Application of the Ball-Pen Probe in Two Low-Temperature Magnetised Plasma Devices and in Torsatron TJ-K

0395488 - ÚFP 2014 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Adámek, Jiří - Peterka, M. - Gyergyek, T. - Kudrna, P. - Ramisch, M. - Stroth, U. - Cavalier, Jordan - Tichý, M.
Application of the Ball-Pen Probe in Two Low-Temperature Magnetised Plasma Devices and in Torsatron TJ-K.
Contributions to Plasma Physics. Roč. 53, č. 1 (2013), s. 39-44. ISSN 0863-1042. E-ISSN 1521-3986.
[International Workshop on Electric Probes in Magnetized Plasmas/9./. Iasi, 21.09.2011-23.09.2011]
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR KJB100430901; GA ČR GA202/07/0044
Institutional support: RVO:61389021
Keywords : Ball-pen probe * magnetron * torsatron * CASTOR tokamak * coefficient
Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics
Impact factor: 0.983, year: 2013
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ctpp.201310007/pdf

The ball-pen probe is an innovative electric probe for direct measurements of plasma potential in magnetised hot plasma. This probe is based on the Katsumata probe concept. The ball-pen probe can adjust the ratio I−sat/I+sat of the electron and ion saturation currents to be equal to one causing the ball-pen probe characteristics to become symmetric. If this is achieved, the floating potential of the ball-pen probe is equal to the plasma potential. We show the application of a ball-pen probe in two low-temperature magnetised plasma devices and in torsatron TJ-K.
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