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Sudden Jumps, Hysteresis, and Negative Resistance in an Argon Plasma Discharge. II. Discharges in Magnetic Fields
Author(s) -
Bosch R. A.,
Merlino R. L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
beiträge aus der plasmaphysik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0005-8025
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.19860260103
Subject(s) - plasma , hysteresis , argon , atomic physics , cusp (singularity) , materials science , jump , condensed matter physics , mechanics , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics
Experimental observations on the behavior of low‐pressure, thermionic argon discharges in magnetic cusp and mirror configurations are presented. I–B characteristics showing jump and hysteresis behavior were found. In some cases, the sudden sharp decreases in discharge current that were observed were preceded by the onset of coherent, low‐frequency plasma oscillations, suggesting the possible role of instabilities.