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FEATURED STORIES - JULY 2016

"Xenon Z-Pinch Discharge Plasma EUV Source Driven by Ultrashort Current Pulse"

by Peng Lu, Sunao Katsuki, and Hidenori Akiyama


The extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectrum has significant interest both for basic science and for industrial applications, especially lithography-related studies. Discharge-produced plasma (DPP) EUV source efficiently generates EUV radiation. Current pulse parameter is the most important and sensitive factor in DPP EUV source, which is determined by the discharge loop inductance. This paper reports on shortening the current pulsewidth by reducing discharge loop inductance on a xenon gas Z-pinch DPP EUV source. The inherent inductance of the discharge loop was reduced to about 17 nH from the previous 34 nH, and the short-circuit current pulsewidth was shortened to 85 ns. more...

"Adaptive Multistate Markov Channel Modeling Method for Reentry Dynamic Plasma Sheaths"

by Lei Shi, Yanming Liu, Shuixun Fang, Xiaoping Li, Bo Yao, Lei Zhao, and Min Yang


Channel modeling of a plasma sheath for hypersonic reentry vehicles is important in addressing reentry communication blackout issues. Given that the time-varying property of the transmission medium is caused by physical factors such as large-scale flight conditions variation, especially angle of attack, and small-scale fluid turbulence, a new adaptive multistate Markov channel modeling method is proposed to present the dynamic effects of reentry plasma sheaths on wireless channels. First, a quasi-Gaussian function mathematical model for the electron density of a dynamic plasma sheath is established according to the variation frequency of the dynamic physical factors. more...
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A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE NUCLEAR AND PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY

JULY 2016   |  VOLUME 44  |  NUMBER 7  |  ITPSBD  |  (ISSN 0093-3813)

REGULAR PAPERS
Basic Processes in Fully and Partially Ionized Plasmas
Transport of a Macroparticle in Vacuum Arc Sheath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. A. Bizyukov, I. O. Girka, and E. V. Romashchenko

Microwave Generation and Microwave-Plasma Interaction
Oscillation Condition and Efficiency Analysis of the Reltron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Mahto and P. K. Jain
Investigation on Mode Competition Between the Fundamental and Second-Harmonic Modes in the Complex Gyrotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q. Zhao, S. Yu, T. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Yang, and Z. Wang
Simulation of Rectangular Helix Slow-Wave Structure for 140 GHz Traveling-Wave Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Fu, Y. Wei, Y. Yang, Y. Ju, X. Wang, D. Yang, and X. He
Modeling of Argon Plasma Excited by Microwave at Atmospheric Pressure in Ridged Waveguide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Xiao, K. Huang, W. Zhang, and Y. Lin
Adaptive Multistate Markov Channel Modeling Method for Reentry Dynamic Plasma Sheaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Shi, Y. Liu, S. Fang, X. Li, B. Yao, L. Zhao, and M. Yang

Charged Particle Beams and Sources
Beam Breakup in an Advanced Linear Induction Accelerator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Ekdahl, J. E. Coleman, and B. T. McCuistian
Generation of High-Current Electron Beams in Diodes With Large-Area Explosive Emission Cathodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. G. Baryshevsky, N. A. Belous, A. M. Belov, A. A. Gurinovich, E. A. Gurinovich, E. A. Gurnevich, and P. V. Molchanov

High Energy Density Plasmas and Their Interactions
Relativistic Modeling Capabilities in PERSEUS Extended-MHD Simulation Code for HED Plasmas . . . . . . . . . N. D. Hamlin and C. E. Seyler

Industrial, Commercial, and Medical Applications of Plasmas
2-D Bubble Test Cell for the Study of Interactions at the Plasma–Liquid Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. E. Foster and J. Lai
GFP Transduction Into HeLa Cells Using Atmospheric-Pressure Helium Plasma Jet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H. Higashi, D. Wang, T. Matsuoka, T. Namihira, H. Akiyama, and H. Saitoh

Plasma Diagnostics
Modeling and Identification of Electrical Parameters of Positive DC Point-to-Plane Corona Discharge in Dry Air Using RLS Method . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Raouti, S. Flazi, and D. Benyoucef
Characterization of Ar-O2 DC Discharge Employing Langmuir Probe in Conjunction With Photodetachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Rodríguez Legorreta, F. B. Yousif, B. E. Fuentes, F. Vázquez, M. Rivera, and H. Martínez Valencia
Electrical Characteristics of Nonthermal Gliding Arc Discharge Reactor in Argon and Nitrogen Gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A. El-Zein, M. Talaat, G. El-Aragi, and A. El-Amawy

Pulsed Power Science and Technology
Optimizing the Operation of DBD Excilamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. Florez, R. Diez, and H. Piquet
Comparison and Evaluation of Electrode Erosion Under High-Pulsed Current Discharges in Air and Water Mediums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Y. Liu, Z. Li, Q. Luo, Y. Han, Q. Zhang, and F. Lin
The Design on the Real-Time Wavelet Filter for ITER PF AC/DC Converter Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X. Chen, L. Huang, P. Fu, G. Gao, S. He, J. Shen, L. Zhu, and L. Dong
Modular Multilevel Converter-Based Bipolar High-Voltage Pulse Generator With Sensorless Capacitor Voltage Balancing Technique . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. A. Elserougi, A. M. Massoud, and S. Ahmed
Development and Research of Heavy Pulse Current LTT Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. A. Serebrov, B. E. Fridman, A. A. Khapugin, and V. A. Martynenko
Improving Start-Up Contact Distribution Between Railgun Armature and Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. R. Hric III and W. G. Odendaal
A New Electromagnetic Helical Coilgun Launcher Design Based on LabVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Y. Ege, M. Kabadayı, O. Kalender, M. Çoramık, H. Çıtak, E. Yürüklü, and A. Dalcalı
Emission Spectroscopy of Partial Discharges in Air-Filled Voids in Unfilled Epoxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. A. Shcherbanev, I. U. Nadinov, P. Auvray, S. M. Starikovskaia, S. Pancheshnyi, and L. G. Herrmann
Xenon Z-Pinch Discharge Plasma EUV Source Driven by Ultrashort Current Pulse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Lu, S. Katsuki, and H. Akiyama

Arcs & MHD
High-Current Vacuum Arc Shunted by a Semiconductor Switch on Kiloampere Current Interruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. V. Schneider, S. A. Popov, A. V. Batrakov, and V. A. Lavrinovich
Experiments on High-Temperature Xenon Plasma Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Tanaka, Y. Aoki, L. Zhao, and Y. Okuno

Space Plasmas
The Ground Simulation of Spacecraft Discharge Impacts on the Space Environment Detectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Wang and Z. Zhang


ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for Papers-Special Issue for Selected Papers from EAPPC/BEAMS/MEGAGAUSS 2016
Call for Papers-Special Issue on Spacecraft Charging Technology 2017


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