Abstract Development of electrodeless radiofrequency plasma thrusters, eg, a helicon
thruster, has been one the of challenging topics for future high-power and long-lived electric …

A Mach probe (MP) is an electric probe system to deduce the plasma flow velocity from the
ratio of ion saturation currents. Generally, a typical MP is composed of two directional …

In this paper, the incorporation of auxiliary grids/electrodes into the design of the sputtering
method is scrutinized by studying the impact of factors such as grid size, grid position, grid …

A tripolar vortex, three aligned vortices with alternate signs of polarity of rotation, has been
observed in a plasma for the first time. The tripolar vortex always appears with a deep …

Rare decays of beauty particles were studied in several charmless modes using the data
collected with the DELPHI detector at LEP from 1991 to 1994. These decays are mediated …

The flow structure of ions in a diverging magnetic field has been experimentally studied in
an electron cyclotron resonance plasma. The flow velocity field of ions has been measured …

Spontaneous formation of a cylindrical density cavity, or” plasma hole,” has been observed
in a rotating magnetized plasma. Density of the plasma hole is one-tenth of that of ambient …

Experiments by a four-pin probe and photodetachment technique were carried out to
investigate the charged particle flows in the beam extraction region of a negative hydrogen …

A practical formula for Mach number probe diagnostics in unmagnetized and weakly
magnetized plasmas is proposed. The unmagnetized theoretical models are modified so as …

In this work plasma acceleration using a RF self-bias effect is experimentally studied. The
experiments are conducted using a novel plasma accelerator system, called Neptune …