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A 2-cm electron cyclotron resonance ion source has the advantages of long life and high specific impulse, which can meet the requirements for space gravitational waves detection. In the experiment on finding the lower limit of thrust, it is found that when the ion source operates under the extreme condition of 0.5-W microwave power and 0.1-sccm gas flow rate, increasing the voltages of grid system excessively may cause flameout. The plasma discharge level is controlled by the gas supply, microwave, and power supply system, and their small disturbances will make experimental results different, thus the flameout of the ion source appears randomly and transiently. Besides, it is difficult to observe the flameout phenomenon experimentally, because the probe diagnosis has big interference to low-density plasma, and the optical diagnosis is blocked by the grid system. Therefore, the integrative simulation with the full particle-in-cell method is used to simulate the operating process of the ion source, whose calculation range includes the discharge chamber, grid system, and plume. Through simulating the processes of plasma discharge and ion beam extraction continuously in space and time, the flameout phenomenon can be reproduced artificially after increasing the voltages of grid system. The simulation results show that the ambipolar diffusion between the antenna and discharge chamber is the fundamental reason for the flameout of the ion source. In the circuit, the antenna does not touch the discharge chamber but for bulk plasma, which makes its surface gradually accumulate charges until it reaches the floating potential. Because the increase of the voltage of antenna lags behind that of grid system, a strong electric field will appear between the antenna and chamber. Then, electrons and ions respectively move toward the chamber and antenna, the ambipolar diffusion helps the antenna reach the floating potential rapidly. When the plasma density inside the chamber is low, the ambipolar diffusion will cause flameout. In order to avoid the flameout of the ion source in such an extreme situation, an improvement measure that the voltage of antenna equals the voltage of chamber is proposed, which is verified by the integrative simulation. The study on the flameout phenomenon will provide a theoretical basis for the design and application of the ion source, which can help the ion source operate safely to meet the requirements for space gravitational wave detection.
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Keywords:
- electron cyclotron resonance ion source /
- particle-in-cell simulation /
- flameout phenomenon
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图 1 离子源实验系统
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of experimental system.
图 2 2 cm ECR离子源放电图像 (a) 0.3 sccm, 2 W; (b) 0.1 sccm, 2 W; (c) 0.1 sccm, 0.5 W
Figure 2. Discharge images of 2 cm ECR ion source: (a) 0.3 sccm, 2 W; (b) 0.1 sccm, 2 W; (c) 0.1 sccm, 0.5 W.
图 3 计算域
Figure 3. Simulation region.
图 4 带电粒子受力分析 (a)二维模型; (b)实际情况
Figure 4. Force analysis of charged particles in aperture: (a)Two-dimensional model; (b)real situation.
图 5 初始等离子体密度分布 (a)离子密度分布; (b)电子密度分布
Figure 5. Initial plasma density distribution: (a) Ion density distribution; (b) electron density distribution.
图 6 电子宏粒子数变化曲线 (a)栅极电压连续变化; (b)栅极电压单点变化
Figure 6. Number curves of macroparticle of electron: (a)Voltages of grid system increase continuously; (b)voltages of grid system increase individually.
图 7 天线表面累积电荷数 (a)栅极电压连续变化; (b)栅极电压单点变化
Figure 7. Charges accumulating on antenna: (a)Voltages of grid system increase continuously; (b) voltages of grid system increase individually.
图 8 Child-Langmuir鞘层边界变化
Figure 8. Boundary movement of Child-Langmuir sheath.
图 9
$ {\varphi }_{{\rm{s}}{\rm{g}}} = 700\;{\rm{V}} $ 时, 离子源内有无双极扩散的模拟结果Figure 9. Simulation results with or without ambipolar diffusion in ion source at
$ {\varphi }_{{\rm{s}}{\rm{g}}} = 700\;{\rm{V}} $ 表 1 不同区域的网格层级和长度
Table 1. Mesh level and length in different regions.
区域 网格层级 网格步长/mm 栅极系统 12 0.025 放电室 11 0.05 近场羽流 10 0.10 羽流1 9 0.20 羽流2 8 0.40 羽流3 7 0.80 羽流4 6 1.60 
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[1] Lemmer K 2017 Acta Astronaut. 134 231
Google Scholar
[2] Blanco A, Roy S 2017 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 50 455201
Google Scholar
[3] Xu S Y, Xu L X, Cong L X, Li Y G, Qiao C F 2021 Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 36 2140013
Google Scholar
[4] Boeuf J P 2017 J. Appl. Phys. 121 011101
Google Scholar
[5] He J W, Duan L, Kang Q 2021 Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 36 2140014
Google Scholar
[6] 马隆飞, 贺建武, 杨超, 段俐, 康琦 2021 推进技术 42 474
Ma L F, He J W, Yang C, Duan L, Kang Q 2021 J. Propuls. Tech. 42 474
[7] Chen C, Chen M L, Zhou H H 2020 Plasma Sci. Technol. 22 094009
Google Scholar
[8] Jia H W, Chen M L, Liu X H, Chen C, Zhou H H, Zhou H, Han Z C 2021 Plasma Sci. Technol. 23 104003
Google Scholar
[9] Koizumi H, Komurasaki K, Aoyama J, Yamaguchi K 2018 J. Propuls. Power. 34 4
[10] Koizumi H, Komurasaki K, Aoyama J, Yamaguchi K 2014 Trans. JSASS Aerospace Tech. 12 Tb_19
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Google Scholar
Hu Z, Yang J, Chen M L, Yu D R, Zhu X M 2020 J. NorthWest Polytechnical Univ. 38 733
Google Scholar
[12] 胡展 2021 硕士学位论文 (西安: 西北工业大学)
Hu Z 2021 M. S. Dissertation (Xi'an: Northwestern Polytechnical University) (in Chinese)
[13] Yang J, Fu Y L, Liu X C, Meng H B, Jin Y Z 2018 Plasma Sci. Technol. 20 085402
Google Scholar
[14] Xia X, Yang J, Jin Y Z, Hang G R, Fu Y L, Hu Z 2020 Vacuum 179 109517
Google Scholar
[15] 夏旭, 杨涓, 付瑜亮, 吴先明, 耿海, 胡展 2021 物理学报 70 075204
Google Scholar
Xia X, Yang J, Fu Y L, Wu X M, Geng H, Hu Z 2021 Acta Phys. Sin. 70 075204
Google Scholar
[16] Fu Y L, Yang J, Jin Y Z, Xia X, Meng H B 2019 Acta Astronaut. 164 387
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Lieberman M A, Lichtenberg A J (translated by Pu Y K) 2007 Principles of Plasma Discharges and Materials Processing (Beijing: Science Press) pp131–132 (in Chinese)
[21] Ataka Y, Nakagawa Y, Koizumi H, Komurasaki K 2021 Acta Astronaut. 187 133
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