Three-dimensional reconstruction of the excitation temperature of copper atoms in vacuum arcs

In order to support increasingly detailed simulation models in the field of plasma generation and expansion, more experimental data are needed to prove and verify these models. In addition to existing invasive probe methods and spectroscopy, optical diagnostics methods can be employed for this purpose. These can be used to obtain information about the transient behavior of the plasma plume itself. For this purpose, a pseudo stereo imaging system was assembled, which consisted of a biprism and one camera. The presented setup was used to observe the plasma plume expansion of a vacuum arc thruster and to detect how a magnetic nozzle changes the plume expansion behavior of the used thruster. For this, areas were calculated by means of contour detection from both view directions, and a 3D model was reconstructed by computing cross-sectional images. The results show that the magnetic nozzle provides a more uniform formation of the plasma plume, which can be seen by comparing the calculated areas from both directions of observation and is confirmed by the reconstructed 3D models. Thus, the used setup is suitable as an additional diagnostic tool in the future. Despite its simple design, it provides information about the spatial development of a plasma plume. It can serve as a fast and simple verification tool for simulation results, where otherwise complex tomographic setups and reconstructions would be necessary to obtain spatial information. Further measurements are recommended to improve and validate the recording and evaluation process.

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Plasma Expansion Characterization of a Vacuum Arc Thruster with Stereo Imaging

Forster

Kirner

Schein

2023

Applied Sciences

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Three-dimensional reconstruction of the excitation temperature of copper atoms in vacuum arcs

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Plasma Expansion Characterization of a Vacuum Arc Thruster with Stereo Imaging

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