A. M. Anpilov, E. M. Barkhudarov, Yu. N. Kozlov, I. V. Moryakov, S. M. Temchin, I. M. Taktakishvili
{"title":"A Discharge Slipping over the Surface of Water as a Source of UV Radiation and Hydroxyl Radicals in a Liquid","authors":"A. M. Anpilov, E. M. Barkhudarov, Yu. N. Kozlov, I. V. Moryakov, S. M. Temchin, I. M. Taktakishvili","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600901","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600901","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A high-voltage repetitively pulsed surface spark discharge propagating along the water–gas interface, when Ar is used as the gaseous medium, is studied. In the experiments, a generator with a storage capacitor energy of up to 1.6 J, a voltage of up to 20 kV, and a pulse duration of 2–3 μs is used. The energy characteristics of the discharge are measured as a function of its length from 40 to 140 mm. The UV radiation intensity is measured by actinometry in the wavelength range from 200 to 380 nm. It is established that the UV radiation yield along the discharge length is constant, almost independent of its length, and is directly proportional to the energy input into the discharge. The energy cost of a radiation photon is 150 eV. Quantitative estimates of the production of hydroxyl radicals depending on the length of the plasma channel and the energy input into the discharge are carried out.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"961 - 966"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acceleration of Electrons in a Combined Magnetic Trap in the Synchronous Mode","authors":"V. P. Milant’ev, V. V. Andreev, V. A. Turikov","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600822","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600822","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electron capture into the mode of synchronous gyromagnetic autoresonance in a combined mirror-type magnetic trap with a high-frequency field in a cylindrical resonator is studied. The averaged equations of motion of electrons in such a trap are obtained taking into account the terms of the first order of smallness in the high-frequency field amplitude. An equation for the resonant phase, which has the form of an equation for a nonlinear oscillator with a constant force, is derived to change the magnetic field with time according to a linear law in a weakly relativistic approximation. Based on the analysis of its solutions, a general criterion for the electron capture into the gyromagnetic autoresonance mode is obtained. Using the Bogolyubov method, the change in the energy of particles is studied, taking into account the time dependence of the parameters of the combined trap. It is shown that during autoresonance, the change in the electron energy with time occurs synchronously with the change in the magnetic field.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"967 - 974"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plasma Distribution in a Column of a Low-Pressure Microwave Discharge Sustained by a Standing Surface Wave","authors":"V. I. Zhukov, D. M. Karfidov","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600792","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600792","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The structure of a low-pressure microwave discharge sustained by a standing surface electromagnetic wave (SEW) in a quartz tube filled with argon was studied. The standing wave was formed using a set of two flat metal mirrors, which formed an open SEW resonator. The plasma density profile and structure of the electromagnetic field of the SEW were studied in the pressure range from 0.25 to 10 Torr. The excitation of the standing wave allowed us to independently study the longitudinal <i>E</i><sub><i>z</i></sub> and transverse <i>E</i><sub><i>r</i></sub> components of the SEW electric field vector. It was confirmed experimentally that the oscillation phases of the components of the SEW are shifted by π. The excitation of the standing wave in the plasma column leads to the formation of local minimums and maximums of plasma density, whose period equals half the wavelength of the surface wave. At the same time, the spatial period of density modulation is close to the distribution of the <i>E</i><sub><i>z</i></sub> component of the standing SEW. It was shown that the formation time of the modulated structure of plasma density is close to the characteristic time of diffusion, while the degree of modulation increases with increasing pressure. It was shown experimentally that it is possible to produce a plasma column with plasma density modulation <i>n</i><sub><i>e</i>max</sub>/<i>n</i><sub><i>e</i>min</sub> ≈ 5 and a length of about 10 wavelengths.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"975 - 983"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. N. Andreev, A. V. Bernatskiy, N. A. Dyatko, I. V. Kochetov, V. N. Ochkin
{"title":"Study of the Effect of the Anode on EEDF and the Spatial Profile of the Electron Density in a Discharge with a Hollow Cathode in Helium","authors":"S. N. Andreev, A. V. Bernatskiy, N. A. Dyatko, I. V. Kochetov, V. N. Ochkin","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600846","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600846","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The electron energy distribution function (EEDF) and the spatial profile of the electron density in the cathode–anode gap in a helium discharge are calculated within a one-dimensional model by the Monte Carlo method. Numerical studies are performed for experimental conditions known from the literature in a discharge with a hollow cathode: the cathode–anode distance of 3 cm, the helium pressure of 0.75 Torr, and the electric field strength in the discharge gap of 1.3 V/cm. The calculations are performed without and with allowance for the anode potential drop and the effect of electron reflection from the anode. The dependence of the form of EEDF on the energy spectrum of the electron source used in the calculations is also studied. In all variants of calculations, the main feature of the EEDF is retained, that is, a significant depletion of the low-energy part of the distribution function due to the effect of electron absorption by the anode. The calculated EEDF and the spatial profile of the electron density are compared with the available experimental data.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"1031 - 1037"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cylindrical Three Dimensional Dust–Ion–Acoustic Solitary Waves in Nonthermal Plasmas","authors":"S. Tarofder, A. Mannan, A. A. Mamun","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600354","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600354","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cylindrical three dimensional dust–ion–acoustic (DIA) solitary waves (SWs) in a complex plasma medium consisting of nonthermal electrons, adiabatically warm ions, and immobile positively charged dust (PCD) species are studied. The reductive perturbation method, which is valid for small but finite amplitude waves, is used to derive the (3 + 1)-dimensional cylindrical Kadomstev–Petviashvili (cKP) equation (also known as cylindrical Korteweg–de Vries equation). The parametric regimes for the existence of solitary structures are shown. The plasma model under consideration supports both the positive and negative DIA SWs. Moreover, the effects of the physical plasma parameters (the ratio of the dust to ion number density, the nonthermal parameter, etc.) on the basic features (amplitude, width, and speed, etc.) of DIA SWs are discussed. Depending on the plasma parameters (the PCD and ion number density ratio, nonthermality of electron, and temperature ratio of ion and electron) the solitary pulses change their polarity. The present investigation may be helpful to the understanding of the properties of the DIA SWs in different astrophysical plasma environments as well as in laboratory devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"1014 - 1022"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Distinctive Features of Anomalous Plasma Radiation in Experiments on Electron Cyclotron Heating Using Extraordinary Wave at the Second Resonance Harmonic in a Wide Density Range","authors":"E. Z. Gusakov, A. Yu. Popov","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600779","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600779","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A detailed interpretation of the effect of anomalous radiation is given, which was first observed at the TEXTOR tokamak in experiments on electron cyclotron resonance heating by the extraordinary wave at the second resonance harmonic in a wide range of plasma densities.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"949 - 960"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Issue of Possibility of Reducing Anomalous Absorption of Extraordinary Pump Wave in a Wide Range of Plasma Densities","authors":"E. Z. Gusakov, A. Yu. Popov","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600767","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600767","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The consequences are studied of the localization effect of ion Bernstein (IB) waves excited in secondary decay processes accompanying the development of low-threshold parametric decay instability of the extraordinary pump wave, which results in the excitation of the extraordinary wave and the upper-hybrid (UH) wave localized in the plasma. It is shown that in experiments on electron cyclotron resonance plasma heating at the second resonance harmonic, the effect discovered results in a decrease in both the saturation level of primary instability and anomalous absorption level of the pump wave.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"936 - 948"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of the Plasma Current Sheath Dynamics in the Run Down Phase of the Hemispherical Plasma Focus Devices Using Two-Dimensional Time Dependent Modeling","authors":"M. E. Abdel-kader, M. A. Abd Al-Halim","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600159","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600159","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Hemisphere Plasma Focus (HSPF) device is a new construction in which the discharge takes place between two concentric hemispherical electrodes. A 2D snow plow model is designed in order to simulate the distributions of the HSPF characteristics between the two electrodes. The model used the momentum and circuit equations to describe the different characteristics in the rundown phase such as; the distributions of the magnetic field, the sheath velocity, the sheath displacement, and the plasma temperature. The results show that the simulated discharge current is in a good agreement with the experimental signal for input charging voltage of 3 kV and helium gas pressure of 0.6 Torr. The peak discharge current is about 42 kA with rise time of about 8.5 μs and the rundown phase is completed at time of about 6.5 μs. The timelines of the current sheath displacement show that the sheath has almost an umbrella shape. As the current sheath is accelerated in θ-direction towards antipodal point, the magnetic field and the plasma temperature are increased and their values are higher as one goes closer to the inner electrode.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"1023 - 1030"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. A. Toporkov, D. A. Burmistrov, V. V. Gavrilov, A. M. Zhitlukhin, V. A. Kostyushin, S. D. Lidzhigoryaev, A. V. Pushina, S. A. Pikuz, S. N. Ryazantsev, I. Yu. Skobelev
{"title":"Generation of Soft X-Ray and Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation during the Interaction of a Hydrogen Plasma Flow with a Gas Jet","authors":"D. A. Toporkov, D. A. Burmistrov, V. V. Gavrilov, A. M. Zhitlukhin, V. A. Kostyushin, S. D. Lidzhigoryaev, A. V. Pushina, S. A. Pikuz, S. N. Ryazantsev, I. Yu. Skobelev","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600664","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600664","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Results are presented of research aimed at creating a compact source of soft X-ray and vacuum ultraviolet radiation through the collision of a powerful plasma flow with a gas jet. In experiments that were carried out, a pulsed electrodynamic accelerator generated a hydrogen plasma flow with an energy constant of ≈50 kJ and duration of 10–15 μs. The flow, with a density of ≈6 × 10<sup>15</sup> cm<sup>–3</sup>, moved at a velocity of (2‒4) × 10<sup>7</sup> cm/s in a longitudinal magnetic field with an induction of up to 2 T and interacted with a flat supersonic gas jet. The maximum molecular density of the gas, nitrogen or neon, in the jet reached 10<sup>17</sup> cm<sup>–3</sup>. The formation of a compact emitting plasma layer with a thickness of 3–5 cm, moving along the path of the hydrogen plasma flow at a speed of approximately 3 × 10<sup>6</sup> cm/s was demonstrated. In several experiments, a tungsten plate was used as an obstacle to confine the motion of the emitting plasma along the magnetic field, localizing the interaction region between the plasma flow and the gas jet within the diagnostic control zone. Soft X-ray obscurography and spectroscopy were used to obtain data regarding the radiation generation from the interaction zone of the hydrogen plasma flow and the gas jet. The results of measuring the radiation energy from the formed plasma are presented: ≈2 kJ in the case of a nitrogen jet and ≈ 3 kJ in the case of a neon jet. Numerical modeling of the line radiation from multi-charged ions and subsequent comparison of calculated and experimental data allowed estimating the electron temperature of the nitrogen and neon plasmas formed during the interaction of the hydrogen plasma flow with the gas jet at a level of ≥40 eV.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"1000 - 1005"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dusty Plasma in the Solar System: Celestial Bodies without Atmosphere","authors":"S. I. Popel, L. M. Zelenyi, A. V. Zakharov","doi":"10.1134/S1063780X23600780","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063780X23600780","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We present a brief review of research on dusty plasma in the solar system. Special attention is paid to theoretical studies related to the solar-system bodies without atmosphere that are conducted at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.</p>","PeriodicalId":735,"journal":{"name":"Plasma Physics Reports","volume":"49 8","pages":"1006 - 1013"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}