Field Analysis of Two-Dimensional Dynamics of Non-neutral Plasma by Imaging Diagnostics and Examination by Sector Probing

The linear response of the luminosity of the charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera image to the electron-flux distribution on the phosphor screen is demonstrated as the basis of two dimensional (2D) analyses of non-neutral plasma dynamics. We present a fast and sufficiently accurate procedure to constr...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2001-04, Vol.40 (4R), p.2558
Main Authors: Ito, Kiyokazu, Kiwamoto, Yasuhito, Sanpei, Akio
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Language:English
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Summary:The linear response of the luminosity of the charge-coupled-device (CCD) camera image to the electron-flux distribution on the phosphor screen is demonstrated as the basis of two dimensional (2D) analyses of non-neutral plasma dynamics. We present a fast and sufficiently accurate procedure to construct the potential and the electric field distribution from the observed 2D images. Such field analyses are essential for deep and extensive studies of vortex dynamics or turbulence. Using this procedure, we quantitatively compare the image diagnostics by sector probing for the first time to show that core dynamics which is observed clearly by imaging is severely obscured by probing; thus, its application should be limited to simple dynamics of a small number of discrete distributions of particles.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.1143/JJAP.40.2558