Plasma Acceleration by Area Expansion

Abstract

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Ion Acceleration in Arc Jet Plasma Along Open Field Lines

“…Plasma acceleration along open field lines has been studied in various types of plasmas such as an arc jet plasma [3], [4], an electron cyclotron resonance plasma [5], and a helicon wave plasma [6]. In particular, it was recently suggested that helicon wave plasmas are accelerated at a large potential drop due to current-free double layer in open field lines.…”