Novel cylindrical probe for measuring ion temperature in magnetized plasmas

0349585 - ÚFP 2011 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Tierens, W. - Komm, Michael - Stöckel, Jan - Van Oost, G.
Novel cylindrical probe for measuring ion temperature in magnetized plasmas.
Contributions to Plasma Physics. Roč. 50, č. 9 (2010), s. 841-846. ISSN 0863-1042. E-ISSN 1521-3986
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA202/07/0044
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20430508
Keywords : PIC * particle-in-cell * simulation * ion temperature * cylindrical probe * STP * segmented tunnel probe * non-thermal plasma
Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics
Impact factor: 1.006, year: 2010
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ctpp.201010143/abstract

2D Particle-In-Cell simulations are used to predict the ion current density on the surface of a cylinder whose top is perpendicular to the magnetic field in a magnetized nonthermal plasma. This current density decreases with increasing distance to the probe top, and the rate of decrease is predicted to be a sensitive function of the ion temperature. We consider the possibility of a new kind of probe to use this effect to measure the ion temperature with a relatively high temporal resolution
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