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The Role of Secondary Electron Emission in Dust Grain Charging
Richterová, Ivana ; Němeček, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Stöckel, Jan (referee) ; Tomková, Eva (referee) ; Frank, Luděk (referee)
Title: The Role of Secondary Electron Emission in Dust Grain Charging Author: Ivana Richterová Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science Supervisor: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Němeček, DrSc. Abstract: This work presents a secondary emission model focused on micron and submicron dust grains. The results allowed us to predict surface potentials of grains charged by 50 eV -- 15 keV electron beams. The probability that such electrons penetrate through grains increases with their energy and decreases with a grain size and depends on a grain shape. Model predictions were experimentally verified for glass, gold, and carbon spherical grains and for lunar regolith simulants. In dusty plasmas, charge accumulated on dust grains and plasma parameters govern the ensemble dynamics. The model can be thus utilised in calculations of phenomenon in planet magnetospheres (e.g. spokes in Saturn's rings), in tokamak edge plasmas, etc. Keywords: Secondary emission, dust grains, dust charging
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Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes.
Vyšinka, Marek ; Šafránková, Jana (advisor) ; Stöckel, Jan (referee) ; Wild, Jan (referee)
Title: Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes Author: Marek Vyšinka Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jana Šafránková, DrSc., Department of Surface and Plasma Science Abstract: A great part of matter in a space has a form of dust grains, tiny pieces of rocks with the dimensions of hundreds nanometers to hundreds micrometers. In this environment dust grains undergo collisions with energetic particles (electron, ions, UV photons) that leads to their charging and modification. The presented thesis studies ion-dust interactions and is focussed on dust grain modification through ion implantation and its destruction via sputtering process. Two compu- ter models are presented - first for computing the ion implantation profile in the grain and second, for the shape of the sputtered grain lying on the surface of a bigger object. The resulting shape of the grain is compared with that obtained experimentally. Important results of the thesis are measured sputtering yields for spherical SiO2 grains at several surface potentials obtained by simultaneous ion and electron bombardments. Keywords: ions, dust grains, sputtering, sputtering yield, implantation profile 1
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Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes.
Vyšinka, Marek ; Šafránková, Jana (advisor)
Title: Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes Author: Marek Vyšinka Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jana Šafránková, DrSc., Department of Surface and Plasma Science Abstract: A great part of matter in a space has a form of dust grains, tiny pieces of rocks with the dimensions of hundreds nanometers to hundreds micrometers. In this environment dust grains undergo collisions with energetic particles (electron, ions, UV photons) that leads to their charging and modification. The presented thesis studies ion-dust interactions and is focussed on dust grain modification through ion implantation and its destruction via sputtering process. Two compu- ter models are presented - first for computing the ion implantation profile in the grain and second, for the shape of the sputtered grain lying on the surface of a bigger object. The resulting shape of the grain is compared with that obtained experimentally. Important results of the thesis are measured sputtering yields for spherical SiO2 grains at several surface potentials obtained by simultaneous ion and electron bombardments. Keywords: ions, dust grains, sputtering, sputtering yield, implantation profile 1
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Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes.
Vyšinka, Marek ; Šafránková, Jana (advisor)
Title: Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes Author: Marek Vyšinka Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jana Šafránková, DrSc., Department of Surface and Plasma Science Abstract: A great part of matter in a space has a form of dust grains, tiny pieces of rocks with the dimensions of hundreds nanometers to hundreds micrometers. In this environment dust grains undergo collisions with energetic particles (electron, ions, UV photons) that leads to their charging and modification. The presented thesis studies ion-dust interactions and is focussed on dust grain modification through ion implantation and its destruction via sputtering process. Two compu- ter models are presented - first for computing the ion implantation profile in the grain and second, for the shape of the sputtered grain lying on the surface of a bigger object. The resulting shape of the grain is compared with that obtained experimentally. Important results of the thesis are measured sputtering yields for spherical SiO2 grains at several surface potentials obtained by simultaneous ion and electron bombardments. Keywords: ions, dust grains, sputtering, sputtering yield, implantation profile 1
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Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes.
Vyšinka, Marek ; Šafránková, Jana (advisor) ; Stöckel, Jan (referee) ; Wild, Jan (referee)
Title: Sputtering of dust grains and its consequences for space processes Author: Marek Vyšinka Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Jana Šafránková, DrSc., Department of Surface and Plasma Science Abstract: A great part of matter in a space has a form of dust grains, tiny pieces of rocks with the dimensions of hundreds nanometers to hundreds micrometers. In this environment dust grains undergo collisions with energetic particles (electron, ions, UV photons) that leads to their charging and modification. The presented thesis studies ion-dust interactions and is focussed on dust grain modification through ion implantation and its destruction via sputtering process. Two compu- ter models are presented - first for computing the ion implantation profile in the grain and second, for the shape of the sputtered grain lying on the surface of a bigger object. The resulting shape of the grain is compared with that obtained experimentally. Important results of the thesis are measured sputtering yields for spherical SiO2 grains at several surface potentials obtained by simultaneous ion and electron bombardments. Keywords: ions, dust grains, sputtering, sputtering yield, implantation profile 1
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Laboratory Investigation of Dust Grain Charging
Beránek, Martin ; Němeček, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Jusko, Pavol (referee) ; Nehasil, Václav (referee)
The present thesis is focused on study of dust grain charging. The experimental part covers interaction between dust grains and high-energy electrons and self-discharging of grains by both field electron emission and field ionization. The second part of the thesis describes construction and evaluation of a linear electrodynamic trap of the novel design. We have observed charging of small dust grains towards high positive electric potentials when bombarded by the high-energy electron beam. We have described an increase of the secondary electron- electron emission yield from negatively charged grains due to the surface field. Further, self-discharging characteristics for both positively and negatively charged grains were measured. The relationship between discharging rate and the rate of the flow of atoms leaving the grain surface due to diffusion was observed for positively charged grains. This suggests significantly lower surface field necessary for ionizing such atoms compared to the ionization of atoms of surrounding gas and compared to the typically published field ionization thresholds. Based on the design published in the master thesis, a linear quadrupole trap of novel design was constructed. Testing measurements confirmed functionality and expected characteristics of the trap. In addition, effects of...
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The Role of Secondary Electron Emission in Dust Grain Charging
Richterová, Ivana ; Němeček, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Stöckel, Jan (referee) ; Tomková, Eva (referee) ; Frank, Luděk (referee)
Title: The Role of Secondary Electron Emission in Dust Grain Charging Author: Ivana Richterová Department: Department of Surface and Plasma Science Supervisor: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Němeček, DrSc. Abstract: This work presents a secondary emission model focused on micron and submicron dust grains. The results allowed us to predict surface potentials of grains charged by 50 eV -- 15 keV electron beams. The probability that such electrons penetrate through grains increases with their energy and decreases with a grain size and depends on a grain shape. Model predictions were experimentally verified for glass, gold, and carbon spherical grains and for lunar regolith simulants. In dusty plasmas, charge accumulated on dust grains and plasma parameters govern the ensemble dynamics. The model can be thus utilised in calculations of phenomenon in planet magnetospheres (e.g. spokes in Saturn's rings), in tokamak edge plasmas, etc. Keywords: Secondary emission, dust grains, dust charging
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