A cylindrical gates model of the static induction transistor is proposed and mirror method is used to calculate the distribution of electric potential.The results show that:the potential barrier is directly determined...A cylindrical gates model of the static induction transistor is proposed and mirror method is used to calculate the distribution of electric potential.The results show that:the potential barrier is directly determined by channel over pinched-off factor;gate efficiency η decreases as the gate dimension α 2 and shifted gate voltage are minished,and what differs from the first-order theory is that η will tend to zero at the shifted gate voltage tends to zero when V D=0;at low current,the voltage amplification factor μ increases as the drain current rising.When the drain current reaches certain degree,the voltage amplification factor keeps almost constant.In the end,an analytical description of SIT’s characteristic suited to both triode-like and mixed I-V characteristics are obtained.The predicted I-V curves are consistent perfectly with the reported experimental ones.展开更多
A method using multiple mirror images of point charges is put forward to analyze the polarization of two identical conductor spheres in a uniform electrostatic field.By use of the method,the electric field distributio...A method using multiple mirror images of point charges is put forward to analyze the polarization of two identical conductor spheres in a uniform electrostatic field.By use of the method,the electric field distribution and the interaction force between two spheres can be calculated accurately even for very small gap between two spheres.Our results show that the magnitude of the product of the gap between two spheres and the local electric field in the center of the gap is approximately in the same order and the interaction between two spheres increases very fast as the two spheres are close to each other.We also show that the interaction force between two conductor spheres is almost same with that between two dielectric spheres with high permittivity.展开更多
Magnetic mirror used as an efficient tool to confine plasma has been widely adopted in many different areas especially in recent cusped field thrusters. In order to check the influence of magnetic mirror effect on the...Magnetic mirror used as an efficient tool to confine plasma has been widely adopted in many different areas especially in recent cusped field thrusters. In order to check the influence of magnetic mirror effect on the plasma distribution in a cusped field thruster, three different radii of the discharge channel(6 mm, 4 mm, and 2 mm) in a cusped field thruster are investigated by using Particle-in-Cell Plus Monte Carlo(PIC-MCC) simulated method, under the condition of a fixed axial length of the discharge channel and the same operating parameters. It is found that magnetic cusps inside the small radius discharge channel cannot confine electrons very well. Thus, the electric field is hard to establish. With the reduction of the discharge channel’s diameter, more electrons will escape from cusps to the centerline area near the anode due to a lower magnetic mirror ratio. Meanwhile, the leak width of the cusped magnetic field will increase at the cusp. By increasing the magnetic field strength in a small radius model of a cusped field thruster, the negative effect caused by the weak magnetic mirror effect can be partially compensated. Therefore, according to engineering design, the increase of magnetic field strength can contribute to obtaining a good performance, when the radial distance between the magnets and the inner surface of the discharge channel is relatively big.展开更多
文摘A cylindrical gates model of the static induction transistor is proposed and mirror method is used to calculate the distribution of electric potential.The results show that:the potential barrier is directly determined by channel over pinched-off factor;gate efficiency η decreases as the gate dimension α 2 and shifted gate voltage are minished,and what differs from the first-order theory is that η will tend to zero at the shifted gate voltage tends to zero when V D=0;at low current,the voltage amplification factor μ increases as the drain current rising.When the drain current reaches certain degree,the voltage amplification factor keeps almost constant.In the end,an analytical description of SIT’s characteristic suited to both triode-like and mixed I-V characteristics are obtained.The predicted I-V curves are consistent perfectly with the reported experimental ones.
基金Supported by Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Foundation (Z103167)Youth Foundation of Guizhou University (X092012)+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No. 2009CB930800National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 10674157 and 10875166
文摘A method using multiple mirror images of point charges is put forward to analyze the polarization of two identical conductor spheres in a uniform electrostatic field.By use of the method,the electric field distribution and the interaction force between two spheres can be calculated accurately even for very small gap between two spheres.Our results show that the magnitude of the product of the gap between two spheres and the local electric field in the center of the gap is approximately in the same order and the interaction between two spheres increases very fast as the two spheres are close to each other.We also show that the interaction force between two conductor spheres is almost same with that between two dielectric spheres with high permittivity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51006028)the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51121004)
文摘Magnetic mirror used as an efficient tool to confine plasma has been widely adopted in many different areas especially in recent cusped field thrusters. In order to check the influence of magnetic mirror effect on the plasma distribution in a cusped field thruster, three different radii of the discharge channel(6 mm, 4 mm, and 2 mm) in a cusped field thruster are investigated by using Particle-in-Cell Plus Monte Carlo(PIC-MCC) simulated method, under the condition of a fixed axial length of the discharge channel and the same operating parameters. It is found that magnetic cusps inside the small radius discharge channel cannot confine electrons very well. Thus, the electric field is hard to establish. With the reduction of the discharge channel’s diameter, more electrons will escape from cusps to the centerline area near the anode due to a lower magnetic mirror ratio. Meanwhile, the leak width of the cusped magnetic field will increase at the cusp. By increasing the magnetic field strength in a small radius model of a cusped field thruster, the negative effect caused by the weak magnetic mirror effect can be partially compensated. Therefore, according to engineering design, the increase of magnetic field strength can contribute to obtaining a good performance, when the radial distance between the magnets and the inner surface of the discharge channel is relatively big.
