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Article Dans Une Revue Plasma Sources Science and Technology Année : 2023

Isotope effect in plasmas driven by ECR modules towards H and D production

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Optimization of negative ion sources operated with deuterium may be limited by the lack of data on fundamental processes. Insight can be obtained from studies focusing on a direct comparison of H2 and D2 plasmas. Herein, the ECR volume negative ion source ‘Prometheus I’ operates with both H2 and D2 gases and the properties of the generated plasmas are probed by means of electrostatic probe and laser induced photo-detachment. A parametric study, involving pressure and microwave (2.45 GHz) power variation, reveals similar qualitative trends for most of the plasma properties in both gases. However, quantitively, differences do exist for the plasma potential, the electron density and temperature, and the negative ion to electron density ratio. Electron energy distribution functions are thus isotope dependent. Overall, nearly the same maximal H− and D− negative ion densities are achieved (i.e. 4×109 cm−3). The results are eventually elucidated with respect to the ECR heating mechanism, and the production and destruction paths of the negative ions.

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hal-04260490 , version 1 (16-11-2023)

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M Mitrou, P Svarnas, S Béchu, S Aleiferis. Isotope effect in plasmas driven by ECR modules towards H and D production. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2023, 32 (10), pp.105001. ⟨10.1088/1361-6595/acfbf5⟩. ⟨hal-04260490⟩
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