Numerical modeling of the transport process of negative-ion plasmas in photodetachment measurement

T. Mizuno, S. Nakata, N. Takado, T. Matusmiya, T. Sakurabayashi, A. Hatayama, M. Bacal

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Abstract

In order to measure negative-ion temperature, the experimental result of the negative-ion recovery ratio from the two-laser photodetachment is usually fitted with the theoretical curve derived from the ballistic kinetic theory of negative ions. The particle-in-cell (PIC) code with a one-dimensional slab model has been developed to analyze the effect of the ambipolar electric field, which is neglected in the ballistic theory, on the negative-ion recovery. The preliminary results of the PIC simulation indicate that our PIC code is a useful tool for the analyses of the negative-ion recovery in the photodetachment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number03A531
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume77
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Mar
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation

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