强光一号POS等离子体源性能参数测量

以强光一号等离子体源（电缆枪）为研究对象,采用电荷收集器（法拉第杯）对强光一号等离子体源性能参数进行测量。实验结果表明:等离子体发射密度与电缆等离子体枪枪芯到枪口的距离正相关,而发射速度与电缆等离子体枪枪芯到枪口的距离负相关;增大电缆枪驱动电压时,等离子体发射密度增速远小于驱动电流增速。重复性研究表明,对由数十支电缆枪组成的等离子体源而言,单支电缆枪放电分散性对其输出等离子体整体分布均匀性影响不大。不确定度分析表明,通过多次重复实验求平均值,可以有效减小实验结果的不确定度,发射密度测量结果的合成标准不确定度在10%以内。     

同轴枪正、负脉冲放电等离子体特性的对比

同轴枪脉冲放电产生的等离子体具有高速度、高密度的特点,在核聚变、空间推进、天体物理领域具有很高的应用价值.本文针对不同放电方式对等离子体特性的影响进行了理论实验研究,通过调换脉冲电源整流二极管的方向改变充电电流方向实现正、负脉冲放电,采用光学、电学、磁探针等诊断手段,研究了正、负脉冲放电产生的等离子体性能;通过高速相机观察到正脉冲等离子体的分团现象,使用了图像处理技术,量化对比了等离子体发光强度.结果表明在相同工作气压和放电电压下,负脉冲等离子体拥有更高的密度,流速稍小但性能趋稳;而正脉冲等离子体具有更高的射流速度,也易产生明显的分团现象,所得实验结果与理论分析相一致.     

同轴枪放电等离子体电流片的运动特性研究

同轴枪放电可以产生高速度、高密度的等离子体射流,在天体物理、核物理等研究领域具有广泛的应用.基于同轴枪放电等离子体运动的"雪犁模型"分析,本实验通过对等离子体光电信号和磁信号的测量及放电照片的拍摄,研究了不同放电电流和气压对同轴枪放电等离子体电流片的运动特性、电流通道分布的影响.实验结果发现:一次放电过程中,气压为10 Pa、放电电流为35.7—69.8 kA时,随着放电电流的增加,等离子体喷射速度增加,输运距离与离子携带的轴向动能成正比,大电流条件下,等离子体喷出枪口时易于在枪底端形成新的电流通道;气压为5—40 Pa、放电电流为49.8 kA时,随着气压的增加,等离子体喷射速度减小,输运距离缩短,高气压下,等离子体喷出枪口时在枪底端未产生新的放电通道,这与放电过程中遗留在枪底端的带电粒子和电流片渗漏残留在枪内的中性粒子共同形成的阻抗通道有关;电流反向时,二次放电击穿位置发生在电极头部,放电过程中存在多次放电现象.     

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.     

Analysis of the behavior of a discharge in a coaxial plasma jet accelerator

We analyze the behavior of the discharge in a coaxial plasma jet accelerator with a pulsed supply of the working gas released by an electric discharge from titanium hydride powder. Radiation (varying with time) from the discharge in the accelerator was detected using an optical method through a narrow slit cut along the outer electrode by a Bifo Company K008 streak camera. Stable operation of the source with the highest kinetic energy of a pure hydrogen plasma jet was attained for a relatively uniform glow of the discharge along the accelerator during the entire current pulse. Conversely, local glow of the discharge at the outlet or inlet of the accelerator considerably contaminated the discharge with impurities, and the kinetic energy of the plasma jet decreased by an order of magnitude. The highest energy of the plasma jet was attained when the polarity of the electrodes was the same as at the plasma focus.     

Plasma density evolution in plasma opening switch obtained by a time-resolved sensitive He-Ne interferometer

To understand the formation process of vacuum gap in coaxial microsecond conduction time plasma opening switch (POS), we have made measurements of the line-integrated plasma density during switch operation using a time-resolved sensitive He-Ne interferometer. The conduction current and conduction time in experiments are about 120 kA and 1 μs, respectively. As a result, more than 85% of conduction current has been transferred to an inductive load with rise time of 130 ns. The radial dependence of the density is measured by changing the radial location of the line-of-sight for shots with the same nominal POS parameters. During the conduction phase, the line-integrated plasma density in POS increases at all radial locations over the gun-only case by further ionization of material injected from the guns. The current conduction is observed to cause a radial redistribution of the switch plasma. A vacuum gap forms rapidly in the plasma at 5.5 mm from the center conductor, which is consistent with the location where magnetic pressure is the largest, allowing current to be transferred from the POS to the load.     

等离子体源参数对长导通等离子体断路开关性能的影响

 研制了可工作在长导通时间（约1μs）的等离子体断路开关，实验研究了等离子体源参数，包括等离子体枪与主回路之间的触发延时、等离子体枪的工作电压以及等离子体枪的数目对开关性能的影响规律。研究结果表明，开关导通时间和开关电压随触发延时、枪工作电压和数目的增加而增加，但当开关导通时间接近主回路电流四分之一周期时，开关电压呈下降趋势。当Marx发生器工作电压为120kV且采用4个等离子体枪时，实验获得的最大电压倍增系数约为1.8。     

Energy and mass compositions of the plasma of a nanosecond coaxial vacuum surface discharge

The energy and mass compositions of the plasma generated by a nanosecond coaxial discharge on the surface of high-pressure polyethylene at different polarities of the central electrode with and without a vacuum gap between the dielectric and the peripheral electrode are investigated. It is shown that a nanosecond coaxial discharge on a dielectric surface is an efficient source of high-energy multicharged ions.     

大气压射流等离子体放电特性及其灭菌效果

 介绍了一种同轴电极的射流等离子体发生装置,可以直接在大气中将生成的氦气辉光放电射流等离子体喷出进行杀菌消毒,无需反应容器和真空系统,并从电压、频率、流速等方面讨论了该同轴等离子体发生器的放电特性。在稳定的放电条件下,利用实验装置进行了大气压下的等离子体灭菌实验,验证了本装置在等离子体灭菌应用上的可行性和易操作性。灭菌结果表明：在最初的2 min内,细菌减小趋势明显,3 min后细菌几乎全部消亡。     

紧凑型氢等离子体枪设计和实验

 设计了一种紧凑型氢等离子体枪及驱动电路。这种枪采用同轴结构,电极之间有两层石墨环和两层氢化钛,利用氢化钛作为气源储存体,利用表面闪络机制产生等离子体。实验诊断表明,等离子体枪能产生密度为10×¹⁰~10¹²/cm³,半径为1~2cm,长度为60~80cm的等离子体柱,它在磁场导引下存在时间大于400 μs。该枪结构简单、体积小、重量轻、工作电压低、使用方便。适合作为等离子体高功率微波器件中的等离子体源。     

Arc rotation characteristics of a plasma centrifuge with a counter-rotating electrical discharge

Arc rotation velocities of a plasma centrifuge with a counter-rotating electrical discharge were measured by using double probes placed perpendicular to each other. The measurement results were compared with the results calculated from the analytic solutions suggested by Hong et al. The comparison revealed that the arc column near the electrodes can be rotated much faster by increasing the arc currents and magnetic fields. For example, the rotational velocity of the are column near the electrodes was increased from 75 to 150 m/s with the increase of magnetic flux density from 15 to 45 mT at the fixed arc current of 50 A. On the other hand, the rotational velocity of the arc column showed only negligible changes at the plane of symmetry, where the radial component of the arc current was designed to become zero due to the symmetry of the counter-rotating electrical discharge. From these measurement results and analytic solutions, gaseous mixtures of different masses can be separated effectively near the electrode regions of a plasma centrifuge with a counter-rotating electrical discharge.     

A Source for Fuel Supply to a Fusion Reactor Core

We present the results of studies of the plasma source based on the coaxial accelerator with the slothole channel geometry for plasma acceleration and working gas inlet into the accelerator via the electrodynamic valve. The plasma parameters at the output of the accelerator are measured. The slot-hole channel of the accelerator created higher jet pressure, as compared to the coaxial channel, especially at large distances from the source. The jet pressure reached 10⁶ N/m² at a distance of 0.7 m. The source created moderately pure plasma for a current below 80 kA. The density was (2.5–5) × 10²² m^–3, which was higher than the density obtained with the coaxial gun.     

Intense emission from a grid-stabilized plasma cathode

Intense emission from a grid-stabilized plasma cathode based on a glow discharge with an expanded anode area is studied. In the electrode system of the ion source, the potential difference between a large-mesh grid electrode (a hole diameter of 4–6 mm) and cathode and anode plasma reaches 200 V and the glow discharge current is up to 1 A. The current distribution over the electrodes of the plasma cathode is taken, and the dependences of the electron extraction efficiency and electron-emitting-plasma potential on the gas pressure and discharge parameters are obtained. A relationship between the geometric parameters of the grid, cathode plasma potential, and efficiency of electron extraction from the plasma is derived. It is shown that stable intense emission from the plasma cathode can be provided in wide ranges of gas pressure and discharge current by varying the geometry and mesh size of the plasma cathode grid. Discharge contraction in the grid plane at elevated gas pressures is explained. It is assumed that the emitting plasma becomes inhomogeneous due to variation in the thickness of near-electrode layers in the holes of the grid, which makes the distribution of the emission current from the plasma more nonuniform.     

Electric strength of the accelerating gap of a plasma electron source at rough vacuum

Conditions for the electric breakdown of the accelerating gap of a plasma electron source are determined. It is shown that, depending on the gas pressure and the size of openings in the emission electrode, two types of breakdown can occur. One of them is due to the ignition of a low-voltage discharge between the electrodes of the accelerating system, and the other one is caused by switching of the main discharge from the anode to the accelerating electrode.     

感应式脉冲推力器中等离子体加速数值研究

为了分析感应式脉冲放电等离子体推力器中时变电磁场作用下等离子体的放电参数分布及其随着磁场强度变化的影响,引入了利用双曲型散度清除方法的二维轴对称瞬态等离子体流动的磁流体力学数值模型.计算结果表明,随着输入能量的增加,等离子体团出现速度峰值的时刻提前,等离子体中同时存在的异号电流环对其加速具有阻滞作用.等离子体的加速效率随着磁场强度非线性增大,磁场大于某一临界值时(几何构型下峰值磁场强度大于0.45 T),有限空间情况下等离子体的加速效率获得显著提高.     

Dynamics of plasma channel in a parallel-plate plasma gun

Lumped parameter models for describing dynamics of the plasma channel in a parallel-plate plasma gun are compared with the experimental results obtained from two plasma guns with different rail geometries. Comparison between the experiments and the numerical calculations reveals that the lumped parameter models can be utilized to describe the dynamic motion of the plasma channel quite well. Parametric study shows that minimizing the line inductance and increasing the charging voltage on a capacitor as well as minimizing the gas injection time for reducing the mass of the plasma channel are the key factors to increase the flow velocity of the plasma jet ejected from the plasma gun.     

Modeling of plasma behavior in a plasma electrode Pockels cell

We present three interrelated models of plasma behavior in a plasma electrode Pockels cell (PEPC). In a PEPC, plasma discharges are formed on both sides of a thin, large-aperture electro-optic crystal (typically KDP). The plasmas act as optically transparent, highly conductive electrodes, allowing uniform application of a longitudinal field to induce birefringence in the crystal. First, we model the plasma in the thin direction, perpendicular to the crystal, via a one-dimensional fluid model. This yields the electron temperature and the density and velocity profiles in this direction as functions of the neutral pressure, the plasma channel width, and the discharge current density. Next, me model the temporal response of the crystal to the charging process, combining a circuit model with a model of the sheath which forms near the crystal boundary. This model gives the time-dependent voltage drop across the sheath as a function of electron density at the sheath entrance. Finally, we develop a two dimensional MHD model of the planar plasma, in order to calculate the response of the plasma to magnetic fields. We show how the plasma uniformity is affected by the design of the current return, by the longitudinal field from the cathode magnetron, and by fields from other sources. This model also gives the plasma sensitivity to the boundary potential at which the top and bottom of the discharge are held. We validate these models by showing how they explain observations in three large Pockels cells built at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory     

真空脉冲放电金属等离子体生成及传播特性

研究了采用放电电流为200 A,持续时间为13 s的单脉冲放电形式,在锥-板、锥-网两种电极结构下,等离子体生成及空间传播特性并使用探针法对生成等离子体的电子密度、电子温度、空间电位、离子能量等参数进行了测量。实验和仿真结果表明;锥-网电极的起始放电电压较高,生成的等离子密度较大,沿放电电极轴方向运动的等离子体的密度最大。然而,两种不同电极结构生成的等离子体的传播速度没有明显区别。     

同轴电极结构下真空放电等离子体生成及传播特性

采用放电电流为100~300 A、持续时间为13 s的单脉冲电源,设计了两种同轴电极结构作为放电阳极,分别为筒状电极、喷嘴状电极。利用MAXWELL 3D电场仿真软件对两种电极结构下的电场分布进行了仿真分析,并采用探针法对放电生成的等离子体的参数进行了测量,分析讨论了同轴电极结构对真空放电等离子体生成特性的影响。选取喷嘴状电极结构作为阳极,分别测量了采用铅、铝、铜三种材质的阴极时生成的等离子体的扩散速度及能量。实验与仿真结果表明:当阳极为喷嘴状电极时阴极尖端的电场强度较大,测得放电电流较大,击穿电压较低,等离子体密度也较大;采用铝材质阴极时生成的等离子体扩散速度最快,采用铅材质阴极时生成的等离子体的离子动能最大。     

感应耦合等离子体中和枪的电子引出特性研究

给出了一种感应耦合等离子体源的设计,用于等离子体中和枪装置.通过实验方法研究等离子体源的电子引出特性,并结合理论分析了等离子体密度随射频功率的变化关系.研究结果表明等离子体源的电子引出特性与放电腔内气压有关联性,E?H模式转换中电子密度的变化与负载的电感值相关.研究成果对等离子体中和枪的发展有重要的参考价值.