EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF MINORITY ION CONCENTRATION IN A WEAKLY IONIZED HYDROGEN PLASMA

Authors
ALBA S FONTANESI M GALASSI A PETRILLO V RICCARDI C SINDONI E
Citation
S. Alba et al., EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF MINORITY ION CONCENTRATION IN A WEAKLY IONIZED HYDROGEN PLASMA, Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 35(2), 1993, pp. 263-268
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Plasma physics and controlled fusion → ACNP
ISSN journal
07413335
Volume
35
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
263 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(1993)35:2<263:EIOMIC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
H-3+ and H-2+ ion minority concentrations in a weakly ionized hydrogen plasma are determined through the comparison between the measured wav elength of the neutralized ion Bernstein waves and the theoretical one , given by the solution of the complete electrostatic dispersion relat ion. A simple model based on the resolution of fluid balance equations permits us to explain the presence of a high percentage of H-3+ (almo st-equal-to 30%).