Macroparticle rotation in the vacuum arc plasma jet

E. Gidalevich; S. Goldsmith; R. L. Boxman

doi:10.1063/1.1645998

Macroparticle rotation in the vacuum arc plasma jet

E. Gidalevich^*, S. Goldsmith, R. L. Boxman

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School of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

The interaction of macroparticles (MP) with a surrounding vacuum arc plasma, was analyzed to find the internal current distribution in the MP, and its subsequent interaction with an imposed magnetic field. Conductive spherical macroparticles emitted from the cathode spots into a magnetized plasma duct were bombarded asymmetrically by the vacuum arc plasma jet (VAPG) ions and electrons. This asymmetry caused a difference of the electric potentials between points on the MP surface and an internal electric current. It was found that the interaction of the internal electric current with the magnetic field used for VAPG collimation, rotated the MP. For a MP radius of 0.1 μm, the rotation frequency reached 10⁵s^-1.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2969-2974
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	95
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1645998
State	Published - 15 Mar 2004

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