Design and test of a Gundestrup probe for source characterization at FUSE
| dc.contributor.advisor | Couedel, Lenaic | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Golingo, Raymond | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Boland, Mark | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Xiao, Chijin | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Yao, Yansun | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Kasap, Safa | |
| dc.creator | Vanegas Carranza, Jeisson Alexander | |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0003-0785-3877 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-31T22:16:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-31T22:16:48Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2023 | |
| dc.date.created | 2023-06 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-03-31 | |
| dc.date.submitted | June 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-31T22:16:49Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this thesis project is to build a multitip electrical probe known as a Gundestrup probe to characterize the plasma from a plasma gun. In this thesis, a brief introduction to plasma physics will be provided. The procedure for developing the probe involving its design, construction, circuitry, and experimental overview in a plasma source, is discussed and described. The probe was designed and built with the objective of characterizing a plasma source installed at the experiment MU ”Magical Unicorn”, based on a flow-thought Z-Pinch principle developed at Fuse Energy and Technology Inc, Napierville, QC. The preliminary data obtained prove the usability of the probe in the experiment. The probe measured temperature of the plasma around 25 eV, density of 10^{20} m−3, and Mach numbers above 1, matching the plasma source design parameters. A discussion is provided, reviewing further details for the applicability of the probe and troubleshooting for collecting plasma parameters. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10388/14544 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Electric probe | |
| dc.subject | Gundestrup probe | |
| dc.subject | Mach probe | |
| dc.subject | Plasma source | |
| dc.title | Design and test of a Gundestrup probe for source characterization at FUSE | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Physics and Engineering Physics | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Physics | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |