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The coaxial gun plasma generated by pulsed discharge possesses the characteristics of high speed and high density, and has potential application value in the field of fusion, space propulsion and astrophysics. In this paper, the effect of positive and negative pulsed discharges on plasma characteristics are investigated and a theoretical model for analyzing the morphology of positive and negative pulsed current sheets is proposed. Positive and negative pulsed discharges are realized by changing the direction of the rectifier diode in the pulse power supply to change the direction of the recharging current. Through theoretical analysis, and measurements by using photodiode, Pearson probe, magnetic probe, HD camera, fast-framing camera and RGB image processing, the plasmas generated by positive and negative pulsed discharges are compared and investigated. Most of experimental diagnoses concentrate on investigating the plasma behavior in the coaxial gun muzzle on a microsecond-order time scale. Because radial and axial transport characteristics of plasma change little, we think, the plasma characteristics in the muzzle still depend on the characteristics of plasma in the coaxial gun. Therefore, the conclusion of the theoretical analysis of the current sheet in the coaxial gun is still valid for the plasma in the muzzle. The theoretical analysis shows that the positive pulsed current sheet presents a parabolic shape and the negative pulsed current sheet displays a convex shape, which makes the negative pulsed current sheet sweep more efficiently and a large amount of plasma is concentrated near the inner electrode, namely the cathode, so the negative pulsed plasma is denser. For the positive pulsed plasma, near the inner electrode the plasma is thin and the magnetic pressure is powerful, and near the outer electrode, the plasma is dense and the magnetic pressure is weak. Therefore, the positive pulsed plasma is faster in movement speed but easier to split, and because of its dispersion, its transport stability is not so good as that of the negative pulsed plasma. The experimental results accord with the theoretical analyses. The final conclusion shows that under the same discharge parameters, the positive pulsed discharge produced plasma is faster in movement speed but more likely to split, and the negative pulsed discharge created plasma is denser in density and more stable. Therefore, for obtaining a higher density plasma, the negative pulsed discharge is recommended, and for achieving a high-speed plasma source, the positive pulsed discharge is advised to be adopted.
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Keywords:
- coaxial gun /
- positive and negative pulses /
- plasma speed /
- plasma density
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图 1 实验原理图
Figure 1. Experimental schematic diagram.
图 2 实验同轴枪
Figure 2. Coaxial plasma gun of experiment.
图 3 同轴枪等离子体动力图
Figure 3. Plasma dynamic diagram of coaxial gun.
图 4 正(a)和负(b)脉冲等离子体电流片理论模型图
Figure 4. Theoretical model diagrams of the current sheets of positive (a) and negative (b) pulsed plasma.
图 5 7 kV氩气负脉冲放电原图
Figure 5. Original image of 7 kV negative pulsed discharge of argon.
图 6 7 kV氩气(a)正、(b)负脉冲放电照片的RGB图像处理
Figure 6. RGB image processing for the original images of 7 kV (a) positive and (b) negative pulsed discharge of argon.
图 7 7 kV氩气(a)正、(b)负脉冲放电照片的图像亮度处理
Figure 7. Image brightness processing for the original images of 7 kV (a) positive and (b) negative pulsed discharge of argon.
图 8 7 kV负脉冲放电条件下, 亮度处理蓝图X轴像素点300, 700, 1500位置示意图
Figure 8. For 7 kV negative pulsed discharge, schematic of X-axis pixel point 300, 700, 1500 of brightness processing blueprint.
图 9 (a)正、(b)负脉冲放电蓝图X轴像素点300, 700, 1500 亮度径向分布
Figure 9. Brightness radial distribution of (a) positive, (b) negative pulsed discharge blueprint at its X-axis pixel point 300, 700, 1500.
图 10 7 kV, 10 Pa氩气正、负脉冲放电第一(a), (c)和第二(b), (d)团等离子体喷射高速相机拍照照片 (a), (b)正脉冲放电; (c), (d)负脉冲放电
Figure 10. Fast-framing camera images of first (a), (c) and second (b), (d) plasmoid jet of 7 kV, 10 Pa argon positive, negative pulsed discharge: (a), (b) Positive pulsed discharge; (c), (d) negative pulsed discharge.
图 11 5.5 kV, 10 Pa氩气正(a)、负(b)脉冲放电电流、光信号和磁信号波形图
Figure 11. Current, optical signal, and magnetic signal waveform for 5.5 kV, 10 Pa argon positive (a), negative (b) pulsed discharge.
图 12 同轴枪磁探针磁场测量
Figure 12. Magnetic field measurement of coaxial gun magnetic probe.
图 13 10 Pa氩气正负脉冲等离子体速度对比
Figure 13. Comparison of positive and negative pulsed plasma speed of 10 Pa argon.
图 14 10 Pa氩气正负脉冲等离子体密度对比
Figure 14. Comparison of positive and negative pulsed plasma density of 10 Pa argon.
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[1] Turchi P J, Roderick N F, Degnan J H, Frese M H, Amdahl D 2008 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 92
Google Scholar
[2] Woodruff S, Hill D N, Stallard B W, Bulmer R, Cohen B, Holcomb C T, Hooper E B, McLean H S, Moller J, Wood R D 2003 Phys. Rev. Lett. 90 095001
Google Scholar
[3] Kikuchi Y, Nakanishi R, Nakatsuka M, Fukumoto N, Nagata M 2010 IEEE Tran. Plasma Sci. 38 232
Google Scholar
[4] Cassibry J T, Francis Thio Y C, Markusic T E, Wu S T 2006 J. Propul. Power. 22 628
Google Scholar
[5] Cassibry J T, Wu S 2012 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 36 2180
Google Scholar
[6] Markusic T E, Thio Y C, Cassibry J T 2002 Proceedings of the 38th AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference Indianapolis Indianapous, Indiana, July 7−10, 2002 AIAA 2002−3803
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[11] Wang Z H, Ticos C M, Wurden G A 2007 Phys. Plasmas 14 103701
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Gao Z X, Huang J G, Han J W, Yang X Z, Feng CH 2010 Spacecraft Environment Engineering 27 285
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Google Scholar
[14] Ticos C M, Wang Z H, Wurden G A, Kline J L, Montgomery D S, Dorf L A, Shukla P K 2008 Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 155002
[15] Parks P B 1988 Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 1364
Google Scholar
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[17] Butler T D, Henins I, Jahoda F C, Marshall J, Morse R L 1969 Phys. Fluids 12 1904
Google Scholar
[18] Hart P J 1964 J. Appl. Phys. 35 3425
Google Scholar
[19] Keck J 1962 Phys. Fluids 5 630
Google Scholar
[20] Fishman F J, Petschek H 1962 Phys. Fluids 5 632
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[22] Chow S P, Lee S, Tan B C 1972 J. Plasma Phys. 1 21
[23] Lie T N, Rhee M J, Chang C C1967 6th Electric Propulsion and Plasmadynamics Conference Colorado, USA, September 11−13, 1967 p1
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[26] 吴利峰 2010 硕士学位论文 (武汉: 武汉工程大学)
Wu L F 2010 M. S. Thesis (Wuhan: Wuhan Institute of Technology) (in Chinese)
[27] Qian M Y, Ren C S, Wang D Z, Zhang J L, Wei G D 2010 J. Appl. Phys. 107 063303
Google Scholar
[28] 钱沐杨 2011 博士学位论文 (大连: 大连理工大学)
Qian M Y 2011 Ph. D. Dissertation (Dalian: Dalian University of Technology) (in Chinese)
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