Stable plasma configurations in a cylindrical magnetron discharge
- National Aerospace University, Kharkov 61003 (Ukraine)
Transition between different plasma configurations is studied in a system with negative biased cylindrical target in crossed ExB fields. It was found that the diffuse plasma torus formed around the cylindrical target in relatively small magnetic field (0.02 T on target surface) changes the shape with magnetic field to form a thin disk with a width lower than 1 cm when target voltage is less than -400 V. The target current decreases sharply when the magnetic field reaches some critical value. When the target voltage exceeds 400 V, the target current increases with the magnetic field and the plasma has always toroidal shape. The plasma behavior can be understood taking in account the interaction of the drift currents and the magnetic field.
- OSTI ID:
- 20634267
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 85, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1792795; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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