Determinations of plasma density and decay time in the hollow cathode discharge by microwave transmission

The microwave （MW） transmission method is employed to measure both the plasma density and the plasma decay time in the hollow cathode discharge （HCD） in argon at low pressure. The plasma density in DC-driven or pulsed HCD is on the order of 1012 cm-3, which can block the X-band MW effectively. In th...

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Published inChinese physics B Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 347 - 351
Main Author 张林 何锋 李世超 欧阳吉庭
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2013
Subjects
Constants
Decomposition
Delay
Discharge
Hollow cathodes
Plasma decay
Plasma density
Transmittance
X-band
同时测量
微波传输
测定
空心阴极放电
等离子体密度
脉冲电流
衰减时间
衰变过程
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Summary:The microwave （MW） transmission method is employed to measure both the plasma density and the plasma decay time in the hollow cathode discharge （HCD） in argon at low pressure. The plasma density in DC-driven or pulsed HCD is on the order of 1012 cm-3, which can block the X-band MW effectively. In the case of pulsed HCD, the MW transmittance shows the same waveform as the pulsed current during the rising edge if the driving frequency is low, but with a longer delay during the falling edge. The MW transmittance reaches a constant low level when the driving frequency is high enough. The plasma decay time in the HCD system is measured to be about 100 μs around a pressure of 120 Pa. The ambipolar diffusion is considered to be the major mechanism in the decay process.
Bibliography:hollow cathode discharge plasma density plasma decay microwave transmission
Zhang Lin, He Feng, Li Shi-Chao, Ouyang Ji-Ting（School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China ）
The microwave （MW） transmission method is employed to measure both the plasma density and the plasma decay time in the hollow cathode discharge （HCD） in argon at low pressure. The plasma density in DC-driven or pulsed HCD is on the order of 1012 cm-3, which can block the X-band MW effectively. In the case of pulsed HCD, the MW transmittance shows the same waveform as the pulsed current during the rising edge if the driving frequency is low, but with a longer delay during the falling edge. The MW transmittance reaches a constant low level when the driving frequency is high enough. The plasma decay time in the HCD system is measured to be about 100 μs around a pressure of 120 Pa. The ambipolar diffusion is considered to be the major mechanism in the decay process.
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ISSN:1674-1056
2058-3834
1741-4199
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/22/12/125202