode sheath potentials translated into significant reductions in anode power flux as measured using water calorimeter techniques. The reductions in anode power flux also correlate well with changes in the electron transverse flux. Finally, techniques implementing these positive effects in real plasma accelerators are discussed.
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