Plasma production by helicon waves

被引:164
作者
Shoji, T. [1 ]
Sakawa, Y. [1 ]
Nakazawa, S. [1 ]
Kadota, K. [1 ]
Sato, T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Nagoya Univ, Ctr Plasma Sci, Nagoya, Aichi 46401, Japan
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10.1088/0963-0252/2/1/002
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
High density plasma production using m = +1 and m = -1 helicon waves is studied. Characteristics of cylindrical helicon waves including effects of a vacuum gap between the plasma and the conducting wall and of a non-uniform density profile are presented. The m = +1 and m = -1 helicon modes are separately excited by a helical antenna, and the dependences of plasma density and antenna loading resistance on RF power are shown to be different for these modes.
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