A New Type of Plasma Accelerator with Closed Electron Drift

Authors

  • I. V. Litovko Institute for Nuclear Research, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • A. N. Dobrovolsky Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • L. V. Naiko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • I. V. Naiko Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe63.2.110

Keywords:

plasma accelerator, closed electron drift, Hall-type accelerator, hydrodynamic model, hybrid model

Abstract

A new type of plasma accelerator with closed electron drift and open walls has been studied further. In particular, the current-voltage characteristics in various operation modes are obtained. Two operation modes, low- and high-current ones, with specific parameters are revealed. To make the earlier proposed physical mathematical model more adequate to the experiment, a hybrid model, in which the dynamics of neutrals and ions is described by kinetic equations, is applied. The distribution of the electric potential in the accelerating gap is numerically obtained. An insignificant difference between the potential distributions in the hydrodynamic and hybrid models consisting in higher potential gradients in the hybrid model is found.

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Published

2018-03-10

How to Cite

Litovko, I. V., Dobrovolsky, A. N., Naiko, L. V., & Naiko, I. V. (2018). A New Type of Plasma Accelerator with Closed Electron Drift. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 63(2), 110. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe63.2.110

Issue

Section

Plasma physics