Title :
Generators of High-Power High-Frequency Pulses Based on Sealed-Off Discharge Chambers With Hollow Cathode
Author :
Dubinov, Alexander E. ; Kornilova, Inna Y. ; Vov, Igor L L ; Sadovoy, Sergey A. ; Selemir, Victor D. ; Vyalykh, Dmitry V. ; Zhdanov, Victor S. ; Bochkov, Victor D. ; Ushich, Vladimir G.
Author_Institution :
Russian Fed. Nucl. Center-All-Russian Res. Inst. of Exp. Phys. (RFNC-VNIIEF), Sarov, Russia
Abstract :
Repetitively pulsed generators of high-power high-frequency pulses based on sealed-off discharge chambers with a hollow cathode are described in this paper. Pulses of length 100-800 ns and power up to 250 kW at a frequency of 120 MHz with a repetition rate of 100 Hz were obtained using the chamber equipped with a H2 source. Pulses of length 100-1300 ns and power up to 900 kW at a frequency of 120 MHz with a repetition rate of 100 Hz were obtained using the chamber of similar design and equipped with a N2 source. The chamber filled with H2 proved to be more efficient compared to the chamber filled with N2.
Keywords :
glow discharges; hydrogen neutral molecules; nitrogen; plasma applications; plasma sources; pulsed power supplies; H2; H2 source; N2; N2 source; frequency 120 MHz; high power high frequency pulse generators; hollow cathode; repetitively pulsed generators; sealed off discharge chambers; time 100 ns to 1300 ns; Cathodes; Discharges; Generators; $hbox{H}_{2}$ and $ hbox{N}_{2}$ sources; High-frequency (HF) pulse; hollow cathode;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2010.2076316
