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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2013-01-01

Journal:PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Included Journals:SCIE、EI、Scopus

Volume:15

Issue:1

Page Number:1-6

ISSN No.:1009-0630

Key Words:fast ions; magnetized plasma; plasma sheath

Abstract:A fully kinetic particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo model is employed to self-consistently study the effects of fast-ion injection on sheath potential and electric field profile in collisional magnetized plasma with a floating absorbing wall. The influences of the fast-ion injection velocity and density, the magnetic field and angle theta(0) formed by the magnetic field and the x-axis on the sheath potential and electric field are discussed in detail. Numerical results show that increasing fast-ion injection density or decreasing injection velocity can enhance the potential drop and electric field in the sheath. Also, increasing the magnetic field strength can weaken the loss of charged particles to the wall and thus decrease the potential and electric field in the sheath. The time evolution of ion flux and velocity distribution on the wall is found to be significantly affected by the magnetic field.