Numerical Simulation of Plasma Kinetics in a Low-Pressure Inductively Coupled Discharge in Argon and Mercury Mixtures

This paper deals with a model that simulates an electrodeless lamp with argon/mercury chemistry. The plasma kinetics model equations were solved using COMSOL (multiphysics simulation software) with appropriate boundary conditions. The numerical modeling of inductively coupled plasma is of crucial im...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2019-01, Vol.47 (1), p.162-172
Main Authors: Ben Halima, Ahlem, Hajji, Salem, Barkaoui, Ghada, Charrada, Kamel, Zissis, Georges
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argon
Boundary conditions
Coils
Computer simulation
Electrodeless lamps
Engineering Sciences
Inductively coupled plasma
Inductively coupled plasma (ICP)
Ionization
Kinetics
Magnetic fields
Mathematical model
Mathematical models
Mercury
Mercury (metals)
Numerical models
Optics
Organic chemistry
Photonic
Plasma
plasma modeling and simulation
Plasmas
Plasmas (physics)
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Summary:This paper deals with a model that simulates an electrodeless lamp with argon/mercury chemistry. The plasma kinetics model equations were solved using COMSOL (multiphysics simulation software) with appropriate boundary conditions. The numerical modeling of inductively coupled plasma is of crucial importance to understand the behavior of different physical quantities that characterize the ionized gasses such as electrical parameters. The electric and magnetic fields were handled by the electromagnetic model using the multiturn coil method. Results are in fairly good agreement with the experimental data from the literature and fit well with the expected physics of the discharge plasma.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2018.2871258