Abstract
Some properties of pseudospark discharge in a hollow cathode are analyzed using a global model. The time-dependent volume-averaged densities of electrons and ions, and electron temperature are calculated, taking into account secondary electron emission and recombination effects. The electron current from a hollow cathode is also estimated and compared with the beam current measured in experiments. With an appropriate power factor, defined as the ratio of the energy delivered to the system to the total energy stored in the external capacitor, the simulated beam currents agree with the experimental results. The calculated beam current density is about 1 kA/cm2 and the maximum average electron density in the cylindrical hollow cathode is estimated to be in the range of 1014 cm-3 under the breakdown conditions of 10–40 mTorr pressure of argon gas and 5–24 kV breakdown voltage.
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