Title :
A magnetically-guarded electrostatic probe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Emporia State Univ., KS, USA
fDate :
12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that a magnetically guarded hairpin can support a Langmuir probe electrode with reduced disturbance of the plasma and less thermal damage to the probe
Keywords :
Langmuir probes; electrostatic devices; plasma probes; Langmuir probe electrode; hairpin; magnetically-guarded electrostatic probe; plasma disturbance; thermal damage; Electrodes; Electrons; Electrostatics; Plasma confinement; Plasma devices; Plasma measurements; Plasma temperature; Probes; Saturation magnetization; Toroidal magnetic fields;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on