https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2019-100479-6
Regular Article
Plasma diagnostic opportunities from a positron beam⋆
Research School of Physics, ANU, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Received:
30
September
2019
Received in final form:
27
November
2019
Published online:
9
January
2020
Abstract
We investigate the suitability of using a positron beam to obtain information about low-temperature plasmas. We have simulated the propagation of positrons using a stochastic particle-track Monte Carlo simulation in an argon plasma. Our study focuses on the bulk of the plasma, including all the interactions of a positron with the neutral and charged particles of varying electron temperature and ionisation fraction. We interpret our results in the context of experimentally observable quantities and identify several potential signatures of the plasma parameters. Our results indicate that, even in a more complex experimental setup, the ionisation fraction and electron temperature should be able to be determined.
Contribution to the Topical Issue “Low-Energy Positron and Positronium Physics and Electron-Molecule Collisions and Swarms (POSMOL 2019)”, edited by Michael Brunger, David Cassidy, Saša Dujko, Dragana Marić, Joan Marler, James Sullivan, Juraj Fedor
© EDP Sciences / Società Italiana di Fisica / Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature, 2020
