• DocumentCode
    1265029
  • Title

    Electron Heating in Dual-Radio-Frequency-Driven Atmospheric-Pressure Plasmas

  • Author

    O´Neill, C. ; Waskoenig, J. ; Gans, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Plasma Phys., Queens Univ. Belfast, Belfast, UK
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    2588
  • Lastpage
    2589
  • Abstract
    Dual-frequency operation of radio-frequency-driven atmospheric-pressure plasmas offers enhanced control over power coupling and ionization mechanisms. Nonlinear frequency coupling in the plasma boundary sheath governs the dynamics of plasma ionization and associated mode transitions. Variations of the voltage ratios allow us to manipulate the temporal and spatial structures of plasma ionization.
  • Keywords
    ionisation; plasma diagnostics; plasma heating; plasma nonlinear processes; plasma sheaths; dual-radio-frequency-driven atmospheric-pressure plasma; electron heating; mode transitions; nonlinear frequency coupling; plasma boundary sheath; plasma ionization; power coupling; pressure 1 atm; spatial structure; temporal structure; voltage ratio; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Couplings; Frequency control; Gallium nitride; Helium; Ionization; Atmospheric pressure plasmas; plasma sheaths; plasma simulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2011.2153882
  • Filename
    5940235