The characteristics of the blue core phenomenon observed in a divergent magnetic field helicon plasma are investigated using two different helical antennas, namely right-handed and lefthanded helical antennas. The mod...The characteristics of the blue core phenomenon observed in a divergent magnetic field helicon plasma are investigated using two different helical antennas, namely right-handed and lefthanded helical antennas. The mode transition, discharge image, spatial profiles of plasma density and electron temperature are diagnosed using a Langmuir probe, a Nikon D90 camera,an intensified charge-coupled device camera and an optical emission spectrometer, respectively.The results demonstrated that the blue core phenomenon appeared in the upstream region of the discharge tube at a fixed magnetic field under both helical antennas. However, it is more likely to appear in a right-handed helical antenna, in which the plasma density and ionization rate of the helicon plasma are higher. The spatial profiles of the plasma density and electron temperature are also different in both axial and radial directions for these two kinds of helical antenna. The wavelength calculated based on the dispersion relation of the bounded whistler wave is consistent with the order of magnitude of plasma length. It is proved that the helicon plasma is part of the wave mode discharge mechanism.展开更多
The effect of neutral pressure on the blue core in Ar helicon plasma under an inhomogeneous magnetic field was investigated in this work.The neutral pressure was set to 0.08 Pa,0.36 Pa,and 0.68 Pa.A Nikon camera,inten...The effect of neutral pressure on the blue core in Ar helicon plasma under an inhomogeneous magnetic field was investigated in this work.The neutral pressure was set to 0.08 Pa,0.36 Pa,and 0.68 Pa.A Nikon camera,intensified charge-coupled device(ICCD),optical emission spectrometer(OES),and Langmuir probe were used to diagnose the blue core in helicon plasma.Helicon plasma discharges experienced density jumps from the E mode,H mode to W mode before power just rose to 200 W.The plasma density increased and maintained a central peak with the increase of neutral pressure.However,the brightness of the blue core gradually decreased.It is demonstrated that the relative intensity of Ar II spectral lines and the ionization rate in the central area were reduced.Radial electron temperature profiles were flattened and became hollow as neutral pressure increased.It is demonstrated that increasing the neutral pressure weakened the central heating efficiency dominated by the helicon wave and strengthened the edge heating efficiency governed by the TG wave and skin effect.Therefore,the present experiment successfully reveals how the neutral pressure affects the heating mechanism of helicon plasma in an inhomogeneous magnetic field.展开更多
基金supported by the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (No. 1242015)Discipline Construction of Material Science and Engineering (Nos. 21090122014 and 21090123007)。
文摘The characteristics of the blue core phenomenon observed in a divergent magnetic field helicon plasma are investigated using two different helical antennas, namely right-handed and lefthanded helical antennas. The mode transition, discharge image, spatial profiles of plasma density and electron temperature are diagnosed using a Langmuir probe, a Nikon D90 camera,an intensified charge-coupled device camera and an optical emission spectrometer, respectively.The results demonstrated that the blue core phenomenon appeared in the upstream region of the discharge tube at a fixed magnetic field under both helical antennas. However, it is more likely to appear in a right-handed helical antenna, in which the plasma density and ionization rate of the helicon plasma are higher. The spatial profiles of the plasma density and electron temperature are also different in both axial and radial directions for these two kinds of helical antenna. The wavelength calculated based on the dispersion relation of the bounded whistler wave is consistent with the order of magnitude of plasma length. It is proved that the helicon plasma is part of the wave mode discharge mechanism.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11505013 and 11875090)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(No.1192008)Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(Nos.KM202010015003,22150122029,and 202210015017)。
文摘The effect of neutral pressure on the blue core in Ar helicon plasma under an inhomogeneous magnetic field was investigated in this work.The neutral pressure was set to 0.08 Pa,0.36 Pa,and 0.68 Pa.A Nikon camera,intensified charge-coupled device(ICCD),optical emission spectrometer(OES),and Langmuir probe were used to diagnose the blue core in helicon plasma.Helicon plasma discharges experienced density jumps from the E mode,H mode to W mode before power just rose to 200 W.The plasma density increased and maintained a central peak with the increase of neutral pressure.However,the brightness of the blue core gradually decreased.It is demonstrated that the relative intensity of Ar II spectral lines and the ionization rate in the central area were reduced.Radial electron temperature profiles were flattened and became hollow as neutral pressure increased.It is demonstrated that increasing the neutral pressure weakened the central heating efficiency dominated by the helicon wave and strengthened the edge heating efficiency governed by the TG wave and skin effect.Therefore,the present experiment successfully reveals how the neutral pressure affects the heating mechanism of helicon plasma in an inhomogeneous magnetic field.
