• DocumentCode
    832993
  • Title

    Helicon-Type Discharge With a Flat Spiral Antenna

  • Author

    Crintea, Dragos L. ; Isenberg, Christopher ; Luggenholscher, Dirk ; Czarnetzki, Uwe

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Exp. Phys. V, Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1406
  • Lastpage
    1407
  • Abstract
    A helicon-type discharge is realized in a curved magnetic field with end point launching of whistler waves by a flat RF antenna. Standing modes are observed by monitoring conditions of zero reflected power. There are indications of Landau damping, with the phase velocity matching the thermal velocity.
  • Keywords
    damping; discharges (electric); dispersion relations; helicons; spiral antennas; whistlers; Landau damping; dispersion relation; electron heating; flat spiral antenna; helicon-type discharge; phase velocity matching; standing waves; thermal velocity; whistler waves; Argon; Coils; Damping; Electron tubes; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Radio frequency; Spirals; Dispersion relation; electron heating; helicon discharge; standing waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2008.928760
  • Filename
    4598979