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A cold-cathode hall plasma accelerator

A cold-cathode hall plasma accelerator A. M. Dorodnov, S. A, Muboyadzhyan, UDC 629.7.036.7.001.2(082) Ya. A. Pomelov, and Yu. A. Strukov A high-speed plasma flux is produced in a plasma accelerator by means of Ampere forces while maintaining quaslneutrallty [i, 2]. This method of acceleration can produce a plasma flux with an ion energy E i = 1-i0 ~ eV over a wide range in the mass flux density. Various types of stationary plasma ecceleracors have been developed and examined that operate with gaseous substances and metals of high vapor pressure. The range of working substances used in such plasma accelerators is restricted, which limits the efficient use in various areas of science and technology, in partlcularly in vacuum processes for producing materials and coat- ings by the condensation of such plasma fluxes (hlgh-energy plasma technology) [3-5]. Here we consider a new type of Hall plasma accelerator that has a cold cathode working with the erosion products from the cathode, which substantially extends the range of working substances and enables one to produce plasma flows from refractory metals and metals of low vapor pres- sure. 1. Theoretical Scheme and Measurable Parameters. The accelerator (Fig. 1) is composed of coaxlal force-cooled electrodes (1 cathode and 2 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics Springer Journals

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Physics; Classical Mechanics; Fluid- and Aerodynamics; Classical and Continuum Physics; Applications of Mathematics; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering
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A. M. Dorodnov, S. A, Muboyadzhyan, UDC 629.7.036.7.001.2(082) Ya. A. Pomelov, and Yu. A. Strukov A high-speed plasma flux is produced in a plasma accelerator by means of Ampere forces while maintaining quaslneutrallty [i, 2]. This method of acceleration can produce a plasma flux with an ion energy E i = 1-i0 ~ eV over a wide range in the mass flux density. Various types of stationary plasma ecceleracors have been developed and examined that operate with gaseous substances and metals of high vapor pressure. The range of working substances used in such plasma accelerators is restricted, which limits the efficient use in various areas of science and technology, in partlcularly in vacuum processes for producing materials and coat- ings by the condensation of such plasma fluxes (hlgh-energy plasma technology) [3-5]. Here we consider a new type of Hall plasma accelerator that has a cold cathode working with the erosion products from the cathode, which substantially extends the range of working substances and enables one to produce plasma flows from refractory metals and metals of low vapor pres- sure. 1. Theoretical Scheme and Measurable Parameters. The accelerator (Fig. 1) is composed of coaxlal force-cooled electrodes (1 cathode and 2

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Published: Dec 15, 2004

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