LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATIONS OF A MULTIPOLAR ARGON DISCHARGE

被引:24
作者
BACHET, G [1 ]
CHERIGIER, L [1 ]
CARRERE, M [1 ]
DOVEIL, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV PROVENCE,INST MEDITERRANEEN TECHNOL,F-13451 MARSEILLE 13,FRANCE
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1993年 / 5卷 / 08期
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10.1063/1.860642
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Observations carried out with a laser-induced fluorescence diagnostic on several configurations of a multipolar discharge are presented. This diagnostic allows very accurate measurements of the ion velocity distribution function in the argon plasma and reveals the presence of double-hump velocity distribution functions due to ion acceleration in the static plasma potential and ion reflection on a multipolar magnetic field. These observations give a new insight to ion temperature and ion drifts inside the device.
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