Three-dimensional mapping of ion density in a double-layer helicon plasma

Wes Cox; Rhys Hawkins; Christine Charles; Rod Boswell

doi:10.1109/TPS.2008.924429

Three-dimensional mapping of ion density in a double-layer helicon plasma

Wes Cox^*, Rhys Hawkins, Christine Charles, Rod Boswell

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An investigation of the ion density produced inside the Chi Kung reactor at 250 W and 0.30 mtorr was performed through Langmuir probe measurements. Three-dimensional interpolation combined these data to produce a 3-D density volume. The resulting image was used to identify three distinct regions of differing density: power deposition, acceleration, and expansion. The ion density over these regions was found to vary from ∼1.3 × 10¹⁰ to ∼2.7 × 10¹¹ cm^-3.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1386-1387
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume	36
Issue number	4 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2008.924429
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008

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Three-dimensional mapping of ion density in a double-layer helicon plasma

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