Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources
Helicon plasma sources do not require electrodes or grids directly immersed in the plasma, and also present an axial magnetic field confining the plasma discharge. These factors are believed to provide them with long operational lifetimes because of the reduced potential for surface etching. The phy...
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| author | Juan I. Del Valle Juan I. Del Valle Franklin R. Chang Diaz Víctor H. Granados Víctor H. Granados |
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| description | Helicon plasma sources do not require electrodes or grids directly immersed in the plasma, and also present an axial magnetic field confining the plasma discharge. These factors are believed to provide them with long operational lifetimes because of the reduced potential for surface etching. The physics of helicon waves, cylindrical magnetized plasmas, sheaths, and plasma-surface interactions are discussed in the context of this claim. Practical implementation aspects are also reviewed, along with relevant experimental results. It is shown that understanding the distribution of ion density within the source, the presence of induced potentials in its surfaces, and the physics of low-energy sputtering reactions is essential to properly model erosion phenomena within helicons, and consequently predict their performance in practical applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab8c2eb24797481185a069f84c785f2a2022-12-22T00:09:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physics2296-424X2022-04-011010.3389/fphy.2022.856221856221Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma SourcesJuan I. Del Valle0Juan I. Del Valle1Franklin R. Chang Diaz2Víctor H. Granados3Víctor H. Granados4Ad Astra Rocket Company Costa Rica, Liberia, Costa RicaDoctorado en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo (DOCINADE) Program, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional a Distancia de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa RicaAd Astra Rocket Company Costa Rica, Liberia, Costa RicaDoctorado en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo (DOCINADE) Program, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional a Distancia de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa RicaUniversidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa RicaHelicon plasma sources do not require electrodes or grids directly immersed in the plasma, and also present an axial magnetic field confining the plasma discharge. These factors are believed to provide them with long operational lifetimes because of the reduced potential for surface etching. The physics of helicon waves, cylindrical magnetized plasmas, sheaths, and plasma-surface interactions are discussed in the context of this claim. Practical implementation aspects are also reviewed, along with relevant experimental results. It is shown that understanding the distribution of ion density within the source, the presence of induced potentials in its surfaces, and the physics of low-energy sputtering reactions is essential to properly model erosion phenomena within helicons, and consequently predict their performance in practical applications.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.856221/fullhelicon plasmasurfaceerosionsputteringinteractions |
| spellingShingle | Juan I. Del Valle Juan I. Del Valle Franklin R. Chang Diaz Víctor H. Granados Víctor H. Granados Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources Frontiers in Physics helicon plasma surface erosion sputtering interactions |
| title | Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources |
| title_full | Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources |
| title_fullStr | Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources |
| title_short | Plasma-Surface Interactions Within Helicon Plasma Sources |
| title_sort | plasma surface interactions within helicon plasma sources |
| topic | helicon plasma surface erosion sputtering interactions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.856221/full |
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