Negative hydrogen/deuterium ions can be formed by processes occurring in the plasma
volume and on surfaces facing the plasma. The principal mechanisms leading to the …

Abstract A PIC-MCC/fluid hybrid model was employed to study a parallel-plate capacitively
coupled radio-frequency discharge in hydrogen, under the application of a dc bias voltage …

Radio frequency (RF) power coupling in inductively coupled plasmas is investigated
numerically using a self-consistent fluid model. Hydrogen discharges are simulated at …

Enhancement of negative ion sources for production of large ion beams is a very active
research field nowadays, driven from demand of plasma heating in nuclear fusion devices …

In this article, we have described a radio-frequency (RF) inductively coupled H 2 plasma
using a hybrid computational model, incorporating the Maxwell equations and the linear part …

Magnetized confinement fusion devices such as ITER will be heated and fueled by large
and powerful neutral beam injection systems, where neutralized negative hydrogen and …

A novel plasma source with a magnetic X-point has been developed to probe an alternative
for cesium-free negative hydrogen ion production. This study presents first results for the gas …

For the realization of magnetic confinement fusion, the negative hydrogen ions produced by
an radio frequency (RF) ICP (inductively coupled plasma) source are employed for …

This study presents 2D simulations of the two-chamber inductively coupled plasma source
where power is supplied in the small discharge chamber and extends by electron thermal …

A radio-frequency (RF) inductively coupled negative hydrogen ion source (NHIS) has been
adopted in the China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) to generate negative …