Supersonic ion beam driven by permanent-magnets-induced double layer in an expanding plasma

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1532-1536

  Takahashi, Kazunori ^a   Shida, Yutaka ^a   Fujiwara, Tamiya ^a   Oguni, Kaoru ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double layer (DL); Expanding plasma; Ion acceleration; Permanent magnets (PMs); Plasma potential structures

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN RELATION; DOUBLE LAYER (DL); DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; DOUBLE LAYERS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EXPANDING PLASMA; EXPANDING PLASMAS; FIELD ENERGY; GAS PRESSURES; HIGH-SPEED; ION ACCELERATION; OPERATION MODE; PLASMA POTENTIAL; PLASMA POTENTIAL STRUCTURES; POTENTIAL DROP; RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMA; RADIO-FREQUENCY POWER; SUPERSONIC ION BEAMS;

AERODYNAMICS; ARGON; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; MACH NUMBER; MAGNETIC DEVICES; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PLASMA SIMULATION;

IONS;

EID: 69249232054     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2024342     Document Type: Article

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