Microwave techniques for electron cyclotron resonance plasma diagnostics

D Mascali, E Naselli, G Torrisi - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
This paper reviews the main microwave diagnostic techniques and tools adopted in electron
cyclotron resonance (ECR)(and others) ion source laboratories, with a special focus on …

A novel numerical tool to study electron energy distribution functions of spatially anisotropic and non-homogeneous ECR plasmas

B Mishra, A Pidatella, S Biri, A Galatà, E Naselli… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A numerical tool for analyzing spatially anisotropic electron populations in electron cyclotron
resonance (ECR) plasmas has been developed, using a trial-and-error electron energy …

PANDORA, a new facility for interdisciplinary in-plasma physics

D Mascali, A Musumarra, F Leone, FP Romano… - The European Physical …, 2017 - Springer
PANDORA, Plasmas for Astrophysics, Nuclear Decays Observation and Radiation for
Archaeometry, is planned as a new facility based on a state-of-the-art plasma trap confining …

Electron cyclotron resonance ion source plasma characterization by energy dispersive x-ray imaging

R Rácz, D Mascali, S Biri, C Caliri… - Plasma Sources …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Pinhole and CCD based quasi-optical x-ray imaging technique was applied to investigate
the plasma of an electron cyclotron resonance ion source (ECRIS). Spectrally integrated and …

Multidiagnostics setups for magnetoplasmas devoted to astrophysics and nuclear astrophysics research in compact traps

E Naselli, D Mascali, S Biri, C Caliri… - Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetized plasmas in compact trap may become experimental environments for the
investigation of nuclear β-decays of astrophysical interest. In the framework of the project …

Experimental study of single-vs two-close-frequency heating impact on confinement and loss dynamics in ECR ion source plasmas by means of X-ray spectroscopy …

D Mascali, E Naselli, R Rácz, S Biri… - Plasma Physics and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We hereby report a study on confinement and electron loss dynamics in the magnetic trap of
an electron cyclotron resonance ion source using a special multi-diagnostic setup that has …

The Flexible Plasma Trap (FPT) for the production of overdense plasmas

S Gammino, L Celona, D Mascali… - Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources are currently the most efficient ion
sources among those used in facilities dedicated to nuclear physics. The need for a more …

Plasma diagnostic tools for ECR ion sources—What can we learn from these experiments for the next generation sources

O Tarvainen, T Kalvas, H Koivisto… - Review of Scientific …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
The order-of-magnitude performance leaps of ECR ion sources over the past decades result
from improvements to the magnetic plasma confinement, increases in the microwave …

Electromagnetic inverse profiling for plasma diagnostics via sparse recovery approaches

L Di Donato, AF Morabito, G Torrisi… - … on Plasma Science, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The 1-D single-view multifrequency electromagnetic inverse scattering problem, or inverse
profiling, is addressed to provide effective means for plasma diagnostics, taking into account …

RF and microwave diagnostics for compact plasma traps and possible perspectives for fusion devices

G Torrisi, E Naselli, L Di Donato… - Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Plasma diagnostics is a topic having a great impact on R&D in compact ion sources as well
as in large fusion reactors. Towards this aim, non-invasive microwave diagnostics …