Radiation transport in kinetic simulations and the influence of photoemission on electron current in self-sustaining discharges

Fierro, Andrew S.; Moore, Christopher Hudson; Scheiner, Brett; Yee, Benjamin T.; Hopkins, Matthew M.

doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aa506c

Radiation transport in kinetic simulations and the influence of photoemission on electron current in self-sustaining discharges

Journal Article · Wed Jan 11 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa506c· OSTI ID:1340276

Fierro, Andrew S. ^[1]; Moore, Christopher Hudson ^[1]; Scheiner, Brett ^[2]; Yee, Benjamin T. ^[1]; Hopkins, Matthew M. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)

A kinetic description for electronic excitation of helium for principal quantum number n $$\leqslant $$ 4 has been included into a particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation utilizing direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) for electron-neutral interactions. The excited electronic levels radiate state-dependent photons with wavelengths from the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) to visible regimes. Photon wavelengths are chosen according to a Voigt distribution accounting for the natural, pressure, and Doppler broadened linewidths. This method allows for reconstruction of the emission spectrum for a non-thermalized electron energy distribution function (EEDF) and investigation of high energy photon effects on surfaces, specifically photoemission. A parallel plate discharge with a fixed field (i.e. space charge neglected) is used to investigate the effects of including photoemission for a Townsend discharge. When operating at a voltage near the self-sustaining discharge threshold, it is observed that the electron current into the anode is higher when including photoemission from the cathode than without even when accounting for self-absorption from ground state atoms. As a result, the photocurrent has been observed to account for as much as 20% of the total current from the cathode under steady-state conditions.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1340276

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1339005

Report Number(s):: SAND--2016-11833J; 649379

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 50; ISSN 0022-3727

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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