PLASMA IONIZATION BY HELICON WAVES

被引:508
作者
CHEN, FF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,INST PLASMA & FUS RES,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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D O I
10.1088/0741-3335/33/4/006
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The dispersion relation for helicon waves in a uniform, bounded plasma is derived with both collisional and Landau damping. It is shown that the latter can explain the very high absorption efficiency of helicon waves in plasma sources and can lead to plasma generators with a controlled primary electron energy. The wave pattern and other features of helicon waves are pointed out.
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页码:339 / 364
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