Determination of the concentration of metastable helium atoms in an atmospheric-pressure glow discharge

The spatial distribution of the concentration of metastable helium atoms in the cathode region of an atmospheric-pressure glow discharge in helium is measured by the method of atomic-absorption spectroscopy. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 530–533, July–August, 2000.     

大气压He-Ar射频容性放电Ar亚稳态粒子数密度

利用发射光谱法测量大气压He-Ar混合气体射频容性放电中的Ar亚稳态1s5(3s23p54s［3/2］2)粒子数密度。在不同的放电功率和气体组分下测量放电等离子体中的重要参数：气体转动温度、电子激发温度和Ar亚稳态1s5粒子数密度。结果表明：气体温度在不同放电功率及Ar气压在5103 Pa以内时变化不大,范围为300~350 K;电子激发温度随着放电功率的增加而增加,并且在Ar气压为4103 Pa时最大,在放电功率为70 W时达到0.58 eV;1s5粒子数密度随着放电功率以及电子激发温度的增加而增加,在放电功率为70 W、Ar气压为4103 Pa时达到1.53109 cm-3。     

Penning collisions of laser-cooled metastable helium atoms

We present experimental results on the two-body loss rates in a magneto-optical trap of metastable helium atoms. Absolute rates are measured in a systematic way for several laser detunings ranging from -5 to -30 MHz and at different intensities, by monitoring the decay of the trap fluorescence. The dependence of the two-body loss rate coefficient β on the excited state ( 2³ P ₂) and metastable state ( 2³ S ₁) populations is also investigated. From these results we infer a rather uniform rate constant K _sp = (1±0.4)×10^-7 cm³/s. Received 8 September 2000 and Received in final form 19 December 2000     

流体-亚稳态原子传输混合模型模拟空心阴极放电特性

利用流体-亚稳态原子传输混合模型研究了氩气矩形空心阴极放电稳态时的参数. 数值计算得到了压强为10 Torr时的电势、电子、离子和亚稳态氩原子密度以及电子平均能量的分布. 结果表明电子和离子密度峰值为4.7×10¹² cm^-3, 亚稳态原子密度峰值为2.1×10¹³ cm^-3. 本文同时对流体-亚稳态原子传输混合模型和单一流体模型模拟得到的放电参数进行了比较. 结果表明, 分步电离是新电子产生的重要来源, 亚稳态原子对空心阴极放电特性有重要影响. 与单一流体模型相比, 混合模型计算得到的电子密度升高, 阴极鞘层宽度和电子平均能量降低. 关键词： 空心阴极放电 流体-亚稳态原子传输模型 电子密度 分步电离     

Production of a bose einstein condensate of metastable helium atoms

We recently observed a Bose-Einstein condensate in a dilute gas of ⁴He in the 2³S₁ metastable state. In this article, we describe the successive experimental steps which led to the Bose-Einstein transition at 4.7 μK: loading of a large number of atoms in a MOT, efficient transfer into a magnetic Ioffé-Pritchard trap, and optimization of the evaporative cooling ramp. Quantitative measurements are also given for the rates of elastic and inelastic collisions, both above and below the transition. Received 15 October 2001     

Quenching of metastable antiprotonic helium atoms in collisions with deuterium molecules

Quenching of metastable antiprotonic helium atoms in collisions with deuterium molecules has been studied using laser spectroscopy at CERN's new Antiproton Decelerator facility. The quenching cross-sections of the states (n, l )= (39, 36), (39, 37), and (39, 38) were determined from the decay rates of the states which were observed using the “deuterium-assisted inverse resonance” (DAIR) method. The results revealed a similar (n, l )-dependence of the quenching cross-sections as in the case of hydrogen but the values were smaller by a factor of ∼1.5. Received 6 July 2001     

Elastic scattering of electrons by helium atoms in high energy higher order Born approximation

The differential cross-sections forē-helium elastic scattering are calculated by using Yateshigh-energy higher order Born approximations, through 0 (K _i ^{Emphasis>−2} ) of the incident electron momentum, and comparisons have been made with the recent theoretical and experimental results.     

临近空间高功率微波辐照放电试验技术

随着高功率微波技术的发展, 电子设备面临强电磁辐射攻击的威胁越来越严重, 对电子设备的防护加固提出了更高要求, 临近空间飞行器及其放电效应是目前较少考虑的环节, 且缺少相应的环境试验条件。文章提出了一种将临近空间气体环境与高功率微波电磁环境相结合的方法, 在柱形真空罐内壁布置吸波材料, 使用MW级S波段微波源及辐射聚焦系统在腔室中心形成强电磁辐射区, 以便开展相关辐照放电试验研究。针对脉冲微波强场监测, 通过光纤电场探头测量小信号连续波的方式进行等效传递, 中心场强最高超过2kV/cm。利用该试验装置可开展临近空间电子学系统在高功率微波辐照下的放电击穿研究, 对薄弱环节分析及防护加固提供帮助。     

Space resolved density measurements of argon and helium metastable atoms in radio-frequency generated He-Ar micro-plasmas

Space resolved concentrations of helium He* (³S₁) and argon Ar* (³P₂) metastable atoms in an atmospheric pressure radio frequency micro-plasma jet were measured using tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy. Even small absorptions down to 10^-4 could be measured using lock-in technique. The absolute density of metastable atoms densities at different rf-power, flow rate and gas mixture was deduced from measured absorption rates. Metastable concentrations range from 10⁹ to 10¹¹ cm^-3. Analysis of spectral profiles provided the pressure broadening coefficients of both metastable atoms by helium. The spatial distribution of metastable atoms in the plasma volume was obtained for various discharge conditions. Density profiles between the electrodes reveal the sheath structure and reflect the plasma excitation distributions in the discharge volume. It reveals the dominance of the α-mode discharge.     

An improvement of high voltage power supply for pseudospark discharge

An analysis of the high voltage power supply removing the Pulse Forming Line (PFL) is presented in this paper. This is an important improvement to make a desktop free electron laser with about one meter length instead of an original device length of 5.5 meters and to realize other applications of the new beam source of pseudospark discharge at high voltage of 200kV and a current of 2kA.     

小型高压重复频率微秒脉冲电源及其放电应用

针对实验产生等离子体的需求,研制了一种高压微秒脉冲电源,输出电压最大值为30kV,上升沿最小为300ns、脉宽0.5μs。测试结果表明电源的输出特性由负载决定,同时调节输入电压、触发脉宽可以改变电源的输出脉冲。研究了针-针放电负载时,电源重复频率以及针针间隙对于放电模式的影响,并通过研究电源输出随负载的变化来区别不同的放电模式,最后把电源成功应用于介质阻挡放电。     

小型高压重复频率微秒脉冲电源及其放电应用

针对实验产生等离子体的需求,研制了一种高压微秒脉冲电源,输出电压最大值为30 kV,上升沿最小为300 ns、脉宽0.5 s。测试结果表明电源的输出特性由负载决定,同时调节输入电压、触发脉宽可以改变电源的输出脉冲。研究了针-针放电负载时,电源重复频率以及针针间隙对于放电模式的影响,并通过研究电源输出随负载的变化来区别不同的放电模式,最后把电源成功应用于介质阻挡放电。     

Numerical simulation of a direct current glow discharge in atmospheric pressure helium

Characteristics of a direct current(DC) discharge in atmospheric pressure helium are numerically investigated based on a one-dimensional fluid model. The results indicate that the discharge does not reach its steady state till it takes a period of time. Moreover, the required time increases and the current density of the steady state decreases with increasing the gap width. Through analyzing the spatial distributions of the electron density, the ion density and the electric field at different discharge moments, it is found that the DC discharge starts with a Townsend regime, then transits to a glow regime. In addition, the discharge operates in a normal glow mode or an abnormal glow one under different parameters, such as the gap width, the ballast resistors, and the secondary electron emission coefficients, judged by its voltage–current characteristics.     

Influence of wire mesh electrodes on the volume and surface characteristics of dielectric barrier discharge of atmospheric pressure helium

The dielectric barrier discharge of helium in a 6 mm gap at atmospheric pressure was studied. In this paper, the influence of electric field distribution on the uniformity of DBD is analyzed theoretically and verified by experiments. The experimental results show that the mesh electrode produces a local enhancement effect by affecting the electric field and then produces corona discharge, which provides seed electrons for the subsequent discharge process. The effects of mesh diameter and size on discharge uniformity and stability are analyzed, the electrode structure parameters are optimized, the method of a segmented electrode is proposed, and the discharge process and charge distribution are studied. The electrical diagnosis results of plasma technology show that the segmented mesh electrode reduces the breakdown voltage of DBD and increases the charge deposition.     

高压电场浓缩液体物料技术的研究及进展

高压电场干燥技术是一种全新的干燥技术 .文章对高压电场浓缩液体的机理进行了探讨 ,认为是内部离子注入、非均匀电场和外部离子风吹动三合一的结果 .通过以自来水、葡萄糖酸钠溶液等液体物料为样品 ,首次在高压电场下进行浓缩实验 ,表明高压电场能够加速水分子的脱出 .文章对当前的研究状况进行了介绍     

极板电压与间距对大气压射频氩等离子体放电参数的影响

基于1维流体力学模型,对大气压射频裸露金属电极氩气放电过程进行了研究。模型中考虑了氩等离子体放电过程中主要发生的激发和电离等7个反应过程,对等离子体反应产生的主要粒子,包括电子、氩原子离子Ar+、氩分子离子Ar2+和氩激发态Ar*等,建立连续性方程、动量方程和电流平衡方程。分析了极板电压、极板间距对上述粒子数密度分布的影响。给出了电子,Ar+,Ar*和Ar2+密度随极板电压及间距变化的时空演化过程。得出极板电压或极板间距的改变会使放电空间的电场发生改变,对应一定的极板间距,极板电压有一个最佳值,极板电压和间距的变化会使对应的极板间有一个最佳电场值,而对应最佳电场有一个等离子体气体间最佳反应系数,从而使放电空间粒子数密度发生改变。     

高压耦合高功率脉冲磁控溅射的增强放电效应

等离子体源离子注入与沉积技术作为一种可生产高结合力、高致密度涂层的真空镀膜技术,具有广阔的应用前景,尤其适用于高载荷工况下服役的功能涂层制备.该技术中金属等离子体源是关键,而现有的脉冲阴极弧源结构复杂,且由于伴随"金属液滴"而需要增加过滤装置.本文研究了另一种简单结构的金属等离子体源备选一高功率脉冲磁控溅射源(HPPMS)的放电特性,采用等离子体发射光谱仪探索了不同的耦合高压对HPPMS放电靶电流特性和等离子体特性的作用.发现耦合高压对HPPMS放电有明显的促进作用,相同靶电压下的放电强度大幅增加,相对于金属放电,耦合高压对气体放电的促进作用更加明显,但在自溅射为主的高压放电阶段对金属放电的促进作用明显增强.讨论了耦合高压对HPPMS放电的增强机制,发现耦合高压自辉光放电、耦合高压和HPPMS电压构成双向负压形成的空心阴极效应,以及耦合高压鞘层改善的双极扩散效应都对HPPMS放电的增强有明显作用.     

Discharge characteristics of the DUHOCAMIS with a high magnetic bottle-shaped field

For the purpose of producing high intensity, multiply charged metal ion beams, the dual hollow cathode ion source for metal ions （DUHOCAMIS） was derived from the hot cathode Penning ion source combined with the hollow cathode sputtering experiments in 2007. To investigate the behavior of this discharge geometry in a stronger magnetic bottle-shaped field, a new test bench for DUHOCAMIS with a high magnetic bottle-shaped field up to 0.6 T has been set up at the Peking University. The experiments with magnetic fields from 0.13 T to 0.52 T have indicated that the discharge behavior is very sensitive to the magnetic flux densities. The slope of discharge curves in a very wide range can be controlled by changing the magnetic field as well as regulated by adjusting the cathode heating power; the production of metallic ions would be much greater than gas ions with the increased magnetic flux density; and the magnetic field has a much higher influence on the DHCD mode than on the PIG mode.     

Discharge characteristics of the DUHOCAMIS with a high magnetic bottle-shaped field

For the purpose of producing high intensity, multiply charged metal ion beams, the dual hollow cathode ion source for metal ions (DUHOCAMIS) was derived from the hot cathode Penning ion source combined with the hollow cathode sputtering experiments in 2007. To investigate the behavior of this discharge geometry in a stronger magnetic bottle-shaped field, a new test bench for DUHOCAMIS with a high magnetic bottle-shaped field up to 0.6 T has been set up at the Peking University. The experiments with magnetic fields from 0.13 T to 0.52 T have indicated that the discharge behavior is very sensitive to the magnetic flux densities. The slope of discharge curves in a very wide range can be controlled by changing the magnetic field as well as regulated by adjusting the cathode heating power; the production of metallic ions would be much greater than gas ions with the increased magnetic flux density; and the magnetic field has a much higher influence on the DHCD mode than on the PIG mode.     

Chemi-ionization and spin exchange upon collisions of metastable helium atoms with potassium atoms in the ground state

The spin exchange and chemi-ionization cross sections have been calculated for the metastable helium atom-potassium atom system in the ground state. The data on the spin exchange cross section in the system He(2³ S ₁)-K(4² S _1/2) have been obtained for the first time. The cross sections were calculated for the collision energies ranging from 2 × 10^?4 to 60 × 10^?4 au The chemi-ionization cross sections obtained have been compared with the data in the literature.