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Plasma acceleration using a radio frequency self-bias effect

D.V. Rafalskyi
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Ane Aanesland

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In this work plasma acceleration using a RF self-bias effect is experimentally studied. The experiments are conducted using a novel plasma accelerator system, called Neptune, consisting of an inductively coupled plasma source and a RF-biased set of grids. The plasma accelerator can operate in a steady state mode, producing a plasma flow with separately controlled plasma flux and velocity without any magnetic configuration. The operating pressure at the source output is as low as 0.2 mTorr and can further be decreased. The ion and electron flows are investigated by measuring the ion and electron energy distribution functions both space resolved and with different orientations with respect to the flow direction. It is found that the flow of electrons from the source is highly anisotropic and directed along the ion flow and this global flow of accelerated plasma is well localized in the plasma transport chamber. The maximum flux is about 7.5·1015 ions s−1 m−2 (at standard conditions) on the axis and decreasing to almost zero at a radial distances of more than 15 cm from the flow axis. Varying the RF acceleration voltage in the range 20–350 V, the plasma flow velocity can be changed between 10 and 35 km/s. The system is prospective for different technology such as space propulsion and surface modification and also interesting for fundamental studies for space-related plasma simulations and investigation of the dynamo effect using accelerated rotating plasmas. I. INTRODUCT
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hal-01549352 , version 1 (28-06-2017)

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D.V. Rafalskyi, Ane Aanesland. Plasma acceleration using a radio frequency self-bias effect. Physics of Plasmas, 2015, 22 (6), pp.063502. ⟨10.1063/1.4922065⟩. ⟨hal-01549352⟩
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