Contributo in atti di convegno, 2019, ENG

A comparison of experimental and theoretical electron energy distribution functions in an argon GyM plasma

Laguardia L.; Colonna G.; Cremona A.; Gervasini G.; Granucci G.; Laricchiuta A.; Mellera V.; Minelli D.; Pedroni M.; Pietanza L.D.; Ricci D.; Rispoli N.; Uccello A.

CNR ISTP, Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi, Milano e Sede di Bari, Italy.

A joint experimental/theoretical investigation on the characteristics of argon plasmas produced in GyM magnetic linear device has been carried out, comparing the measured electron energy distribution function (EEDF) with the distribution resulting from a self-consistent state-to-state kinetic model coupling the chemistry of inelastic and reactive collisional processes with the Boltzmann equation for free electrons. A preliminary comparison between the theoretically simulated and experimentally measured electron temperature shows a reasonable agreement.

46th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, pp. 1–4, Milano - Italia, 8-12 July 2019

Keywords

electron energy distribution, argon GyM plasma

CNR authors

Uccello Andrea, Pedroni Matteo, Colonna Gianpiero, Gervasini Gabriele, Granucci Gustavo, Laricchiuta Annarita, Rispoli Natale, Pietanza Lucia Daniela, Cremona Anna, Mellera Vittoria Antonia, Laguardia Laura, Ricci Daria, Minelli Daniele

CNR institutes

IFP – Istituto di fisica del plasma "Piero Caldirola", ISTP – Istituto per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Plasmi