Operation of Ferroelectric Plasma Sources in a Gas Discharge Mode

Dunaevsky, A. ; Fisch, N.J.

Princeton University. Plasma Physics Laboratory.

关键词: 70 Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology;    Ferroelectric Materials;    Polarization Gas Discharges;    Electrons;    Gas Discharges;   

DOI  :  10.2172/827681
RP-ID  :  PPPL-3929
RP-ID  :  AC02-76CH03073
RP-ID  :  827681

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【 摘 要 】

Ferroelectric plasma sources in vacuum are known as sources of ablative plasma, formed due to surface discharge. In this paper, observations of a gas discharge mode of operation of the ferroelectric plasma sources (FPS) are reported. The gas discharge appears at pressures between approximately 20 and approximately 80 Torr. At pressures of 1-20 Torr, there is a transition from vacuum surface discharge to the gas discharge, when both modes coexist and the surface discharges sustain the gas discharge. At pressures between 20 and 80 Torr, the surface discharges are suppressed, and FPS operate in pure gas discharge mode, with the formation of almost uniform plasma along the entire surface of the ceramics between strips. The density of the expanding plasma is estimated to be about 1013 cm-3 at a distance of 5.5 mm from the surface. The power consumption of the discharge is comparatively low, making it useful for various applications. This paper also presents direct measurements of the yield of secondary electron emission from ferroelectric ceramics, which, at low energies of primary electrons, is high and dependent on the polarization of the ferroelectric material