A total of 480 nursery pigs （Duroc x Landrace x Large White） were utilized in two experiments conducted to determine the effects of different ratios of standardized ileal digestible lysine （SID- Lys） to metaboliza...A total of 480 nursery pigs （Duroc x Landrace x Large White） were utilized in two experiments conducted to determine the effects of different ratios of standardized ileal digestible lysine （SID- Lys） to metabolizable energy （ME） ratio on the performance, nutrient digestibility, plasma urea nitrogen （PUN） ,and plasma free amino acids of 10 to 28 kg pigs. In Exp. 1, 192 pigs （ 10.58 kg） were assigned to one of four treatments. The treatments consisted of diets with a ME content of 3.2, 3.25, 3.3, or 3.35 Mcal/kg with a constant SID-Lys：ME ratio of 3.7 g/Mcal. The experiment lasted 28 days. Pigs which were fed the diets containing 3.3 and 3.35 Mcal/kg ME had lower feed intakes （ P 〈 0.05）than those fed 3.2 Mcal/kg. Feed efficiency was linearly improved with increasing dietary ME （ P 〈0.05）. Increasing the dietary ME level also increased （P 〈0.05 ） dry matter and energy digestibility. Therefore,3.3 Mcal/kg ME was selected for Exp. 2 in which 288 pigs （ 10.60 kg） were assigned to one of six treatments. Treatments consisted of SID-Lys： ME ratios of 3.1,3.3,3.5,3.7,3.9, or 4.1 g/Mcal with all diets providing 3.3 Mcal of ME/kg. Weight gain and feed efficiency were increased （P 〈0.05 ） as the SID-Lys：ME ratio in diet increased. Based on a straight broken-line model ,the estimated SID-Lys：ME ratio to maximize weight gain was 3.74.展开更多
Simulation of the core plasma parameters of HCSB-DEMO （helium-cooled solid breeder, HCSB）, by using a 1.5D plasma transport code, was carried out. The study includes investigations of operational scenarios, temperat...Simulation of the core plasma parameters of HCSB-DEMO （helium-cooled solid breeder, HCSB）, by using a 1.5D plasma transport code, was carried out. The study includes investigations of operational scenarios, temperature and density profiles of both ions and electrons, fusion and radiated power, distribution of the safety factor, sensitivity analyses for some input parameters as well as a primary estimate of the divertor heating load. The results indicate that the following fusion reactor parameters can be properly set for HCSB-DEMO, namely major radius of 7.2 m, aspect ratio of 3.4, elongation of 1.85, triangularity of 0.45, plasma current of 14.8 MA, normalized beta of 4.4, toroidal field （TF） of 6.86 T, average electron density of 1.5× 10^20 m^-3, average electron temperature of 14.5 keV, fusion power of 2.55 GW, neutron wall loading of 2.3 MW.m^-2 and fusion multiplication factor of 35.展开更多
A simple method for measuring RF plasma parameters by means of a DC-biased Langmuir probe is developed. The object of this paper is to ensure the reliability of this method by using the other methods with different pr...A simple method for measuring RF plasma parameters by means of a DC-biased Langmuir probe is developed. The object of this paper is to ensure the reliability of this method by using the other methods with different principles. First, Langmuir probe current response on RF voltage superimposed to DC biased probe was examined in DC plasmas. Next, probe current response of DC biased probe in RF plasmas was studied and compared with the first experiment. The results were confirmed by using an emissive prove method, an ion acoustic wave method, and a square pulse response method. The method using a simple Langmuir probe is useful and convenient for measuring electron temperature , electron density , time-averaged space potential , and amplitude of space potential oscillation in RF plasmas with a frequency of the order of .展开更多
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopic(LIBS)technique was used to detect calcium and silicon in an unknown sample.In this method plasma was generated by Nd∶YAG laser of wavelength 1 064 nm with energy 400 mJ and pulse...Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopic(LIBS)technique was used to detect calcium and silicon in an unknown sample.In this method plasma was generated by Nd∶YAG laser of wavelength 1 064 nm with energy 400 mJ and pulse duration between 5~10ns.The method was applied for the qualitative as well as quantitative analysis.In the qualitative analysis,the electron number density(Ne)of plasma containing calcium and silicon is determined showing that Neof neutral particles is equivalent to 1016(cm-3)whereas for ionized particles it is 1017(cm-3).Plasma temperature is measured using Boltzmann plot method which must be greater than 10 000 k.Intensity ratio method is used for the quantitative analysis shows various elements in abundance with calcium and silicon in majority.展开更多
A Magnetic DC plasma torch has been developed. Magnetic field distributions of solenoid coils have been calculated electrodynamically. For Ar +H2 plasma, the effects of an akial magnetic field and gas flow rate on the...A Magnetic DC plasma torch has been developed. Magnetic field distributions of solenoid coils have been calculated electrodynamically. For Ar +H2 plasma, the effects of an akial magnetic field and gas flow rate on the characttristics of the plasma jet were studied. Electron temperature, density and plasma velocity at 80 mm from the nozzle have been measured using a floating double probe and a Mach probe. The values of the heat fluxes to substrate were derived from experimental data.展开更多
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy （LIBS） provides a useful technique for food security as well as determining nutrition contents. In this paper, optical emission studies of laser induced plasma on commercial tea ...Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy （LIBS） provides a useful technique for food security as well as determining nutrition contents. In this paper, optical emission studies of laser induced plasma on commercial tea samples were carried out. The spectral intensities of Mg, Mn, Ca, A1, C and CN vibration bands varying with laser energy and the detection delay time of an intensified charge coupled device were studied. In addition, the relative concentrations of six microelements, i.e., Mg, Mn, Ca, Al, Na and K, were analyzed semi-quantitatively as well as H, for four kinds of tea samples. Moreover, the plasma parameters were explored, including electron temperature and electron number density. The electron temperature and electron number density were around 11000 K and 1017 cm-3, respectively. The results show that it is reasonable to consider the LIBS technique as a new method for analyzing the compositions of tea leaf samples.展开更多
An experimental setup of laser-induced graphite plasma was built and the spectral characteristics and properties of graphite plasma were studied. From the temporal behavior of graphite plasma, the duration of CN parti...An experimental setup of laser-induced graphite plasma was built and the spectral characteristics and properties of graphite plasma were studied. From the temporal behavior of graphite plasma, the duration of CN partials （B2 ∑＋ →-X2 ∑＋） emission was two times longer than that of atomic carbon, and all intensities reached the maximum during the early stage from 0.2 μs to 0.8 μs. The electron temperature decreased from 11807 K to 8755 K, the vibration temperature decreased from 8973 K to 6472 K, and the rotational temperature decreased from 7288 K to 4491 K with the delay time, respectively. The effect of the laser energy was also studied, and it was found that the thresholds and spectral characteristics of CN molecular and C atomic spectroscopy presented great differences. At lower laser energies, the electron excited temperature, the electron density, the vibrational temperature and rotational temperature of CN partials increased rapidly. At higher laser energies, the increasing of electron excited temperature and electron density slow down, and the vibrational temperature and rotational temperature even trend to saturation due to plasma shielding and dissociation of CN molecules. The relationship among the three kinds of temperatures was Telec〉Tvib〉Trot at the same time. The electron density of the graphite plasma was in the order of 1017 cm-3 and 1018 cm-3.展开更多
A numerical model is developed to study the conductivity effects during the transition from collisionless to collisional regimes in cylindrical inductively coupled argon plasmas at pressures of 0.1-20 Pa.The model con...A numerical model is developed to study the conductivity effects during the transition from collisionless to collisional regimes in cylindrical inductively coupled argon plasmas at pressures of 0.1-20 Pa.The model consists of electron kinetics module,electromagnetics module,and global model module.It allows for self-consistent description of non-local electron kinetics and collisionless electron heating in terms of the conductivity of homogeneous hot plasma.Simulation results for non-local conductivity case are compared with predictions for the assumption of local conductivity case.Electron densities and effective electron temperatures under non-local and local conductivities show obvious differences at relatively low pressures.As increasing pressure,the results under the two cases of conductivities tend to converge,which indicates the transition from collisionless to collisional regimes.At relatively low pressures the local negative power absorption is predicted by non-local conductivity case but not captured by local conductivity case.The two-dimensional(2D)profiles of electron current density and electric field are coincident for local conductivity case in the pressure range of interest,but it roughly holds true for non-local conductivity case at very high pressure.In addition,an effective conductivity with consideration of non-collisional stochastic heating effect is introduced.The effective conductivity almost reproduces the electron density and effective electron temperature for the non-local conductivity case,but does not capture the non-local relation between electron current and electric field as well as the local negative power absorption that is observed for nonlocal conductivity case at low pressures.展开更多
Surface hydrophilicity improvement of titanium(Ti)is of great significance for the applications of the important biomaterial.In this study,efficient hydrophilicity on the Ti surface is improved by an air plasma jet ge...Surface hydrophilicity improvement of titanium(Ti)is of great significance for the applications of the important biomaterial.In this study,efficient hydrophilicity on the Ti surface is improved by an air plasma jet generated by a microhollow cathode discharge(MHCD)geometry.Elementary discharge aspects of the plasma jet and surface characteristics of the Ti surface are investigated by varying dissipated power(P_(d)).The results show that the plasma jet can operate in a pulsed mode or a continuous mode,depending on P_(d).The plume length increases with Pdand air flow rate increasing.By optical emission spectroscopy,plasma parameters as a function of Pdare investigated.After plasma treatment,water contact angel(WCA)of the Ti sample decreases to a minimum value of 15°with Pdincreasing.In addition,the surface topography,roughness,and content of chemical composition are investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),atomic force microscopy(AFM),and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)with Pdincreasing.The results show that Ti-O bond and O-H group on the Ti surface are beneficial to the improvement of the hydrophilicity of Ti surface.展开更多
Divertor plasma properties for lower single-null （LSN） configuration in EAST, under a water-cooling graphite wall condition, are presented. A typical shot is selected for analyzing electron temperature, density and ...Divertor plasma properties for lower single-null （LSN） configuration in EAST, under a water-cooling graphite wall condition, are presented. A typical shot is selected for analyzing electron temperature, density and power flux at targets. Both higher electron density and lower electron temperature are found at the inboard target, compared to those at the outboard target. A higher power flux is also found to be at the outboard target because of in-out asymmetries for LSN-shaped discharge.展开更多
In a steady-state plasma,the loss rate of plasma particles to the chamber wall and surfaces in contact with plasma is balanced by the ionization rate of background neutrals in the hot-filament discharges.The balance b...In a steady-state plasma,the loss rate of plasma particles to the chamber wall and surfaces in contact with plasma is balanced by the ionization rate of background neutrals in the hot-filament discharges.The balance between the loss rate and ionization rate of plasma particles(electrons and ions)maintains quasi-neutrality of the bulk plasma.In the presence of an external perturbation,it tries to retain its quasi-neutrality condition.In this work,we studied how the properties of bulk plasma are affected by an external DC potential perturbation.An auxiliary biased metal disk electrode was used to introduce a potential perturbation to the plasma medium.A single Langmuir probe and an emissive probe,placed in the line of the discharge axis,were used for the characterization of the bulk plasma.It is observed that only positive bias to the auxiliary metal disk increases the plasma potential,electron temperature,and plasma density but these plasma parameters remain unaltered when the disk is biased with a negative potential with respect to plasma potential.The observed plasma parameters for two different-sized,positively as well as negatively biased,metal disks are compared and found inconsistent with the existing theoretical model at large positive bias voltages.The role of the primary energetic electrons population in determining the plasma parameters is discussed.The experimentally observed results are qualitatively explained on the basis of electrostatic confinement arising due to the loss of electrons to a biased metal disk electrode.展开更多
The effect of an external electric field on laser-generated plasma has been studied.It is observed that the laser-generated plasma can be used for the ignition of a spark in the presence of a low voltage external elec...The effect of an external electric field on laser-generated plasma has been studied.It is observed that the laser-generated plasma can be used for the ignition of a spark in the presence of a low voltage external electric field.An eight-fold emission intensity enhancement in Cu I spectral lines are measured as compared to the signal intensity in the absence of an external electric field.The plasma parameters remain the same initially,up to a few microseconds after the generation of plasma,and this feature makes it more interesting for the quantitative analysis of any sample using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy(LIBS).In the presence of an external electric field,fluctuations(contraction and expansion)in the laser-generated plasma are observed which increase the plasma decay time and consequently result in enhanced signal intensity.展开更多
The evolutions of the electron temperatures of Muminum plasmas produced with 0.351 μm laser are simulated by means of one-dimensional hydrodynamic code. The simulations show that the plasma geometry has strong influe...The evolutions of the electron temperatures of Muminum plasmas produced with 0.351 μm laser are simulated by means of one-dimensional hydrodynamic code. The simulations show that the plasma geometry has strong influence on the electron temperature＇s evolution while the effect of the flux limiter is not so significant. The simulations are in good agreement with the experiments only at some spatial points. A full comparison between the simulations and experiments indicates that the one-dimensional code is not accurate enough to characterize the laser-produced plasmas. A post-processor code based on the hydro code is developed to generate the streak image of the Thomson scattering spectra, which can be directly compared with the experimental data.展开更多
We report spectroscopic studies on plasma electron number density of laser-induced plasma produced by ns-Nd：YAG laser light pulses on an aluminum sample in air at atmospheric pressure. The effect of different laser e...We report spectroscopic studies on plasma electron number density of laser-induced plasma produced by ns-Nd：YAG laser light pulses on an aluminum sample in air at atmospheric pressure. The effect of different laser energy and the effect of different laser wavelengths were compared. The experimentally observed line profiles of neutral aluminum have been used to extract the excitation temperature using the Boltzmann plot method, whereas the electron number density has been determined from the Stark broadened as well as using the Saha-Boltzmann equation （SBE）. Each approach was also carried out by using the AI emission line and Mg emission lines. It was observed that the,SBE method generated a little higher electron number density value than the Stark broadening, method, but within the experimental uncertainty range. Comparisons of Ne determined by the two methods show the presence of a linear relation which is independent of laser energy or laser wavelength. These results show the applicability of the SBE method for Are determination, especially when the system does not have any pure emission lines whose electron impact factor is known, Also use of Mg lines gives superior results than Al lines.展开更多
This work reports spectroscopic studies of uranium containing plasma generated in air and argon environments. The 532 nm Q-switched Nd：YAG laser generates the optical breakdown plasma, which was recorded by a spectro...This work reports spectroscopic studies of uranium containing plasma generated in air and argon environments. The 532 nm Q-switched Nd：YAG laser generates the optical breakdown plasma, which was recorded by a spectrometer and an intensified charge coupled device having a resolution of 25 pm. Neutral and ionized uranium lines in the wavelength range of 385.8-391.9 nm indicate significant width and shift variations during the first few microseconds. Electron temperature and density of the plasma are determined using the Boltzmann plot and the Saha-Boltzmann equation at various time delay. The study reveals the power law decay pattern of electron temperature and density, which changes to exponential decay pattern if large gate- width is used to acquire the signal, due to an averaging effect.展开更多
To control the morphology and particle size of dense spherical molybdenum powder prepared by radio frequency（RF） plasma from irregular molybdenum powder as a precursor, plasma process parameters were optimized in th...To control the morphology and particle size of dense spherical molybdenum powder prepared by radio frequency（RF） plasma from irregular molybdenum powder as a precursor, plasma process parameters were optimized in this paper. The effects of the carrier gas flow rate and molybdenum powder feeding rate on the shape and size of the final products were studied. The molybdenum powder morphology was examined using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. The powder phases were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The tap density and apparent density of the molybdenum powder were investigated using a Hall flow meter and a Scott volumeter. The optimal process parameters for the spherical molybdenum powder preparation are 50 g/min powder feeding rate and 0.6 m^3/h carrier gas rate. In addition, pure spherical molybdenum powder can be obtained from irregular powder, and the tap density is enhanced after plasma processing. The average size is reduced from 72 to 62 μm, and the tap density is increased from 2.7 to 6.2 g/cm^3. Therefore, RF plasma is a promising method for the preparation of high-density and high-purity spherical powders.展开更多
In this study, a novel approach to measure the absolute cytoplasmic Caconcentration([Ca]cyt) using the Caindicator fluo-3 AM was established. The parameters associated with the probe fluo-3 AM were optimized to accura...In this study, a novel approach to measure the absolute cytoplasmic Caconcentration([Ca]cyt) using the Caindicator fluo-3 AM was established. The parameters associated with the probe fluo-3 AM were optimized to accurately determine fluorescence intensity from the Ca-bound probe. Using three optimized parameters(final concentration of 6 m M probe,incubation time of 135 min, loading probe before plasma treatment), the maximum fluorescence intensity(F?=?527.8 a.u.) and the minimum fluorescence intensity(F?=?63.8 a.u.) were obtained in a saturated Casolution or a solution of lacking Ca. Correspondingly, the maximum [Ca]cytinduced by cold plasma was 1232.5 n M. Therefore, the Caindicator fluo-3 AM was successfully applied to measure the absolute [Ca]cytin Saccharomyces cerevisiae stimulated by cold plasma at atmospheric air pressure.展开更多
During the last decades many researchers have been occupied with other plasma applications apart from the big challenge which the thermonuclear fusion poses. Many experiments have been carried out on the plasma behavi...During the last decades many researchers have been occupied with other plasma applications apart from the big challenge which the thermonuclear fusion poses. Many experiments have been carried out on the plasma behavior in contact with a solid surface; when the surface material consists of chemical compounds （e.g. oxides of metals）, then the plasma chemistry takes place. The present paper contains the final experimental and theoretical work of Plasma Laboratory at ＂Demokritos＂, which consists of an elaboration of plasma sheath parameters adapted to experimental conditions, a suitable choice of plasma gases （either H 2 or N 2 ）, and an electric po-tential current enforcement on objects. Additionally, a brief theory is given to explain the results, with a short reference to both boundary phenomena in thermonuclear reactors and low pressure plasma of glow discharges, so as to reveal the similarities and differences of these two cases. An extensive examination of the treated objects by X-ray diffraction method （XRD） gives results in agreement with the theoretical predictions. Using this improvement on plasma restoration system, （a combination of electric current on metallic object into suitable plasma）, it is shown that better results can be achieved on the cleaning and conservation of archaeological objects.展开更多
Ground lifetime test is the most crucial experiment to assess the performance,reliability.and flight qualification of electric propulsion,and it can bring new insights for understanding the operation characteristics.T...Ground lifetime test is the most crucial experiment to assess the performance,reliability.and flight qualification of electric propulsion,and it can bring new insights for understanding the operation characteristics.This work demonstrates a full lifetime test of 140000 cycles on a Micro-Cathode-Arc Thruster(μCAT)with 160μs charging time and 86 mJ charging energy.A four-probe resistivity measurement method is utilized to investigate variations in the conductive film thickness and resistivity throughout the thruster lifespan.Direct film parameters show that the lifetime of theμCAT can be divided into three stages.In the initial stage,the film thickness decreases by 1.2μm and the resistivity increases significantly due to the high discharge intensity and intense film ablation;In the steady stage,the change of the film thickness is within 5%,and the resistivity of the film increases slowly from 0.050Ω·mm to 0.223Ω·mm.In the end stage,the resistivity exponentially increases from 0.223Ω·mm to 1.176Ω·mm,with the increase accounting for 81%,ultimately resulting in the failure of the thruster open circuit.Additionally,the evolution of discharge parameters,and the variation of plume parameters are measured throughout the life-time.The discharge characteristics also show significant differences in the duration of voltage and current in these three stages.The results of plume shape and plasma parameters are also well con-sistent with the discharge parameters and film state.These results suggest that,for evaluating the steady stage lifetime of thrusters,the film thickness is the best indicator compared to the variations in resistivity and voltage-current characteristics.For the end stage,the plasma plume morphology.discharge duration,and plume parameters can conveniently and clearly characterize the thruster failures and irregularity.展开更多
The plasma parameters in ICP-CVD system with internal low inductance antennas（LIA） were diagnosed by Langmuir probe.The ions density（Ni） reached 1011-1012 cm-3,and the electron temperature（Te） was below ca.2 eV,...The plasma parameters in ICP-CVD system with internal low inductance antennas（LIA） were diagnosed by Langmuir probe.The ions density（Ni） reached 1011-1012 cm-3,and the electron temperature（Te） was below ca.2 eV,which was slightly decreased with applied power.A p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon（μc-Si：H） film was prepared on glass substrate.After optimization of the processing parameters in flow ratio of SiH4：B2H6：H2,a high quality μc-Si：H film with deposition rate above 1.0 nm/s was achieved in this work.展开更多
基金support received from the State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition of China ( No .2004DA125184-0810)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No .31072040)+1 种基金Guangdong Cooperation Project be-tween Industry-Academia-Research of China ( No .2009B090300110)the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China ( No .2006BAD12B05-10and No . Nyhyzx07-34)
文摘A total of 480 nursery pigs （Duroc x Landrace x Large White） were utilized in two experiments conducted to determine the effects of different ratios of standardized ileal digestible lysine （SID- Lys） to metabolizable energy （ME） ratio on the performance, nutrient digestibility, plasma urea nitrogen （PUN） ,and plasma free amino acids of 10 to 28 kg pigs. In Exp. 1, 192 pigs （ 10.58 kg） were assigned to one of four treatments. The treatments consisted of diets with a ME content of 3.2, 3.25, 3.3, or 3.35 Mcal/kg with a constant SID-Lys：ME ratio of 3.7 g/Mcal. The experiment lasted 28 days. Pigs which were fed the diets containing 3.3 and 3.35 Mcal/kg ME had lower feed intakes （ P 〈 0.05）than those fed 3.2 Mcal/kg. Feed efficiency was linearly improved with increasing dietary ME （ P 〈0.05）. Increasing the dietary ME level also increased （P 〈0.05 ） dry matter and energy digestibility. Therefore,3.3 Mcal/kg ME was selected for Exp. 2 in which 288 pigs （ 10.60 kg） were assigned to one of six treatments. Treatments consisted of SID-Lys： ME ratios of 3.1,3.3,3.5,3.7,3.9, or 4.1 g/Mcal with all diets providing 3.3 Mcal of ME/kg. Weight gain and feed efficiency were increased （P 〈0.05 ） as the SID-Lys：ME ratio in diet increased. Based on a straight broken-line model ,the estimated SID-Lys：ME ratio to maximize weight gain was 3.74.
文摘Simulation of the core plasma parameters of HCSB-DEMO （helium-cooled solid breeder, HCSB）, by using a 1.5D plasma transport code, was carried out. The study includes investigations of operational scenarios, temperature and density profiles of both ions and electrons, fusion and radiated power, distribution of the safety factor, sensitivity analyses for some input parameters as well as a primary estimate of the divertor heating load. The results indicate that the following fusion reactor parameters can be properly set for HCSB-DEMO, namely major radius of 7.2 m, aspect ratio of 3.4, elongation of 1.85, triangularity of 0.45, plasma current of 14.8 MA, normalized beta of 4.4, toroidal field （TF） of 6.86 T, average electron density of 1.5× 10^20 m^-3, average electron temperature of 14.5 keV, fusion power of 2.55 GW, neutron wall loading of 2.3 MW.m^-2 and fusion multiplication factor of 35.
文摘A simple method for measuring RF plasma parameters by means of a DC-biased Langmuir probe is developed. The object of this paper is to ensure the reliability of this method by using the other methods with different principles. First, Langmuir probe current response on RF voltage superimposed to DC biased probe was examined in DC plasmas. Next, probe current response of DC biased probe in RF plasmas was studied and compared with the first experiment. The results were confirmed by using an emissive prove method, an ion acoustic wave method, and a square pulse response method. The method using a simple Langmuir probe is useful and convenient for measuring electron temperature , electron density , time-averaged space potential , and amplitude of space potential oscillation in RF plasmas with a frequency of the order of .
文摘Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopic(LIBS)technique was used to detect calcium and silicon in an unknown sample.In this method plasma was generated by Nd∶YAG laser of wavelength 1 064 nm with energy 400 mJ and pulse duration between 5~10ns.The method was applied for the qualitative as well as quantitative analysis.In the qualitative analysis,the electron number density(Ne)of plasma containing calcium and silicon is determined showing that Neof neutral particles is equivalent to 1016(cm-3)whereas for ionized particles it is 1017(cm-3).Plasma temperature is measured using Boltzmann plot method which must be greater than 10 000 k.Intensity ratio method is used for the quantitative analysis shows various elements in abundance with calcium and silicon in majority.
文摘A Magnetic DC plasma torch has been developed. Magnetic field distributions of solenoid coils have been calculated electrodynamically. For Ar +H2 plasma, the effects of an akial magnetic field and gas flow rate on the characttristics of the plasma jet were studied. Electron temperature, density and plasma velocity at 80 mm from the nozzle have been measured using a floating double probe and a Mach probe. The values of the heat fluxes to substrate were derived from experimental data.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61205149)the Scientific and Technological Talents Training Project of Chongqing,China(No.CSTC2013kjrc-qnrc40002)+1 种基金the Scientific and Technological Project of Nan'an District(2011)the Visiting Scholarship of State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology at Chongqing University,China(No.2007DA10512714409)
文摘Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy （LIBS） provides a useful technique for food security as well as determining nutrition contents. In this paper, optical emission studies of laser induced plasma on commercial tea samples were carried out. The spectral intensities of Mg, Mn, Ca, A1, C and CN vibration bands varying with laser energy and the detection delay time of an intensified charge coupled device were studied. In addition, the relative concentrations of six microelements, i.e., Mg, Mn, Ca, Al, Na and K, were analyzed semi-quantitatively as well as H, for four kinds of tea samples. Moreover, the plasma parameters were explored, including electron temperature and electron number density. The electron temperature and electron number density were around 11000 K and 1017 cm-3, respectively. The results show that it is reasonable to consider the LIBS technique as a new method for analyzing the compositions of tea leaf samples.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61205149)Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of State Education Ministry,Science Research Funds of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(KJ1500436)+2 种基金Scientific and Technological Talents Training Project of Chongqing(CSTC2013kjrc-qnrc40002)Key Project of Foundation and Advanced Technology Research Project of Chongqing(CSTC2015jcyj B0358)Visiting Scholarship of State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology(2007DA10512714409)
文摘An experimental setup of laser-induced graphite plasma was built and the spectral characteristics and properties of graphite plasma were studied. From the temporal behavior of graphite plasma, the duration of CN partials （B2 ∑＋ →-X2 ∑＋） emission was two times longer than that of atomic carbon, and all intensities reached the maximum during the early stage from 0.2 μs to 0.8 μs. The electron temperature decreased from 11807 K to 8755 K, the vibration temperature decreased from 8973 K to 6472 K, and the rotational temperature decreased from 7288 K to 4491 K with the delay time, respectively. The effect of the laser energy was also studied, and it was found that the thresholds and spectral characteristics of CN molecular and C atomic spectroscopy presented great differences. At lower laser energies, the electron excited temperature, the electron density, the vibrational temperature and rotational temperature of CN partials increased rapidly. At higher laser energies, the increasing of electron excited temperature and electron density slow down, and the vibrational temperature and rotational temperature even trend to saturation due to plasma shielding and dissociation of CN molecules. The relationship among the three kinds of temperatures was Telec〉Tvib〉Trot at the same time. The electron density of the graphite plasma was in the order of 1017 cm-3 and 1018 cm-3.
基金sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12105041,11935005 and 12035003)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2232020D-40)Shanghai Sailing Program(No.20YF1401300)。
文摘A numerical model is developed to study the conductivity effects during the transition from collisionless to collisional regimes in cylindrical inductively coupled argon plasmas at pressures of 0.1-20 Pa.The model consists of electron kinetics module,electromagnetics module,and global model module.It allows for self-consistent description of non-local electron kinetics and collisionless electron heating in terms of the conductivity of homogeneous hot plasma.Simulation results for non-local conductivity case are compared with predictions for the assumption of local conductivity case.Electron densities and effective electron temperatures under non-local and local conductivities show obvious differences at relatively low pressures.As increasing pressure,the results under the two cases of conductivities tend to converge,which indicates the transition from collisionless to collisional regimes.At relatively low pressures the local negative power absorption is predicted by non-local conductivity case but not captured by local conductivity case.The two-dimensional(2D)profiles of electron current density and electric field are coincident for local conductivity case in the pressure range of interest,but it roughly holds true for non-local conductivity case at very high pressure.In addition,an effective conductivity with consideration of non-collisional stochastic heating effect is introduced.The effective conductivity almost reproduces the electron density and effective electron temperature for the non-local conductivity case,but does not capture the non-local relation between electron current and electric field as well as the local negative power absorption that is observed for nonlocal conductivity case at low pressures.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51977057 and 11875121)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province,China(Grant Nos.A2020201025 and A2022201036)+2 种基金the Natural Science Interdisciplinary Research Program of Hebei University,China(Grant Nos.DXK201908 and DXK202011)the Postgraduate’s Innovation Fund Project of Hebei Province,China(Grant Nos.CXZZBS2019023 and CXZZBS2019029)the Post-graduate’s Innovation Fund Project of Hebei University,China(Grant Nos.HBU2021ss063,HBU2021bs011,and HBU2022bs004)。
文摘Surface hydrophilicity improvement of titanium(Ti)is of great significance for the applications of the important biomaterial.In this study,efficient hydrophilicity on the Ti surface is improved by an air plasma jet generated by a microhollow cathode discharge(MHCD)geometry.Elementary discharge aspects of the plasma jet and surface characteristics of the Ti surface are investigated by varying dissipated power(P_(d)).The results show that the plasma jet can operate in a pulsed mode or a continuous mode,depending on P_(d).The plume length increases with Pdand air flow rate increasing.By optical emission spectroscopy,plasma parameters as a function of Pdare investigated.After plasma treatment,water contact angel(WCA)of the Ti sample decreases to a minimum value of 15°with Pdincreasing.In addition,the surface topography,roughness,and content of chemical composition are investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),atomic force microscopy(AFM),and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)with Pdincreasing.The results show that Ti-O bond and O-H group on the Ti surface are beneficial to the improvement of the hydrophilicity of Ti surface.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10605028)the JSPS-CAS Core-University Program in the field of Plasma and Nuclear Fusion
文摘Divertor plasma properties for lower single-null （LSN） configuration in EAST, under a water-cooling graphite wall condition, are presented. A typical shot is selected for analyzing electron temperature, density and power flux at targets. Both higher electron density and lower electron temperature are found at the inboard target, compared to those at the outboard target. A higher power flux is also found to be at the outboard target because of in-out asymmetries for LSN-shaped discharge.
文摘In a steady-state plasma,the loss rate of plasma particles to the chamber wall and surfaces in contact with plasma is balanced by the ionization rate of background neutrals in the hot-filament discharges.The balance between the loss rate and ionization rate of plasma particles(electrons and ions)maintains quasi-neutrality of the bulk plasma.In the presence of an external perturbation,it tries to retain its quasi-neutrality condition.In this work,we studied how the properties of bulk plasma are affected by an external DC potential perturbation.An auxiliary biased metal disk electrode was used to introduce a potential perturbation to the plasma medium.A single Langmuir probe and an emissive probe,placed in the line of the discharge axis,were used for the characterization of the bulk plasma.It is observed that only positive bias to the auxiliary metal disk increases the plasma potential,electron temperature,and plasma density but these plasma parameters remain unaltered when the disk is biased with a negative potential with respect to plasma potential.The observed plasma parameters for two different-sized,positively as well as negatively biased,metal disks are compared and found inconsistent with the existing theoretical model at large positive bias voltages.The role of the primary energetic electrons population in determining the plasma parameters is discussed.The experimentally observed results are qualitatively explained on the basis of electrostatic confinement arising due to the loss of electrons to a biased metal disk electrode.
文摘The effect of an external electric field on laser-generated plasma has been studied.It is observed that the laser-generated plasma can be used for the ignition of a spark in the presence of a low voltage external electric field.An eight-fold emission intensity enhancement in Cu I spectral lines are measured as compared to the signal intensity in the absence of an external electric field.The plasma parameters remain the same initially,up to a few microseconds after the generation of plasma,and this feature makes it more interesting for the quantitative analysis of any sample using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy(LIBS).In the presence of an external electric field,fluctuations(contraction and expansion)in the laser-generated plasma are observed which increase the plasma decay time and consequently result in enhanced signal intensity.
基金supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 10375064, 10275056, 10176028)the National High Technology Programs on Inertially Confined Fusion of China
文摘The evolutions of the electron temperatures of Muminum plasmas produced with 0.351 μm laser are simulated by means of one-dimensional hydrodynamic code. The simulations show that the plasma geometry has strong influence on the electron temperature＇s evolution while the effect of the flux limiter is not so significant. The simulations are in good agreement with the experiments only at some spatial points. A full comparison between the simulations and experiments indicates that the one-dimensional code is not accurate enough to characterize the laser-produced plasmas. A post-processor code based on the hydro code is developed to generate the streak image of the Thomson scattering spectra, which can be directly compared with the experimental data.
文摘We report spectroscopic studies on plasma electron number density of laser-induced plasma produced by ns-Nd：YAG laser light pulses on an aluminum sample in air at atmospheric pressure. The effect of different laser energy and the effect of different laser wavelengths were compared. The experimentally observed line profiles of neutral aluminum have been used to extract the excitation temperature using the Boltzmann plot method, whereas the electron number density has been determined from the Stark broadened as well as using the Saha-Boltzmann equation （SBE）. Each approach was also carried out by using the AI emission line and Mg emission lines. It was observed that the,SBE method generated a little higher electron number density value than the Stark broadening, method, but within the experimental uncertainty range. Comparisons of Ne determined by the two methods show the presence of a linear relation which is independent of laser energy or laser wavelength. These results show the applicability of the SBE method for Are determination, especially when the system does not have any pure emission lines whose electron impact factor is known, Also use of Mg lines gives superior results than Al lines.
基金supported by the fund obtained from DAE-BARC(ⅫPlan)
文摘This work reports spectroscopic studies of uranium containing plasma generated in air and argon environments. The 532 nm Q-switched Nd：YAG laser generates the optical breakdown plasma, which was recorded by a spectrometer and an intensified charge coupled device having a resolution of 25 pm. Neutral and ionized uranium lines in the wavelength range of 385.8-391.9 nm indicate significant width and shift variations during the first few microseconds. Electron temperature and density of the plasma are determined using the Boltzmann plot and the Saha-Boltzmann equation at various time delay. The study reveals the power law decay pattern of electron temperature and density, which changes to exponential decay pattern if large gate- width is used to acquire the signal, due to an averaging effect.
基金financially supported by the 2012 Western Materials Innovation Foundation of China (No. XBCL-1-06)the Science and Technology Coordinating Innovative Engineering Project of Shaanxi Province of China (No. 2014KTCQ01-35)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China (No. 2014JM6226)the Specialized Research Fund of Education Commission of Shaanxi Province of China (No. 2013JK0905)
文摘To control the morphology and particle size of dense spherical molybdenum powder prepared by radio frequency（RF） plasma from irregular molybdenum powder as a precursor, plasma process parameters were optimized in this paper. The effects of the carrier gas flow rate and molybdenum powder feeding rate on the shape and size of the final products were studied. The molybdenum powder morphology was examined using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. The powder phases were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The tap density and apparent density of the molybdenum powder were investigated using a Hall flow meter and a Scott volumeter. The optimal process parameters for the spherical molybdenum powder preparation are 50 g/min powder feeding rate and 0.6 m^3/h carrier gas rate. In addition, pure spherical molybdenum powder can be obtained from irregular powder, and the tap density is enhanced after plasma processing. The average size is reduced from 72 to 62 μm, and the tap density is increased from 2.7 to 6.2 g/cm^3. Therefore, RF plasma is a promising method for the preparation of high-density and high-purity spherical powders.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21246012, 21306015 and 21476032)
文摘In this study, a novel approach to measure the absolute cytoplasmic Caconcentration([Ca]cyt) using the Caindicator fluo-3 AM was established. The parameters associated with the probe fluo-3 AM were optimized to accurately determine fluorescence intensity from the Ca-bound probe. Using three optimized parameters(final concentration of 6 m M probe,incubation time of 135 min, loading probe before plasma treatment), the maximum fluorescence intensity(F?=?527.8 a.u.) and the minimum fluorescence intensity(F?=?63.8 a.u.) were obtained in a saturated Casolution or a solution of lacking Ca. Correspondingly, the maximum [Ca]cytinduced by cold plasma was 1232.5 n M. Therefore, the Caindicator fluo-3 AM was successfully applied to measure the absolute [Ca]cytin Saccharomyces cerevisiae stimulated by cold plasma at atmospheric air pressure.
文摘During the last decades many researchers have been occupied with other plasma applications apart from the big challenge which the thermonuclear fusion poses. Many experiments have been carried out on the plasma behavior in contact with a solid surface; when the surface material consists of chemical compounds （e.g. oxides of metals）, then the plasma chemistry takes place. The present paper contains the final experimental and theoretical work of Plasma Laboratory at ＂Demokritos＂, which consists of an elaboration of plasma sheath parameters adapted to experimental conditions, a suitable choice of plasma gases （either H 2 or N 2 ）, and an electric po-tential current enforcement on objects. Additionally, a brief theory is given to explain the results, with a short reference to both boundary phenomena in thermonuclear reactors and low pressure plasma of glow discharges, so as to reveal the similarities and differences of these two cases. An extensive examination of the treated objects by X-ray diffraction method （XRD） gives results in agreement with the theoretical predictions. Using this improvement on plasma restoration system, （a combination of electric current on metallic object into suitable plasma）, it is shown that better results can be achieved on the cleaning and conservation of archaeological objects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52177128).
文摘Ground lifetime test is the most crucial experiment to assess the performance,reliability.and flight qualification of electric propulsion,and it can bring new insights for understanding the operation characteristics.This work demonstrates a full lifetime test of 140000 cycles on a Micro-Cathode-Arc Thruster(μCAT)with 160μs charging time and 86 mJ charging energy.A four-probe resistivity measurement method is utilized to investigate variations in the conductive film thickness and resistivity throughout the thruster lifespan.Direct film parameters show that the lifetime of theμCAT can be divided into three stages.In the initial stage,the film thickness decreases by 1.2μm and the resistivity increases significantly due to the high discharge intensity and intense film ablation;In the steady stage,the change of the film thickness is within 5%,and the resistivity of the film increases slowly from 0.050Ω·mm to 0.223Ω·mm.In the end stage,the resistivity exponentially increases from 0.223Ω·mm to 1.176Ω·mm,with the increase accounting for 81%,ultimately resulting in the failure of the thruster open circuit.Additionally,the evolution of discharge parameters,and the variation of plume parameters are measured throughout the life-time.The discharge characteristics also show significant differences in the duration of voltage and current in these three stages.The results of plume shape and plasma parameters are also well con-sistent with the discharge parameters and film state.These results suggest that,for evaluating the steady stage lifetime of thrusters,the film thickness is the best indicator compared to the variations in resistivity and voltage-current characteristics.For the end stage,the plasma plume morphology.discharge duration,and plume parameters can conveniently and clearly characterize the thruster failures and irregularity.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11175024,11375031),2011BAD24B01,KM 201110015008,KM 201010015005,BIGC Key Project(No.23190113051)and PHR20110516,PHR201107145
文摘The plasma parameters in ICP-CVD system with internal low inductance antennas（LIA） were diagnosed by Langmuir probe.The ions density（Ni） reached 1011-1012 cm-3,and the electron temperature（Te） was below ca.2 eV,which was slightly decreased with applied power.A p-type hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon（μc-Si：H） film was prepared on glass substrate.After optimization of the processing parameters in flow ratio of SiH4：B2H6：H2,a high quality μc-Si：H film with deposition rate above 1.0 nm/s was achieved in this work.
