DocumentCode
1529215
Title
Electron Distribution in a Quadrupole Magnetic Field to Drive Magnetic Neutral Loop Discharge Plasma
Author
Osaga, Tsuyoshi ; Sakurai, Yohei ; Sugawar, Hirotake
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2546
Lastpage
2547
Abstract
We simulated the electron motion in a quadrupole magnetic field that drives a neutral loop discharge (NLD) plasma using a Monte Carlo method. The structure of the electron distribution in the NLD plasma was observed. Electrons underwent reciprocating motion between reflecting boundaries as they gyrated along magnetic field lines. During this motion, they deviated from the neutral loop and concentrated beside the separatrices of the quadrupole magnetic field.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; discharges (electric); plasma simulation; plasma transport processes; Monte Carlo method; electron distribution; electron motion simulation; electron reciprocating motion; magnetic field lines; magnetic neutral loop discharge plasma; quadrupole magnetic field; Coils; Discharges; Inductors; Magnetic separation; Monte Carlo methods; Plasmas; Radio frequency; Electron number density; Monte Carlo method; neutral loop (NL) discharge (NLD) plasma; quadrupole magnetic field; separatrix;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2011.2151882
Filename
5778991
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