Sensitivity of Thomson Scattering Measurements on Electron Distribution Modeling in Low-Density RFP Plasmas

Propulsive Force in Electric Solar Sails for Missions in the Heliosphere

Emergence of Novel Multipactor Modes Under Standing Wave Conditions in a Coaxial Line With an RF Window

A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE NUCLEAR AND PLASMA SCIENCES SOCIETY

REGULAR PAPERS
Basic Processes in Fully and Partially Ionized Plasmas
Effect of Background Gas Pressure on Macroparticles in Cathodic Arc Plasma Deposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. V. Romashchenko, I. O. Girka, and A. A. Bizyukov
Tunability Study of Plasma Frequency Selective Surface Based on FDTD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Ji and Y. Ma
Set of the Electron Collision Cross Sections for Methane Molecule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Gadoum and D. Benyoucef
A Study on the Primary Mode of Pulsed Positive Streamer Discharge in Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Li, X. Q. Wen, X. H. Liu, and Y. B. Zhou
Acceleration of Macroscopic Clusters in Crossed Magnetic Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. R. Karimov, S. A. Terekhov, A. E. Shikanov, and P. A. Murad

Microwave Generation and Microwave-Plasma Interaction
Emergence of Novel Multipactor Modes Under Standing Wave Conditions in a Coaxial Line With an RF Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T. W. Hall, P. Bandaru, and D. Rees
Study of X-Band Microwave Attenuation by Array of Filamentary Air Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Bo, S. Elliott, Q. Zhao, and S. B. Leonov

Charged Particle Beams and Sources
Numerical Simulation of Characteristics of Uranium and Fission Products Ion Fluxes in the Process of Plasma Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Samokhin, A. Gavrikov, S. Kuzmichev, R. Timirkhanov, N. Vorona, V. Smirnov, and R. Usmanov

Industrial, Commercial, and Medical Applications of Plasmas
An Implementation of Complete Flux Scheme in 1-D Fluid Model for the Pulsed DBD at Atmospheric Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Qi, Z. Tan, Q. Huang, and X. Wang
Comparison of Distinct Discharge Modes for Ozone Production in a Novel DBD Configuration With Three Flat Electrodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. A. Firoozabadi and S. M. H. Hosseini
Conversion of Carbon Disulfide in Pulsed Corona Discharge Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D. L. Kuznetsov, I. E. Filatov, and V. V. Uvarin
Atmospheric Pressure DBD Low-Temperature Plasma Reactor for the Treatment of Sugarcane Bagasse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. Spyrou and J. de Amorim
A Numerical Investigation on the Effects of Water Vapor on Electron Energy and OH Production in Atmospheric-Pressure
     He/H₂O and Ar/H₂O Plasma Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y. Liu, Z. Tan, X. Chen, X. Li, and X. Wang

Plasma Diagnostics
Sensitivity of Thomson Scattering Measurements on Electron Distribution Modeling in Low-Density RFP Plasmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Fassina, P. Bílkova, P. Bohm, and P. Franz
On Waveguide’s Critical Corona Breakdown Thresholds Dependence on the Collision Frequency Between Electrons and Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I. Medina, C. Couder-Castañeda, J. J. Hernández-Gómez, and D. Saucedo-Jiménez
Signal Intensity Enhancement by Cavity Confinement of Laser-Produced Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R. Ahmed, M. Akthar, A. Jabbar, Z. A. Umar, N. Ahmed, J. Iqbal, and M. A. Baig

Pulsed Power Science and Technology
A Microcontroller-Based Modular Pulsed H.V. Power Supply: Design, Implementation, and Tests on DBD-Based Plasmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Koliadimas, D. Apostolopoulos, P. Svarnas, K. Sklias, D. Athanasopoulos, and E. D. Mitronikas
Solid-State High-Voltage Pulse Generator for Low Temperature Plasma Ion Mobility Spectrometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Ramezani, A. A. Shayegani Akmal, and K. Niayesh
Design of Compact Accelerator Module of the Induction Synchrotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. Huang and W. Wang

Arcs & MHD
Paschen’s Law in Extreme Pressure and Temperature Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G. Galli, H. Hamrita, C. Jammes, M. J. Kirkpatrick, E. Odic, P. Dessante, and P. Molinié
Experimental and Simulation Research on Influence of Axial Magnetic Field Components on Vacuum Arc Between Transverse
     Magnetic Field Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. Liu, S. Xiu, T. Wang, L. Zhao, Y. Zhang, and R. Li

Space Plasmas
Propulsive Force in Electric Solar Sails for Missions in the Heliosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Sanchez-Torres

Fusion Science and Technology
Protection Against High-Energy Breakdowns in Neutral Beam Systems for Future Fusion Reactors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K. M. Ahmed, H. P. L. de Esch, and A. Simonin

Electromagnetic Launch Science and Technology
Analysis of the Melt Erosion Patterns at Rail-Armature Contact of Rail Launcher in Current Range of 10–20 kA/mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Yao, S. Xia, L. Chen, and J. He
Design and Development of 4-MJ Capacitor Bank-Based Pulsed Power System for Electromagnetic Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V. P. Kumar, S. Swarup, S. Rajput, G. Kumar, A. P. Nomula, K. B. Jadhav, S. Y. Taral, K. J. Daniel, and S. Datar

Technical Note
One-Pot Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Using Underwater Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. Y. Huh, K. Kim, S. H. Ma, E. H. Choi, and Y. C. Hong