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Enhanced spontaneous emissions from suprathermal populations in Kappa distributed plasmas

  • Kim, Sunjung
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.56.3-56.3
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    • 2018
  • The present study formulates the theory of spontaneously emitted electromagnetic fluctuations in magnetized plasmas containing particles with an anisotropic suparthermal (bi-Kappa) velocity distribution function. The formalism is general applying for an arbitrary wave vector orientation and wave polarization, and for any wave-frequency range. As specific applications, the high-frequency electromagnetic fluctuations emitted in the upper-hybrid and multiple harmonic electron cyclotron frequency range are evaluated. The fluctuations for low-frequency are also applied, which include the kinetic $Alfv\acute{e}n$, fast magnetosonic/whistler, kinetic slow mode, ion Bernstein cyclotron modes, and higher-order modes. The model predictions are confirmed by a comparison with particle-in-cell simulations. The study describes how energetic particles described by kappa velocity distribution functions influence the spectrum of high and low frequency fluctuations in magnetized plasmas. The new formalism provides quantitative analysis of naturally occurring electromagnetic fluctuations, and contribute to an understanding of the electromagnetic fluctuations observed in space plasmas, where kappa-distributed particles are ubiquitous.

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BRIEF REPORTS ON KAISTSAT-4 MISSION ANALYSIS

  • Seon, J.
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.233-240
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    • 2000
  • Five scientific instruments are planned on KAISTSAT-4 that is scheduled to be launched in 2002. A far ultra-violet imaging spectrograph and a set of space plasma instruments are currently being designed. The imaging spectrograph will make observations of astronomical objects and Earth's upper atmosphere. The plasma instrumentation is capable of fast measuring the thermal magnetosphere plasmas, cold ionospheric plasmas and the Earth's magnetic fields. Major system drivers and constraints on the payloads as well as the spacecraft are identified. A preliminary analysis of the K-4 mission has been undertaken with the system requirements that are derived from the system drivers. Detailed investigation shows that Sun-synchronous orbits with approximate altitudes of 800km are optimal to satisfy the identified requirements. Comparisons with other orbits of different inclinations are also shown. Four operation modes and a daily schedule of spacecraft maneuver are found from the Sun-synchronous orbital model. It is shown that the scientific objectives of K-4 can be achieved with moderate levels of design and operation risks.

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Coupling of Electromagnetic and Electrostatic Waves in Inhomogeneous Plasmas

  • Kim, Kyung-Sub;Kim, Eun-Hwa;Lee, Dong-Hun
    • 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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    • 한국우주과학회 2003년도 한국우주과학회보 제12권2호
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    • pp.82-82
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    • 2003
  • It is well known that electromagnetic (EM) waves are mode converted to electrostatic (ES) waves in inhomogeneous plasmas. We examine this issue in a three-dimensional multi-fluid numerical model. First, we derive a set of coupled linear wave equations when a one-dimensional inhomogeneous density profile is assumed in a cold and collisionless plasma. The massive ions are considered as fixed because we are interested in high frequency waves in plasmas. It is shown that the EM mode satisfies the 0th order modified Bessel equation near the resonant region where the frequency matches the local electron plasma frequency. It is expected that the EM waves are coupled and damped to the ES waves owing to the logarithmic singular behavior at such resonances. Second, we numerically test the same case in a 3-D multi-fluid model. An impulsive input is assumed to excite EM waves in the inhomogeneous 3-D box model. The wave spectra of electric and magnetic fields are presented and compared with the analytical results. Our results suggest that the EM energy is irreversibly converted into the ES energy wherever the resonant condition is satisfied. Finally we discuss how the mode conversion appears in both electric and magnetic fields by analyzing time histories of each component. We also compare our results with MHD wave coupling. It is numerically confirmed in this study that the coupling of EM and ES waves is similar to that of compressional and transverse MHD waves.

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NEW FRONTIERS IN THERMAL PLASMAS FROM SPACE TO NANOMATERIALS

  • Boulos, Maher I.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2012
  • Thermal plasma technology has been at the center of major developments over the past century. It has found numerous applications ranging from aerospace materials testing to nanopowder synthesis and processing. In the present review highlights of principal breakthroughs in this field are presented with emphasis on an analysis of the basic phenomena involved, and the potential of the technology for industrial scale applications.

Simulations of Capacitively Coupled Plasmas Between Unequal-sized Powered and Grounded Electrodes Using One- and Two-dimensional Fluid Models

  • So, Soon-Youl
    • KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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    • 제4C권5호
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    • pp.220-229
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    • 2004
  • We have examined a technique of one-dimensional (1D) fluid modeling for radio-frequency Ar capacitively coupled plasmas (CCP) between unequal-sized powered and grounded electrodes. In order to simulate a practical CCP reactor configuration with a grounded side wall by the 1D model, it has been assumed that the discharge space has a conic frustum shape; the grounded electrode is larger than the powered one and the discharge space expands with the distance from the powered electrode. In this paper, we focus on how much a 1D model can approximate a 2D model and evaluate their comparisons. The plasma density calculated by the 1D model has been compared with that by a two-dimensional (2D) fluid model, and a qualitative agreement between them has been obtained. In addition, 1D and 2D calculation results for another reactor configuration with equal-sized electrodes have also been presented together for comparison. In the discussion, four CCP models, which are 1D and 2D models with symmetric and asymmetric geometries, are compared with each other and the DC self-bias voltage has been focused on as a characteristic property that reflects the unequal electrode surface areas. Reactor configuration and experimental parameters, which the self-bias depends on, have been investigated to develop the ID modeling for reactor geometry with unequal-sized electrodes.

RF Ar 플라즈마에서의 레이저 어블레이션 모델링 (Modeling of the Laser Ablation under the RF Ar Plasmas)

  • 소순열;임장섭;이진;정해덕;박계춘;문채주
    • 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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    • pp.1408-1409
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we developed a hybrid simulation model of carbon laser ablation under the Ar plasmas consisted of fluid and particle methods. Three kinds of carbon particles, which are carbon atom, ion and electron emitted by laser ablation, are considered in the computation. In the present modeling, we adopt capacitively coupled plasma with ring electrode inserted in the space between the substrate and the target, graphite. This system may take an advantage of ${\mu}m$-sized droplets from the sheath electric field near the substrate. As a result, in Ar plasmas, carbon ion motions were suppressed by a strong electric field and were captured in Ar plasmas. Therefore, a low number density of carbon ions were deposited upon substrate. In addition, the plume motions in Ar gas atmosphere was also discussed.

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KAISTSAT-4 : A Progress Report

  • Gyeong-Uk Min;Gwang-Seon Yu;Dae-Hui Lee;Jin-Geun Lee;Seung-Han O;In-Su Yuk;Gwang-Il Seon;Ho Jin;Jang-Hyeon Park
    • 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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    • 한국우주과학회 2004년도 한국우주과학회보 제13권1호
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    • pp.51-51
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    • 2004
  • KAISTSAT-4 is to be launched in August 2003 into an orbit at 800 km altitude with the intended mission shared between astrophysics and space physics. The primary objective of its astrophysics mission is to provide spectral sky survey data of hot Galactic plasmas in the far-ultraviolet wavelength range. Far-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (FIMS) is sensitive to emission line fluxes in 900 - 1175 $\AA$ and 1335 - 1750 $\AA$. (omitted)

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Diagnostics of Magnetron Sputtering Plasmas: Distributions of Density and Velocity of Sputtered Metal Atoms

  • Sasaki, Koichi
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.98-99
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    • 2012
  • Deposition of thin films using magnetron sputtering plasmas is a well-developed, classical technology. However, detailed investigations using advanced diagnostics are insufficient in magnetron sputtering, in comparison with plasma-aided dry etching and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. In this talk, we will show examples of diagnostic works on magnetron sputtering employing metal targets. Diagnostic methods which have fine spatial resolutions are suitable for magnetron sputtering plasmas since they have significant spatial distributions. We are using two-dimensional laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy, in which the plasma space is illuminated by a tunable laser beam with a planer shape. A charge-coupled device camera with a gated image intensifier is used for taking the picture of the image of laser-induced fluorescence formed on the planer laser beam. The picture of laser-induced fluorescence directly represents the two-dimensional distribution of the atom density probed by the tunable laser beam, when an intense laser with a relatively wide line-width is used. When a weak laser beam with a relatively narrow linewidth is used, the laser-induced fluorescence represents the density distribution of atoms which feel the laser wavelength to be resonant via the Doppler shift corresponding to their velocities. In this case, we can obtain the velocity distribution function of atoms by scanning the wavelength of the laser beam around the line center.

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Calculation of Kappa-Averaged Collision Strengths of Silicon VIII Ion for a Non-Maxwellian Distribution

  • He, Jian;Zhang, Qingguo
    • Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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    • 제73권9호
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    • pp.1310-1314
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    • 2018
  • Non-Maxwellian distributions are found in the laboratory and space plasmas. For an accurate study of plasmas, the Kappa-averaged collision strengths of silicon VIII ion for $4^0S_{3/2}-2^0D_{3/2}$, $4^0S_{3/2}-2^0D_{5/2}$ and $2^0D_{3/2}-2^0D_{5/2}$ transitions are calculated for Kappa distributions with ${\kappa}=2$, 3 and 5 and for temperatures from $10^{4.5}K$ to $10^{6.5}K$. Results indicate that significant differences occur between the averaged collision strengths for the Maxwellian and the Kappa distributions. Fuythermore, and for each ${\kappa}$ value, the Kappa-averaged collision strengths vary in a complicated way with temperature for the $4^0S_{3/2}-2^0D_{3/2}$ and $4^0S_{3/2}-2^0D_{5/2}$ transitions while they decrease with increasing temperature for the $2^0D_{3/2}-2^0D_{5/2}$ transition. The calculation is significant if plasmas are to be studied for a non-Maxwellian distribution.

비대칭 전극계에서의 1차원적 RF 플라즈마 모델링에 관한 연구 (Study on RF Plasma Modeling Between Unequal-Sized Electrodes Using One-dimensional Fluid Method)

  • 소순열;임장섭
    • 조명전기설비학회논문지
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    • 제18권5호
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구에서 사용된 방전 기체는 오염물의 제거 및 박막 표면 정제 등의 연구 분야에 응용되고 있는 질소 가스를 사용하였으며, 1차원 동심구 모델의 개발로 인하여, 접지 면적을 넓게 함에 따라 경방향으로의 플라즈마 분포가 중심축의 분포와 동일하다는 1차원적 가정이 적절하지 못하다는 Barnes 모델을 보완할 수 있었다. 일정한 인가 전압하에서는 입체각($\omega$)의 증가에 따라 질소 플라즈마를 구성하는 각 입자의 수밀도 분포, 전계 및 포텐셜이 감소함을 볼 수 있었다. 그러나 면적비가 증가하면서 구동 전극에서의 각 입자들의 움직임은 상대적으로 높은 전계로부터 더욱 활발하게 형성됨에 따라 직렬 연결된 블로킹 콘덴서에서 발생하는 자기 바이어스 전압은 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다.