Published November 2011 | Version v1
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Observation of Hot Electrons in Surface-Wave Plasmas Excited by Surface Plasmon Polaritons

Creators

  • 1. College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001 (China)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074 (China)
  • 3. State Key Laboratory of Structure Analysis for Industrical Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)

Description

The electron energy distribution functions (EEDFs) are studied in the planar-type surface-wave plasma (SWP) caused by resonant excitation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) using a single cylindrical probe. Sustained plasma characteristics can be considered as a bi-Maxwellian EEDF, which correspond to a superposition of the bulk low-temperature electron and the high-energy electron beam-like part. The beam component energy is pronounced at about 10eV but the bulk part is lower than 3.5eV. The hot electrons included in the proposed plasmas play a significant role in plasma heating and further affect the discharge chemistry. (physics of gases, plasmas, and electric discharges)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/28/11/115201

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0256-307X/28/11/115201;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Physics Letters
Journal Volume
28
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
0256-307X
CODEN
CPLEEU

INIS

Country of Publication
China
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45004453
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXCITATION; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMA SURFACE WAVES; PLASMONS; POLARONS
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; CONFIGURATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; HEATING; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA WAVES; QUASI PARTICLES; SPECTRA