In a practical ion plating apparatus by gas discharge, we must set the hearth (anode) upwards for gravity while the plasma source (cathode and intermediate electrodes) is set horizontally. Therefore, the initial discharge plasma flow which streams horizontally, must be bended over the hearth (anode) at right angle. Then, the main discharge power must be concentrated on the hearth, that is, the bended plasma flow must be focussed on it to melt and vaporized some metal scrap effectively.
In this paper, without a usual bending magnet in a case of electron beam, we try bending and focussing a discharge (in Ar or H
2 gas) plasma flow by two magnetic fields (horizontal and vertical) which are due to a magnetic coil around the plasma source and a strong permanent magnet under the hearth. When the horizontal magnetic field intensity over the hearth is nearly equal to the verticalmagnetic field intensity at a crossing point between the horizontal and vertical line, the plasma flow is well bended and focussed under low gas pressures.
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