James Bradley

Prof. Dr. James Bradley

Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, The University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L69 3GJ, UK

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Academic Career Length

35Years (1992-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 August 2015 in Nuclear Fusion
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TPT.J. Petty
T.J. Petty
MBM.J. Baldwin
M.J. Baldwin
MHMohammad Hasan
Mohammad Hasan
RDR.P. Doerner
R.P. Doerner
JBJames Bradley
James Bradley

4 January 2013 in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
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MGM Ghasemi
M Ghasemi
POP Olszewski
P Olszewski
JBJames Bradley
James Bradley
JWJames Walsh
James Walsh

27 July 2001 in Plasma Sources Science and Technology
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JBJames Bradley
James Bradley
STS Thompson
S Thompson
YGY Aranda Gonzalvo
Y Aranda Gonzalvo
Using an emissive probe the distribution of plasma potential Vp in the bulk plasma of a dc Magnetron discharge has been determined for a range of argon pressures (0.26, 0.53 and 0.78 Pa) and cathode voltages (between -236 and -338 V). The results reveal a large axial variation in the space potential in the confined plasma, with ΔVp~25 V over a distance of 5 cm, from plasma to sheath-edge. By combining the derived electric field with the modelled magnetic field, the distribution of single-particle drifts have been found, namely the electron E∧B, ∇B and curvature drift speeds. The predicted E∧B drift speeds (with values up to about 1.5×105 m s-1) are typically two to three times higher than the ∇B and curvature drifts. The Hall current channel is a broad region extending from above the `racetrack' down to a position close to the axis, 6 cm from the cathode. The calculated total Hall current is approximately five times the discharge current. Using a simple model of the discharge, in which there is no spatial variation in electron current density Je, the gyrofrequency to collision frequency ratio averaged over the plasma bulk is found to be ω/ν≈7.7±4.2. In an extension to the model, a possible distribution of electron current throughout the plasma is considered, which allows the determination of ω/ν locally in the bulk. Using this method, the maximum value of ω/ν is found to be about 25, however both models indicate that cross-field electron transport occurs more rapidly than from a classical prediction.

1 February 2008 in Acta Materialia
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YPYutao Pei
Yutao Pei
CCC.Q. Chen
C.Q. Chen
KSK.P. Shaha
K.P. Shaha
Jeff Th. M DeHossonJeff Th. M DeHosson
Jeff Th. M DeHosson
JBJames Bradley
James Bradley
MČMartin Čada
Martin Čada

12 April 2002 in Plasma Sources Science and Technology
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JBJames Bradley
James Bradley
HBH Bäcker
H Bäcker
YAY Aranda-Gonzalvo
Y Aranda-Gonzalvo
PKP J Kelly
P J Kelly
RAR D Arnell
R D Arnell

1 January 2008 in Biomaterials
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MZMischa Zelzer
Mischa Zelzer
RMRuby Majani
Ruby Majani
JBJames Bradley
James Bradley
FRFelicity Rose
Felicity Rose
MDMartyn C. Davies
Martyn C. Davies
MAMorgan Alexander
Morgan Alexander