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In practical applications the diameter and height of the induction coil have the same order of magnitude, hence the end effect is unnegligible in HF (high frequency) plasma theory. The present paper calculates the electromagnetic field under the assumption infinite plasma column with uniform conductivity. The results show that the magnetic induction differs greatly from that in vacuum case at axis, and even the direction is reversed in some cases. In contrast, the difference is not large at plasma surface, and the phase lag between B and E there changes little, either. Hence, the EM field at the surface in vacuum case can be more adequately applied as boundary condition in HF plasma computation.
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Fu-lin, T., Yun-ming, C. The end and spacing effect of induction coil of finite length on the em field in HF plasma. Appl Math Mech 9, 1079–1085 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02454511
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02454511