High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 9, 094002(2024)

Diagnosis and simulation of Penning source in associated neutron tube

Longjian Ye1...2, Pan Dong2,*, Jie Li2, Dongdong Zhang1, Yuhang Chen3 and Zhijie Hu2 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
  • 2Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 3Graduate School, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Structure of Penning ion source
    Diagnosis principle of Penning ion source
    Volt-ampere characteristic curves at different pressures
    Pressure being 1.5×10−2 Pa, plasma images taken by CCD camera at different voltages (after-processing)
    Rate curve of collisions between electrons and particles
    Pressure and power in relation to electron temperature
    Pressure and power in relation to electron density
    Relationship between magnetic field and electron density
    • Table 1. Spectral parameters used in the calculation

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      Table 1. Spectral parameters used in the calculation

      spectrumenergy level transition$ {E_{ij}} $/eV$ {\lambda _{ij}} $/nm$ {g_{ij}} $Aij/(A·s)spectral correction factorstrength
      $ {{\text{H}}_\alpha } $3→21.51656484.41e70.00100224524228
      $ {{\text{H}}_{\text{β}} } $4→20.85486328.42e60.005951142327
    • Table 2. Main collision reactions considered in Penning ion sources

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      Table 2. Main collision reactions considered in Penning ion sources

      collision reactionenergy threshold E/eVcollision type
      $ {\text{e}} + {{\text{H}}_2} \to {\text{e}} + 2{\text{H}} $9.2dissociation
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_2^{} \to 2{\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_{}^ + + {\text{H}} $18.0dissociation ionization
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}} \to 2{\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_2^ + $15.4ionization
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_2^{} \to 3{\text{e}} + 2{\text{H}}_{}^ + $23.0dissociation ionization
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}} \to 2{\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_{}^ + {\text{ }} $13.6ionization
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_2^ + \to {\text{e}} + {\text{H}} + {\text{H}}_{}^ + $2.4dissociation
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_2^ + \to 2{\text{e + 2}}{{\text{H}}^ + } $14.7dissociation ionization
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_2^ + \to {\text{e + }}{{\text{H}}^*} + {{\text{H}}^ + } $14.0dissociation excitation
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_3^ + \to {\text{e + }}2{\text{H}} + {{\text{H}}^ + } $14.0dissociation
      $ {\text{e}} + {\text{H}}_3^ + \to 3{\text{H}} $0.0dissociation recombination
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    Longjian Ye, Pan Dong, Jie Li, Dongdong Zhang, Yuhang Chen, Zhijie Hu. Diagnosis and simulation of Penning source in associated neutron tube[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(9): 094002

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    Received: Feb. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 3, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 15, 2024

    The Author Email: Dong Pan (Panner95@163.com)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202436.230283

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