title: Modeling of electron-cyclotron-resonance-heated plasmas
abstract: This article describes the behavior of electron-cyclotron-resonance-heated plasmas, with particular attention paid to mirror-confined plasmas, which are of great interest in plasma processing and in highly charged ion production. Using a one-dimensional (in velocity) description of the electron distribution function, we calculate the electron density and confinement time. The theoretical results are compared with experiments, and it is shown that a maximum critical density can be achieved in such plasmas.
authors.affiliation: Departement de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matiere Condensee, SI2A, CEA Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lecot