有限磁场中等离子体圆柱波导的传播特性

分析了有耗介质中等离子体圆柱波导在有限外加磁场中的传播特性.重点讨论了波导传播常数随等离子体参数、介质参数和外加磁场的变化.分析结果表明，有限强磁场中的等离子体波导的传播特性比无外磁场或外加磁场为无穷大时具有更强的控制能力. 关键词：     

Low-power RF plasma sources for technological applications: II. plasma sources under anomalous skin effect conditions

A theory of a planar disk-shaped RF plasma source under anomalous skin effect conditions is developed. In the absence of an external magnetic field, such conditions are satisfied for transverse electromagnetic waves with phase velocities below the electron thermal velocity, and, in the presence of this field, they are satisfied for electron cyclotron waves with frequencies corresponding to the resonant absorption line. For each of these cases, the RF field power deposited in a plasma with given parameters is determined and the equivalent plasma resistance is calculated.     

The escape factor in plasma spectroscopy—IV the case of an overlapping doublet

The conditions under which the escape factor technique may be used to describe photo-excitation within the individual components of an overlapping doublet with a common lower state are derived and are found to be violated in a differentially moving plasma such as a laser-produced plasma. Model calculations are presented for the hydrogen-like L_α doublet, which is currently of interest with laser-produced plasmas.     

Viscosity of a dusty plasma liquid

We present the results of our experimental study of the flow of a dusty plasma liquid produced by macroparticles in an argon plasma. The dependences of shear viscosity for such a liquid on the magnitude of the external force inducing the dusty plasma liquid flow and on the plasma-generating gas pressure are analyzed. We have established that the viscosity of a dusty plasma medium decreases with increasing shear stress in it, while the viscosity of such a liquid increases with buffer gas pressure. The flow of a dusty plasma liquid under the action of an external force has been found to resemble the plastic deformation of a Bingham body. We suggest that the formation of crystal-like dusty plasma clusters in a “liquid” phase can be responsible for the non-Newtonian behavior of the dusty plasma liquid flow.     

The diffusion of macroparticles and criteria of phase transitions for dust structures in weakly ionized plasma

The dynamics of charged particles is investigated under conditions close to those of experiments in a weakly ionized laboratory gas-discharge dust plasma. The existing phenomenological criteria of phase transitions for dust structures in such a plasma are treated, and new criteria are suggested. The parameters responsible for the order and scaling of dynamic processes in Yukawa dissipative systems are determined. The relation for the diffusion coefficient D of macroparticles in strongly correlated liquid structures is derived.     

Plasma synthesis of nanopowders

There is a huge variety of plasma processes for synthesis of nanoparticulate powders. They may be grouped with respect to operating temperature, which is the essential parameter with respect to the properties of the products. In view of industrial production, the highest degree of maturity is found in high temperature processes working under ambient pressure. For products, where well-defined properties are demanded, low temperature microwave plasma processes are best suited. Additionally, these processes allow coating of the produced particles, even with organic phases. Other processes where plasmas are involved, such as laser or flame processes coupled with electric fields have, to some extent, a high potential for development.     

脉冲射频容性耦合氩等离子体的发射探针诊断

利用工作在浮点模式下的发射探针,对500 Hz脉冲调制的27.12 MHz容性耦合氩气等离子体的空间电位和电子温度的时变特性进行了诊断.等离子体空间电位是通过测量强热状态下的发射探针电位获得的,而电子温度则是由发射探针在冷、热状态下的电位差来估算得到.测量结果表明:脉冲开启时,空间电位会快速上升并在300μs内趋于饱和;当脉冲关断后,空间电位经历了快速下降后趋于稳定的过程.电子温度在脉冲开启时存在过冲并趋于稳定的特征;而在脉冲关断期间,电子温度在300μs内则快速下降到0.45 e V后略有上升.无论在脉冲开启或关断期间,空间电位基本上都随功率和气压的变化存在有线性的依赖关系;而放电功率对脉冲开启期间过冲电子温度与稳态电子温度差异的影响较大.针对空间电位和电子温度在各阶段及不同放电条件下的时变特性,给出了相应的解释.     

光谱诊断冷等离子体作用下甲烷转化机理的初步研究(英文)

冷等离子体是甲烷无氧活化制C2烃较为有效的技术手段之一,由于等离子体反应体系的复杂性,甲烷无氧活化制C2烃反应机理及过程尚不十分清楚。本文采用发射光谱原位诊断技术对冷等离子体作用下甲烷无氧活化制C2烃反应中若干激发态物种进行诊断研究,在250nm～670nm波长范围内检测到下列激发态物种:CH、C和C2。依据激发态物种检测结果、气相色谱反应产物分析结果及等离子体特性,推断了等离子体作用下甲烷无氧活化制C2烃的自由基反应历程。     

Complex plasma experimental device – A test bed for studying dust vortices and other collective phenomena

A typical device for carrying out sophisticated and complex dusty plasma experiments is designed, fabricated and made operational at the Institute for Plasma Research, India. The device is named as complex plasma experimental device (CPED). The main aim of this multipurpose machine is to study the formation and behaviour of dust vortices in the absence of external magnetic field under the effect of various plasma parameters. Further, the device is equipped with advanced imaging diagnostics for studying many other interesting phenomena such as dust oscillations, three-dimensional crystalline structures, dust rotation, etc. The device is quite flexible to accommodate many innovative experiments. Detailed design of the device, its diagnostics capabilities and the advanced image analysis techniques are presented in this paper.     

大气压直流氩等离子体射流工作特性研究

介绍了一种新型大气压直流双阳极等离子喷枪,并对其电特性参数和发射光谱进行了测量.通过对氩等离子体射流的电信号进行时域和频域分析,研究了载气流量和弧电流的变化对射流脉动的影响,结果表明氩等离子体电弧的伏安特性呈上升趋势,射流脉动属于接管模式,电源特性中的交流分量引起的电压波动是影响氩等离子体射流脉动的主要因素. 通过光谱法测量了氩等离子体射流在弧室内和弧室出口的发射光谱,利用玻尔兹曼曲线斜率法计算了射流的激发温度,根据Ar I谱线的斯塔克展宽得到了射流的电子密度,并对等离子体射流满足局域热力学平衡(LTE) 关键词： 等离子喷枪 射流脉动 激发温度 局域热力学平衡     

Short wavelength X-ray emission generated by highly excited cluster beams

X-ray radiation is studied for large clusters consisting of 10⁷–10¹⁰ atoms and irradiated by an intense laser pulse with an intensity ranged from (10¹⁴ up to 10¹⁸ W/cm²). The model is developed for such a laser plasma that includes the radiative transitions and the processes of excitation and quenching of multicharged ions of this plasma by electron impact. Due to interaction of a radiating multicharged ion with a surrounding plasma, spectral lines of emission are broaden and neighboring spectral lines are overlapped. As a result, the spectrum of radiation of multicharged ions is transformed into a continuous spectral band. The model under consideration includes important plasma processes including dielectronic recombination, spontaneous radiation, excitation, quenching and ionization of multicharged ions by electron impact. On the basis of the model developed the X-ray spectrum and spectral power are evaluated. In the range of laser intensities under consideration a laser plasma formed contains multicharged ions with charges Z = 26?36 that corresponds to the 3d-electron shell in the xenon case.     

Nanosecond laser pulse interactions with breakdown plasma in gas medium confined in a microhole

The previous investigations on nanosecond laser pulse interactions with breakdown plasma in a gas medium confined in a microhole have been limited. This kind of plasma has been studied in this paper. Due to the significant measurement difficulty resulted from the very small spatial and temporal scales involved, a physics-based computational model has been employed as the investigation tool. The model is developed by solving gas dynamic equations numerically using the finite difference method based on an essentially non-oscillatory scheme. The gas dynamic equations are coupled with suitable equation of state, where the electron number density for plasma region is calculated through the Saha equation. Using the model, the spatial confinement effects of the microhole sidewall on the plasma evolution under laser radiation have been investigated. It has been found that under the studied conditions the hole sidewall confinement can greatly enhance the plasma temperature, pressure, and thrust (over the same surface area). The enhancement should be due to the sidewall’s restriction on the plasma lateral expansion and the sidewall’s reflection of the pressure wave induced by plasma. This study implies potential advantages of the breakdown plasma confined in a microhole in many relevant applications, such as laser propulsion and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. The developed model also provides a useful guiding tool for future fundamental research and practical applications in many areas related to laser interactions with gas breakdown plasma.     

Ion emission from a hollow-cathode discharge with the plasma penetrating into the high-voltage acceleration gap

The general features of ion emission from a gas-discharge plasma are considered under conditions such that the plasma penetrates into the acceleration gap. It is found that the wall sheath limiting the open plasma surface substantially affects the stability of the penetrating plasma. It is shown that there are two plasma states with different positions of the plasma boundary. The stable state corresponds to the inequality r/R > 0.54, where r is the plasma radius in the accelerating electrode and R is the radius of the aperture of the accelerating electrode. It is shown that the plasma-sheath system within the aperture of the accelerating electrode can exist only if the voltage drop across the sheath does not exceed a certain limiting voltage, which depends on the plasma parameters.     

Stability analysis of a model equilibrium for a gravito-electrostatic sheath in a colloidal plasma under external gravity effect

The present contribution tries to find a scientific answer to the question of stability of an equilibrium plasma sheath in a colloidal plasma system under external gravity effect. A model equilibrium of hydrodynamical character has been discussed on the basis of quasi-hydrostatic approximation of levitational condition. It is found that such an equilibrium is highly unstable to a modified-ion acoustic wave with a conditional likelihood of linear driving of the so-called acoustic mode too. Thus, it is reported (within fluid treatment) that a plasma-sheath edge in a colloidal plasma under external gravity effect could be highly sensitive to the acoustic turbulence. Its consequential role on possible physical mechanism of Coulomb phase transition has been conjectured. However, more rigorous calculations as future course of work are required to corroborate our phenomenological suggestions.     

Electrolytic capacitor cathode foil finishing by ion-plasma methods

The results from investigations of TiN protective coatings formed on nanostructured cathode foil by means of plasma magnetron technologies and under irradiation by nitrogen plasma of a high-frequency inductive (HFI) discharge are presented. Their influence on the structure of coatings is demonstrated. Methods for controlling the ion energy and ion flux from an HFI plasma discharge onto a grounded substrate were studied. It was found that such regimes inevitably fail when uninsulated chamber walls and low working gas pressures are used.     

Spectroscopic and antimicrobial studies of polystyrene films under air plasma and He-Ne laser treatment

Polystyrene (PS) films are used in packaging and biomedical applications because of their transparency and good environmental properties. The present investigation is centered on the antifungal and antibacterial activities involved in the film surface. Subsequently, microbial formations were immobilized on the modified PS films. Living microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast were used. Untreated PS films show very fast rate of growth of bacteria within few hours. The study involves developments of polymer surfaces with bacterial growth and further studies after giving antibacterial treatment such as plasma treatment. Major emphasis has been given to study the effect of various parameters which can affect the performance of the improved material. Films were prepared by two methods: plasma treatment under vacuum and under ongoing He-Ne laser source. The parameters such as (1) surface area by contact angle measurements, (2) quality of material before and after treatment by SEM and FTIR spectra and (3) material characterization by UV-vis spectra were studied. It was observed that plasma treatment of the PS material for different processing time improved the surface properties of PS films.      

The phase diagram of QCD

Simple thermodynamic reasoning is used to argue that at temperatures of the order of a trillion kelvin, QCD, the theory which describes strongly interacting particles such as protons and neutrons under normal conditions, undergoes a phase transition to a plasma of more elementary constituents called quarks and gluons. A review is presented of what is known about the plasma phase both from theoretical calculations and from experiments involving the collisions of large atomic nuclei moving at relativistic speeds. Finally the behaviour of nuclear material under conditions of extreme density is considered, and possible exotic phenomena such as quark matter and colour superconductivity are discussed.     

Oscillator strengths of the 4s4p~^{{\mathsf{1,3}}}P1↦ 4snd~^{\mathsf {1,3}}D2 transitions of neutral calcium

A detailed study has been performed for estimating the orbital energies, positions and shifts of the Lyman lines of C⁵⁺, Al¹²⁺ and Ar¹⁷⁺ under strongly coupled plasma with a view to understand such line positions and shifts obtained in laser produced plasma experiments. The effect of strongly coupled plasma has been treated within the Ion Sphere (IS) model. Both non-relativistic and relativistic methods have been used for estimating the spectral properties. Theoretical estimates with IS model of the plasma are in conformity with the results of laser plasma experiments on these highly stripped ions. The experimental data for the systems have also been compared with the theoretical estimates using Debye screening model of the plasma with spatial confinements which gives additional restrictions to the wave functions at finite boundaries.     

放电参数对爆燃模式下同轴枪强流脉冲放电等离子体的影响

同轴枪强流脉冲放电常见有爆燃模式和预填充模式两种放电模式,爆燃模式放电可以得到杂质少、准直性高、输运速度更快的等离子体射流.本实验主要对不同电压及进气量下同轴枪强流脉冲爆燃模式放电的等离子体特性进行了研究.结果表明,在相同放电电压下,进气量少时会有多团等离子体从枪口喷出.随着进气量的增加,同轴枪放电产生的等离子体密度增加,输运速度减小,最终等离子体只有一团从枪口喷出;而在相同进气量下,随着电压的增加,等离子体密度增加,输运速度增大,开始出现有多团等离子体从枪口喷出的现象.产生该现象的原因主要是在放电过程中,当气体持续进入枪底部时,同轴枪底部会产生新的电流通道向前运动,使得在同轴枪出口处观察到了多团等离子体喷出的现象;随着放电电压的增加,在放电过程中回路电流也增加.当电流增加到一定程度时,同轴枪底部就会产生新的电流通道,从而有多个等离子体团从枪口喷出.通过改变充电电容以及对磁探针信号的分析,进一步分析并验证了同轴枪底端多次放电的现象.     

亚大气压六相交流电弧放电等离子体射流特性数值模拟

以临近空间高超声速飞行器和航天器再入大气环境飞行过程中其表面产生的高密度非平衡态等离子体为研究对象,基于本研究组所建立的多相交流电弧放电等离子体实验平台(MPX-2015),开展了非平衡态氩等离子体射流特性的二维数值模拟研究.在亚音速条件下二维、非平衡数值模拟所得到的计算结果与实验测量结果符合良好.超音速条件下的数值模拟结果表明,随着真空腔压强的降低,等离子体射流流速明显增大,覆盖钝体头部的等离子体鞘套的厚度先减小,而后又增加,鞘套的空间均匀性以及等离子体向钝体表面的总传热量均显著降低,而钝体头部的局部电子数密度则增大.数值模拟结果为在MPX-2015上开展超音速条件下的实验研究提供了理论指导.