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The coaxial gun discharge, used as plasma jet with high density and velocity, has a wide variety of applications such as plasma space propulsion, simulation experiment of thermal transient events in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, plasma refueling for fusion reactors and a laboratory scale platform for studying astrophysical phenomena. The plasma produced in the coaxial gun can be accelerated by self-induced Lorentz force, and the ionization in the transport process can be based on " snow-plow model” in which a coaxial current sheet moves forward and sweeps a large amount of the gas between two electrodes to cause the plasma dump. Based on the measurements of discharge current, voltage, photocurrent and magnetic signal, the experimental investigation on the characteristics of plasma motion and current sheet channel distribution in the gun operated under different discharge conditions and various pressures is carried out. In this paper, it is emphasized to explore the electrical and dynamic properties about plasma in the first half-cycle of current. The results show that the plasma velocity increases with the increase of the current amplitude, and that the transport distance is proportional to the axial kinetic energy of ions when the pressure is fixed at 10 Pa and discharge current is adjusted from 35.7 kA to 69.8 kA. Moreover, in the case of high current, the plasma jet from the nozzle tends to form a new current path at the bottom of the gun. However, when the discharge current is fixed at 49.8 kA and the gas pressures range from 5 Pa to 40 Pa, the plasma motion velocity and transport distance are continuously reduced. Meanwhile, it is not found that new current paths are generated at the bottom of the coaxial gun under high pressure. The generation of the new current path is relevant to the channel impedance formed by more charged particles left at the bottom of the gun and neutral particles leaking from current sheet during discharge. Besides, a multiple discharge phenomenon is presented in experiment and the secondary discharge breakdown position occurs at the head of the electrode when the current is reversed to a positive value. Therefore, this study provides a reasonable choice of electrical parameters to obtain optimal plasma characteristics during the discharge of the coaxial gun.
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Keywords:
- coaxial gun /
- plasma /
- photocurrent /
- magnetic field
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图 1 实验装置与测量原理图
Figure 1. Schematic of experimental setup and diagnosis measurement.
图 2 电容器充电电压4 kV、氩气气压10 Pa的放电条件下电压、电流及磁场波形
Figure 2. Waveforms of voltage, current and magnetic field on discharge condition that the charge voltage of capacitor is 4 kV, and the Ar gas pressure is 10 Pa.
图 3 等离子体在喷出枪口25和125 mm处电压、电流及光电流波形
Figure 3. Waveforms of voltage, current and photocurrent of the plasma when it jets 25 and 125 mm from the gun nozzle.
图 4 放电电流69.8 kA、气压为10 Pa条件下电压、电流及磁场波形
Figure 4. Oscillogram of the voltage, current and magnetic probe signals recorded at Z = 100 mm on condition that the discharge current is 69.8 kV, and the Ar gas pressure is 10 Pa.
图 5 同轴枪在气压为10 Pa, 电压分别为(a) 3.5, (b) 4, (c) 6, (d) 7 kV放电条件下的电压、电流、磁场及光电流波形
Figure 5. Waveforms of voltage, current, magnetic field and photocurrent for coaxial gun discharge at the pressure 10 Pa with different voltage (a) 3.5, (b) 4, (c) 6, (d) 7 kV.
图 6 气压为10 Pa时不同放电电流下等离子体理论速度与实验速度对比
Figure 6. Theoretical and experimental velocity of the plasma versus current at a pressure of 10 Pa.
图 7 同轴枪在气压10 Pa、电流I = 39.2和69.8 kA条件下的放电照片
Figure 7. Photographs for coaxial gun discharge with the pressure of 10 Pa at different current I = 39.2, 69.8 kA.
图 8 同轴枪在电流49.8 kA, 气压分别为(a) 5, (b) 10, (c) 25, (d) 40 Pa放电条件下的电压、电流、磁场及光电流波形
Figure 8. Waveforms of voltage, current, magnetic field and photocurrent for coaxial gun discharge at the current 49.8 kA with different pressure (a) 5, (b) 10, (c) 25, (d) 40 Pa.
图 9 电流为49.8 kA, 不同气压下等离子体理论速度与实验速度对比
Figure 9. Theoretical and experimental velocity of the plasma versus pressure at the discharge current of 49.8 kA.
图 10 同轴枪在电流39.2 kA、气压P = 10和30 Pa条件下的放电照片
Figure 10. Photographs for coaxial gun discharge with the current of 39.2 kA at different pressures P = 10, 30 Pa.
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Google Scholar
[2] Ticos C M, Wang Z, Wurden G A, Kline J L, Montgomery D S 2008 Phys. Plasmas 15 103701
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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[6] Poehlmann F, Gascon N, Thomas C, Cappelli N 2006 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit Sacramento, USA, July 9−12, 2006 p5157
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
Gao Z X, Feng C H, Yang X Z, Huang J G, Han J W 2012 Acta Phys. Sin. 61 145201
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Liu S, Huang Y Z, Guo H S, Zhang Y P, Yang L J 2018 Acta Phys. Sin. 67 065201
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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