ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
We describe an omegatron-type mass spectrometer used for measurement of the molecular and atomic ion concentrations as well as the ion species temperatures in hydrogenic plasmas. The experiments were performed in the PISCES-A linear plasma experiment with electron densities n(approximate)1011–1012 cm−3, ion temperatures Ti(approximate)2–8 eV, electron temperatures Te(approximate)3–30 eV, and magnetic fields B=0.8–1.9 kG. The resulting mass spectra show clear evidence of atomic hydrogen H+, as well as of the molecular ions H2+ and H3+, with H+ and H3+ usually being dominant. It is found that large electron repeller voltages ((approximate)−200 V) are important for preventing electrons from entering the diagnostic region and ionizing the residual gas. The relative peak heights for the different ions are found to vary as a function of ion repeller voltage, probably due to differences in ion temperature. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1310594
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