Publications

2016

• Controlling the shape of the ion energy distribution at constant ion flux and constant mean ion energy with tailored voltage waveforms
  
  • Bruneau Bastien
  • Lafleur Trevor
  • Booth Jean-Paul
  • Johnson Erik
  Plasma Sources Science and Technology, IOP Publishing, 2016, 25 (2), pp.025006. In this paper, we investigate the excitation of a capacitively coupled plasma using a non-sinusoidal voltage waveform whose amplitude- and slope-asymmetry varies continuously with a period which is a multiple of the fundamental RF period. We call this period the ?beating? period. Through particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, we show that such waveforms cause oscillation of the self-bias at this beating frequency, corresponding to the charging and discharging of the external capacitor. The amplitude of this self-bias oscillation depends on the beating period, the value of the external capacitor, and the ion flux to the electrodes. This self-bias oscillation causes temporal modulation of the ion flux distribution function (IFDF), albeit at a constant ion flux and constant mean ion energy, and allows the energy width of the IFDF (averaged over the beating period) to be varied in a controlled fashion. (10.1088/0963-0252/25/2/025006)
  DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/25/2/025006
• Effect of gas properties on the dynamics of the electrical slope asymmetry effect in capacitive plasmas: comparison of Ar, H<SUB>2</SUB> and CF<SUB>4</SUB>
  
  • Bruneau Bastien
  • Lafleur Trevor
  • Gans T.
  • O'Connell D.
  • Greb Arthur
  • Korolov Ihor
  • Derzsi A.
  • Donkó Z.
  • Brandt S.
  • Schüngel E.
  • Schulze J.
  • Diomede P.
  • Economou D. J.
  • Longo S.
  • Johnson E.V.
  • Booth Jean-Paul
  Plasma Sources Science and Technology, IOP Publishing, 2016, 25 (1), pp.01LT02. Tailored voltage excitation waveforms provide an efficient control of the ion energy (through the electrical asymmetry effect) in capacitive plasmas by varying the ?amplitude? asymmetry of the waveform. In this work, the effect of a ?slope? asymmetry of the waveform is investigated by using sawtooth-like waveforms, through which the sheath dynamic can be manipulated. A remarkably different discharge dynamic is found for Ar, H 2 , and CF 4 gases, which is explained by the different dominant electron heating mechanisms and plasma chemistries. In comparison to Argon we find that the electrical asymmetry can even be reversed by using an electronegative gas such as CF 4 . Phase resolved optical emission spectroscopy measurements, probing the spatiotemporal distribution of the excitation rate show excellent agreement with the results of particle-in-cell simulations, confirming the high degree of correlation between the excitation rates with the dominant heating mechanisms in the various gases. It is shown that, depending on the gas used, sawtooth-like voltage waveforms may cause a strong asymmetry. (10.1088/0963-0252/25/1/01LT02)
  DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/25/1/01LT02
• Transport of Solar Wind H<SUP>+</SUP> and He<SUP>++</SUP> Ions across Earth's Bow Shock
  
  • Parks G. K.
  • Lee E.
  • Fu S. Y.
  • Kim H. E.
  • Ma Y. Q.
  • Yang Z. W.
  • Liu Y.
  • Lin N.
  • Hong J.
  • Canu Patrick
  • Dandouras I.
  • Rème H.
  • Goldstein M. L.
  The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Bristol : IOP Publishing, 2016, 825 (2), pp.L27. We have investigated the dependence of mass, energy, and charge of solar wind (SW) transport across Earth?s bow shock. An examination of 111 crossings during quiet SW in both quasi-perpendicular and quasi-parallel shock regions shows that 64 crossings had various degrees of heating and thermalization of SW. We found 22 crossings where the SW speed was <400 km s ?1 . The shock potential of a typical supercritical quasi-perpendicular shock estimated from deceleration of the SW and cutoff energy of electron flat top distribution is ?50 Volts. We find that the temperatures of H and He beams that penetrate the shock can sometimes be nearly the same in the upstream and downstream regions, indicating little or no heating had occurred crossing the bow shock. None of the models predict that the SW can cross the bow shock without heating. Our observations are important constraints for new models of collisionless shocks. (10.3847/2041-8205/825/2/L27)
  DOI : 10.3847/2041-8205/825/2/L27
• Introduction to Modern Magnetohydrodynamics
  
  • Galtier Sébastien
  , 2016. Preface; Table of physical quantities; Part I. Foundations: 1. Introduction; 2. Magnetohydrodynamics; 3. Conservation laws; Part II. Fundamental Processes: 4. Magnetohydrodynamic waves; 5. Dynamo; 6. Discontinuities and shocks; 7. Magnetic reconnection; Part III. Instabilities and Magnetic Confinement: 8. Static equilibrium; 9. Linear perturbation theory; 10. Study of MHD instabilities; Part IV. Turbulence: 11. Hydrodynamic turbulence; 12. MHD turbulence; 13. Advanced MHD turbulence; Appendix 1. Solutions to the exercises; Appendix 2. Formulary; References; Index.
• Pressure broadening of atomic oxygen two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence
  
  • Marinov Daniil
  • Drag Cyril
  • Blondel Christophe
  • Guaitella Olivier
  • Golda Judith
  • Klarenaar Bart
  • Engeln Richard
  • Gathen Volker Schulz-von Der
  • Booth Jean-Paul
  Plasma Sources Science and Technology, IOP Publishing, 2016, 25 (6), pp.06LT03. Atomic oxygen, considered to be a determining reactant in plasma applications at ambient pressure, is routinely detected by two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence (TALIF). Here, pressure broadening of the (2 p 4 3 P 2 ?????3 p 3 P J =0,1,2 ) two-photon transition in oxygen atoms was investigated using a high-resolution TALIF technique in normal and Doppler-free configurations. The pressure broadening coefficients determined were ##IMG## [http://ej.iop.org/images/0963-0252/25/6/06LT03/psstaa4481ieqn001.gif] γ_\textO_2 ??=??0.40??±??0.08? cm ?1 /bar for oxygen molecules and ##IMG## [http://ej.iop.org/images/0963-0252/25/6/06LT03/psstaa4481ieqn002.gif] γ_\textHe ??=??0.46??±??0.03?cm ?1 /bar for helium atoms. These correspond to pressure broadening rate constants ##IMG## [http://ej.iop.org/images/0963-0252/25/6/06LT03/psstaa4481ieqn003.gif] k_\textPB^\textO_2 ??=??9 · 10 ?9 cm 3 s ?1 and ##IMG## [http://ej.iop.org/images/0963-0252/25/6/06LT03/psstaa4481ieqn004.gif] k_\textPB^\textHe ??=??4 · 10 ?9 cm 3 s ?1 , respectively. The well-known quenching rate constants of O(3 p 3 P J ) by O 2 and He are at least one order of magnitude smaller, which signifies that non-quenching collisions constitute the main line-broadening mechanism. In addition to providing new insights into collisional processes of oxygen atoms in electronically excited 3 p 3 P J state, reported pressure broadening parameters are important for quantification of oxygen TALIF line profiles when both collisional and Doppler broadening mechanisms are important. Thus, the Doppler component (and hence the temperature of oxygen atoms) can be accurately determined from high resolution TALIF measurements in a broad range of conditions. (10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/06LT03)
  DOI : 10.1088/0963-0252/25/6/06LT03