MODELING OF ELECTRON-CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE DISCHARGES

被引:18
作者
MEYYAPPAN, M
GOVINDAN, TR
机构
[1] Scientific Research Associates, Inc., Glastonbury
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D O I
10.1109/27.467983
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
A simple model to predict the spatially-averaged plasma characteristics of electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) reactors is presented. The model consists of global conservation equations for species concentration, electron density and energy. A gas energy balance is used to predict the neutral temperature self-consistently. The model is demonstrated for an ECR argon discharge. The predicted behavior of the discharge-as a function of system variables agrees well with experimental observations.
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页码:623 / 627
页数:5
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