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Simulation of an Ultrahigh-Pressure Short-Arc Xenon Discharge Plasma. / Timofeev, N. A. ; Sukhomlinov, V. S. ; Zissis, G.; Mukharaeva, I. Yu. ; Mikhailov, D. V. ; Dupuis, P. .
In: Technical Physics, Vol. 64, No. 10, 2019, p. 1473-1479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Simulation of an Ultrahigh-Pressure Short-Arc Xenon Discharge Plasma
AU - Timofeev, N. A.
AU - Sukhomlinov, V. S.
AU - Zissis, G.
AU - Mukharaeva, I. Yu.
AU - Mikhailov, D. V.
AU - Dupuis, P.
N1 - Timofeev, N.A., Sukhomlinov, V.S., Zissis, G. et al. Tech. Phys. (2019) 64: 1473. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063784219100207
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Abstract: We have studied a high- (ultrahigh-) pressure short-arc discharge in xenon with thoriated tungsten cathodes. A system of equations formulated based on earlier experimental data indicating possible emission of cathode material (thorium) into the discharge gap has made it possible to determine the electric field strength, plasma temperature, and concentration of thorium atoms as well as thorium and xenon ions in the plasma. The problem has been solved for a model discharge between planar electrodes. The results indicate the key role of thorium atoms in the cathode region. Thorium atoms determine the ionization balance and other electrokinetic properties of plasma. Emission of thorium atoms reduces the plasma temperature at the cathode, which turns out to be noticeably lower than the plasma temperature near the anode; this is a new result that agrees with experimental data. Other electrokinetic characteristics of the plasma (in particular, charged particle concentration and electric field strength) are also in good agreement with the experiment.
AB - Abstract: We have studied a high- (ultrahigh-) pressure short-arc discharge in xenon with thoriated tungsten cathodes. A system of equations formulated based on earlier experimental data indicating possible emission of cathode material (thorium) into the discharge gap has made it possible to determine the electric field strength, plasma temperature, and concentration of thorium atoms as well as thorium and xenon ions in the plasma. The problem has been solved for a model discharge between planar electrodes. The results indicate the key role of thorium atoms in the cathode region. Thorium atoms determine the ionization balance and other electrokinetic properties of plasma. Emission of thorium atoms reduces the plasma temperature at the cathode, which turns out to be noticeably lower than the plasma temperature near the anode; this is a new result that agrees with experimental data. Other electrokinetic characteristics of the plasma (in particular, charged particle concentration and electric field strength) are also in good agreement with the experiment.
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U2 - 10.1134/S1063784219100207
DO - 10.1134/S1063784219100207
M3 - Article
VL - 64
SP - 1473
EP - 1479
JO - Technical Physics
JF - Technical Physics
SN - 1063-7842
IS - 10
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