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The coaxial gun discharge can produce plasma jet with high velocity, high density and high energy density, and has extensive applications, such as in plasma space propulsion, simulation of the interaction between edge local mode and wall materials in ITER, fuel injection in magnetic confinement fusion devices, and laboratory astrophysics. In the pre-filled discharge mode or snowplow mode, the plasma current sheet is formed near the insulating layer surface and moves toward the end of the coaxial gun under Lorentz force. Plasma velocity, density and purity characteristics are very important research contents for the actual applications of coaxial gun. Emission spectrometry as a non-interference method can be used to diagnose a variety of plasma physical properties. In this experiment, the effects of different discharge currents and gas pressures on the plasma dynamics, electron density and impurity emission spectra of coaxial gun discharge plasma are studied through the measurement of plasma photocurrent, emission spectra and the shooting of discharge images. The experimental results show that the acceleration time of the plasma in the gun decreases with current increasing in a range of 30–70 kA when the gas pressure is 10 Pa, the spectral intensity of anode and cathode impurities in plasma increase with current amplitude increasing. When the discharge current is 40 kA and the gas pressure is in a range of 10–70 Pa, the acceleration time of plasma increases with gas pressure rising, and the spectral intensity of the cathode impurity in the plasma decreases with the pressure increasing, while the spectral intensity of the anode impurity increases gradually, but its growth rate decreases continuously. The analysis indicates that the presence of metallic impurities originating from the electrode material limits the jet velocity of the plasma and is the main cause of the deviation from theoretical value. The plasma pinch effect at the nozzle of coaxial gun and the acceleration time of high-density arc in the gun are important factors affecting anode ablation. The impurity of cathode material is produced by ion bombardment sputtering, which mainly depends on the energy carried by ions. Therefore, a reasonable choice for discharge parameters is the key factor to obtain optimal plasma characteristics during the discharge of the coaxial gun. -
Keywords:
- coaxial gun /
- plasma /
- photocurrent /
- emission spectrum
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图 1 实验装置与诊断原理图
Figure 1. Schematic of experimental setup and diagnosis principle.
图 2 在气压为10 Pa, 不同放电电压下同轴枪的电流、光电流波形图 (a) 3 kV; (b) 4 kV; (c) 6 kV; (d) 7 kV
Figure 2. Waveforms of current and photodiode signals for coaxial gun discharge at the pressure 10 Pa with different voltages: (a) 3 kV; (b) 4 kV; (c) 6 kV; (d) 7 kV.
图 3 气压为10 Pa, 不同放电电流下等离子体理论速度与实验速度对比
Figure 3. Theoretical and experimental velocities of the plasma versus discharge current at a pressure of 10 Pa.
图 4 在充电电压4 kV, 不同气压下同轴枪的电流、光电流波形图 (a) 10 Pa; (b) 30 Pa; (c) 50 Pa; (d) 70 Pa
Figure 4. Waveforms of current and photodiode signals for coaxial gun discharge with the applied voltage of 4 kV at different pressure: (a) 10 Pa; (b) 30 Pa; (c) 50 Pa; (d) 70 Pa.
图 5 电流为40 kA, 不同气压下等离子体理论速度与实验速度对比
Figure 5. Theoretical and experimental velocities of the plasma versus pressure at the discharge current of 40 kA.
图 6 在充电电压4 kV, 不同气压下同轴枪的放电照片 (a) 10 Pa; (b) 30 Pa; (c) 50 Pa; (d) 70 Pa
Figure 6. Photographs for coaxial gun discharge with the applied voltage of 4 kV at different pressures: (a) 10 Pa; (b) 30 Pa; (c) 50 Pa; (d) 70 Pa.
图 7 在充电电压4 kV, 氩气气压10 Pa放电条件下测得的同轴枪(a)发射光谱和(b) Hβ谱线拟合
Figure 7. (a) Emission spectrum and (b) fitting of Hβ spectrum measured for coaxial gun discharge in argon with the applied voltage of 4 kV and pressure of 10 Pa.
图 8 气压为10 Pa, 等离子体电子密度随放电电流的变化
Figure 8. Electron density versus discharge current at a pressure of 10 Pa.
图 9 放电电流40 kA, 等离子体电子密度随气压的变化
Figure 9. Electron density versus pressure at the discharge current of 40 kA.
图 10 (a) 加速和(b) 喷射阶段等离子体动力学特征示意图
Figure 10. Schematic diagram of plasma dynamics during (a) acceleration and (b) ejection stages.
图 11 氩气条件下, 同轴枪放电等离子体中Ti I 453.32 nm, Cu I 521.82 nm 和 Cu II 589 nm的光谱谱线
Figure 11. Spectra of Ti I 453.32 nm, Cu I 521.82 nm and Cu II 589 nm for coaxial gun discharge in argon.
图 12 气压为10 Pa条件下, 等离子体中杂质光谱强度随放电电流的变化
Figure 12. Spectral intensity of impurities in plasma versus discharge current under the condition with pressure of 10 Pa.
图 13 放电电流为40 kA条件下, 等离子体中杂质光谱强度随工作气压的变化
Figure 13. Spectral intensity of impurities in plasma versus working pressure at discharge current of 40 kA.
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[1] Hammer J H, Hartman C W, Eddleman J L, McLean H S 1988 Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 2843
Google Scholar
[2] Hammer J H, Eddleman J L, Hartman C W, McLean H S, Molvik A W 1991 Phys. Fluids B 3 2236
Google Scholar
[3] Skvortsov Y V 1992 Phys. Fluids B 4 750
Google Scholar
[4] Black D C, Mayo R M, Gerwin R A, Schoenberg K F, Scheuer J T, Hoyt R P, Henins I 1994 Phys. Plasmas 1 3115
Google Scholar
[5] Sadowski M J, Scholz M 2008 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 17 024001
Google Scholar
[6] Baker K L, Hwang D Q, Evans R W, Horton R D, McLean H S, Terry S D, Howard S, DiCaprio C J 2002 Nucl. Fusion 42 94
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[7] Tereshin V I, Bandura A N, Byrka O V, Chebotarev V V, Garkusha I E, Landman I, Makhlaj V A, Neklyudov I M, Solyakov D G, Tsarenko A V 2007 Plasma Phys. Controlled Fusion 49 A231
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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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Google Scholar
[13] 漆亮文, 赵崇霄, 闫慧杰, 王婷婷, 任春生 2019 63 035203
Google Scholar
Qi L W, Zhao C X, Yan H J, Wan T T, Ren C S 2019 Acta Phys. Sin. 63 035203
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Zhao C X, Qi L W, Yan H J, Wan T T, Ren C S 2019 Acta Phys. Sin. 68 105203
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[16] Kikuchi Y, Nakanishi R, Nakatsuka M, Fukumoto N, Nagata M 2010 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 38 232
Google Scholar
[17] Parks P B 1988 Phys. Rev. Lett. 61 1364
Google Scholar
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[19] Rabiński M, Zdunek K 2007 Surf. Coat. Technol. 201 5438
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Yang L, Zhang J L, Yan H J, Hua Y, Ren C S 2017 Acta Phys. Sin. 66 055203
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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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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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