Authors | V.I. Voznyi, V.E. Storizhko, V.I. Miroshnichenko, D.P. Shulha |
Affiliations | Institute of Applied Physics NAS of Ukraine, 58, Petropavlivska Str., 40030 Sumy, Ukraine |
Е-mail | vozny@ipflab.sumy.ua |
Issue | Volume 4, Year 2012, Number 3 |
Dates | Received 30 March 2012; revised manuscript received 17 September 2012; published online 30 October 2012 |
Citation | V.I. Voznyi, V.E. Storizhko, V.I. Miroshnichenko, D.P. Shulha, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 4 No 3, 03019 (2012) |
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PACS Number(s) | 41.75.Ak, 52.50.Qt, 52.80.Pi |
Keywords | RF ion source, Ion beam, Plasma (13) , Current density (4) . |
Annotation |
A radio-frequency (RF) inductive ion source at 27.12 MHz is investigated. With a global model of the argon discharge, plasma density, electron temperature and ion current density of the ion source is calculated in relation to absorbed RF power and gas pressure as a discharge chamber size changes. It is found that ion beam current density grows as the discharge chamber size decreases. Calculations show that in the RF source with a discharge chamber 30 mm in diameter and 35 mm long the ion current density is 40 mA/cm2 at 100 W of absorbed RF power and 7 mTorr of pressure, and agrees well with experimentally measured value of 43 mA/cm2. With decreasing discharge chamber diameter to 15 mm ion current density can reach 85 mA/cm2 at absorbed RF power of 100 W. |
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