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Detection of an electron beam in a high density plasma via an electrostatic probe
Abstract
An electron beam is detected by a 1D floating potential probe array in a relatively high density (10e12 - 10e13 cm-3) and low temperature (~ 5 eV) plasma of the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX). Clear perturbations in the floating potential profile by the electron beam are observed. Based on the floating potential profile and a current balance equation to the probe array tips, the effective width of the electron beam is determined, from which we determine the radial and toroidal beam current density profiles. After the profile of the electron beam is specified from the measured beam current, we demonstrate the consistency of the current balance equation and the location of the perturbation is also in agreement with field line mapping. No significant broadening of the electron beam is observed after the beam propagates for tens of centimeters through the high density plasma. These results prove that the field line mapping is, in principle, possible in high density plasmas.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-09CH11466
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- U. S. Department of Energy
- Keywords:
- field line mapping
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1562008
- DOI:
- https://doi.org/10.11578/1562008
Citation Formats
Majeski, Stephen, Yoo, Jongsoo, Zweben, Stewart, and Yamada, Masaaki. Detection of an electron beam in a high density plasma via an electrostatic probe. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.11578/1562008.
Majeski, Stephen, Yoo, Jongsoo, Zweben, Stewart, & Yamada, Masaaki. Detection of an electron beam in a high density plasma via an electrostatic probe. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/1562008
Majeski, Stephen, Yoo, Jongsoo, Zweben, Stewart, and Yamada, Masaaki. 2018.
"Detection of an electron beam in a high density plasma via an electrostatic probe". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.11578/1562008. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1562008. Pub date:Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018
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abstractNote = {An electron beam is detected by a 1D floating potential probe array in a relatively high density (10e12 - 10e13 cm-3) and low temperature (~ 5 eV) plasma of the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX). Clear perturbations in the floating potential profile by the electron beam are observed. Based on the floating potential profile and a current balance equation to the probe array tips, the effective width of the electron beam is determined, from which we determine the radial and toroidal beam current density profiles. After the profile of the electron beam is specified from the measured beam current, we demonstrate the consistency of the current balance equation and the location of the perturbation is also in agreement with field line mapping. No significant broadening of the electron beam is observed after the beam propagates for tens of centimeters through the high density plasma. These results prove that the field line mapping is, in principle, possible in high density plasmas.},
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Works referencing / citing this record:
Detection of an electron beam in a high density plasma via an electrostatic probe
journal, May 2018
- Majeski, Stephen; Yoo, Jongsoo; Zweben, Stewart
- Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol. 60, Issue 7