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Transverse magnetic field effects on the high-voltage pulsed discharge plasma in helium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2024

C. Chen ,
K. M. Rabadanov Open the ORCID record for K. M. Rabadanov [Opens in a new window] ,
N. A. Ashurbekov Open the ORCID record for N. A. Ashurbekov [Opens in a new window] ,
C. Yuan Open the ORCID record for C. Yuan [Opens in a new window]  and
A. M. Shakhrudinov
C. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, PR China
K. M. Rabadanov*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, PR China Dagestan State University, 367002 Makhachkala, Russia
N. A. Ashurbekov
Affiliation:
Dagestan State University, 367002 Makhachkala, Russia
C. Yuan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, PR China
A. M. Shakhrudinov
Affiliation:
Dagestan State University, 367002 Makhachkala, Russia
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†Email address for correspondence: kurbanbagama91@mail.ru
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Abstract

This study investigates the effect of a transverse magnetic field on high-voltage pulsed discharge in helium at a pressure of 30 Torr. A simple two-dimensional fluid model that describes the high-voltage pulsed discharge in helium in a transverse weak magnetic field (B = 0.4 T) is presented, which uses an empirical relation to account for the magnetic field. The results of using the empirical relation for the effective field agree well with the experimental results. The dynamics of discharge development in the presence of the magnetic field is also investigated. The magnetic field does not significantly affect the gas-discharge development dynamics in helium at a pressure of 30 Torr.

Keywords

gas-dischargegas breakdownpulsed discharge plasmamagnetic fieldnumerical simulation
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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 90 , Issue 1 , February 2024 , 905900115
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