Neutral particle dynamics in a high-power RF source
- Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 5, J. Bourchier Blvd., Sofia BG-1164 (Bulgaria)
- Department of Applied Physics, Technical University-Sofia, 8, Kl.Ohridski Blvd., Sofia BG-1000 (Bulgaria)
Previous studies on the spatial discharge structure in the SPIDER source of negative hydrogen/deuterium ions carried out at low applied power are extended towards description of the discharge maintenance under the conditions of the actual rf power deposition of 100 kW planned for a single driver of the source. In addition to the expected higher electron density, the results show strong increase of the electron temperature and of the temperatures of the neutral species (hydrogen atoms and molecules). In the discussions, not only the spatial distribution of the plasma parameters but also that of the fluxes in the discharge (particle and energy fluxes) is involved. The obtained results come in confirmation of basic concepts for low-pressure discharge maintenance: (i) mutually related electron density and temperature as a display of the generalized Schottky condition, (ii) discharge behavior governed by the fluxes, i.e. strong nonlocality in the discharge, and (iii) a non-ambipolarity in the discharge regime, which originates from shifted maxima of the electron density and temperature and shows evidence in a vortex electron flux and in a dc current in a rf discharge, the latter resulting from a shift in the positions of the maxima of the electron density and plasma potential.
- OSTI ID:
- 22391444
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1655, Issue 1; Conference: NIBS 2014: 4. International Symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources, Garching (Germany), 6-10 Oct 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GENERAL PHYSICS
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ATOMS
DEUTERIUM IONS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONS
HYDROGEN
ION SOURCES
MAINTENANCE
MOLECULES
NEUTRAL PARTICLES
PLASMA
PLASMA POTENTIAL
RF SYSTEMS
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
VORTICES