• DocumentCode
    753381
  • Title

    Three-dimensional fields and temperatures in a squat helicon reactor

  • Author

    Kinder, Ronald L. ; Kushner, Mark J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Nucl. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    134
  • Lastpage
    135
  • Abstract
    Magnetically enhanced inductively coupled plasmas (MEICP) and helicons have complex plasma electric-field coupling between the electric field and the plasma due to the tensor conductivity and multiple-dimensional antenna segments. Computed three-dimensional electric fields and electron temperatures are presented for a helicon reactor demonstrating azimuthal asymmetries and rotations of the electric field. The electron temperature peaks near the axial antenna segments upstream and aligns with the azimuthal electric field downstream
  • Keywords
    antennas in plasma; plasma devices; plasma temperature; axial antenna segments; azimuthal asymmetry; azimuthal electric field; complex plasma electric-field coupling; electric field; electron temperature; helicon reactor; magnetically enhanced inductively coupled plasmas; multiple-dimensional antenna segments; squat helicon reactor; temperature; tensor conductivity; three-dimensional electric fields; three-dimensional fields; Antennas and propagation; Coils; Electrons; Inductors; Magnetic fields; Plasma applications; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Plasma temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2002.1003960
  • Filename
    1003960