Gong Ye

Dynamics of Dust in a Plasma Sheath with Magnetic Field

Dynamics of dust in a plasma sheath with a magnetic field was investigated using a single particle model. The result shows that the radius, initial position, initial velocity of the dust particles and the magnetic field do effect their movement and equilibrium position in the plasma sheath. Generally, the dust particles with the same size, whatever original velocity and position they have, will locate at the same position in the end under the net actions of electrostatic, gravitational, neutral collisional, and Lorentz forces. But the dust particles will not locate in the plasma sheath if their radius is beyond a certain value.

Electronegative Plasma Sheath Structure in a Magnetic Field

The structure of an electronegative plasma sheath in an oblique magnetic field is investigated with a fluid model. We assume the system consists of hot electrons and negative ions as well as cold positive ions. Densities of particles and distributions of the spacious potential in various states of magnetic field are studied. The result shows that the existence of magnetic field and negative ions has great effects on the plasma sheath structures. In addition, the effects of negative ion density and temperature on the structure of the electronegative plasma sheath are discussed.

Two-dimensional numerical research on effects of titanium target bombarded by TEMP II accelerator

Two-dimensional numerical research has been carried out on the ablation effects of titanium target irradiated by intense pulsed ion beam (IPIB) generated by TEMP II accelerator. Temporal and spatial evolution of the ablation process of the target during a pulse time has been simulated. We have come to the conclusion that the melting and evaporating process begin from the surface and the target is ablated layer by layer when the target is irradiated by the IPIB. Meanwhile, we also obtained the result that the average ablation velocity in target central region is about 10 m/s, which is far less than the ejection velocity of the plume plasma formed by irradiation. Different effects have been compared to the different ratio of the ions and different energy density of IPIB while the target is irradiated by pulsed beams.

Effect of Secondary Electron Emission on the Sheath in SPT Chamber

A one-dimensional slab model of the plasma sheath in the stationary plasma thruster (SPT) chamber is developed in this study. It is considered that secondary electrons emitted from ceramic walls are partially trapped by the bulk plasma in the SPT chamber; some secondary electrons drift across the sheath where they are generated and the bulk and move towards the opposite sheath. Thus both the secondary electron emission (SEE) from one sheath and the partially trapped secondary electrons from the opposite sheath contribute to this sheath. The results indicate that both the SEE coefficient and trapping coefficient have a significant impact not only on the distributions of both electrons and ions of the SPT sheath but also on the energy flux loss to the SPT wall. When the trapping coefficient increases, the energy flux of electrons deposited to the walls will increase whereas that of ions will decrease. Besides, the critical electron temperature will decrease greatly with the increase of the trapping coefficient.

Model of Collisional Sheath in Spherical and Cylindrical Geometries for Plasma Source Ion Implantation

A model is developed that describes the temporal evolution of the sheath during a pulse of high negative voltage applied to a spherical and cylindrical target in a plasma such as that present in plasma source ion implantation for the case in which the pressure of the neutral gas is large enough that the ion motion in the sheath can be assumed to be highly collisional. The analytic expressions of the sheath expanding velocity are obtained. The positions of the sheath edge as a function of time predicted by the model are in agreement with those obtained by fluid equations.

Numerical Study on the Two-Dimensional Temperature Fields of Titanium/Aluminum Double-Layer Target Irradiated by High-Intensity Pulsed Ion Beam

Interaction between high-intensity pulsed ion beam (HIPIB) and a double-layer target with titanium film on top of aluminum substrate was simulated. The two-dimensional nonlinear thermal conduction equations, with the deposited energy in the target taken as source term, were derived and solved by finite differential method. As a result, the two-dimensional spatial and temporal evolution profiles of temperature were obtained for a titanium/aluminum double-layer target irradiated by a pulse of HIPIB. The effects of ion beam current density on the phase state of the target materials near the film and substrate interface were analyzed. Both titanium and aluminum were melted near the interface after a shot when the ion beam current density fell in the range of 100 A/cm2 to 200 A/cm2.

Energy Distribution of Ions Incident on Radio-Frequency Biased Electrodes in External Magnetic Field

A radio-frequency (rf) plasma sheath model in an oblique magnetic field is established and the energy distribution of ions (IED) incident on the rf sheath biased electrodes is numerically investigated. The simulation results reveal that the external magnetic field can have a decisive impact on the ion flux and energy distribution of the sheath. The ion energy can be transferred between the perpendicular and parallel components under the action of a magnetic field.

Numerical Research on Plasma Generation and Expansion into Vacuum

Energy deposition of intense pulsed ion beam (IPIB) on the Ti target based on the 2D model of IPIB density has been simulated by the Monte Carlo (MC) method. Taking the deposited energy as the thermal source, we have established the ablation model of the target and calculated the spatial and temporal evolution of the ablation shape of the Ti target irradiated by IPIB with different energy densities. We have also established the ejection model of the hydrodynamic equations related to the ablation shape of the target by using the ablation results as the initial conditions of plasma formed by IPIB irradiation. The spatially and temporally evoluted profiles of the plasma pressure and mass density are calculated.

Propagation of Plasma Generated by Intense Pulsed Ion Beam Irradiation

Taking the calculation results based on the established two-dimensional ablation model of the intense-pulsed-ion-beam (IPIB) irradiation process as initial conditions, we build a two-dimensional hydrodynamic ejection model of plasma produced by an IPIB-irradiated metal titanium target into ambient gas. We obtain the conclusions that shock waves generate when the background pressure is around 133 mTorr and also obtain the plume splitting phenomenon that has been observed in the experiments.

Configuration of 2D Finite Clusters in Plasma Sheath

Finite clusters with a small number of charged particles immersed in a plasma environment have been numerically simulated with a dynamic method. Finite Coulomb clusters are systems of a small number of charged particles, N = 1 to 100, confined by a potential produced by plasma 2D-sheath. Under the action of net force each particle is in an equilibrium position and together they form finite Coulomb clusters. The results of our study show the configuration of Coulomb clusters do not depend on their initial state. After theoretically studied and tested by using the Monte Carlo technique we also prove the system energy is the determinant parameter of the configuration. In addition, the effect of the external magnetic field on the cluster configuration is analyzed.