MHD-to-PIC transition for modeling of conduction and opening in a plasma opening switch

Schumer, J.W.; Swanekamp, S. B.; Ottinger, P. F.; Commisso, R.J.; Weber, B.V.; Smithe, D. N.; Ludeking, L.

doi:10.1109/27.928946

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“…For microsecond POS operation, it is typical plasma propagation in the load direction [2][3]. This phenomenon is also confirmed by simulation results of highdensity plasma dynamics under magnetic field pressure of current pulse [4]. Due to the downstream plasma propagation, switch ceases to operate as a certain space localized element and gets features specific for the plasma flow switches operation [5].…”

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Analysis of scheme with load upstream of plasma opening switch

Loginov¹

2009

IEEE Trans. Dielect. Electr. Insul.

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This paper presents the analysis of an arrangement with the load upstream of the plasma opening switch. For a linear increasing switch resistance in the current interruption phase, the analytical expressions for determination of the load pulse parameters are developed. Descriptions of two designs of the load connection upstream of the switch are given, and the obtained experimental results are presented. A comparison between experimental and calculation results are also given for an ideally operating switch which opens with constant resistance rise rate determined from experimentally obtained resistance time history at switch opening.Index Terms -Inductive energy storage, plasma opening switch.

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Analysis of scheme with load upstream of plasma opening switch

Loginov¹

2009

IEEE Trans. Dielect. Electr. Insul.

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“…In plasma physics applications, the method amounts to following the trajectories of charged particles in self‐consistent electromagnetic (or electrostatic) fields computed on a fixed mesh [ Dawson , 1983]. In particular, PIC method have been used successfully to study laser‐plasma interactions [ Gibbon and Forster , 1996], electron acceleration and ion heating in the auroral ionosphere [ Goertz et al , 1991], plasma instabilities in meteor trails [ Oppenheim et al , 2003], magnetohydrodynamics [ Schumer et al , 2001], magnetic reconnection [ Shay and Drake , 1998], as well as ion‐temperature‐gradient and other microinstabilities in tokomaks [ Candy and Waltz , 2003].…”

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Particle‐in‐cell simulation of the incoherent scatter radar spectrum

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[1] A particle-in-cell (PIC) approach is presented and utilized to simulate incoherent scatter radar (ISR) spectra. In particular, a two-dimensional simulation is performed of a small, unmagnetized, F region plasma volume in thermodynamic equilibrium. The simulation results are compared to the analytical ISR spectra obtained for a plasma in thermodynamic equilibrium, and they are shown to be in agreement. Even though some plasma parameters have to be modified to limit the computational cost, the physical conclusions obtained by simulation can remain unaltered. The PIC approach can be extended to study distorted ISR spectra to obtain insights into the underlying physical phenomena. This simulation also provides a means for studying the time evolution of spectral distortions, which could enable the development of procedures for estimating plasma parameters from distorted spectra.

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“…Nonthermal capacitively coupled plasmas have a wide range of applications in the areas of semiconductor fabrication, plasma lighting and display, biomedicine, and combustion processes . A special class of applications, which includes plasma switches and displays, requires very fast plasma ionization times on the order of microseconds or even nanoseconds [22][23][24]. In aerospace applications, nanosecond pulse discharges have been employed as flow control actuators, a source of ionization for non-equilibrium magneto hydrodynamic devices, and a means for enhancing ignition and combustion [25].…”

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PIC simulations of post-pulse field reversal and secondary ionization in nanosecond argon discharges

Kim

Gołkowski

Golkowski

et al. 2018

Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.

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PIC simulations of post-pulse field reversal and secondary ionization in nanosecond argon discharges To cite this article: H Y Kim et al 2018 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 27 055011 View the article online for updates and enhancements. Related content Kinetic simulation of direct-current driven microdischarges in argon at atmospheric pressure Ya Zhang, Wei Jiang and Annemie Bogaerts-Numerical analyses of hydrogen plasma generation by nanosecond pulsed high voltages at near-atmospheric pressure Chieh-Wen Lo and Satoshi Hamaguchi-Advanced PIC-MCC simulation for the investigation of step-ionization effect in intermediate-pressure capacitively coupled plasmas

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MHD-to-PIC transition for modeling of conduction and opening in a plasma opening switch

Cited by 26 publications

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Analysis of scheme with load upstream of plasma opening switch

Analysis of scheme with load upstream of plasma opening switch

Particle‐in‐cell simulation of the incoherent scatter radar spectrum

PIC simulations of post-pulse field reversal and secondary ionization in nanosecond argon discharges

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