Hybrid-PIC Simulation of LaB6 Hollow Cathode Self-Heating Characteristics
Hybrid-PIC Simulation of LaB6 Hollow Cathode Self-Heating Characteristics
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DOI:
10.2322/tjsass.62.11
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
K. Kubota;Y. Oshio;Hiroki Watanabe;Shinatora Cho;Y. Ohkawa;I. Funaki
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作者:
K. Kubota;Y. Oshio;Hiroki Watanabe;Shinatora Cho;Y. Ohkawa;I. Funaki
Numerical simulation of plasma fl ow and the self-heating characteristics of a LaB 6 hollow cathode were performed using a hybrid-PIC model. For a discharge current of 30 A and mass fl ow rate of 3 mg / s, the in fl uences of an emitter temperature pro fi le and model parameter included in an anomalous resistivity model on the plasma fl ow and energy fl ux were investigated. In the simulation, the discharge voltage was fi xed at a predetermined value and the maximum emitter temperature was periodically adjusted to keep the discharge current constant. The results show that the present model predicts the keeper fl oating voltage within an accuracy of 20%. It is found that the main reason for the emitter temperature to rise is due to ion bombardment and accompanying recombination energy, and that the maximum emitter temperature can be kept lower as the emitter temperature pro fi le becomes uniform. It is also shown that thermal input into the emitter is decreased when anomalous resistivity increases.