Analytical study of caesium-wall interaction parameters within a hydrogen plasma

E. Sartori, S. Gorno, M. Fadone, G. Serianni

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Abstract

Understanding the distribution of caesium by plasma within the expansion region of the SPIDER beam source is essential to maximise the efficiency of negative ion surface-production. The caesium is redistributed by plasma diffusion and is greatly affected by the plasma-wall interactions with the molybdenum walls. This work considers the processes which make up the plasma wall interaction and the transmission of generated particles across the plasma sheath. An analytic model is set-up for each of the four main processes that occur at the wall: thermal desorption (evaporation), physical desorption (sputtering), backscattering and adsorption, with the latter being most significant. These processes occur in response not only to the wall temperature but also to the influx of particles to the wall, and generate atoms/ions outwards to the plasma bulk which must first cross the collisional plasma sheath and pre-sheath. The probability of re-entering the bulk is quantified by a transmission factor, which is calculated specifically for each charge state and process, as it considers the energies at which the process occurs. The transmission factor considers the mean free path of ionising collisions, along with comparing the potential and kinetic energy of each ion with the threshold energy to leave the sheath. The combination of the probability of transmission and the fluxes generated at the wall allows for the study of the redistribution from the plasma discharge within the beam source.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication6th International Symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources, NIBS 2018
EditorsAndrey Sanin, Yuri Belchenko
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735417809
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 28 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources, NIBS 2018 - Academgorogok, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Duration: Sep 3 2018Sep 7 2018

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2052
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference6th International Symposium on Negative Ions, Beams and Sources, NIBS 2018
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CityAcademgorogok, Novosibirsk
Period09/3/1809/7/18

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