Theoretical model and experimental investigation optically triggered hollow-cathode discharge formation

Weijie HUO (霍卫杰); Jing HU (胡静); Xiaotong CAO (曹晓彤); Ling QIN (秦岭); Wansheng ZHAO (赵万生)

doi:10.1088/2058-6272/abc823

Plasma Science and Technology > 2021 > 23(1): 15402-015402. > DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/abc823

Weijie HUO (霍卫杰), Jing HU (胡静), Xiaotong CAO (曹晓彤), Ling QIN (秦岭), Wansheng ZHAO (赵万生). Theoretical model and experimental investigation optically triggered hollow-cathode discharge formation[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2021, 23(1): 15402-015402. DOI: 10.1088/2058-6272/abc823

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Theoretical model and experimental investigation optically triggered hollow-cathode discharge formation

State key laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Mechanical Engineering Department, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China

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Received Date: August 13, 2020
Revised Date: November 04, 2020
Accepted Date: November 04, 2020

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In order to investigate the process of optically triggered discharge formation, a model of ion space-charge formation based on classical plane electrodes and revised for a characteristic hollow-cathode discharge (HCD) configuration is proposed in this paper. The primary modified factor in our model is the penetrating electric-field parameter, which influences the ionization of trigger electrons and is calculated via particle simulation. Optical-trigger experiments are carried out using different voltages and under different seed-electron conditions, provided by two different photocathodes, Cu and Mg. The ion-accumulation rates calculated by our model are compared to the discharge-formation time, which is deduced from optical-trigger experiments. The results demonstrate that the process of positive space-charge formation is dominant in the HCD formation process or trigger delay, which is highly dependent on the seeding-electron density and applied voltage, and can therefore be quantitatively described by our model. Additionally, electron-beam generation is investigated by optically triggered HCD experiments on Mg- and Cu-photocathode-based devices. The results show that a more efficient trigger device is capable of generating an electron beam with higher amplitude and density.
- hollow-cathode discharge (HCD),
- trigger delay,
- optical trigger

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