Particle Simulation Study of Dust Particle Dynamics in Sheaths
Particle Simulation Study of Dust Particle Dynamics in Sheaths
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鞘内粉尘粒子动力学的粒子模拟研究
DOI:
10.1002/ctpp.200410020
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
1.6
通讯作者:
Y. Chutov
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作者:
R. Smirnov;Y. Tomita;T. Takizuka;A. Takayama;Y. Chutov
Dynamics of dust particles in a divertor plasma is simulated using numerical solutions of dust momentum and charging equations in an electrostatic sheath and an ionizing presheath, where an electrostatic force and a drag force due to absorption of plasma ions are taken into account. Spatial distributions of plasma parameters in a divertor are obtained with particle simulations including ionization by electron‐impact. We found that the critical dust radius exists. Dust particles with a larger radius than this critical one are incapable to come off a divertor plate because the ion drag force is stronger compared to the electrostatic force. Control of the plate potential can suppress the dust motion from the plate. The radii of heavy dust particles are classified with respect to equilibrium positions. Considering dust particles started at the plate with radii smaller than the critical one, two types of dust motion were found. Dust particles with the first type of motion come back to the plate before approaching their equilibrium positions. The second type of motion is presented by smaller dust particles which oscillate around their equilibrium positions. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)