Initial characterization of Argon plasmas in the "MAGnetized Plasma Interaction Experiment" (MAGPIE)

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2012

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Caneses, Juan
Blackwell, Boyd
Corr, Cormac

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European Physical Society

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RF magnetic fluctuation probes and symmetric double Langmuir probes have been utilized to characterize Argon helicon plasma in a converging magnetic field. We observe that when enough RF power is supplied an Ar II blue core mode is formed suggestive of th

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Keywords: Antenna size; Argon plasmas; Electron thermal velocity; Fast electrons; Helicon plasma; High-power operation; Magnetic fluctuation; Radial mode; Antennas; Helicons; Plasma density; Plasma interactions; Magnetic fields

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39th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2012, EPS 2012 and the 16th International Congress on Plasma Physics

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Conference paper

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2037-12-31