Title :
Influence of the Nozzle Material on an Atmospheric Pressure Nitrogen Plasma Jet
Author :
Leoment, Simon ; Ben Salem, Dhia ; Carton, Olivier ; Pulpytel, Jerome ; Areti-Khonsari, Farzi
Author_Institution :
Labo. Interfaces et Syst. Electrochimiques, Sorbonne Univ., Paris, France
Abstract :
In this paper, it is reported that composition of an atmospheric pressure nitrogen plasma jet is influenced by the nozzle material. Using optical emission spectroscopy and camera observations, it is shown that using a stainless steel nozzle, induces an orange nitrogen emission, whereas a quartz nozzle leads to blue nitric oxide emission, due to the nitridation and oxygen exchange between the reactive nitrogen plasma and the SiO2 surface.
Keywords :
nitrogen; nozzles; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; plasma production; quartz; N2; SiO2 surface; atmospheric pressure nitrogen plasma jet; blue nitric oxide emission; camera observations; nitridation; nozzle material; optical emission spectroscopy; orange nitrogen emission; oxygen exchange; pressure 1 atm; quartz nozzle; reactive nitrogen plasma; stainless steel nozzle; Biomedical optical imaging; Nitrogen; Plasmas; Polymers; Steel; Stimulated emission; Surface treatment; Atmospheric pressure plasmas; optical spectroscopy; plasma jet; plasma measurements; plasma measurements.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2324172
