Ion heating experiment by a helical antenna in a fast-flowing plasma

Akira Ando; Yohei Hosokawa; Motoi Hatanaka; Hiroyuki Tobari; Kunihiko Hattori; Masaaki Inutake

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.043

Ion heating experiment by a helical antenna in a fast-flowing plasma

Akira Ando, Yohei Hosokawa, Motoi Hatanaka, Hiroyuki Tobari, Kunihiko Hattori, Masaaki Inutake

ENG - Electrical Engineering

Tohoku University

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Abstract

Ion cyclotron resonance heating by radio-frequency (RF) waves, which are excited by a helically wound antenna, is observed for the first time in a fast-flowing plasma in the HITOP device. Dispersion relations of propagating waves are obtained experimentally and compared with theoretical ones. Stored energy W_⊥ and ion temperature clearly increase during the RF pulse. Heating efficiency is compared for various magnetic field configurations and strengths without any clear indication of the cyclotron resonance. This suggests that ion-ion collisional effect is dominant in the high-density plasma. When a ratio of ion cyclotron frequency to ion-ion collision one becomes high, features of ion cyclotron resonance are clearly observed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	601-604
Number of pages	4
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	506-507
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.043
Publication status	Published - 2006 May 26

Keywords

Electric propulsion
Helical antenna
Ion heating
MPD plasma

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