Scaled-down particle-in-cell simulation of cathode plasma expansion in magnetically insulated coaxial diode
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS(2016)
Abstract
The expansion of cathode plasma in magnetically insulated coaxial diode (MICD) is investigated in theory and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation. The temperature and density of the cathode plasma are about several eV and 10(13)-10(16) cm(-3), respectively, and its expansion velocity is of the level of few cm/mu s. Through hydrodynamic theory analysis, expressions of expansion velocities in axial and radial directions are obtained. The characteristics of cathode plasma expansion have been simulated through scaled-down PIC models. Simulation results indicate that the expansion velocity is dominated by the ratio of plasma density other than the static electric field. The electric field counteracts the plasma expansion reverse of it. The axial guiding magnetic field only reduces the radial transport coefficients by a correction factor, but not the axial ones. Both the outward and inward radial expansions of a MICD are suppressed by the much stronger guiding magnetic field and even cease. (C) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC.
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Key words
cathode plasma expansion,coaxial diode,scaled-down,particle-in-cell
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