https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2012-20542-6
Regular Article
Characterization of neutral loop discharges in the VINETA device
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Wendelsteinstraße 1, 17491
Greifswald,
Germany
a e-mail: astechow@ipp.mpg.de
Received:
20
September
2011
Received in final form:
22
December
2012
Published online:
6
March
2012
A neutral loop (NL) discharge has been implemented in the linear plasma device VINETA with three different antenna configurations. Radial profile measurements of the electron density, temperature and floating potential are performed at various neutral loop radii and compared to single particle simulations. Local density maxima are observed near the NL, for which several mechanisms have been proposed. The measured temperature profiles do not support the model of a thermal heating process, whereas the floating potential profiles corroborate the assumption of a locally enhanced induction current.
Key words: Plasma Physics
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Verlag 2012
