RANGE OF APPLICATION FOR ASYMMETRIC DOUBLE PROBES

被引:9
作者
AMEMIYA, H [1 ]
FUCHS, G [1 ]
机构
[1] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH, INST PLASMA PHYS, W-5170 JULICH 1, GERMANY
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 12A期
关键词
ASYMMETRIC DOUBLE PROBE; LANGMUIR PROBE; PLASMA POTENTIAL; CRITICAL AREA RATIO; EDGE PLASMA;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.30.3531
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O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Current-voltage characteristics of asymmetric double probes have been measured in hydrogen plasmas. It has been found that up to a critical ratio of the areas, a part of the probe characteristic in the neighborhood of zero voltage is symmetric with respect to a symmetric point. Above that critical ratio, the characteristic approaches that of a single probe. The true single probe characteristic can be obtained only if the area ratio is much larger than the above critical value.
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页码:3531 / 3532
页数:2
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