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Title: Experimental evidence of E × B plasma rotation in a 2.45 GHz hydrogen discharge

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938033· OSTI ID:22489972
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. CERN, BE-ABP-HSL Department, CH1211 Geneva (Switzerland)
  2. Department of Physics, Accelerator Laboratory, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35 (YFL), 40500 Jyväskylä (Finland)

An experimental observation of a rotating plasma structure in a 2.45 GHz microwave-driven hydrogen discharge is reported. The rotation is presumably produced by E × B drift. The formation of the rotating plasma structure is sensitive to the strength of the off-resonance static magnetic field. The rotation frequency is on the order of 10 kHz and is affected by the neutral gas pressure and applied microwave power.

OSTI ID:
22489972
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English