Radio Frequency Generation of an Electron Plasma in a Malmberg-Penning Trap

Journal Article · Wed Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3460147· OSTI ID:21366946

Paroli, B ^[1]; De Luca, F; Pozzoli, R; Rome, M ^[1]; Maero, G ^[2]

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1. INFN Sezione di Milano and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano (Italy)
2. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano (Italy)

The generation of an electron plasma via low-power Radio Frequency (RF) excitation has been observed in the Malmberg-Penning trap ELTRAP under ultra-high vacuum conditions. The process is sensitive to the RF parameters as well as to the trapping length. The electron heating mechanism necessary to reach the ionization energy of the residual gas has been modeled with the use of a simple one-dimensional iterative map, whose properties show a behavior similar to that of the Fermi acceleration map.

• OSTI ID: 21366946
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1242, Issue 1; Conference: International symposium on plasmas in the laboratory and the Universe: Interactions, patterns, and turbulence, Como (Italy), 1-4 Dec 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3460147; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
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ACCELERATION
ELECTRONS
EXCITATION
IONIZATION
ITERATIVE METHODS
ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
PLASMA
PLASMA HEATING
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SOLENOIDS
TRAPPING
CALCULATION METHODS
ELECTRIC COILS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EQUIPMENT
FERMIONS
HEATING
LEPTONS
RADIATIONS