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Self-consistent numerical simulations of a low-pressure inductive RF discharge have been carried out. It is shown that, on the one hand, the plasma parameters are determined by the RF power absorbed in the plasma and, on the other, they themselves govern the power absorption. This results in a nonmonotonic dependence of the plasma parameters on the magnetic field, as well as in discharge disruptions, similar to those observed experimentally in such discharges. An inductive RF discharge with a capacitive component is simulated. The experimentally observed characteristic properties of the discharges are explained based on the regular features of the absorption of RF power in the plasma. Traditional inductive plasma sources (both without and with a magnetic field) are considered.
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Original Russian Text © A.F. Aleksandrov, K.V. Vavilin, E.A. Kral’kina, V.B. Pavlov, A.A. Rukhadze, 2007, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2007, Vol. 33, No. 9, pp. 816–827.
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Aleksandrov, A.F., Vavilin, K.V., Kral’kina, E.A. et al. Properties of a low-pressure inductive RF discharge II: Mathematical simulations. Plasma Phys. Rep. 33, 746–756 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X0709005X
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