NDLI: Charge and Velocity Distribution of Ions Emitted From Two Simultaneously Operating and Serially Connected Vacuum Arcs

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Author	Shafir, G. Goldsmith, S. Cheifetz, E.
Copyright Year	1973
Abstract	Ion velocity distribution (IVD) and ion charge state distribution of silver ions in a plasma beam emitted by two compact, serially connected, and simultaneously operating vacuum arcs were measured using a dynamic time-of-flight diagnostics. The anode and cathode of each arc were made of two strips of silver layers pasted on an alumina wafer and separated by a narrow 100-mum gap. The two arcs were laterally separated by 0.015 m and located on the same horizontal plane, emitting two plasma plums, which merged into a single one and is few centimeters away from the arcs. Each arc was ignited by high- voltage breakdown on the alumina surface gap by 3-mus 100-A current. The IVD of the merged plasma beam was analyzed 0.7 m away from the arcs and compared with that of the ions emitted by a single arc. When only a single arc was active, the plasma beam consisted of more than 90% of Ag ions with an average velocity of langv1rang = (0.7-0.8) times 10⁴ m/s and charge state z = 1. About 10% of the beam ion population consisted of oxygen and carbon. When the two arcs operated simultaneously, the form of the IVD was significantly different, containing a second peak with a velocity of langv_peakrang = (1.15-1.25) times 10⁴ m/s, which is significantly higher than that observed with a single arc. However, the integrated ion charge in the merged beam was lower by 30% from the sum of the ion charge obtained from the plasma of each arc. It was found that the observed phenomena were correlated with a formation of conducting channel between the cathode of the first serially connected arc and the anode of the second arc, which is occurring when the plasma plums are expanding from the two arcs merged. When a physical barrier was inserted between the two arcs to prevent a contact between the two expanding plums, the observed plasma shunting did not occur, although the two beams merged in space beyond the barrier, as before. The effect on the IVD due to arc transfer from the first cathode to the second arc anode is currently being investigated.
Sponsorship	IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society
Starting Page	885
Ending Page	890
Page Count	6
File Size	204976
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00933813
Volume Number	35
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-08-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Vacuum arcs Particle beams Anodes Cathodes Silver Plasma diagnostics Plasma measurements Particle beam measurements Current measurement Charge measurement vacuum arcs Ion charge state distribution (ICSD) ion energy distribution (IED) silver time-of-flight (TOF) measurements
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nuclear and High Energy Physics Condensed Matter Physics

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