Neutral gas depletion in low temperature plasma

A Fruchtman - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Neutral depletion can significantly affect the steady state of low temperature plasmas.
Processes that lead to neutral depletion and the resulting plasma–neutrals steady state are …

Coupled plasma transport and electromagnetic wave simulation of an ECR thruster

Á Sánchez-Villar, J Zhou, E Ahedo… - … Sources Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
An electron-cyclotron resonance thruster (ECRT) prototype is simulated numerically, using
two coupled models: a hybrid particle-in-cell/fluid model for the integration of the plasma …

Helicon plasma thruster discharge model

T Lafleur - Physics of Plasmas, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
By considering particle, momentum, and energy balance equations, we develop a semi-
empirical quasi one-dimensional analytical discharge model of radio-frequency and helicon …

Helicon thruster plasma modeling: Two-dimensional fluid-dynamics and propulsive performances

E Ahedo, J Navarro-Cavallé - Physics of Plasmas, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
An axisymmetric macroscopic model of the magnetized plasma flow inside the helicon
thruster chamber is derived, assuming that the power absorbed from the helicon antenna …

Model of an inductively coupled negative ion source: II. Application to an ITER type source

JP Boeuf, GJM Hagelaar, P Sarrailh… - Plasma Sources …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The injection of energetic neutral deuterium atoms will be one of the major heating methods
of the ITER plasma. The 1 MeV, 16.5 MW neutral atom beam will be obtained by …

A Langmuir probe system for high power RF-driven negative ion sources on high potential

P McNeely, SV Dudin, S Christ-Koch… - Plasma Sources …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A fully automated Langmuir probe system capable of operating simultaneously with beam
extraction has been developed and commissioned for the negative hydrogen ion source …

Model of an inductively coupled negative ion source: I. General model description

GJM Hagelaar, G Fubiani… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
The experimental fusion reactor ITER will be heated by injection of a fast neutral beam
generated by acceleration and neutralization of negative ions. The negative ion source used …

Plasma-surface interactions within helicon plasma sources

JI Del Valle, FR Chang Diaz, VH Granados - Frontiers in Physics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Helicon plasma sources do not require electrodes or grids directly immersed in the plasma,
and also present an axial magnetic field confining the plasma discharge. These factors are …

Foundations of magnetized radio-frequency discharges

TV Tsankov, P Chabert… - Plasma Sources Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This is the second part of a set of two papers on radio-frequency (RF) discharges, part of a
larger series on the foundations of plasma and discharge physics. In the first paper (Chabert …

Magnetized fluid electron model within a two-dimensional hybrid simulation code for electrodeless plasma thrusters

J Zhou, A Domínguez-Vázquez… - … Sources Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
An axisymmetric fluid model for weakly-collisional, magnetized electrons is introduced and
coupled to a particle-in-cell model for heavy species to simulate electrodeless plasma …