Parametric studies of stream instability-induced higher harmonics in plasma ionization breakdown near an emissive dielectric surface

Wen, De-Qi; Zhang, Peng; Krek, Janez; Yangyang, Fu; Verboncoeur, John P.

doi:10.1088/1361-6595/ac882e

Title: Parametric studies of stream instability-induced higher harmonics in plasma ionization breakdown near an emissive dielectric surface

Journal Article · Wed Sep 07 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Plasma Sources Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac882e· OSTI ID:1979317

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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)

Here, in this work, we comprehensively investigate the generation of higher harmonic (HH) electric fields normal to the applied rf electric field in multipactor-coexisting plasma breakdown by fully kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations and a theoretical model. Firstly, a base case at driving frequency 1 GHz, transverse rf electric field amplitude 3 MV m^–1, and background gas pressure 0.2 Torr, is studied in detail. The enhanced harmonic frequency observed is around ten times the fundamental rf frequency, significantly lower than the Langmuir frequency. A theoretical model reveals that the fundamental mechanism of HHs generation is stream–plasma instability, which originates from stream-like secondary electron emission interacting with plasma. The resulting HH frequency and the growth rate of its oscillating amplitude from the theoretical model, agree well with the PIC simulations. With increasing pressure, the HH oscillations are found to be significantly reduced. This is because at higher pressure the gas ionization rate is higher, which causes a more rapidly increasing plasma density, leaving less time for the growth of instability. Furthermore, the parameter space in terms of background gas pressure and rf field amplitude within which the HHs appear is revealed. Finally, the effect of the driving rf frequency on HHs is also investigated, and it is found that the instability-induced oscillating HHs field remains when the driving frequency is increased to 2 GHz, however, it is highly reduced at higher driving frequency of 5 GHz, as oscillations at the fundamental frequency start playing a more important role.

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Research Organization:: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0022078; FA9550-18-1-0062; FA9550-21-1-0367

OSTI ID:: 1979317

Journal Information:: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 31, Issue 9; ISSN 0963-0252

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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