Probe Technique for Measuring the Bohm Coefficient, Space-Charge Probe Layer Thickness, and Ion Mass

Autor: V. A. Ryabyi, P. E. Masherov
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Technical Physics. 63:1743-1748
ISSN: 1090-6525
1063-7842
DOI: 10.1134/s1063784218120101
Popis: We propose measuring the Bohm coefficient, thickness of the space-charge probe layer, and ion mass in Maxwellian low-pressure plasma based on the results of standard probe measurements using the Bohm effect, Boltzmann law, and “3/2” law in the case of their validity for the studied plasma. This possibility was implemented by comprehensive probe diagnostics of high-frequency xenon plasma of an induction discharge at a pressure of 2 mTorr. Analysis of the obtained results showed that these laws and the Bohm effect are valid with “engineering” accuracy, which made it possible to find Bohm coefficient CBCyl ≈ 1.23 for a cylindrical probe, which served as the basis of the proposed method.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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