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In the present work high density helicon plasma discharges are created and characterized as a promising concept towards the realization of plasma wakefield accelerators to build up electric fields in the order of GV/m to accelerate electrons to energies in the TeV range with proton driving bunches. For such a concept plasma sources are needed that are able to maintain discharges with plasma densities of n_e = 7E20 m^-3 over long distances with a low variation in plasma density. Measurements at the PROMETHEUS-A device are performed for variable parameters, like magnetic induction, RF heating power and filling gas pressure. A CO2 laser interferometer, a laser induced fluorescence (LIF) diagnostic and a reaction rate model are combined to give a full picture. It is shown that in most cases the plasma density is centrally peaked with a high density region +- 5 mm from the center. The peak plasma density increases with increasing filling gas pressure, RF heating power and magnetic induction, limited by the number of neutral particles in low pressure discharges, by the transferred heating power and the increasing recombination and electron quenching rates of argon ions in high filling pressure cases. The increase in plasma density with increasing magnetic induction correlates to the direct proportionality in the helicon dispersion relation. For all investigated operational parameters the time evolution of the helicon discharge shows the same characteristics and is reliably reproducable inside the error bars. The electron temperature is determined by combining the collisional radiative model with line ratio measurements of two spontaneously emitted LIF lines. The low electron temperature regime of 1.2 eV < T_e < 1.4 eV and the electron temperature profiles are consistent with helicon wave heating via collisional power dissipation. The maximum plasma density of n_e = (6 +- 1)E20 m^-3 is measured at high RF power of P_RF = 24 kW, p_0 = 9 Pa filling gas pressure and a magnetic induction of B = 105 mT with a maximum electron temperature at 1.4 eV. At these operational parameters the plasma density peaking time and width are determined to be 270E-6 s and 50E-6 s, respectively. This shows that specific plasma density requirements for the use of a wakefield accelerator are reachable and the duration of the peak plasma density is more than sufficient for a relativistic particle to pass a 1 km long plasma cell. Additionally time-resolved LIF profile measurements for neutral and singly ionized argon were conducted to complement the previously evaluated measurements. The time resolution of the LIF diagnostic was chosen in a way to adequately represent the evolution of densities and to allow full profile measurements over one day. A resolution of 200E-6 s was chosen. The time-resolved neutral and ion metastable densities show hollow profiles with high densities at the edges over the first ms indicating higher ionization levels and increasing electron quenching rates. The metastable densities are highly determined by electron temperature, RF heating power and filling neutral gas pressure and do not reflect the neutral argon evolution. To investigate the influence of neutral depletion on the density evolution and maximum plasma density, the argon neutral and ion ground state densities are determined. Both time-resolved density profiles show a hollow profile with highest densities at the edges over a longer time interval of 3-4 ms. The penetration depths (ionization mean-free paths) indicate increased ionization of neutral argon while dissipating inwards, corresponding well to the theoretical value of lambda = 20 mm. This results in a depletion of neutrals in the center of the discharge, leading to a limitation and a fast decrease of plasma density after the neutrals are partially ionized. The shown refilling effect of neutral argon is too slow to have an important impact. At operation parameters for highest plasma density, the calculated ground states also show a fast increase in density at the end of the discharge after the RF-heating is switched off. This indicates recombination effects to these atomic states and higher ionization levels than ArII in the helicon discharge.
This thesis describes experiments with clusters stored in an electrostatic ion trap called Multi-reflection time-of-flight (MR-ToF) analyzer. These devices are established as mass separators and analyzers with high resolving powers and fast processing times. The objective was to characterize an experiment that utilizes such analyzer for cluster research, to this end a laser-ablation ion source was combined with an MR-ToF analyzer.
In the first part, an experiment scheme that combines two operating modes, namely in-trap lift operation and mirror operation, is presented and characterized for the present setup. For ion capture in-trap lift switching was employed and exit-side mirror switching for ejection with higher information content. Measurements were performed with small lead clusters to illustrate individual advantages of both techniques and the gain of combining them with focus on the ions’ ToF ejection window.
In the second part, a recently introduced method of ion separation by transversal ejection of unwanted species inside the trap was studied for the present setup. The ejection is performed by appropriate pulses of the potentials of deflector electrodes located in the trap. The various parameters affecting the selection effectivity and resolving power are illustrated with tin-cluster measurements, with resolving powers of up to several tens of thousands.
The third part presents the experiment in detail, with the construction of each component and measurements for its various performance parameters. Because the heart of the setup is the MR-ToF analyzer the characterization focuses on the trap. In addition, cluster ions were mass selected in the MR-ToF device and photodissociated. The charged fragments were stored and mass analyzed in a proof-of principle MS/MS experiment where both MS steps were performed in the MR-ToF operation mode.
Matrix-product-state based methods, in particular the density-matrix renormalization group, are used to numerically investigate several one-dimensional systems, focusing on models with symmetry-protected topological phases that generalize the spin-1 Haldane chain. In the first part, ground state properties such as topological order parameters and the criticality at quantum phase transitions are studied.
The second part deals with dynamic properties of spin chains. Using time-dependent matrix-product-state calculations, the dynamic structure factor, and the transport properties of contacted spin chains are analyzed.
In this work, we theoretically investigate both aspects of charge-transferring atom-surface collisions: local-moment-type correlations and emission of secondary electrons from surfaces. Ideally, one chooses an approach that keeps as many electronic and lattice degrees of freedom at an ab-initio level as possible. In practice, however, this sophistication is hard to maintain. In this work, we do not aim to perform a description from first principles which could utilize density functional theory or quantum-chemical techniques. Instead, we keep only the most important degrees of freedom of the scattering process and use effective models for them. These are basically the Anderson-impurity model leading to time-dependent Anderson-Newns Hamiltonians and Gadzuk’s semiempirical approach to describe the projectile-target interaction from classical image shifts. In direct comparison with the description from first principles, the semiempirical approach offers a flexible basis for the modeling of a great variety of projectile-target combinations. The addition of further effective models to increase the general quality of the results is possible since the approach is very modular. The clear physical interpretation of each effective model, as well as the requirement for only a few and generally available parameters are further advantages of this approach. Rewritten in terms of Coleman’s pseudo-particle operators, the model is then numerically analyzed. This is done within a non-crossing approximation for the hybridization self-energies which are utilized by contour-ordered Green functions for each relevant electronic state of the projectile.
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We propose a setup enabling electron energy loss spectroscopy to determine the density of the electrons accumulated by an electropositive dielectric in contact with a plasma. It is based on a two-layer structure inserted into a recess of the wall. Consisting of a plasma-facing film made out of the dielectric of interest and a substrate layer, the structure is designed to confine the plasma-induced surplus electrons to the region of the film. The charge fluctuations they give rise to can then be read out from the backside of the substrate by near specular electron reflection. To obtain in this scattering geometry a strong charge-sensitive reflection maximum due to the surplus electrons, the film has to be most probably pre-n-doped and sufficiently thin with the mechanical stability maintained by the substrate. Taking electronegative CaO as a substrate layer we demonstrate the feasibility of the proposal by calculating the loss spectra for Al2O3, SiO2, and ZnO films. In all three cases we find a reflection maximum strongly shifting with the density of the surplus electrons and suggest to use it for charge diagnostics.
With this thesis, studies which form the bedrock for the long term goal of first wall heat load control and optimization for the advanced stellarator Wendelstein 7-X are developed, described and put into context. It is laid out how reconstruction of features of the edge magnetic field from plasma facing component heat loads is an important first step and can successfully be achieved by artificial neural networks. A detailed study of plasma facing component heat load distribution, potential overloads and overload mitigation possibilities is made in first order approximation of the impact of the main plasma dynamic effects.
The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is a major
source of intraseasonal variability in the troposphere. Recently, studies have indicated that also the solar 27-day variability could cause variability in the troposphere. Furthermore, it has been indicated that both sources could be linked, and particularly that the occurrence of strong MJO events could be modulated by the solar 27-day cycle. In this paper, we analyze whether the temporal evolution of the MJO phases could also be linked to the solar 27-day cycle. We basically count the occurrences of particular MJO phases as a function of time lag after the solar 27-day extrema in about 38 years of MJO data. Furthermore, we develop a quantification approach to measure the strength of such a possible relationship and use this to compare the behavior
for different atmospheric conditions and different datasets, among others. The significance of the results is estimated based on different variants of the Monte Carlo approach, which are also compared. We find indications for a synchronization between the MJO phase evolution and the solar 27-day cycle, which are most notable under certain conditions: MJO events with a strength greater than 0.5, during the easterly phase of the quasi-biennial oscillation, and during boreal winter. The MJO appears to cycle through its eight phases within two solar 27-day cycles. The phase relation between the MJO and the solar variation appears to be such that the MJO predominantly transitions from phase 8 to 1 or from phase 4 and 5 during the solar 27-day minimum. These results strongly depend on the MJO index used such that the synchronization is most clearly seen when using univariate indices like the OLR-based MJO index (OMI) in the analysis but can hardly be seen with multivariate indices like the real-time multivariate MJO index (RMM). One possible explanation could be that the synchronization pattern is encoded particularly in the underlying outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) data. A weaker dependence of the results on the underlying solar proxy is also observed but not further investigated. Although we think that these initial indications are already worth noting, we do not claim to unambiguously prove this relationship in the present study, neither in a statistical nor in a causal sense. Instead, we challenge these initial findings
ourselves in detail by varying underlying datasets and methods and critically discuss resulting open questions to lay a solid foundation for further research.
The goal of this thesis was to characterize the properties of tetramyristoyl cardiolipin (TMCL) and several environmental influences on it. This included investigating the pH and temperature dependency of TMCL as well as the influences of ROS on TMCL and exam-ining the lipid-protein interactions between TMCL and cytc. Furthermore, I extended the research to the analysis of binary mixtures composed of TMCL and dimyristoyl phosphati-dylcholine (DMPC). To this end, I investigated the samples with the aid of the Langmuir monolayer technique. This method allowed me to mimic interactions occurring at the membrane surface as it represents one membrane layer. The recording of π-A isotherms was also coupled with further other techniques like Brewster angle microscopy (BAM), Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS), Grazing Incidence X-Ray Diffraction (GIXD) and Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TRXF) to enable a more comprehensive monolayer study. In addition, some systems were analyzed using Thin-layer Chromatography (TLC) and/or Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to be able to draw conclusions about sample composition or characteristic temperatures, respectively.
Formation of singly and doubly charged Arq+ and Tiq+ (q = 1,2) and of molecular Ar 2 +, ArTi+, and Ti 2 + ions in a direct current magnetron sputtering discharge with a Ti cathode and argon as working gas was investigated with the help of energy-resolved mass spectrometry. Measured ion energy distributions consist of low-energy and high-energy components resembling different formation processes. Intensities of Ar 2 + and ArTi+ dimer ions strongly increase with increasing gas pressure. Addition of oxygen gas leads to the formation of positively charged O+, O2 +, and TiO+ and of negatively charged O− and O2 - ions.
This thesis describes mass measurements at ISOLTRAP/ISOLDE/CERN in the region of the neutron-rich calcium isotopes. For the less exotic and more abundantly produced isotopes 51Ca and 52Ca the Penning trap based ToF-ICR technique could be used to validate the available mass data and to improve their precision. For the isotopes 53Ca and 54Ca, a Multi-Reflection Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (MR-ToF MS) was used to determine the mass of these exotic isotopes for the first time experimentally. This also represents the first time an MR-ToF MS was applied to derive the masses of previously unknown radioactive ions from the high precision time-of-flight data that can be gathered with the device. The mass data was then used to benchmark the strength of the N=32 neutron subshell closure and at the same time to compare to state-of-the-art shell-model calculations.
Furthermore, the capability of the MR-ToF device to deliver isobarically pure beams to a subsequent experiment was developed further and studied in detail. The new technique is based on the in-trap lift, which is normally used to in- and eject ions into and from the device. With this new selective ejection technique after separation of the ion ensemble in the MR-ToF trap, no external components are required.
Additionally, a new stabilization system for voltages supplies, based on a PI-algorithm, was developed and thoroughly tested. The stabilized voltage supply was then used to supply the most sensitive mirror voltage of the MR-ToF MS to significantly increase the short term and long-term mass resolving power of the apparatus.