Simulations of the Ion Current to a Probe in Plasma with Allowance for Ionization and Ion–Neutral Collisions: II. Cylindrical Probe

Resumo

The ion current to a cylindrical probe is considered with allowance for volume ionization, ion–neutral collisions, and the ion orbital moment. A model based on the molecular dynamics method and applicable in a wide range of plasma parameters (r_p/λ_D= 0.01–100, r_i/λ_D= 0.002–200, ν_i/ω_0i= 0.01–0.05, and T_i/T_e = 0−0.01) is proposed A convenient representation of the dependence of the relative ion current density on the Langmuir coefficient β² and a technique for determining the plasma density from simulation results are offered.