COLLISIONLESS ELECTRON HEATING IN AN INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED DISCHARGE

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作者
TURNER, MM
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[1] School of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.1844
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We present self-consistent simulations and analysis of the electron heating processes in an inductively coupled discharge. The results show that collisionless electron heating is predominant at pressures of 10 mTorr or less. The collisionless excitation mechanism is a warm plasma effect, analogous to the anomalous skin effect in metals.
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页码:1844 / 1847
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