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Production of CW High-Density Non-Equilibrium Plasma in the Atmosphere Using Microgap Discharge Excited by Microwave

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: A new technique for cw production of high-pressure, high-density, non-equilibrium plasma is presented. Using microwave excitation at 2.45 GHz, a stable atmospheric glow discharge was sustained between two knife-edge electrodes, having a length of 10 mm and facing each other across a ∼100 µm microgap. Laser Thomson scattering diagnostics indicates that the plasma density in the microgap is as high as 1.6×1015 cm-3 at a microwave power of 100 W. The optical emission of the N2 second positive band indicates that the gas temperature in the microgap is 1800 K, much lower than the electron temperature.

Source: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

DOI: 10.1143/jjap.40.l238

Authors: Akihiro Kono Akihiro Kono, Tomohiko Sugiyama Tomohiko Sugiyama, Toshio Goto Toshio Goto, Hideo Furuhashi Hideo Furuhashi, Yoshiyuki Uchida Yoshiyuki Uchida

Institutions: Nagoya University, Aichi Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Plasma Applications and Diagnostics

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1975193829

FWCI: 3.501

Cites: 5

Cited by: 49

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