Methods for the Numerical Calculation of the Plasma Potential from Measured Langmuir Probe Characteristics

1986 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Seifert ◽  
D. Johanning ◽  
H.-R. Lehmann ◽  
N. Bankov
2014 ◽  
Vol 513-517 ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
T.Y. Huang ◽  
C.G. Jin ◽  
M.Z. Wu ◽  
L.J. Zhuge ◽  
X.M. Wu

A helicon wave plasma (HWP) discharge with strong magnetic field was investigated. The HWP was produced with an internal Nagoya III antenna that is perpendicular to the magnetic field and driven by a 13.56 MHz radio-frequency (RF) source. HWP was characterized in terms of electron density, electron temperature and plasma potential using a single Langmuir probe in Ar gas. The result of Langmuir probe shows that the electron density increases with RF power, but saturate above 700 W at a density of 2×1019m-3. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was extensively used to characterize the quality of the graphite surface. The result of SEM shows the surface of graphite that exposed to plasma processing has exhibited smoother and compacter surface topography. Meanwhile, the concentration of impurity on the graphite surface decreases with plasma processing.


AIP Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 115024
Author(s):  
Jian-quan Li ◽  
Wen-qi Lu ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Fei Gao ◽  
You-nian Wang

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsv. K. Popov ◽  
M. Dimitrova ◽  
P. Ivanova ◽  
E. Hasan ◽  
J. Horáček ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-237
Author(s):  
Shankar Bhattarai ◽  
Lekha Nath Mishra

Frequently used geometries of Langmuir probes are planar, spherical, and cylindrical shapes. The geometry is chosen depending on the purpose of the measurements and the platform configuration. Planar Langmuir Probes have been installed on satellites and sounding rockets to observe the general characteristics of thermal plasma in the ionosphere for more than five decades. Because of its simplicity and convenience, the Langmuir probe is one of the most frequently installed scientific instruments on spacecraft. The Planar Langmuir Probe is the key plasma diagnostic used by scientists interested in plasma characterization to measure the internal parameters of the bulk of the plasma. This research explores the theoretical study of Planar Langmuir Probe I-V Characteristics. The relationship between first derivative of current verses applied probe voltage is also computed. With the help of the (volt–ampere curves) of Planar Langmuir probes, the different parameters of plasma can be determined such as plasma potential, floating potential, probe currents in different probe voltage and so on. Planar Langmuir probe geometry is easy to construct and equally suitable for plasma characterization.


2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Adamek ◽  
J. Horacek ◽  
J. Seidl ◽  
H. W. Müller ◽  
R. Schrittwieser ◽  
...  

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document