Title :
Z-pinch plasma jet
Author :
Kubes, Pavel ; Kravarik, Jozef ; Pichal, J. ; Perina, V.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Czech Tech. Univ.
fDate :
10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Z-pinch is formed in a low-pressure pulsed discharge between two conical electrodes having an axial symmetry. In such a configuration, a plasma jet can be created. Results of a jet study by schlieren and interferometric diagnostics are used to design apparatus with a similar electrode configuration, in which the Z-pinch effect drives the plasma through a hole in the cathode toward a metallic surface placed behind the anode. Preliminary results on the pulse coating of the target by material from both the anode and the chamber filling gas are presented
Keywords :
discharges (electric); pinch effect; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; Z-pinch plasma jet; axial symmetry; conical electrodes; interferometric diagnostics; low-pressure pulsed discharge; metallic surface; pulse coating; schlieren diagnostics; Anodes; Cathodes; Electrodes; Filling; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma materials processing; Plasma sheaths; Plasma temperature;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
